Selected Education Web Sites
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General
A&E Classroom
A&E Classroom is a commercial-free hour of programming created for educators
that is broadcast Monday through Friday. These programs are produced
for use in the classroom and cover topics ranging from World War II to the biography
of John Adams. The site provides various educational tools to go along
with the A&E programming including teachers' guides and activities as well
as program descriptions and classroom tips for using A&E resources.
A biography section includes activities, teachers' guides, featured web sites,
and more.
http://www.aetv.com/class/
Awesome Library | En español
This K-12 education directory provides access to reviewed World Wide Web resources.
The site is divided into sections for teachers, students, parents, and
librarians, each of which is organized by subject area. The Awesome Library
includes reference, technology, community, news, "hot topics," and
more. The site is available in twelve languages and also includes an index and
a search engine.
http://www.awesomelibrary.org/
Community Learning Network
The Community Learning Network is designed to assist K-12 teachers to integrate
technology into the classroom. CLN contains annotated links to educational sites
containing instructional aids and curriculum related sources organized by theme
and searchable by keyword. A resource scrapbook allows users to search
for instructional technology sites and resources, and a kids' section
provides access to activities, software, stories, puzzles, and more.
http://www.cln.org/
Discovery Education
This site provides information for K-12 educators including lesson plans, clip
art images, puzzle and crossword generators, study starters, and more.
Also available here is Kathy Schrock's "Guide for Educators," a list of resources
which include specific subject areas, search tools, and teacher helpers. A curriculum
center contains activities, projects, puzzles and more to support the main areas
of the K-12 curriculum. Science Fair Central has detailed ideas for projects,
teacher guides, parent tips, a searchable archive of questions and more.
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/
EDsitement
This site focuses on the humanities and offers lesson plans and web site links
for such subject areas as arts and culture; literature and language arts; foreign
language; and history and social studies. Resources are searchable by
grade level as well as subject. Also included on the site are resources
for educators such as professional development opportunities, information about
grants, historical calendars and a reference shelf with links to standards information,
citation information, information about evaluating online sources, and more.
http://edsitement.neh.gov/
EducationAtlas.com
This site offers annotated online resources organized by such subject areas
as distance learning, teaching methods, employment, colleges, home school, K-12
subject areas, early childhood education and more.
http://www.educationatlas.com
Education Index
This site provides annotated listings of educational web sites which are searchable
by subject and also by “life stage,” or broad age group.
These life stages are divided into prenatal and infant, preschool, primary education,
middle school, secondary education, college education, distance learning, graduate
education, continuing education, parenting, and careers. Links are available
for each life stage and subject area, each of which has been shortly reviewed.
http://www.educationindex.com/
Education Resource Organizations Directory (EROD)
This site, from the U.S. Department of Education, provides a searchable collection
of links to educational organizations. Federal, state and regional organizations
are included, and the collection is searchable by keyword, by state, and by type
of organization.
http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/Programs/EROD/
Education World
Education World offers links, original content, videos, discussion boards, articles,
research materials, and more in areas such as lesson planning, professional
development, administration, technology integration, and school issues as well
as specific content areas. The whole site can be searched or browsed
by subject, and the site also offers a search engine that searches educational
web sites. Interviews with noted educators, Internet scavenger hunts,
math cross puzzles, teacher organization strategies, book lists, and behavior
management strategies are also available.
http://www.educationworld.com/
EduHound
This database of annotated K-12 educational links and resources is searchable
by subject. EduHound also includes clip art, coloring pages, backgrounds,
wallpaper, etc. and is searchable by subject areas such as the Olympics, Chinese
New Year and weather. Also offered on this site is a free subscription
to the education newsletter EduHound Weekly and EduHound Hotlist!,
a free, customizable web page that educators can use to create pages of educational
links for students and faculty.
http://www.eduhound.com
GEM- Gateway to Educational Materials
The Gateway contains a collection of links and descriptions of educational resources
available from many government, non-profit and commercial web sites.
Resources include lesson plans, activities, primary sources, studies, articles,
and more. The catalog is searchable by keyword and subject; users are
able to refine searches by subject, type of resource, grade level, keywords,
and more. The Teacher Tool kit from the National Education Association
offers free tools such as class rosters, IEP tools, curriculum standards, and
professional development opportunities.
http://www.thegateway.org
Homeworknyc.org
This site was developed jointly by New York Public Library, Queensborough Library
and Brooklyn Public Library, and contains articles and essays about many different
subjects from the Triangle Shirtwaist fire to animal migration as well as information
about study skills; writing and research; and tests and projects. Research
guides are organized by subject and provide annotated links to web sites and
online resources. The Regents Exam Prep Center offers study guides, practice
Regents exams, and Regents Review Live! videos. Dial-A-Teacher provides
real time homework help, via the phone, in twelve different languages. The Ask-A-Librarian service provides brief answers to factual questions via phone, online chat and email. Online calculator services and help, online math textbooks, and study notes from Spark Notes and Cliff's Notes are also offered.
http://www.homeworknyc.org/
Kathy Schrock's
Guide for Educators
Kathy Schrock, a library media specialist and technology administrator, has
put together a guide to online educational information. This site includes
an annotated list of web resources organized by such subject areas as agricultural
education and world languages/regions, as well as a number of Internet search
tools. All items are reviewed and annotated by Schrock, with special
sites given the Schrockguide Award. The page also includes many teacher resources
such as evaluation tools, recommended books and web quest information.
