WEB RESOURCES IN EDUCATION

Assessment and Evaluation

Mental Measurements Yearbook
(Current UW Oshkosh students and staff only) Full-text, searchable version of this reference work.

Test Reviews Online
Provides citations to test reviews, which then can be accessed in the Mental Measurements Yearbook.

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Associations and Organizations

Education Resource Organizations Directory
This directory is produced by the U.S. Department of Education.

Educational Associations and Organizations
Annotated list of links to the web sites of national and international educational associations and organizations.

Scholarly Societies Project: Education
Extensive list of links to the web sites of national and international educational associations and organizations.

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Bilingual Education/ESL

Dave’s ESL Café
Great site for those learning or teaching English as a foreign or second language. Includes links to ESL web resources, lessons, message boards, and job listings.

English as a Second Language Home Page
Web sites for ESL learners who want to learn English through the Web.  The sites for ESL teachers include lesson plans and ESL job openings.

National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition and Language Instruction Educational Programs
An extensive source of information for individuals working in foreign language programs, English as a Second Language programs, Head Start, Title 1, Migrant Education, or Adult Education programs. Includes job listings, lists of publishers and distributors of materials for linguistically diverse students, lesson ideas, etc.

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Children's Literature

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
A collection of reviews of  books for children, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom; and collections of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics.

Children's Book Council (CBC)
The Children's Book Council (CBC) is a non-profit trade organization dedicated to encouraging literacy and the use and enjoyment of children's books, and is the official sponsor of Young People's Poetry Week and Children's Book Week every year. Includes bibliographies, reading activities, articles on children's books, biographical information on children's and YA authors and illustrators.

Children's Books Online: the Rosetta Project
A collection of illustrated antique children's books online.

Children's Literature Web Guide: Internet Resources Related to Books for Children and Young Adults
An excellent site,  includes such resources as children's book awards, the Doucette Index (an index to lesson plans about children’s and young adult books), bibliographies, children’s literature organizations, resources for teachers, book reviews, and much more.

Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature
The purpose of this database is to create a tailored reading list of quality children's literature.

Fairrosa Cyber Library of Children's Literature
Features of this site include links to children's and YA authors' and illustrators' websites, bibliographies, and eBooks.

Kay E. Vandergrift's Special Interest Page
A wealth of information on children's and young adult literature. Includes information about multicultural issues in children's and YA literature, visual interpretive analysis page, a cyber library, and much more.

International Children's Digital Library
Online versions of children's books from throughout the world.

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Classroom Management

Classroom Management Chatboard

Dr. Mac's Amazing Behavior Management Advice Site
Thousands of tips on managing student behavior.

Ideas for Many Areas of Classroom Management

National Education Association: Practical Classroom Tips from Teachers Like You

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Counselor Education

American Counseling Association
Information on current news items related to counseling, including legislation, conferences, employment, and an online directory of accredited master’s and doctoral programs in the U.S. and Canada.

American Psychological Association
The APA web site makes available over 7,000 public information documents, which include APA’s mission statement, membership information, publications, employment, and help in applying for graduate school in psychology.

American School Counselor Association
Provides information about publications, programs and member services which assists and supports school counselors.

PsychCentral: Dr. John Grohol's Mental Health Page
Mental health information on the web, including  links to useful web sites, newsgroups, mailing lists, articles, and book reviews.

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Early Childhood

NAEYC: National Association for the Education of Young Children
Information about early childhood issues, conferences, public policy, publications, etc.  Intended for teachers, families, students, higher education faculty, etc.

Child Care and Early Education Research Connections
Comprehensive collection of nearly 8,000 resources from disciplines related to child care and early education.

Earlychildhood.com
Activities, curriculum matters, arts and crafts, news, classifieds, etc.

Alliance for Childhood
This organization works to promote policies and practices to ensure children's healthy development in a world that increasingly burdens children.

Playing for Keeps
Emphasizes the importance of play in childhood for cognitive, social and emotional development.

Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting
Associated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, this resource provides publications and information to the worldwide early childhood and parenting communities.

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Employment Opportunities in Education

Education Jobs Page
List of job opportunities which can be searched by  location, position type, salary, key-word, and more.

Education World: Education Employment Listings
A good place to start your job search.  Over 500 education jobs posted online.  Search for teaching and administrative jobs by type of position and by location. Receive new job listings via email. View administrators' and teachers' resumes.  Find links to other sources of education job listings online.

The Riley Guide: Employment Opportunities and Job Resources on the Internet
Extensive annotated directory of job sites for teachers.  The annotations are very informative.

