EducationGeneral Education

American School Directory
70,000 school sites located across the US. Great for finding out basic information like the number of students, computers, and contact information. Links are also available to addtional school, community, and regional resources.


AskERIC Toolbox
"The AskERIC Toolbox contains a collection of Web sites that the Network Information Specialists at AskERIC have found useful when responding to questions. The Toolbox is not intended to be a comprehensive list of education resources--just some favorites!" 


Developing Educational Standards
"An annotated list of Internet sites with K-12 educational standards and curriculum framework documents."
Putnam Valley Central Schools


Distance Education Clearinghouse
A continually updated, comprehensive source of information on distance education.


EduWiz.com
The Education Wizard : academic, athletic and education information directory for students and educators.


Educate the Children
Provides lesson plans, worksheets and resources for teachers and parents.
"...the site contains over 600 downloadable worksheets and lesson plans in PDF format covering all subject areas, there are sections on the Literacy and Numeracy Hours including over a years worth of Year 4 Literacy planning ,2 months of Year 4 Numeracy planning and various articles written by my partner, Book Reviews, Internet Links, Web Directory and a huge discussion forum which is well used."
By Michael Marshall


Educate Now
"...a new online home for the educational community. Search through our list of resources, lesson plans, materials, books, and ideas."
By Mary Ross


Education World
"...a place where educators could find information without searching the entire Internet. They created an information source on the Web with news from USA Today, monthly site reviews and employment listings to keep educators up to date. And they created original content such as lesson plans, articles written by education experts, and information on how to make the best use of technology in the classroom, so that educators could find ideas at the click of a mouse."


EducationCommunity.com
Your Higher Education Worksite on the Web
Sections include a Subject Index; Newsroom; Government; Reference; Student Union; Search Tools & Bookstore
The site is a little busy but worth the stop


Education Index
"...an annotated guide to the best education-related sites on the Web. They're sorted by subject and lifestage, so you can find what you're looking for quickly and easily."


Early Childhood Education

Librarian-selected and annotated sites from national organizations and others who serve early childhood educators and parents. Find position papers, articles, discussions, developmental timelines, activities and craft ideas in this webliography.


Education Resource Organizations Directory
"The Directory is intended to help you identify and contact more than 2,400 national, regional, and state organizations that provide information and assistance on a broad range of education-related topics using a simple, advanced, or state/territory search."


Explorations in Learning & Instruction: The Theory Into Practice Database
Greg Kearsley, Professor of Instructional Technology and Distance Education at Nova Southeastern University, has developed this web page to give students a brief summary of 50 major theories of learning and instruction. Each theory entry has the following headings: Overview; Scope/Application; Example; Principles; References and can be accessed by learning domains and concepts. Quicktime videos accompany many of the entries.


Faculty Connection
This website is designed to assist faculty of post-secondary institutions in becoming familiar with issues, examples and discussion topics associated with using emerging technologies in teaching and learning. Using this educational resource, faculty are encouraged to travel the web at a comfortable pace to identify where courses are offered over the Internet, how technology can be used in the classroom, and to discuss issues that will affect them in the future.


Fossick.com
Education and Teaching Resources on the Web.  This Australian based company has put together hundreds of links to sites that support various aspects of education.

Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM)
The U.S. Department of Education and The National Library of Education are joining to create a site with a goal of offering one-stop access to educational resources on the web. GEM gives educators the opportunity to "browse through lists organized by subject, keyword, or grade/education level, search by subject, keyword, title or the full-text of the resource's catalog record, and go directly to the resource from The Gateway


Higher Education Links List (HELL)
"...a rapidly developing international list of approaching 1000 quality links to Higher Education information and resources...Current classifications include, general and higher education sites, educational technology, educational associations, journals and newsletters , web-based and distance learning, general and subject-specific resources, research, university and college listings and miscellaneous sections for graduates, women, jobs, humor etc."



LD Online:
The interactive guide to learning disabilities for parents, teachers, and children.


Internet Public Library Education Reference
This site provides links to sites selected and annotated by librarians for their usefulness in answering questions asked by library patrons. Categories include: adult, alternative, k-12, higher education and vocational education.


K-12 Education Resources: Education Journal Annotations
An annotated, selective listing of journals with an emphasis on teacher education presented by the Center for Instructional Materials and Computing of the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and the Kansas State University Libraries.


Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
"a categorized list of sites on the Internet found to be useful for enhancing curriculum and teacher professional growth. It is updated daily to include the best new sites to support teaching and learning."



Marshall University Libraries Online Subject Guides & Pathfinders: Education Materials
A large directory of information divided into five subcategories.


McGill Inclusive Education
A Canadian site designed to aid those interested in teaching those with special needs.


National Library of Education
This page enables the user to access the Department of Educations Internet resources as well as links to state agencies, educational institutions, associations and organizations, curricular resources, networking projects and education subject trees.


National Education Summit, 1999
A report on the state of US education.


Office of Special Education
A Web Resource for Special Education
John Lloyd, Curry School of Education, University of Virginia



Paths of Learning Resource Center
"An online resource center to help parents, educators, researchers and policymakers who wish to learn more about holistic, democratic, or learner-centered approaches to teaching and learning."
By Robin Martin

Peterson's.com
A major commercial education portal

Public School & District Locator
From U.S. Department of Education

Secondary School Educators
A well organized and extensive collection of online resources.

Special Education
About.com directory

Special Education Resources on the Internet : SERI.

Study Abroad Asia WWW Virtual Library

Teacher/Pathfinder Educational Village
By Dianne Eash

Teachers for Excellence in Education

TESOL Online
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc.

U.S. Department of Education
This award-winning web site includes information on current education news, legislation, statistics, policies, and projects as well as the full text of many DOE publications and links to other educational resources.

World Wide Learn
"A directory of courses, degrees, classes, tutorials and workshops offered entirely online and available to adult learners worldwide."

WWW School Psychology Homepage
Includes Media Resources; SchPsych Pages; Assessment; Legal Resources; Training Programs; Associations; Employment Links.
By Samuel O. Ortiz, Ph.D., St. Johns University

 

 



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