http://www.schrockguide.net/
Learners Online
This site features curriculum aids for K-12 educators. It includes weekly
online lessons that often relate to current events. These online lessons guide
users through relevant sections of web sites with questions and activities relating
to the topic. Information about the online publication, Learners
Online, is provided here as well.
http://www.learnersonline.com/weekly/index.htm
New York Times Learning Network
This site provides a new, full text article and a related lesson plan every
weekday. The articles are selected for grades 3-12, with lesson plans
available for grades 6-12. The selections are age-appropriate current events
articles and include supporting activities from the site such as news quizzes,
crossword puzzles and the word of the day. Other interactive features
for students include "Ask a Reporter" questions, letters to the editor submissions
and "Science Q&A". A teachers' section includes a lesson plan archive,
a news snapshot of the day, educational news, and a web explorer that provides
a guided tour of sites related to current topics in the news.
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/
PBS Teacher Source
Organized by subject areas such as arts and literature, preK-2, and library
media, PBS Teacher Source offers lesson plans, online activities, and professional
development opportunities. Resources include recommended books and links,
media literacy information, activities, and monthly interdisciplinary activities.
The site also allows the user to personalize materials and provides local
educational information and a free weekly electronic newsletter. The
site is searchable by keyword, subject, and grade level. Free technology
tutorials are offered as well as schedules and information about PBS programs.
http://www.pbs.org/teachers
Scholastic
Scholastic’s web site offers different sections specifically for parents,
children, librarians, administrators, and teachers. Themed book lists
for all ages, articles, links, lessons, web quests, teaching strategies, and
tools such as graphic organizers and rubric creators are some of the resources
available. Online activities are available for preK-12 students.
http://www.scholastic.com/
Thinkbright
A project of WNED, ThinkBright Lifelong Learning provides an educational television
channel and a companion Internet site. Television programs offered include
science, arts, history, news and more. Curriculum resources that enhance programming,
lesson plans, activities, and professional development opportunities are available
as well.
http://state.ols.ubcate.org/landingpage.asp
What Works Clearinghouse
Created by the US Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences,
the What Works Clearinghouse provides databases and reports which review the
effectiveness of educational programs, policies, practices, and products.
Some topics include Destination Math, CORD Applied Math and Cognitive Tutor.
http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/
Associations
American Association of School Administrators
http://www.aasa.org/
American Association of University Professors
http://www.aaup.org/
American Association of University Women
http://www.aauw.org/
American Educational Research Association
http://www.aera.net/
American Federation of Teachers
http://www.aft.org/
Association of Teacher Educators
http://www.ate1.org
Council for Exceptional Children
http://www.cec.sped.org/
National Art Education Association
http://www.arteducators.org/
National Association for the Education
of Young Children
http://www.naeyc.org/
National Association of Elementary School
Principals
http://www.naesp.org/
National Association of Secondary School
Principals
http://www.nassp.org/
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher
Education
http://www.ncate.org/
National Council for the Social Studies
http://www.socialstudies.org/
National Council of Teachers of English
http://www.ncte.org/
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
http://www.nctm.org/
National Education Association
http://www.nea.org/
National PTA
http://www.pta.org
National School Boards Association
http://www.nsba.org/
National Science Teachers Association
http://www.nsta.org/
New York Geographic Alliance
http://www.nygeographicalliance.org/
New York State Council for the Social Studies
http://www.nyscss.org
New York State United Teachers
http://www.nysut.org/
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other
Languages
http://www.tesol.org/
United States Distance Learning Association
http://www.usdla.org/
Charter Schools
Challenge
and Opportunity: The Impact of Charter Schools on School Districts
This site provides access to the June 2001 report on the effect charter schools
have had on surrounding public schools. The report describes what changes
have been made in public schools that can be attributed to the influx of charter
schools and also discusses under what conditions these changes take place.
The report is available as a downloadable PDF file and in a summarized
form.
http://ed.gov/rschstat/eval/choice/chart_index.html
Charter Schools
The Office of Elementary, Middle, Secondary, and Continuing Education makes
available a list of approved charter schools in New York State, a summary of
charter school law in the New York State Education Department, a copy of the
New York Charter Schools Act of 1998, frequently asked questions about charter
schools, and a charter school application guide. Other resources include
the annual reports to the Governor on the status of charter schools in New York
and recent announcements and news regarding charter schools.
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/psc/
Charter Schools Development
Center (CSDC)
The CSDC provides resources, information about workshops, publications, charter
school development documents, frequently asked questions, and news updates to
those interested in charter schools around the country. Resources cover
charter school law, grants, accountability, finances, curriculum, and more.
http://www.chartercenter.org/
National Charter School Resource Center
This web site includes information on starting and running a charter school,
state information and contacts, and charter school profiles. A resource
review provides a searchable index of information about starting, running, and
expanding charter schools and links to the newest information about charter
schools. Subscription to two weekly online newsletters is available as
well as employment, news, and community forums.
http://www.charterschoolcenter.org/
Distance Education
Distance Education at
a Glance
Presented by the University of Idaho's Engineering Outreach program, this site
makes available a series of guides about distance education. The guides cover
such topics as evaluation methods, use of print materials, learning strategies,
instructional television, and more.
http://www.uidaho.edu/eo/distglan.html
Distance Learning on the Net
This site includes a searchable database of selected K-12 distance learning
and education resources on the Internet, a search engine for distance learning
courses, programs, resources, and information about distance learning.
