Guides and References

Education Resources

Associations | Conferences & Proceedings | Curriculum & Lesson Plans | Databases | Directories | Distance Learning | Education Listservs | Education News | Educational Technology | Educational Theory | General Information | Government Agencies and International Organizations | Literacy | Mathematics & Science | New Jersey Schools | Professional Development | Standards | Statistics | Tests & Measurement

Associations

• Education Resource Organizations Directory (organizations on many education topics; U.S. Dept. of Education)
• Educational Testing Service (links to K-12 & higher education organizations)
• The National Teaching & Learning Forum (list of associations)

Conferences & Proceedings

• AllConferences.Net (Geographical and other sources)
• The Education Conference Listings Service (from the UK: "programmes and event archives for conferences of organisations which sponsor the service on behalf of their delegates and organisation members")
  
• The Education Conference Programme Service (from the UK: "programmes and event archives for conferences of organisations which sponsor the service on behalf of their delegates and organisation members")
• Education-line ("database of the full text of conference papers, working papers and electronic literature which supports educational research, policy and practice")

Curriculum & Lesson Plans

• Blue Web'n (links to lessons, activities, tools, and other websites)
• The Gateway (Internet-based lesson plans & educational resources)
• Global Campus (multimedia material for educational purposes)
• LEARN North Carolina Homepage (curriculum, internet resources, professional development)
• Lesson Stop
• McRel (lesson plans and curriculum resources linked with corresponding subject area content standards)
• Teach With Movies (using movies as a teaching tool)
• The Teacher's Desk (includes spelling & vocabulary lesson plans for 5th and 6th graders)
• Teaching Tips (tips for college teaching)
• The Webquest Page
• The World Lecture Hall (faculty webpages used for classroom instruction)

Databases

• British Education Index (free version of subscription index)
  
• Current Awareness (described as a "monthly bibliography" to recent literature on education)
• ERIC (Education Abstracts with abstracts)
• Education Abstracts (index to education-related websites)

Directories

• American School Directory
• American Universities
• Braintrack (Links to Institutions of Higher Education in 161 countries)
• Community College Web
• General Education Online (directory of educational institutions)
• Peterson's Education Center (directory of educational institutions)

Distance Learning

• AcademicInfo (Online Degree and Education Resources)
• Distance Education Clearinghouse (U. of Wisconsin - Extension)
• Distance Learning on the Net (directory of distance learning resources)
• Distance Learning Resources (U. of North Carolina)
• MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching)

Education Listservs

• EdWeb (directory of e-mail lists)

Education News

• The Bergen Record Online (local education news)
• Education Week on the Web
• Education world

Educational Technology

• Apple Learning Interchange (curriculum resources for integrating technology into the classroom)
• Center for Instructional Technology (information on workshops, seminars, and publications)
• Educause (resources on information technology)
• Educational Technologies @TECFA (large selection of Internet resources
• Instructional Technology Connections (list of internet resources related to instructional technology)
• UWired:For Educators:Links (links to educational technology websites)

Educational Theory

• Explorations in learning & instruction (information on 50 major learning theories)

General Information

• Awesome Library (large selection of Internet resources)
• Curriculum Resource Center (links to education resources from MSU's Curriculum Resource Center)
• EDS Oasis: Teacher Support for Classroom Internet Use
• Education world (large collection of education links)
• HEPROC (links to a variety of resources)
• The History of Education Site
• Joe Rindone Regional Technology Center (links to a variety of resources)
• Learners Online
• MERLOT (links to online learning materials)
• The National Teaching & Learning Forum (list of associations)
• U.S. Dept. of Education (educational topics arranged A to Z)

Government Agencies & International Organizations

• AACTE policy clearinghouse (links to state government & legislative websites)
• Eurybase (information on European education)
• NJ Dept. of Education
• U.S. Dept. of Education (programs, publications, & access to ERIC)

Literacy

• National Institute for Literacy Home Page
• The Media Literacy Online Project (links to webpages pertaining to media literacy)

Mathematics & Science

• Chemistry Hypermedia Project (chemistry tutorials)
• Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education (links to other math and science websites)
• ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, & Environmental Education (links to ERIC Digests in Mathematics Education and other web resources)
• Knowledge Integration Environment
• Math Archives (links to Internet resources including electronic proceedings)
• The Math Forum (includes "Ask Dr. Math" site)
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Website (contains links to various journals of the NCTM)
• Science Data & Image Resources (list of images & data related to various scientific disciplines )
• Third International Mathematics and Science Study (compares science and math education in the U.S. to other countries)
• UCI Science Education Programs Office (links to curriculum materials)
• Virtual Nebraska

New Jersey Schools

• NJ Dept. of Education
• NJ School Report Card

Professional Development

• Academic Employment Network (lists teaching jobs)
• Educator Resources: Professional Development (links to resources on professional development)
• LEARN North Carolina Homepage (curriculum, internet resources, professional development)
• University of Kentucky College of Education
  (teacher certification requirements in each state)
• What to expect your first year of teaching (publication based on focus group discussions)

Standards

• Content Knowledge: A Compendium of Standards and Benchmarks for K-12 Education (one of the McREL Standards site links)
• Developing Educational Standards (links to K-12 standard sites)
• McREL Standards Site (links to websites dealing with curricular standards)

Statistics

• International Archive of Education Data
• National Center for Education Statistics (includes statistical reports & data files)

Tests & Measurement

• APA Science Directorate: Testing & Assessment
• Buros Institute
• Educational Testing Service (links to other educational organizations)
• Tests in Microfiche Search Guide (search the "Tests in Microfiche" collection, which is housed in the Multimedia Resources Dept., by choosing "Microfiche Collection" in the "Limited to" drop-down menu bar)