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Foreign Language Education

Awesome Library

EDSITEment

Educator's Reference Desk

Foreign Language Lesson Plans and Resources

Gateway to 21 st Century Skills

IDEAS

Thinkfinity

TeachSpanish.com

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General Education Resources

Education World
Excellent directory of resources for K-12 teachers and administrators.  Includes curriculum materials, educational policy, lesson ideas, articles written by education experts, employment listings, monthly site reviews, information on how to make the best use of technology in the classroom, and access to USA Today updates of worldwide education news.

ERIC (The Educational Resources Information Center)
ERIC is the world's largest source of educational information.  The Department of Education is in the process of reorganizing the structure of ERIC, and the clearinghouses which have filtered and organized a huge body of resources in education will be shut down, to be replaced by a centralized editing group. This move has been widely criticized, but the DOE is going forward with its plan. At this time, the site is still enormously useful.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
An annotated directory of sites for K-12 educators, covering more than 20 subject areas.  Links to lesson plans, syllabi, periodicals, reference sources, organizations, and sites about educational technology.

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Gifted: Resources

Imagine
An online journal available full text through Project Muse. Directed at talented students in grades 7-12, Imagine identifies opportunities at home, in school, and in the larger community that will satisfy students' intellectual curiosity and need for greater ademic challenge. Imagine is also a valuable source of information for parents, teachers, school administrators, counselors, and librarians.

National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented (NRC/GT)
A consortium website devoted to research on the gifted students. Useful for teachers, administrators and parents.

National Association for Gifted Children
A site useful to parents, teachers and administrators. Includes information on training opportunities, legislation, and enrichment programs for gifted children.

Hoagies' Gifted Education Page
An extensive list of links to sites for teachers and parents of gifted children and for gifted children themselves.

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History of Education

The History of American Education Web Project
A composite site with some useful biographical information.

History of Education: Selected Moments of the 20th Century
This site is about education during the 20th century, organized by decades.

19th Century Schoolbooks
Digital editions of old schoolbooks.

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Journals in Education

Education Journals: an annotated database for K-12 and teacher educators
The creators of "Education Journals" describe this as a database "designed to provide K-12 professional staff and teacher education faculty with a searchable database of English language print and electronic journals focused on K-12 education and professional staff preparation.  The annotations and Internet links provided for each title are designed to assist the target audience in identifying professional titles of interest. The database may also be used as a collection development tool and instructional resource by library staff providing professional development services to K-12 and teacher educators."  Produced at the UW-Madison.

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Learning Disabilities

LD Online: The interactive guide to learning disabilities for parents, teachers, and children
Includes a wealth of information, such as reprints of selected articles and research papers, a listing of national and local organizations, a comprehensive listing of LD conferences, personal essays by those with LD, bulletin boards, LD chat rooms, and an LD store with recommended books and videotapes.

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Movies

Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
One of the biggest free sources of movie information on the internet.

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Multicultural Education

DiversityWeb
Sponsored by the Association of American Colleges & Universities, this site includes links to scholarship opportunities for minority students, and is a rich resource for anyone interested in advancing and amplifying diversity on campus.

Multicultural Education Internet Resource Guide
Over 100 web sites to assist multicultural educators in locating educational resources on the Internet.

Multicultural Pavilion
Articles, essays, and suggestions for dialog for educators; songs, poetry, games and activities for the classroom.

National Center for Curriculum Transformation Resources for Women
A center for resources for curricular change, including manuals for inclusive pedagogy, links to useful web sites, and information on finding funding.

Native American Sites
Information on Native Nations, media, issues, art, festivals, and more. An ALA-endorsed "Great Site."

Teaching Tolerance
Provides educators with free educational materials that promote respect for differences and appreciation of diversity in the classroom and beyond.

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Online Teaching Tools

Create a Graph
Online tool assists in creating graphs and charts.

Scribblers
Create your own lined paper for teaching handwriting skills, and adjust distances between lines.

Teacher Tools
From Scholastic. Includes teaching templates, classroom organizers, management materials, etc.

Teaching Tools
From Discovery School. Includes a worksheet generator, quiz-making tools, puzzlemakers, clip art gallery, etc.

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Picture Sources

Educational Clip Art collections from CIMC at UW-Madison
Free educational and other clipart collection available on the web.

NYPL Digital Gallery
450,000 digitized images from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of the New York Public Library.

Online Reference Resources: Image Finders and All Purpose Picture Files
Links to web sites which provide images of art and architecture, historical images, images from nature and science, etc.