The site also includes links about the history of distance education, accrediting
agencies, and lists of classes, organizations, vendors and events.
http://www.hoyle.com/
Distance Learning Research Network
This site provides resources about K-12 distance learning, including an online
newsletter, forums about grants, job postings and events, and selected links
about distance education. Some subjects covered include virtual school
funding, online professional development, the impact of online learning on math
scores, and state level online learning policies.
http://www.inacol.org/
SUNY Learning Network
Involving more than 40 State University of New York campuses, this site offers
over 100 online, SUNY degree programs and 4,300 online courses annually.
Courses are searchable by credit, discipline, level, campus, and more. Tuition and financial aid information is also available.
http://www.sln.suny.edu/index.html
Employment
OLAS: On-Line Application System for Educators
This employment resource allows New York State school districts to post job
opening information and allows job candidates to view and apply for jobs. OLAS
information is organized by region and also includes school district maps and
contact information.
http://www.olasjobs.org/
Literacy
Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy
(CAAL)
This site contains full text, PDF links to CAAL’s publications, which
cover topics such as the roles of adult education and public libraries in adult
literacy. It also includes information about the organization's projects, related
resources, and links.
http://www.caalusa.org/
Literacy.org
Sponsored by the International Literacy Institute (ILI) and the National Center
on Adult Literacy (NCAL), this site serves as a gateway to literacy resources
on the Internet. Topics addressed include policy, research, technology,
innovations, and training. Links to the full text publications by the
ILI and NCAL are included as well as descriptions of recent projects. The database is searchable by country or region, topic or theme, or from the
perspective of a teacher, policy maker, researcher, or learner.
http://literacy.org/
LiteracyLink
LiteracyLink provides access to materials for teachers, such as lessons, assessments
and resources. Answers to the GED practice tests are available as well as teacher
training and workshop information. LiteracyLink also provides a personalized
space for adult learners offering interactive lessons, resources, and portfolio
and journal space. Special content areas have been created to address the GED
Connection, Pre-GED Connection, and Workplace Essential Skills.
http://litlink.ket.org/
Literacy Volunteers of America: New York
State
This resource for adult literacy includes contact information for the various
Literacy Volunteer agencies in New York, as well as Literacy NY organizational
information and downloadable reports. The Trainer Corp section provides
training and workshop information as well as literacy and training links, the
Trainer News newsletter, and selected essays on training topics.
http://www.lvanys.org/
The Literacy Information and Communication System (LINCS)
LINCS provides activities, assessment measures, publications, current research,
fact sheets, and other adult education and literacy related resources. Available programs are broken down by age level
such as early childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Also available is
America's Literacy Directory, a searchable database of literacy programs across
the US.
http://lincs.ed.gov/
New York State and Federal Government Sites
ERIC
Sponsored by the US Department of Education, the ERIC database contains article
citations and full text educational materials from 1966 to the present.
Journal articles, reports, documents, and more are included. A thesaurus
allows the user to browse the database by subject; keyword searching and personalized
features are available as well.
http://www.eric.ed.gov
Federal Resources for Educational
Excellence
The Federal Resources for Educational Excellence web site offers hundreds of
federally supported educational resources from over 45 Federal agencies.
Resources and links are organized by subject areas, searchable by keyword, and
annotated. The “More for Students” section provides annotated
links specifically chosen for students.
http://www.free.ed.gov/
High School Equivalency Programs and GED Testing
This site, from the New York State Education Department, provides contact information
and resources about GED testing and equivalency programs. Teacher and
student GED resources are available.
http://www.acces.nysed.gov/ged/
Mid-Hudson Regional Information
Center
This site provides links to BOCES (Board of Cooperative Educational Services)
and to RIC (Regional Information Centers) in New York State.
http://www.mhric.org/
New York State Board of Regents
The Board of Regents site provides monthly meeting minutes, board contact
information, policies, reports, publications, and more.
http://www.regents.nysed.gov/
New York State Curriculum
Standards
From the New York State Education Department, this site provides PDF and HTML
versions of the New York State learning standards,
descriptions of the standards, and information about the history of their approval.
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/ls.html
New York State Education Department
This site provides publications, links, legislation and policy information,
grant information, certification requirements, and other New York State educational
resources for students, teachers, parents and administrators. The latest
New York and federal education news is available, as are downloadable versions of State
Education forms.
http://www.nysed.gov/
New York State Education
Department Office of Teaching -- Teacher Certification
This site provides not only certification information for teachers, but also
information on fingerprinting, teaching in New York State, teacher awards, and resources for educators and the public. Links to
job banks, college programs, and regulations are available as well.
http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/
New York State
Regents Examinations
The searchable index of Regents exams provides full text, PDF links to the tests
and scoring keys, organized by subject area.
http://www.nysedregents.org/
New York State Vocational and Educational
Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID)
Publications and news from the VESID agency are provided along with links to
other agencies such as the Lifelong Services Network, Early Childhood Direction
Centers, Independent Living Centers, Technology Resources for Education, and
the Special Education Training and Resource Centers.
http://www.acces.nysed.gov/vr/
Office of the Professions -- Professional
Licensing
Covering licensing procedures for over forty-seven professions, the Office of
the Professions also provides program reviews, licensing exams, news, online
forms, scholarship opportunities, and more.
http://www.op.nysed.gov/
Regents Review Live!
