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Education - Sources for Educators
See also:
Colleges and Scholarships,
HomeworkHelpers (Grade School),
Homework Helpers (High School),
New
Jersey (Education section),
Parenting
Blue Web'n
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn
"Blue ribbon learning sites on the web...categorized by subject, grade
level, and format (tools, references, lessons, hotlists, resources, tutorials,
activities, projects). You can also browse by broad subject area (Content Area)
or specific sub-categories (Subject Area)."
Better than Google, because the sites are all rated as excellent.
Children's Literature Web
Guide
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown
Reviews, award-winning titles, teaching ideas, resources for parents,
publishers, and much more are available at this classic website, which focuses
on reading for children and teens.
Curriculum Resource Center
http://www.npl.org/Pages/InternetResources/edu_er.html
A library of printable teacher-handout material for the middle school,
high school, and junior college curriculum. Available from the Facts on File database group.
Access from home, work, or school with your Newark Public Library card.
To use: Enter your library card number.
Curriculum Resource Center
Junior Edition
http://www.npl.org/Pages/InternetResources/edu_er.html
An electronic library of printable teacher-handout material geared toward
elementary-level teachers. Available from the Facts on File database group.
Access from home, work, or school with your Newark Public Library card.
To use: Enter your library card number.
Education Oasis
http://www.educationoasis.com
"Created by teachers, for teachers." Provides assessment resources,
lesson plans, classroom management instruction, certificate templates, forms, book reviews,
and more.
Education World
http://www.education-world.com
This megasite provides lesson plans galore. The section for administrators
suggests everything from how to encourage parent involvement to how to secure
grants to community service programs. Search the School Issues glossary of
hundreds of topics. With features on technology integration, professional
development, national standards, etc.
Educator's Reference Desk
http://www.eduref.org
Resource lists are provided for counseling, school management,
evaluation/testing, education theory, school libraries, specific subjects,
diverse populations, and teaching methods. Lesson plans and a link to the
Education Resources Information Center database are also here.
For the Best Answers,
Ask Tough Questions
http://www.joycevalenza.com/questions.html
Guidance from a school librarian in making meaningful homework and research
assignments.
FREE: Federal Resources for
Educational Excellence
http://www.free.ed.gov
Teaching and learning web sites from federal agencies cover topics like American
Indian heritage, health and safety, jazz appreciation, mathematics, vocational
education, and world languages.
GED:
Tests of General Educational Development
http://www.state.nj.us/njded/students/ged/index.html
The go-to place for preparation, testing centers, and answers to frequently
asked questions.
Homeschool Articles
and Links
http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/index.htm
A rich resource for anyone considering homeschooling, or already involved in it.
Includes advice for beginners, support groups, materials and curriculum issues,
legal information, lessons and lists, conferences and more.
How to Start a Private
School?
http://privateschool.about.com/cs/startingaschool/ht/startaschool.htm
Issues to consider in establishing a private school.
In the Classroom
http://www.nea.org/classroom/index.htmlx
From the National Education Association: lesson ideas, tips, and articles for K-12
educators.
Institute for Urban and Minority
Education
http://iume.tc.columbia.edu
"The Institute conducts research and evaluations, provides information
services, and assists schools, community-based organizations, and parent school
leaders in program development and evaluation, professional development, and
parent education." Visit here for publications and links.
Although the focus is on New York schools---parents, teachers, and others
devoted to improving schools will find valuable information at this site.
International Reading Association
http://www.reading.org
See especially the Quick Links for beginning readers (of all ages), adolescent
literacy, comprehension, struggling learners, and teacher education.
Kathy Schrock's Guide for
Educators
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide
Along with a curriculum guide, lesson plans, and homework helpers---this eminent
resource offers slide shows for teaching, evaluation tools, Fry's Readability
Graph, special education sources, and rich listings of web sites for the various
disciplines and grade levels. Take advantage too of the clip art,
Puzzlemaker, Quiz Center, Worksheet Generator.
LearningExpress Library
http://www.npl.org/Pages/InternetResources/jobs_er.html
LearningExpress Library offers interactive practice exams, including ASVAB, GED,
GMAT, PRAXIS, SAT, police and firefighter tests, and more.
Access from home or work with your Newark Public Library card.
To use: Enter your library card number.
Little
Book Online
http://tutor_me.tripod.com/companion/contents.html
"A Study Guide for the Ohio Ninth-Grade Citizenship
Proficiency Test," with key documents (like the U.S. Constitution) and
pages about how bills become laws, how political parties operate, voting, etc.
Math Archives: Lesson
Plans
http://archives.math.utk.edu/k12.html#lessonplans
Following the lesson plans are links to clearly explained topics in mathematics;
many are interactive.
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
http://nces.ed.gov
U.S. Department of. Education's collection and analysis of national and
international education data.
New Jersey Department of Education
http://www.state.nj.us/education
The official State of New Jersey web site for learning about public and private
schools.
New Jersey School
Report Card
http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc06/index.html
"One of the major goals of the Department of
Education is to increase school- and district-level accountability for
educational progress by communicating useful information to members of the
public to be used in measuring how well their schools are doing. The New Jersey
School Report Card has provided the public with information about every school
in New Jersey since 1995 when the Legislature mandated the annual accountability
report."
New York Times
Education Section
http://www.nytimes.com/education/index.html
Keep up with the education issues of the day.
New York Times Learning Network
http://www.nytimes.com/learning
"Connections for students, teachers, and parents." Offers
quizzes, a daily lesson plan, a lesson plan archive, and other teacher
resources.
Newark Public Schools
http://www.nps.k12.nj.us
Calendar, mission statement, links to individual schools and school leadership
teams of schools, and notable Newark Public Schools graduates.
PBS Teachers
http://www.pbs.org/teachers
Links to recommended books and sites,
lesson plans, articles, and interactive activities for K-12 teachers.
School Matters
http://www.schoolmatters.com
"A place for parents, educators and leaders to research information about
public schools." Statistics about such factors as student
performance, spending, school environments by district, by state, and nationally
allow comparisons.
Smithsonian
Education
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/index.html
For teachers, resources are provided in the following subject areas: art and design,
science and technology, history and culture, and language arts.
Teachable Moment
http://www.teachablemoment.org
"Keeping it real" with local and worldwide issues, this project of the
Educators for Social Responsibility Metropolitan Area (NY, NY) helps teachers in
elementary, middle school, and high school settings to "encourage
critical thinking on issues of the day and foster a positive classroom
environment." Among the controversial topics treated are
assertiveness, cheating on tests, cultural diversity, immigration, the effects
of Hurricane Katrina, shyness, and the war in Iraq. Articles about
approaching such subjects and encouraging respectful debate are also provided.
Teacher Reference Center
www.TeacherReference.com
This index of over 260 titles from the most popular teacher and administrator trade journals, periodicals, and books provides coverage on key education topics such as assessment, continuing education, current pedagogical research, curriculum development, instructional media, language arts, literacy standards, science and mathematics, and more for K-12 teachers and librarians.
Teaching with Documents
http://www.edteck.com/dbq
"Teaching with Documents " is designed to help teachers and students
make sense of the vast amount of source material available over the Internet,
and effectively bring these resources to their work as historians. It provides
easy access to analytic tools, instructional strategies, and links to source
material and sample assessments." Among the Great Debates cited are
civil disobedience, immigration, and woman suffrage.
Web English Teacher
http://www.webenglishteacher.com
Book reports, critical thinking, grammar, literature, mythology, speech and
debate, study guides, writing, vocabulary: it is all here, and well
explained.
Last updated 1/15/08
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