General Education Resources

The Educator's Reference Desk   includes some of the resources from the former AskERIC website. The Gateway to 21st Century Skills (GEM)   includes some of the resources from the former AskERIC and ERIC Clearinghouse sites. A to Z Teacher Stuff  Comprehensive, easy to navigate AACTE Education Policy Clearinghouse American Assn of Colleges for Teacher Education. A clearinghouse designed to help people access information on education policy at the national, regional, or state level. AERA SIG: Open Access E-Journals in the Field of Education  a list of nearly 100 journals with hot links Center for the Advancement of Ethics and Character  Boston U., School of Education Center for Dewey Studies  Center for Media Literacy  defined as the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and create mass communication in all forms; aimed at K-12 Columbia Education Center Especially useful for student teachers. ED.gov  Education of At-Risk Students Education index from CollegeView.com An annotated guide to education-related sites on the Web, sorted by subject and lifestage. Education Statistics at a Glance formerly, Encyclopedia of Education Stats Education Week  Education World: Where Educators go to Learn  a rich Web portal for K-16 educators, students & parents Education - Yahoo EDUCAUSE Encyclopedia of Psychology  English as a Second Language a gateway ESL Resources Organized by Topic Center for Applied Linguistics Eurydice: The Information Network on Education in Europe FREE--Federal Resources for Educational Excellence

Institute for Urban and Minority Education       Columbia Teacher's College Instructional Technologies Resources  a short list of internet links on this topic Of related interest is Indiana Univ. Instructional Systems Reading List  Instructional Technology Teaching Ideas Internet Projects Registry  part of Global School Net LD Online informative and easy to use The Literacy Web  National Center for the Study of Adult Learning & Literacy NCSALL National Center for Early Development and Learning  addresses issues and research related to the "cognitive, social & emotional development of children from birth through age eight" National Educational Technology Standards Projects NSDL: National Science Digital Library Nutrition.gov includes a hot topic on healthy eating for children The Pragmatism Cybrary very comprehensive philosophy site [John Dewey] Study Guides and Strategies Although not directly concerned with teaching, the strategies and ideas on how to learn are very good. Teachers and Administrators an IPL gateway Theory Into Practice [TIP] TIP is a tool intended to make learning and instructional theory more accessible to educators. The database contains brief summaries of 50 major theories of learning and instruction. These theories can also be accessed by learning domains and concepts. Texas Education Agency Texas School Libraries TeNET Web Texas education resources UK Education-line full-text access to reports, working papers, etc. that support educational research, policy & practice. U.S. Department of Education: Topics from A to Z WWW World Lecture Hall WWW Virtual Library: Education

Kids on The Web Great Web Sites for Kids    sponsored by the Assn of School Librarians

KidsClick!  U. of California, Berkeley KidsConnect.com Yahooligans.com

 

K-12 Resources

Armadillo's WWW Server ArtsEdNet ArtsEdNet, [is] an online service developed by the J. Paul Getty Trust, supports the needs of the K-12 arts education community. It focuses on helping arts educators, general classroom teachers using the arts in their curriculum, museum educators, and university faculty involved in art education. Blue Web'n: a library of Blue Ribbon Learning Sites on the Web  Subdivides by subject area and by Web Based Tutorials, Web Based Projects, Unit and Lesson Plans, and so on. Children Now Center for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching   a UK-based site, has many lesson plans Computer-Using Educators.org very comprehensive Community Learning Network Curricular resources, school home pages, more Dr. Mac's Amazing Behavior Management Advice Site  edHelper.com lesson plans, instructional materials; one of many helpful practitioner-oriented .com sites Early Childhood Education an IPL gateway EDSITEment A NEH sponsored site with links to the "best humanities sites" and lessons plans Great Web Sites for Kids  sponsored by the Assn of School Librarians and ALA. Subdivisions are Reading & Writing, Facts & Learning, and Just for Fun. High School Ace: Academic Homepage offers quality information in most subject areas to students and teachers grades 9-12. Frank Potter's Science Gems  K-12 lesson plans; K-16 science experiments and exercises Internet Tools for Teachers a few materials are fee-based only, but there is a rich array of free materials as well Interesting Places for Kids International Reading Assn.   the premier site for useful links to literacy and related topics Internet Tutorials * University of Albany Libraries Basic Internet Research Guides Internet Projects Registry part of Global School Net a nonprofit educational organization with 70,000+ members; the aim is to provide a venue for students & teachers to exchange ideas & improve learning through collaborative online learning projects Grantmaking at ED August 2004; this is the updated version of: What I Should Know About ED Grants Sept. 1998 K-12 Education an IPL gateway K-12 Environmental Education Kathy Shrock's Guide for Educator's  an excellent guide in production since 1995 Landmark Project for Schools A site "dedicated to the idea that Information will be the raw material that drives the 21st century, and that today's students should be learning to BUILD with information." Lessons Plan Library

The Literacy Web   an extensive and excellent site providing information on "literacy best practices", lesson plans, and so on MarcoPolo: Internet Content for the Classroom  emphasis on national & state standards; links out to many sources so navigation is sometimes counter-intuitive National Geographic Sustainable Destinations Resource Center rich and varied site focused on geotourism Plagiarism   Superior and well-organized SCORE:    Schools of California On-line Resources for Education School Librarian Links [The site author states that] "School librarians are among the most active users of the Internet and World Wide Web. They are especially involved in bringing these resources to their students and staff. The following is a collection of Web Pages created or maintained by school librarians." Expanded to include world-wide links; selected as one of the Best Sites for Librarians by The School Library Journal A .com site with a similar approach is School Libraries on the Web School Psychology Resources Online Science Netlinks   an essential site, supporting K-12 teachers and their students The Solutionsite.com  Offers teacher-generated lesson plans emphasizing active learning. Smithsonian Education Special Education  an IPL gateway Special Education Resources on the Internet Teachable Moment   an elegant, easy-to-use site; its purpose is to offer timely teaching ideas, lesson plans, essays for discussion, and suggestions for guiding young people as they deal with social conflict in the world. Teacher's Domain: Multimedia Resources for the Classroom and Professional Development Teachnet.org A K-12 teacher's dream  TEACHER TALK an electronic journal for preservice, secondary education teachers Technology & Learning Magazine TEKSLink Project  a new project whose aims is to support school librarians in their support of the TEKS program Textbook Information Network A .com site which provides links to school textbook publishers Tim van Gelder's Critical Thinking on the Web Treats the critical thinking movement in education see also the related site The Reason! Project  Vocational Information Center Web English Teacher  K-12 English/Language arts online teaching resources site; mostly geared toward middle- and high-shcool levels What To Expect Your First Year of Teaching UTPB's General Science Page

Selected news media [.com] sites designed for use by K-12 classroom teachers. New York Times Learning Network and PBS TeacherSource are more highly regarded than the other two sites. All sites provide lesson plans and other teaching aids. New York Times Learning Network   This site includes links specifically aimed at students and parents, as well as teachers.

TeacherSource  PBS  Turner Learning TNT, TBS, The WB, etc. U.S. News Classroom

 

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