Online
The New York Network, from the State University of New York, provides practice
Regents Exams and regents test preparation in the form of streaming videos and
power point presentations. Regents preparation is offered for the English,
Math (A and B), Earth Science, Living Environment, Physics, Global History and
Geography, Chemistry, US History and Government, French, German, Italian, and
Spanish exams. Suggested annotated links are also available.
http://www.regentsreviewlive.net/default.htm
US Department of Education
With sections for teachers, parents, students and administrators, this site contains
federal information about grants, research, policy, programs, and the No Child
Left Behind act. The site is searchable and contains reports, resources,
annotated links and more about such subjects as assessment, gifted and talented
education, the SATs, and private schools.
http://www.ed.gov/
Virtual Learning Space
VLS offers the full text of New York State's learning standards with its key ideas and performance indicators, as well as alternate performance indicators for students with severe disabilities. It provides resources
that classroom teachers can use to support preK-12 standards based instruction,
such as sample tasks, learning experiences, and lesson plans.
http://eservices.nysed.gov/vls/
Online Journals
The AACE Journal
Published by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education,
this journal deals with educational technology in a wide variety of learning
environments. Issues are archived from 1999 to 2009.
http://www.editlib.org/j/AACEJ
The
ALAN Review
This journal's focus is on young adult literature, adolescents, and teaching.
Author interviews, teaching strategies, book lists, research, essays, and book
reviews are also included.
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/ALAN/alan-review.html
American School Board Journal
The online version of this journal contains selected articles from the current
monthly issue and back issues including the cover story, summaries of other
feature articles, the adviser column, school law, and education news from around
the country. Issues are archived by topic, yearly by subject, and by
issue number.
http://www.asbj.com/
Bioscene: Journal of College
Biology Teaching
Bioscene is the refereed, quarterly publication of the Association of College
and University Biology Educators (ACUBE) available online from 1974 to the present.
http://www.acube.org/bioscene/
Computers and Composition: An International
Journal for Teachers of Writing
This journal deals with using computers and technology effectively in the teaching
of writing in the schools. Articles are sometimes written using innovative hypertext
links, which utilize the latest technology to show how writing has changed since
the advent of the world wide web.
http://www.bgsu.edu/cconline/
Contemporary Issues in Technology
and Teacher Education
Contemporary issues in technology and teaching are covered in each issue of
this journal. Science, mathematics, English, social studies, and general
education are covered. "Seminal Articles" highlights articles from
past issues which address topics that are particularly of note.
http://www.citejournal.org/
Current Issues in Education
Current Issues in Education is a peer reviewed, scholarly, electronic
journal published by the College of Education at Arizona State University.
The journal's content is organized around subject areas such as technology,
assessment, educational psychology, and special education.
http://cie.asu.edu/ojs/index.php/cieatasu
Early Childhood Research and Practice | en Español
An Internet journal on the development, care, and education of young children.
Articles cover practice, issues, research and development, and the archives
go back to 1999.
http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/
Education Next
Previously known as Education Matters, this peer reviewed journal deals
with issues of school reform. Articles include book reviews, studies,
and essays. Some essays are offered in unabridged form, which includes
notes by the author, tables, graphs, and more features that are not available
in the published journal.
http://www.educationnext.org/
Education Policy Analysis Archives
This peer-reviewed, scholarly electronic journal contains articles that concern
issues of educational policy at all grade levels around the world. Article
abstracts are available as well as full text documents. The journal is
searchable by keyword, and users can subscribe to a listserv that highlights
newly published articles.
http://epaa.asu.edu/
Education Review | en Español
This electronic journal contains reviews of recently published books in education.
The journal is available in Spanish and Portuguese and is searchable
by keyword. Users can subscribe to a listserv that tells subscribers about newly
published articles.
http://www.edrev.info/
Educational Researcher
This journal covers a wide variety of educational research. Articles are
available in PDF format. Book reviews, research, educational news, and
news from the American Educational Research Association are included.
http://edr.sagepub.com/
Electronic Journal
of Science Education
Produced by the University of Nevada, Reno, this electronic journal covers topics
in science education from kindergarten through college. Topics addressed include
science curriculum, teacher preparation, research, and science curriculum integration.
http://ejse.southwestern.edu/
Electronic Magazine
of Multicultural Education
An online magazine for scholars, practitioners, and students of multicultural
education produced by Eastern University in Pennsylvania. The magazine
contains articles, instructional ideas, and reviews of juvenile and professional
books, and multimedia materials. It was published from 1999 until 2006, and was succeeded by the International Journal of Multicultural Education.
http://www.eastern.edu/publications/emme/
Essays in Education
Developed by the University of South Carolina Aiken's
School of Education, this peer-reviewed, electronic journal covers current issues
in education such as educational research, assessment, teacher collaboration,
tutoring and standardization.
http://www.usca.edu/essays/
International Journal of Education
and the Arts
This journal contains articles on topics such as aesthetics, art theory, music
education, visual arts education, drama education, dance education, education
in literature, and narrative.
http://www.ijea.org/
International Journal of Multicultural Education
This open-access online journal contains articles pertaining to its mission of educational equity, cross-cultural understanding and global awareness.
