Education

Arts and Music

• ARTSEDGE: The National Arts and Education Information Network
• K-12 Resources For Music Educators
• Yahoo! - Arts

Associations

• National Education Association
• National PTA
• National Science Teachers Association
• Wisconsin Education Association

Children's Literature

• Aesop's Fables: Online Collection
• Book Lists and Book Awards - from the Young Adult Library Services Association
• Books for Children and Young Adults CCBC -  recommended lists by age group and theme; from the Children's Cooperative Book Center, School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Books for Young Readers (Teachers@Random - Random House Publishers)
• Books On-line: Titles
• Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
• Children's Book Awards
• Children's Literature - Resources for Teachers
• Children's Literature and Languages Arts Recources - from the Internet School Library Media Center
• Children's Literature Association - information about the Association, extensive setion of links to Childrens' lit sites
• Children's Literature Web Guide
• InfoSoup - Recommended reads for entire family - from public libraries in NW Wisconsin
• Lifelong Literacy (Library of Congress)
• Recommended Literature (K-12) (California Department of Education)
• Grimm Brothers' Home Page
• The Lion and the Unicorn Home Page theme- and genre-centered journal of international scope committed to a serious, ongoing discussion of literature for children. Online through Project Muse.
• LookyBook - look inside children's picture books, cover to cover
• MU Libraries' Children's Literature Resource Guide - guide to additional online resources

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Counseling

• American Counseling Association
• American Educational Research Association
• American Psychological Association
• American School Counselor Association
• Association of University and College Counseling Center Directors
• CEIA: Cooperative Education and Internship Association
• Center of Alcohol Studies
• JAG: Jobs for America's Graduates
• NACADA: National Academic Advising Association
• National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors
• National Career Development Association
• National Commission for Cooperative Education
• National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information - US Dept of HSS and SAMHSA
• National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
• National Institute on Drug Abuse
• New Ways to Work: Building the connection between schools, Community and the Workplace
• PsychWatch.com
• RIT - National Technical Institute for the Deaf
• Society for Vocational Psychology
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• U.S. Department of Education

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Curriculum/Lesson Plans

• Arts Edge Lessons - Kennedy Center
• BioEd Online - Biology Teachers Resources, materials for K-16
• Case Studies in Science
• Curriculum Resource Center - thousands of high-quality lesson plans, classroom activities, instructional television programs, aligned to Wisconsin's model academic standards.
• Educators Reference Desk - Lesson Plans -  more than 2000 lesson plans by teachers from the United States and the world
• Environmental Literacy Council - Teaching resources
• GEM: Gateway to 21st Century Skills - effort to provide you with free, comprehensive resources that will make your lesson planning easier
• IDEAS - provides Wisconsin educators access to teacher-reviewed web-based resources for curricula, content, lesson plans, professional development and other selected resources.
• lluminations - National Council of Teachers of Mathematics; lessons for preK-12 math educators
• Lesson Plans Library
• MiddleWeb - includes articles and links about curriculum, teaching strategies, teacher professional development, parent involvement, classroom assessment
• New York Times Learning Network: Teacher connections
• PBS Teacher Source
• Read Write Think - practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction
• Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
• Science and Technology for Children (STC) a comprehensive, inquiry-based, 24-unit K–6 curriculum, from the National Science Resource Center.
• Science NetLinks - resources for K-12 science educators; standards-based Internet experiences for students.
• Scholastic Place
• Social Studies Lesson Plans and Resources
• Teacher to Teacher Workshops
• Thinkfinity - free educational resources for everyone

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Education Search Engines

• Education World (tm) Search Engine
• Kids Tools for Searching the Internet
• Yahoo! - Education

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Educational Standards

• Content Knowledge: A Compendium of Standards and Benchmarks
• National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
• National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
• National Center on Education and the Economy
• National Science Education Standards - pdf version for download
• Wisconsin Model Academic Standards
• Yahoo! Educational Standards and Testing

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Financial Aid

• FinAid!: The Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid

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General Education Web Sites

• Busy Teachers' Website
• EdLinks
• Educators Reference Desk
• Edutopia
• EdWeb Home Page
• Forum Internet Resource Collection
• Harvard University Gutman Library Education Site
• Intute Education Gateway - high quality resources on the Internet, a UK service
• Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: Home Page
• The Virtual Schoolhouse
• The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Education

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Gifted and Talented Resources

• Gifted and Talented (TAG) Resources Home Page
• National Association for Gifted Children
• National Federation for Gifted and Creative Children

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Government Resources

• Educators Reference Desk
• Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
• National Association of State Boards of Education
• National Center for Education Statistics
• FirstGov:U.S. Government Website Portal
• No Child Left Behind
• State Departments of Education/Public Instruction - links to individual states education depts or contacts
• U.S. Department of Education
• Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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History and Social Studies

• American Memory: Historical Collections for the National Digital Library
• Historical Voices
• Intute Social Sciences Gateway - high quality resources on the Internet, a UK service
• National Council for the Social Studies
• SCORE History-Social Science Resources
• Selected Social Studies Web Sites

