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Education Web Sites
Blue Web'n: a Library of Blue Ribbon Learning Sites on the Web
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
Offers web-based tutorials, web-based activities, web-based projects,
unit and lesson plans,
hotlists, and other education resources. Enables you to search by content
area, subject or grade.
Busy Teachers’ WebSite K-12
http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/busyt/
Curriculum activities and lesson plans in all subject areas for Elementary,
Middle and High schools.
Center for Multilingual Multicultural Research
http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~cmmr/BEResources.html
Bilingual, ESL and multicultural education resources.
Columbia Education Center Website
http://www.col-ed.org/
Teacher contributed lesson plans, Web activities, and teacher resources.
Curriculum, Instruction & Instructional Technology
http://emsc33.nysed.gov/ciai/
Regulations, curriculum frameworks and learning standards in all subject
areas from the NY State
Department of Education.
Education Index
http://www.educationindex.com/
Provides access to education and academic websites by subject or "lifestage,"
ranging from
Prenatal and Infant to Parent.
Education World: Where Educators Go to Learn
http://www.education-world.com/
Provides web resources for teachers by subject, including art, history,
math, science, social
science, special education.
Educator’s Reference Desk
http://www.eduref.org
From the Information Institute of Syracuse 2,000+ lesson plans, over 3,000
links to online education information, and over 200 responses from the
AskEric archive.
ENC online
http://www.enc.org/
Strong site for math and science education.
ERIC
http://www.eric.ed.gov/
Gives free access to the index and abstract content of the ERIC database.
ETS Test Collection
http://www.ets.org/testcoll/index.html
An extensive library of 20,000 tests and other measurement devices from
the early 1900s to the present.
The Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM)
http://thegateway.org
Provides access to thousands of educational resources found on federal,
state, university, non-profit, and commercial Internet sites.
Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
A categorized list of Websites to enhance curriculum and professional
growth. Updated frequently.
The Media Literacy Review
http://interact.uoregon.edu/mediaLit/HomePage
Biannual online resource for educators and others interested in children,
adolescents and media.
The Mental Measurements Yearbook Test Reviews On-line
http://buros.unl.edu/buros/jsp/search.jsp
Provides free information on approximately 4,000 commercially available
tests.
MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online
Teaching) http://www.merlot.org/Home.po
Links to online learning materials with annotations such as peer reviews
and assignments.
National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities (NCEF)
http://www.edfacilities.org/
Created in 1997 by the U.S. Department of Education, the NCEF provides
information on planning, designing, funding, improving, and maintaining
schools.
National Library of Education
http://www.ed.gov/NLE/index.html
Archive of the federal government’s main resource center for education
information.
New York City Department of Education
http://www.nycenet.edu/default.aspx
NYC Department of Education – Office of Curriculum &
Professional Development - Standards
http://www.nycenet.edu/teachlearn/standards/
Performance standards for education in New York City and New York State
New York State Teacher Certification Examinations
http://www.nystce.nesinc.com/NY_viewSG_opener.htm
NYSTCE preparation guides for the Liberal Arts and Sciences Test (LAST),
Elementary and Secondary Assessment of Teaching Skills–Written (ATS–W),
and Content Specialty Tests (CSTs) in PDF format.
Teacher Talk Forum
http://www.education.indiana.edu/~cafs/ttforum/ttforum.html
Lesson plans and education resources from Indiana University’s Center
for Adolescent and Family Studies.
Teaching Tips
http://manila.unl.edu/beginnings/tips
Useful tips for first year teachers.
Tests and Measures in the Social Sciences
http://libraries.uta.edu/helen/test&meas/testmainframe.htm
Keyword and author index to more than 7000 full text assessment instruments
available in over 70
compilation volumes.
U.S. Network for Education Information
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/edlite-about.html
National information and referral service for information about foreign
systems of education and
resource contacts within U.S. education. Its goal is to facilitate international
educational mobility.
U.S. News Colleges and Careers Center
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/eduhome.htm
Includes U.S. News and World Report's annual ranking of colleges, universities,
and graduate
programs. Also has information on financial aid and careers.
What to Expect Your First Year of Teaching
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/FirstYear/index.html
For veterans as well as beginners. Garnered from teachers’ experiences.
What Works Clearinghouse
http://www.w-w-c.org/
Established in 2002 by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of
Education Sciences “ to provide “a central and trusted source
of scientific evidence of what works in education”.
The World Lecture Hall
http://web.austin.utexas.edu/wlh/
"Publishes links to pages created by faculty worldwide." Courses
are categorized by
discipline.