http://ijme-journal.org/index.php/ijme
The Internet TESL Journal
This monthly journal provides articles, research, lesson plans and materials,
and teaching strategies about English as a Second Language (ESL) and English
as a Foreign Language (EFL) curriculum. The site also contains resources
for teachers, for students, links, and activities.
http://iteslj.org/
Journal of American Indian Education
This peer-reviewed scholarly journal contains articles about the education of
American Indians and Alaska Natives; the articles cover research as well as
practical educational information. Full text articles from 1961-2002 are available.
http://jaie.asu.edu/
Journal of Extension
This peer-reviewed journal is the official publication of the US Cooperative
Extension System; its articles contain research and information about the Cooperative
Extension, adult education, and teaching effectiveness. Issues are available
from 1963 to the present.
http://www.joe.org/
Journal of Industrial
Teacher Education
This journal, produced by the National Association of Industrial and Technical
Teacher Educators, contains articles on vocational and industrial education.
Issues are available from 1994 to the present.
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JITE/
The NEA Almanac of Higher Education
This annual journal, from the National Education Association, covers faculty salaries,
benefits, workloads, bargaining information, individual state economic information
and more.
http://www.nea.org/home/1819.htm
Teaching K-8
The online version of the Teaching K-8 print magazine includes online features,
web site reviews, technology information, product reviews and articles about
professional development, teaching strategies, specific subject areas and more.
http://www.teachingK-8.com/
T.H.E. (Technological Horizons in
Education) Journal
This journal features articles on integrating technology into the curriculum
with a national as well as an international focus. Articles covering
news, technology reviews, technology funding, security, professional development,
and more are available.
http://www.thejournal.com/
Schools
Find a School
This site allows searching for public schools, private schools, colleges, and
public libraries by city, state, or zip code.
http://nces.ed.gov/globallocator
Schools on the Web
This site, from Yahoo, provides links to school web pages on the Internet. The
schools are sorted into special categories such as arts, charter, handicap,
Montessori, parochial, and private.
http://dir.yahoo.com/Education/K_12/Schools/
Search for Public School
Districts
This online database of over 16,500 school districts in the United States
is searchable by name, city,
county, state, area code, or zip code. Each entry includes contact information,
grade span, and the number of students, teachers, and schools in the district.
http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/
Statistics, Reports and School Report Cards
The Condition of Education
The National Center for Education Statistics
provides this web site, containing an integrated collection of the indicators
and analyses published in the annual Condition of Education report. Reports
from 2000-2006 are available. Some topics covered include student performance,
educational resources, adult literacy, and graduation rates.
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/
International Comparisons
in Education
The National Center for Education Statistics
(NCES) produces this site which provides international comparisons in educational
indicators and assessments. Areas covered include math, reading, science,
and adult literacy.
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/international/
National Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) collects, analyzes, and
makes available data related to education in the US and other nations.
http://nces.ed.gov
The Nation's Report Card
Created by the National Center for Education Statistics,
this report collects and analyzes data about educational achievement, school
populations, instruction, and school environment. Subject areas include
reading and writing, math, science, civics, geography, US history, and the arts.
National and state level information is available, as well as long term reports
about the American education system.
http://www.nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/
New York State
School Report Cards
This site, from the New York State Education Department, provides reports, information,
and data on New York State schools. The New York State School Report Card
is available from this site as well.
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/irs/reportcard/
School District Demographics
Provides access to school district geographic and demographic data useful for
describing and analyzing characteristics of school districts, children, and
K-12 education. Sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics.
http://www.nces.ed.gov/surveys/sdds/
Tables and Figures Search
This tool allows the user to search National Center for Education Statistics
tables and charts from Education Statistics Quarterly, The Condition
of Education, the National Education Data Resource Center (NEDRC) Postsecondary
Tables Library, Digest of Education Statistics, and other publications.
Keyword search is available, and the user is able to limit searches by
topic and year.
http://nces.ed.gov/quicktables/
Subject Areas
Art
Art Studio Chalkboard
This online resource for artists presents information about the fundamentals
of perspective, shading, color, and painting. Instruction and examples
are provided for subjects such as linear perspective, acrylic painting, and
reflections in round objects. Reviewed links to art sites are also available.
http://studiochalkboard.evansville.edu/
Artcyclopedia
The Artcyclopedia is searchable by artist name, title of work, or museum and
is also browseable by artist and by art movement. Art news and articles are
available, as are art links.
http://artcyclopedia.com/
ArtLex Art Dictionary
The ArtLex site provides reference material for art, art history, art criticism,
aesthetics, and art education. The site is searchable and includes an alphabetical
index and shortcuts to longer articles on such subjects as baroque, cartoon,
and mythological art. The dictionary includes definitions of thousands
of terms, illustrations, quotations, and links to other resources.
http://www.artlex.com/
ARTSEDGE
This site, from the National Arts and Education Information Network, provides standards-based K-12 teaching materials, professional development information,
articles, curriculum and assessment ideas, web site reviews, activities, artist
profiles, and more. Spotlight features highlight resources that are grouped
into theme-based collections.
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/
KinderArt
This site includes art lesson plans, articles, educational resources, printable
activities, online kids' art gallery, and a forum for exchanging ideas.
A free newsletter is available, as are recipes for homemade art materials.