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Reviews of Books for Educators

Education Book Reviews

Education Review - A journal of book reviews

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School Administration

Education World: Administration Resources
Links to a variety of web sites of interest to school administrators.  Includes information on associations, disaster preparedness, education and technology, education legislation, education research, education statistics, female leadership, listservs, professional development, etc.

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School and College Directories

American School Directory
Links to web sites of public and private K-12 schools in the U.S.  Provides phone and fax numbers, information about teachers and administrators, number of students, grades, school calendars, and a local street map for each school.  Offers free email service for students, parents, and educators.

GreatSchools.net
GreatSchools.net is your objective source of school information on elementary, middle and high schools. A nonprofit organization, GreatSchools.net provides information about public, private and charter schools in all 50 states.

Peterson’s Education and Career Guide
Comprehensive education web site which provides information about secondary schools, colleges, and universities; study abroad options; summer programs; and career possibilities.  Includes online college applications and funding.

U.S. News & World Report Education
Comprehensive guide to choosing a college, graduate school, or a career. Includes sections on college and graduate school rankings.

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Science Projects

A Science Fair Project Resource Guide
An annotated list of web sites on various aspects of doing a science fair project. How to do a science fair project, samples of completed projects, ideas for projects, and general science resources are provided.

Exploratorium
Browse "Hands-on Activities" areas to access detailed instructions for making science and learning projects from The Exploratorium, a museum in San Francisco, which focuses on inquiry-based teaching and learning in the K-12 classroom.  Includes over 400 reviews of the best science, art, and education sites.

MAD Scientist Network
An interactive Web site dedicated to answering questions in all areas of science.

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Software

Children's Software Finder
Over 7,000 reviews of children's technology products.  Please use this password to access the database: for549

SuperKids Educational Software Review
Reviews based on analyses by teachers, parents, and students.

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Special Education

Internet Resources for Special Children
See their "Disability Links" section for an index of links to a wide range of disabilities. Covers adaptive clothing, cerebral palsy, fetal alcohol syndrome, hydrocephalus, paralysis, sensory integration, therapeutic humor, and much more.

Office of Special Education (University of Virginia)
An extensive resource which includes information about special education legislation, the history of special education, resource centers, disabilities, parent information, and more.

Special Education Home Page
Organizes a wide variety of resources and web pages into one, condensed site that is very easy to manage.

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Standards

Education World: National and State Standards
National and state education standards for the major subject areas.  State standards arranged by state.

National Center for History in the Schools
An electronic version of the National Standards for History.

Wisconsin Model Academic Standards
Links to the Department of Public Instruction's model standards in various subject curriculum areas.

K-12 Standards: Local, State, and National
Websites and EMC books detailing standards by level and subject.

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Statistical Data

Common Core of Data
Information on public schools and school districts in the United States; includes fiscal and nonfiscal data.

The Condition of Education
Summarizes important developments and trends in education using the latest available data.

Digest of Education Statistics
The primary purpose of the Digest of Education Statistics is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from prekindergarten through graduate school.

Education For All
Education statistics given for over 180 countries.

Education Indicators: An International Perspective
A rich array of information on the current state of education internationally.  Snapshots of the U.S. education system in comparison to systems in countries around the world.

Education: The State We're In
Provides a comprehensive, state-by-state snapshot of education in America.

International Archive of Education Data
Data for all levels of education in countries around the world.

Knocking at the College Door
Projections of high school graduates for each year and each state (plus the District of Columbia) through 2018.

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the United States and other nations.

The Nation’s Report Card
Assessment results of how well students are performing in school subjects.

Projections of Education Statistics to 2012

School District Demographics
The School District Demographics website provides access to school district geographic and demographic data useful for describing and analyzing characteristics of school districts, children, and K-12 education.

School Matters: A Service of Standard and Poor's
In-depth information about public schools.  View performance, spending and demographic information for each state.

The State-by-State Report Card for Higher Education

State Profiles
Key data about each state’s student and school population and its NAEP testing history and results. Links to the most recent state report cards for all available subjects.

Statistical Abstract of the United States

Statistical Resources on the Web: Education
Extensive annotated list of web sites, which provide statistical information on national and international education.

Wisconsin School Performance Report
Information pertaining to school and district performance and student achievement in Wisconsin.

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Teacher Certification Resources

Education World: Teacher Certification Resources
Links to each state's certification office.

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Web Sites for Children
 

Berit's Best Sites for Children
A ranked selection of websites for children.

Great Web Sites for Kids
A large number of recommended sites as determined by the American Library Association arranged by subject.

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Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
This is the Department of Education in the State of Wisconsin. there are links to the Superintendent, information by subject, education division and teams, public library web sites, statistics and reports on education in Wisconsin and much more. There is searching capability within this site.

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