GENERAL:
The Accelerated Schools Resource Guide, $48.00
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Phone: (415) 433-1767
Web site: http://www.joseybass.com

Accelerated Schools in Action: Lessons from the Field
Publisher: Corwin Press, Inc.
2455 Teller Road
Thousand Oaks, CA 91320
Phone: (805) 499-9774
Email: order@corwin.sagepub.com

-FOR PARENTS AND PARENTING EDUCATORS:
-National Network of Partnership Schools provides Activities for Successful School, Family, Community
Partnerships utilizing Joyce Epstein's categories for "Six Types of Involvement."
http://www.csos.jhu.edu/p2000/

National Parent Information Network provides access to research-based information about the process of parenting and about family
involvement in education.
http://npin.org

Pathways to School Improvement from the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory synthesizes research, policy, and best
practices on issues critical to educators engaged in school improvement.
www.ncrel.org/sdrs

-This website provides resources about the variety of ways parents can contribute to the academic success of their child.
www.ssta.sk.ca

U.S. Department of Education provides information to parents and families.
http://www.ed.gov

Yo Si Puedo, Yes I Can is a bilingual website that provides information to equip Hispanic families with the tools they need to help make a college education a reality for their children.
www.YoSiPuedo.gov

www.YesICan.gov

STUDENT RESOURCES
American Museum of Natural History-OLOGY. The Museum's web site for kids. Ology won the Webby Award for the Best Kid's site.
www.ology.amnh.org

The Field Trips Site
www.field-trips.org/trips.htm

The Franklin Institute -- Online science field trips
http://campus.fortunecity.com/newton/40/field.html

The Jason Project
www.jasonproject.org/

The New York Times/Learning Network Web Explorer
www.nytimes.com/learning/students/explorer/

Surf Aquarium virtual field trips site
www.surfaquarium.com

The Smithsonian Institute Online
www.si.edu/

Turner Learning electronic field trips page
www.turnerlearning.com

Virtual Field Trips
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu

Volcano World virtual field trips
http://volcano.und.nokak.edu

The Web Museum
http://www.oir.ucf.edu

-PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHING AND TEACHER EDUCATION RESOURCES:
The Annenberg/CPB Projects -- Learner Online.
http://www.learner.org

Consortium for Policy Research in Education. Policy Briefs on Professional Development.
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/CPRE/t61

Excellence & Accountability in Teaching: A Guide to U.S. Department of Education Programs and Resources.
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/ExcellAcctTeach/

Professional Development Tools
http://www.ncrel.org/pd/

"High-Quality Professional Development" (full-text booklet).
www.nwrel.org/request/june98/article1.html

Making the Link: Teacher Professional Development on the Internet" (full-text book).
http://www.enc.com
Solution Tree: http://www.solutiontree.com


Middle School Teacher Professional Development
http://www.middleweb.com/OthResorc.html
 

National Commission on Teaching & Learning Report "What Matters Most: Teaching for America's Future."
http://222.zuni.k12.nm.us/
 

National Foundation for the Improvement of Education -- a Change of Course.
http://www.ncrel.org/info/improve
 

National Staff Development Council
http://www.nsdc.org

North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
http://www.ncrel.org
 

Teacher Professional Development Institute
http://www.tappedin.org
 

TERC -- A nonprofit research and development organization committed to improving mathematics and science learning and teaching.
http://www.terc.edu
 

U.S. Department of Education -- Achieving the goals. Goal 4: Teacher Professional Development.
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/AchGoal4/index.html
 

JUST GETTING STARTED? TRY A GOOGLE SEARCH
http://www.google.com
search by keywords, school climate, parental involvement, best practices, etc.

http://www.edweek.org
search the archives for articles from Education Week newspaper.

http://www.ed.gov
search the Research & Information link on the U.S. Department of Education website.

http://www.knowledgeloom.com
search The Knowledge Loom -- What Works in Teaching and Learning from Brown University.

http://www.eric.ed.gov
search the Educational Resources Information Center (ask ERIC) website by keywords, topics, etc.

http://www.ascd.org
Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development -- Click on News and Issues for hot topics and resources or click on Reading Room for curriculum and classroom issues.

http://www.pdkintl.org
Phi Delta Kappan is an advocate for research-based school reform, the Kappan provides a forum for debate on controversial education issues. The website contains a list of articles published in the past and current print issues of Phi Delta Kappan.