Lesson plans are listed alphabetically and organized by subject.
http://www.kinderart.com
English
Ask Oxford
This site includes a word of the day; quote of the week; family history research;
literary jargon buster; guide to better writing; word games; information about
global English; collective terms for animals; frequently asked questions about
grammar, spelling, symbols, and word origins; the history of Scrabble; notes
from the archives; a place to ask questions of the experts; and basic facts
about and recent additions to the Oxford English Dictionary.
http://www.askoxford.com/
English Literature
on the World Wide Web
This collection of links to literature sites is categorized by century, beginning
with medieval times. Other categories include American authors, British authors,
children's literature, and literary journals.
http://www.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/EngLit.html
Guide to Grammar and
Writing
This site includes definitions and examples of proper English usage and punctuation.
Test your knowledge of grammar with interactive quizzes, pose a question to
"Ask Grammar," and link to online resources for writing. Grammar information
is searchable by topics such as word and sentence level, essay and research
paper level, and paragraph level.
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
Online Writing Lab (OWL) @ Purdue
University
This site provides writing resources for elementary, secondary, and college
level teachers of English and Language Arts. Resources include selected sites
of interest to writing teachers, links to writing labs on the World Wide Web,
and handouts on writing-related topics. The Writing Lab newsletter's past issues
are available also.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
Outstanding
Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners
This annotated collection of recommended reading covers history, social sciences,
the humanities, literature, and science. It is revised every five years
by a committee from the Young Adult Library Services Association.
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/obcb
Study Guides for
Various Works
This online collection of study guides covers a wide range of literature including
works of science fiction; 19th and 20th century European classics; love poetry;
world literature in English from India, Africa, and the Caribbean; and the Bible
as Literature.
http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/guides_index.html
Foreign Language
Españole!
This online resource for students and teachers of Spanish, includes some links
translated into their Spanish equivalents. Resources include links about
the AP Spanish language test, Spanish lessons and activities, Hispanic countries,
literature, and fine arts. A Teacher Resources page highlights links
containing lesson plans, curriculum, activities, professional organizations,
and K-8 resources.
http://www.espanole.org
FL Teach - Foreign Language
Teaching Forum
The focus of this site is the teaching of foreign languages at all levels. It
includes foreign language World Wide Web resources, a discussion group for foreign
language teachers, the archives of the FL Teach listserv, news, and frequently
asked questions.
http://www.cortland.edu/flteach
Foreign Language Assessment Directory (FLAD)
This database is comprised of information about secondary and college level proficiency
exams for foreign languages. The database is a product of the National Capital
Language Resource Center and is searchable by language, test level, test use,
assessment area, and population.
http://www.cal.org/CALWebDB/FLAD/
iLoveLanguages
This site provides a searchable catalog of annotated, language-related Internet
resources. Subject areas include web-based translators, linguistics, teacher
resources, language lessons, and multilingual resources. Separate lists
are provided for language schools, commercial language products, and job listings.
http://www.ilovelanguages.com/
Parlez-Vous Français?
This collection of links relating to French language and culture are organized
by such subjects as teacher resources, artists, dining, resources, and Paris.
This site also includes collections of links for Canada and the francophone
nations.
http://www.parlez-vous.org
Geography
Geographic Learning Site
Sponsored by the US Department of State for Youth, this site is designed to
help educators teach geography and international relations. Resources
include maps, "Where in the World is the Secretary?", online activities, lesson
plans, news, timelines, and historical information.
http://future.state.gov/where/maps/
Geography
Action
Geography Action contains information about conserving the world's natural resources.
Lesson plans, activities, games, events, links, and photos are available, all
geared towards teachers and students. Resources are organized around themes
such as Africa, rivers, US public lands, population, and biodiversity.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographyaction/
National Geographic
Education
Formerly National Geographic Expeditions, this site features National Geographic maps, the National Geography Standards,
activities, standards-based lesson plans, a teacher newsletter, and forums.
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/?ar_a=1
States and Capitals
A file folder on each of the 50 states provides quick facts and links for more
detailed state information. Folders organizing links to local state newspapers,
state birds, flags, and songs are also included.
http://www.50states.com/
Gifted Education
The Davidson Institute for Talent Development
This site contains a selection of full text articles, gifted and talented education
news, state and federal policies and forums as well as gifted and talented resources
listed by topic. Access to the Educators Guild's resources, newsletters,
mailing lists, and more is available.
http://www.davidsongifted.org/
Hoagie's Gifted Page
This site contains separate pages for students, educators, and parents, each
of which contains articles, resources, links, forums and blogs, news, reading
lists, conference schedules, and more.
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/
Kid Source:
Gifted & Talented
Kid Source provides gifted and talented education information, including activity
resources, tips on working with a child's school and help with addressing a
child's emotional and academic needs. Resources include reviewed web
sites, forums, articles, and subject-specific resources.
http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/pages/ed.gifted.html
National Association for Gifted Children
This site provides news, publications, and resources about gifted education
for parents and educators. State-specific information is included, as
is advocacy information, and "hot topics" such as diversity in gifted education
and identification of gifted children.
http://www.nagc.org/
The National Research Center on
the Gifted and Talented
Presented by the University of Connecticut, this site contains news, resources for parents, links to resources, programs, articles, and more.
http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/
Health
BAM! Body and Mind
Created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this site provides
educational content for children about diseases, nutrition, physical activity,
safety, and more. The site also provides resources and standards-based
activities for educators. Games, comics, calendars, quizzes and frequently
asked questions are accessible to children.
http://www.bam.gov/
Go Ask Alice!