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Literacy

• The Literacy Web
• National Institute for Literacy
• America's Literacy Directory - national database of literacy programs

Math and Science

• AMSER (the Applied Math and Science Education Repository)
• BioEd Online - Biology Teachers Resources, materials for K-16
• Cornell Theory Center Math and Science Gateway
• EE-Link (Environmental Education)
• Environmental Literacy Council - Teaching resources
• Frank Potter's Science Gems
• The Franklin Institute Science Museum
• goENC.com - (Math and Science Education)
• Illuminations - National Council of Teachers of Mathematics; lessons for preK-12 math educators
• The Internet Mathematics Library
• Intute Math Science & Engineering Gateway - high quality resources on the Internet, a UK service
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
• National Science Teachers Association
• NASA Internet Educational Resources
• Science and Technology for Children/em> (STC) - a comprehensive, inquiry-based, 24-unit K–6 curriculum, from the National Science Resource Center.
• Science Education Gateway - U.C. Berkeley
• SCORE Mathematics (California)

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Periodicals

• Education Journal Annotations
• Education Review: A Journal of Book Reviews
• Education Week on the Web
• Effective Teaching
• Teacher Talk Home Page

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Reference Sources

• Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Encyclopedia of Distance Learning

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Special Education

• American Foundation for the Blind
• Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)
• The Arc, a national organization on mental retardation
• Autism Society of America
• Center for the Study of Autism
• Council for Exceptional Children
• Disability Studies for Teachers
• Education World: Special Education Resources
• Family Village
• Gallaudet University
• International Dyslexia Association
• National Autistic Society (UK)
• National Federation of the Blind
• National Rehabilitation Information Center
• Special Education News
• Special Education (About.com)

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Statistics

• Achieve. - Data, PowerPoints, fact sheets, and examples to help states communicate the importance of high standards.
• ChildStats.gov - offers easy access to statistics and reports on children and families
• Digest of Education Statistics
• Education Finance Statistical Center
• Milwaukee Public Schools - data on various topics can be found throughout the website
• NAEP National Assessment of Educational Progress
• National Center for Education Statistics
• School Data Direct - State education data, school district data, school data
• School District Demographics System
• SchoolMatters
• State Higher Education Executive Officers - Data Resources
• UNESCO Education Statistics
• U.S.Census Bureau Education
• Wisconsin Dept of Public Instruction, Data Sources

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Student Affairs

• ACUI: Association of College Unions International
• American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers
• American College Personnel Association
• Association for College Administration Professionals
• Association of College and University Housing Officers International
• Association for Student Judicial Affairs
• Jesuit Association of Student Personnel Administrators
• NACADA: National Academic Advising Association
• National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics

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Stuff for Kids

• Just For Middle School Kids
• KIDLINK: Global Networking for Youth 10-15
• KidPub WWW Publishing - stories written by and for children
• The Kids on the Web
• Kids Web - A World Wide Web Digital Library for Schoolkids
• Yahoo Kids!

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Teacher to Teacher

• Global Schoolhouse
• MiddleWeb - includes articles and links about curriculum, teaching strategies, teacher professional development, parent involvement, classroom assessment
• New York Times Learning Network: The New York Times on the Web
• PBS TeacherSource
• Teachers Helping Teachers
• Teacher's Network

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Technology in the Classroom

• Classroom Connect on the Net
• Edutopia
• Encyclopedia of Educational Technology
• enGauge - North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL) tools to help schools use technology more effectively.
• Innovation Odyssey
• Institute for Learning Technologies
• Teaching through Technology- a professional development resource for teachers from the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board (ECB).
• Computer Technology in the Public School Classroom: Teacher Perspectives
• Teaching and Learning on the Web

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Testing and Assessment

• The Buros Institute of Mental Measurements
• Finding Information about Psychological Tests (American Psychological Association)
• The Nation's Report Card - National Assessment of Educational Progress
• Wisconsin"s Information Network for Successful Schools (WINSS) - key local, state and national information about success in education.
• Wisconsin School Performance Report (SPR) - information on school and district performance, and student achievement.
• Wisconsin Student Assessment System (WSAS)

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Search Aids and Bibliographic Tips

• LII: Librarians Internet Index - features dozens of high-quality websites carefully selected, described, and organized by librarians.
• Search the Internet
  Want more? Here you'll find a collection of search engines, indexes and directories.
• APA Style Guide to Electronic References - 2007 publication available for download to Marquette Students, Faculty and Staff >NEW<
• Dr. Abel Scribe's Guides to Research Style and Documentation - concise (free!) guides to formatting and documenting research papers in AMA, APA, ASA, CBE, Chicago, and MLA style
• Internet Resources Citation Guides
  Learn how to cite information found on the Net in a bibliography.
• Evaluating Information Sources
• Writer's Handbook
  Produced by the Writing Center at UW-Madison. Contains tips on style, grammar, punctuation, and citing sources.
• Research and Documentation Online
  Information on finding and documenting sources in the humanities, social sciences, history, and the sciences.