American Institute for Research -- Programs and publications from early childhood through careers.
http://www.air.org

The What Works Clearinghouse was established by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences to provide educators, policymakers, and the public with a central, independent, and trusted source of scientific evidence of what works in education.
http://www.w-w-c.org

-LOOKING FOR SPECIFIC TOPICS? TRY THESE SITES . . .

-Data:

http://www.nces.ed.gov/help/sitemap.asp
National Center for Education Statistics. This site is a source for collection and analysis of data related to education in the U.S. and other nations. NCES is located within the U.S. Department of education and the Institute of Education Sciences.

http://www.just4kids.org
Just for the Kids website provides individual campus data on state assessments.

-Fine Arts:

http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/
ArtsEdge offers a website of arts-advocacy materials, research studies, and key links.

-Grants:

http://www.schoolgrants.org
-School grants, Federal Grant opportunities.

http://www.ed.gov/GrantApps
ED Discretionary Grant Application Packages for 2002-2003.

-Language Arts:

http://cela.albany.edu/
The National Research Center on English Learning and Achievement.

http://reading.indiana.edu/
The ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication.

http://www.readwritethink.org/
Read -- Write -- Think provides educators access to quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction.

http://www.ncte.org/
National Council of Teachers of English -- although a K-12 organization, the NCTE is a top source of information on reading,
literature, and writing for secondary students.

http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/
The Center for the Study of Reading Bureau of Educational Research at the University of Illinois was an original partner in creating the national literacy standards.

http://www.reading.org/
The International Reading Association is the largest and most influential reading society and co-creator of the literacy standards.

http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html
The Children's Literature Web Guide brings together many Web resources related to children's literature.

http://www.writingproject.org/
The mission of the National Writing Project is to improve the teaching of writing and improve learning in the nation's schools.

http://www.angelfire.com/wi/writingprocess
The ABC's of the Writing Process offers tips and ideas for the writing process, including prewriting, writing, revising, editing,
and publishing.

http://www.powa.org/
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant provides a thorough guide to the writing process. It should appeal to older students and
experiences writers.

http://www.toread.com/
Learning to Read provides resources for Language Arts and Reading Research designed to improve the quality of reading
instruction through the study of the reading process and teaching techniques.

-Mathematics and Science:

http://www.nctm.org/
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics provides a wealth of resources on this website.

http://www.mathforum.org/
The Math Forum from Drexler University is an advocate of mathematics education for students, teachers, researchers, parents, and
community members.

http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/ncisla/
This is the home page of the National Center for Improving Student Learning & Achievement in Mathematics & Science.

http://www.sedl.org/
Southwest Educational Development Laboratory website includes the Classroom Compass -- a collection of ideas, activities, and resources for teachers interested in science and math instruction.

http://www.sedl.org/
Southeast Eisenhower Regional Consortium for Mathematics & Science provides resources for teachers and students. Life Science and math links to lesson plans, etc.

http://www.nsta.org//
The National Science Teachers Association offers news, research bulletins, publications, and more.

http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/
Science NetLinks is sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science and contains a wealth of resources for K-12 science educators.

http://www.project2061.org/
American Association for the Advancement of Science. Improving science, math and technology for the future in grades K-12.

http://www.teachersource.com/
Educational Innovations, Inc. is a mater teacher source for science resources.

http://www.utdanacenter.org/
Charles A. Dana Center website provides a variety of math and science resources.

-Parent/Family Involvement:

http://www.ssta.sk.ca/
This website provides resources about the variety of ways parents can contribute to the academic success of their child

http://www.csos.jhu.edu/p2000/
National Network of Partnership Schools provides Activities for Successful School, Family,
Community Partnerships utilizing Joyce Epstein's categories for "Six Types of Involvement."  

http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/
Pathways to School Improvement from the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory synthesizes research, policy, and
best practices on issues critical to educators engaged in school improvement.

-Social Studies:

http://www.ncss.org/
The National Council for the Social Studies offers news, research, bulletins, publications, and more on this website.

http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/nchss/
The National Center for History in the Schools developed the current national history standards.