This site provides information about sexuality, sexual health, relationships,
nutrition and diet, alcohol and other drugs, stress, and general health information.
Questions are submitted anonymously and answered publicly by Columbia University's
Health Education Program. Questions and answers are archived and searchable.
http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/
KidHealth
Created by the Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media, this
site contains searchable information on teen and child health. Special
sections are available for parents, teens, and children, each of which contains
information, resources, articles, statistics, and more about such topics as
fitness, emotional health, infections, and safety.
http://kidshealth.org/
KidSpace: Health
The Internet Public Library's health page contains links to health related sites
as well as resources organized into subject areas such as the body, the
mind, food and nutrition, disease and medicine, hygiene, exercise, safety, history
and people, magazines, and health resources for teachers and parents.
http://www.ipl.org/IPLBrowse/GetSubject?vid=12&cid=3&tid=4286&parent=0
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Provided by the US Department of Health and Human Services, this site includes
resources, articles, statistics, reports, and more about substance abuse and
addiction. Access to databases containing substance abuse information
and resources such as a treatment facility locator, links, and self-help guides
are available. There is also a free newsletter available in PDF format, SAMHSA News.
http://www.samhsa.gov/
PE Central
This site offers lesson plans, activities and instructional resources such as
online pedometers and assessment ideas.Resources are included for adapted
and preschool physical education. Job listings and current research are
also provided.
http://www.pecentral.org/
Smart-Mouth
Presented by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, this site provides
interactive games, quizzes, articles, recipes, annotated links, and facts about
nutrition.
http://www.cspinet.org/smartmouth/
History
America's
Civil War
This gallery, from the New York State Archives, is composed of photos and documents
from America's Civil War.
http://iarchives.nysed.gov/Gallery/gallery.jsp?id=67
American Memory - Library of
Congress
This multimedia collection of digitized documents from the Library of Congress
includes photographs, sound recordings, moving pictures, books, maps, and text.
The collection is organized into such topics as culture, African American history,
maps, advertising, presidents, technology and women's history. The "Learning
Page" helps educators use the American Memory collections and provides lesson
plans, activities, professional development, and more.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/amhome.html
Best of History Web Sites
A directory of web sites related to history, organized into such categories as:
World War II, prehistory, early modern Europe, oral history, medieval history,
and more. Other categories include lesson plans, games, research, and maps.
Each web site is annotated and a drop down menu provides navigation.
http://www.besthistorysites.net/
The Center for Teaching History with Technology
This site contains contains numerous resources, such as lesson plans, assessments, presentations, discussions, research and more, to help K-12 history and social studies teachers effectively incorporate technology into their courses.
http://www.thwt.org/
Erie
Canal Timeline
This timeline covers the history of the Erie Canal. The resources are broken down into specific collections covering 1825, 1830, and 1918. Additional resources such as links, books, and essays are available.
http://www.archives.nysed.gov/projects/eriecanal/index.shtml
EyeWitness to History
The resources on this site cover many time periods including ancient times,
the Middles Ages, the Renaissance, the 17th century, the 18th century, the 19th
century, and the 20th century. The collections contain first-hand accounts which
are illustrated with vintage photos, and original radio broadcasts.
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/index.html
The History Place
This site provides online exhibits of historical events which feature essays,
timelines, and photos. Resources also include "this month in history"
and the "speech of the week."
http://www.historyplace.com/index.html
HyperHistory
Online
This site covers World History from ancient to modern times. Graphics,
essays, timelines, maps, significant events, and brief biographies of significant
people are included.
http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html
Legacies
Project
This project of the New York State Archives contains documents, activities and
histories about Chinese and Latino communities in select cities in New York State.
Communities profiled include the Capital District, Buffalo, Syracuse, New York
City, and Yonkers. Additional resources for researchers are included.
http://www.archives.nysed.gov/projects/legacies/index.shtml
Home Schooling
A to Z Home's Cool Homeschooling
Web Site
This site features information about homeschooling laws, assessment, lesson
plans, advice on homeschooling teens, support groups, and community networking
resources, study guides, curriculum resources, distance learning programs, field
trips, and more.
http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/
About.Com: Homeschooling
This site contains annotated listings of web sites of interest to homeschooling
families, informational essays, articles, and resources. Topics covered include
choosing curriculum, distance learning, testing, socialization, curriculum,
and regional homeschooling information.
http://homeschooling.about.com/
Homeschool.com
This site contains homeschooling resources and links including a FAQ, forums,
articles, a newsletter, and a resource guide covering such subjects as curriculum,
adult learning, foreign languages, learning styles, and parental training.
http://www.homeschool.com/
National Home Education Network (NHEN)
This site provides news, articles about homeschooling, information about finding
support groups, newsletter archives, and discussion forums. Pages with homeschooling
information tailored to librarians, journalists, and legislators are also included.
http://www.nhen.org/home.html
Math
KidSpace: Math
The Internet Public Library's math section is geared towards children and contains
lists of links for math related sites as well as smaller lists covering such
subjects as arithmetic and basic math, geometry, math in the real world, money,
and measurement.
http://www.ipl.org/IPLBrowse/GetSubject?vid=12&cid=3&tid=4277&parent=4278
Macalester College Problem of the Week
This site contains an archive of weekly math problems given to Macalester
College students from 1995 to the present. The archive is searchable by
keyword, and solutions are available via a mailing list.
http://mathforum.org/wagon/
Math Forum
Provided by Drexel University, this site contains math resources, links, lessons
plans, teaching strategies, math problems, forums and newsletters, articles,
software reviews, and more. A Student Center includes math challenges,
math help, techniques and tips, and resources organized by grade level. The
Teacher Center includes annotated web site listings, professional development
tools, teacher forums, activities, and lesson plans. The Internet Mathematics
Library provides an annotated listing of web sites, and a Problems Library provides
access to archived problems of the week.
http://www.mathforum.org/
Math World
This site provides a glossary of math terms with accompanying equations and
graphics, article citations, interactive math problems, and graphics.
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/
MathDL: Digital Classroom Resources
Developed by the Mathematical Association of America, this site provides peer-reviewed
classroom materials. Materials are organized by subject, such as logic,
set theory, and linear algebra. Users can also search the collection by
keyword.
http://mathdl.maa.org/mathDL/3/
Music
First Gov for Kids:
Music
This collection of links is organized into governmental, organizational, educational,
and commercial categories, each containing music-related sites for children.
http://kids.usa.gov/grown-ups/music/index.shtml
NAfME: The National Association for Music
Education
This site offers information on music careers, training, resources, financial
aid, links, and more.
http://www.nafme.org/
Music Education Online
This site provides music education resources for grades K-12, including articles,
links, reviews of instruments, and music advocacy resources.
http://www.childrensmusicworkshop.com/
Music Heritage Network (MHN)
This site includes the Instrument Encyclopedia, a collection of information
and photographs about world instruments, and Virtual Tours about selected cultures
and their music.
http://www2.si.umich.edu/chico/MHN/
Science
The Astronomy Center
This site, from the American Astronomical Society and the American Association
of Physics Teachers, contains resources, links, simulations, images, projects,
labs, and teaching materials. Resources are organized by topics such as
cosmic time, the solar system, and cosmology and are also searchable.
http://www.compadre.org/astronomy/
Eric Weisstein's World of
Science
This site includes online encyclopedias of astronomy, chemistry, mathematics,
physics, and scientific biography. Entries include definitions, diagrams, formulas,
cross references, and related resources. The author is a scientist with advanced
degrees in physics and planetary science.
http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/
The Exploratorium
This virtual museum includes exhibits, directions for experiments, web- and
podcasts, recommended web sites and an educator newsletter. A digital
library includes activities, images, and video and audio files. The Teacher
Resource Guides include web resources organized by subject area. The Teacher
Institute includes classroom activities, the digital library, and online science
activities.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/
General
Chemistry Online
This site contains notes, slides, exam guides, graphing devices, tutorials, and
a glossary of general chemistry terms. The "Just Ask Antoine" section provides
an archive of general chemistry questions and answers.
http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/index.shtml
The National Science Teachers Association Learning Center
Over 1000 free resources are available, which are correlated to state standards. Even more information is available to members of the Association.
http://learningcenter.nsta.org/search.aspx?action=browse&price=Free
Science Learning Network
Science education news and links, a question and answer forum, and links to
science museums are included on this site. The Inquiry Resources section
includes activities, projects, and exhibits developed by science museums about
such subjects as Monarch butterflies, the science of ice hockey, hurricanes
and Leonardo da Vinci.
http://www.sln.org/sln.html
The Why Files
This site contains detailed articles, science images, science news, a searchable
archive and interactive features about tornadoes, snowflakes, and more. An
educational archive organizes information by subject and grade level.
http://whyfiles.org/
Special Education
disABILITY Information and Resources
This list of links to disability resources on the web includes databases, resource
sites, events, products, services, newsgroups, mailing lists, and more.
http://www.makoa.org/index.htm
Disability History Week
In New York State, representatives from People Inc. and the Museum of disABILITY History worked with Assemblymember Mark Schroeder of Buffalo in proposing legislation establishing the third week in October as Disability History Week. Sample lessons are included. Links to disability organizations which support Disability History Week are provided.
http://www.disabilityhistoryweek.org
LD Online
This site provides articles, essays, annotated resource lists, forums, and a
newsletter about learning disabilities and education. The "LD Online Yellow
Pages" allow the user to search for schools, professionals, and products. The
Educators section includes information on teaching strategies, issues, resources,
and more.
http://www.ldonline.org/
National Rehabilitation Information Center
(NARIC)
This site includes articles, databases, and resources about disability and rehabilitation
information. The site is divided into sections for the public, for researchers,
and for NIDRR grantees. Information for the public is organized by topics
such as education, advocacy, and traumatic brain injury. Researchers can
access three different databases and create bibliographies. NARIC publications
such as RehabWire, reSearch and NARIC Information Brochures are also available.
http://www.naric.com/
Great Schools
This site, formerly Schwab Learning, includes resources and articles about identification and management
of learning differences. Forums for parents and guides to adaptive technologies
are included as well as publications on such subjects as self esteem, behavior,
reading, family dynamics, and more.
http://www.greatschools.org/
Special Education News
This site provides news, forums, classified ads, grant, and event information.
News is organized into categories such as technology, behavior management,
assistive technology, and state-specific and Washington, D.C. news. Specific
information is provided for educators and families.
http://www.specialednews.com/
Special Education Resources on the Internet
(SERI)
This collection of resources related to special education is organized by topics
such as hearing impairments, associations, legal information, autism, psychology,
and more.
http://www.seriweb.com