-CLASSROOM TEACHERS K-12:
(Interdisciplinary Units, Lesson Plans, and Resources for Academic Areas)
Global Learn
http:www.bfranklin.edu/gld

Dr. Roger Taylor presents . . . Curriculum on-line Interdisciplinary units. This site requires a fee subscription to access all units, but it does have some sample units available to use.
http://www.rogertaylor.com/
 

The ABC's of the Writing Process offers tips and ideas for the writing process, including prewriting, writing, revising, editing, and publishing.
http://www.angelfire.com/wi/writingprocess

Academy of Curricular Exchange Social Studies (K-5)
http://www.ofcn.org

Busy Teacher's Network
http://www.teachnet.com
 

Classroom Connect
http://www.classroom.com
 

CNN
http://www.cnn.com/EDUCATION
 

The Children's Literature Web Guide brings together many web resources related to children's literature.
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html
 

Discovery School
http://school.discovery.com

Ed Helper
http://www.edhelper.com
 

Educational Innovations, Inc. is a master teacher source for science resources.
http://www.teachersource.com/
 

Education Planet
http://www.educationplanet.com/
 

Education World
http://www.education-world.com/
 

Eisenhower National Clearinghouse
http://www.enc.org/weblinks/lessonplans/
 

Enchanted Learning
http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/
 

ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) -- Clearinghouse on Teaching and Education.
http://www.ericsp.org/
 

ERIC Lesson Plan collection
www.eduref.org/

ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education
http://ericeece.org/

ERIC Clearinghouse for Reading, English and Communication
http://reading.indiana.edu/
 

ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, & Environmental Education
http://www.stemworks.org/realmshomepage.html


ERIC Clearinghouse of Educational Resources
http://www.indiana.edu/k12/
 

Exemplars K-12. Standards-based performance assessments and instruction.
http://www.exemplars.com
 

Global Learn
http://www.bfranklin.edu/gld

KidReach -- The Online Reading Center provides online Anticipation Guides for literature across the K-12 spectrum. It also includes numerous lesson plans for books that range from elementary to high school students.
http://www.westga.edu/ncgoodson/lesson.htm

 

Learning to Read provides resources for Language Arts and Reading Research designed to improve the quality of reading instruction  through the study of the reading process and teaching techniques.
http://www.toread.com/
 

Lesson Plans Page
http://www.LessonPlansPage.com/
 

Mathematics -- Principles & Standards has lesson plans and resources exemplifying the NCTM standards.
http://illuminations.nctm.org/

Mathematics Benchmarks Performance Assessments B developed by Region IV ESC to assist in teaching the TEKS.
http://www.mathbenchmarks.org/tx_esc_mb/

National Geographic
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/index.html

NY Times
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons

Odyssey of the Mind website on learning, problem solving, thinking, innovation. Sponsored by NASA requires a $135.00 membership fee.
http://www.odysseyofthemind.com/

The mission of the OOPS (Our Overnight Planning System) is to equip educators with "Just-In-Time" strategies for the unpredictable challenges or "OOPS" moments of classroom teaching. Hundreds of resources for all content areas are available on this site.
http://www.oops.bizland.com/

Paper Plate Education is a unique genre of education materials. It is an initiative to reduce complex notions to simple paper plate explanations that promote innovative hands-on activities across a range of interests, at varying degrees of complexity, all with common paper plates.
http://analyzer.depaul.edu/paperplate

Paradigm Online Writing Assistant provides a thorough guide to the writing process. It should appeal to older students and
experiences writers.
http://www.powa.org
 

PBS Teacher Source
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource
 

Physical Education & Health
http://www.pecentral.org
 

Pitsco Innovative Education
http://www.pitsco.com
 

Poetry -- This site launched by U.S. poet laureate Billy Collins contains the text of 180 poems chosen by him -- one for each day of the school year.
http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180
 

Read Write Think provides access to quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction.
http://www.readwritethink.org
 

Scholastic
http://www.scholastic.com
 

Science Netlinks is sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science and contains a wealth of resources for K-12 science educators.
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com
 

Sites for Teachers
http://www.sitesforteachers.com
 

Teachers Helping Teacher
http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel
 

TeachNet
http://www.teachnet.com
 

Teacher Pathfinder School House
http://teacherpathfinder.org/

Web English Teacher was founded by veteran English teacher Carla Beard so "beginning teachers can find guidance" and "experienced teachers can find inspiration." Herr portal for numerous K-12 resources includes ESL lesson plans.
http://www.webenglishteacher.com

GOAL (Global Online Adventure Learning)
http://www.goals.com

 

 

 

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