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Education

Last updated: April 2013

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Education: General

The Educator's Reference Desk
teacher's tv: Video clips for educators
Teachers College Record: Includes articles and audio/video podcasts
ERIC Home Page: ERIC Searches, Lesson Plans
Galileo: Georgia Library Learning Online
U.S. Department of Education Publications
State Departments of Education
Regional Education Laboratories
Public School Review: Profiles of Public Elementary, Middle, and High Schools in the USA
School Matters: A service of Standard & Poor's that allows comparison of schools in terms of achievement
Local School Directory: Provides information for over 130,000 schools in the USA
Education News: Current news related to K-12 schooling and higher education
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Educause Home Page: Education & Technology in Higher Education
WinScholarships.Com: developed by Benjamin Kaplan
Universal Class: Take a variety of continuing education courses online
World Lecture Hall: Contains pointers to pages created by faculty worldwide who are using the web to deliver course material

Systems Thinking and Education (Return to Top of Page)

Mike Miles. (2008). Systems thinking in practice: How a superintendent and two districts applied a model of systems thinking for increased student achievement. The Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement. Retrieved January 2009, from http://www.centerforcsri.org/webcasts/webcast3/webcast3.html
Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL). (2000). Asking the right questions: A leader's guide to systems thinking about school improvement. Denver, CO: Author. Retrieved January 2009, from http://www.mcrel.org/PDF/SchoolImprovementReform/5982TG_AskingRightQuestions.pdf

Educational Renewal and Reform (Return to Top of Page)

No Child Left Behind: U. S. Department of Education
Educational Policy Analysis Archives
Public Education: Views of a Concerned Parent by Jeff Lindsay
US Charter Schools web site
Center on Reinventing Public Education
Georgia Charter Schools: Georgia Department of Education, Office of Policy & External Affairs
Rossman, P., with T. Maxwell (2001). The future of higher education: For all worldwide, a holistic view. Ecological Education Website.
Sass, E. (2005). American educational history: A hypertext timeline. Collegeville, MN: College of St. Benedict, St. John's University. Retrieved April 2005, from http://www.cloudnet.com/%7Eedrbsass/educationhistorytimeline.html.
Basis High School -- Academically-focused charter school
Play Mountain Place--A humanistic alternative school

Administration and Supervision

American Association of School Administrators (AASA)

Teacher Resources

The Teaching Channel
Teacher Professional Development Sourcebook: from Teacher Magazine
Teachers Helping Teachers: Excellent resource especially for new teachers
Awesome Library and Awesome Talking Library: Excellent resources on a variety of topics
The Educator's Reference Desk from the Information Institute of Syracuse
The Gateway to 21st Century Skills: A project of the GEM Exchange
Scholastic Teachers Site
Busy Teachers Website K-12
The Teacher's Guide: Lesson Plans, Thematic Unit Guides and more
TeAchnology: many free resources; requires annual subscription fee to access all resources
Education World
Education Planet
Sites for Teachers
Teachers.net
PBS Teacher Source
WGBH Forum Network: Education
The Virtual Library from Schoolwise Press (hundreds of links to articles and reports on a variety of educational issues)
The ASCD Web
The School Page
A to Z Teacher Stuff: Lesson plans, articles, and more
Holiday materials: Printable activities, games, coloring pages, word find, word scramble, etc. to go with each holiday
Student Zone: Chicago Public Schools

Education: Curriculum (Return to Top of Page)

Overview
- Curriculum Frameworks--from Edformatics, National and international curriculum frameworks
- Common Core State Standards Initiative: from National Governors Association
- Resources for Understanding the Common Core State Standards: from Edutopia
- Tennessee Curriculum Center: Resources for implementing Common Core Standards
- Core Knowledge Curriculum popularized by E. D. Hirsch
- International Baccalaureate Organization: Curriculum designed for preparation for university entry
- Teaching with the Web: Jerrie Cheek & Traci Redish, Kennesaw State University
- Holistic Schooling and Education: Links to a variety of resources by W. Huitt
Implementation
- Clark, E. (2005). Designing and implementing an integrated curriculum: A learner-centered approach. [A postscript]. Brandon, VT: Holistic Education Press. Retrieved June 2005, from http://www.great-ideas.org/ClarkPS.htm
Lesson Plans
- Lesson Plans from the Discovery Channel
- LessonPlansPage.com
- Lesson Planet
Parents
- CCSS -- What Do Parents Need to Know: from Education Northwest
- Parents Guide to CCSS: from education.com
- Parents Guide to Student Success with CCSS: from the National PTA
Preschool
- National Center for Early Development & Learning (NCEDL): Sponsored by the US Department of Education's Institute for Educational Sciences (IES)
- Bright From The Start: from Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning
- Reggio Emilia: An educational project, from the municipality of Reggio Emilia, Italy
- North American Reggio Emilia Alliance
- Reggio Emilia approach: Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting
- Reggio Emilia approach: From Wikipedia
- The Reggio Emilia approach: Cyert Center for Early Education, Carnegie Mellon
- Hill, L., Cadwell, L., & Schwall, C. (Eds.). (2005). In the spirit of the studio: Learning from the atelier of Reggio Emilia. New York: Teachers College Press.
- Wurm, J. (2005). Working in the Reggio way: A beginner's guide for American teachers. St. Paul, MN: Redleaf Press.
- Gayle's Preschool Rainbow - Activity Central
Elementary Grades
- Project Spectrum at Harvard University, Project Zero
- Key Learning Community, Indianapolis, IN
- Core Knowledge implementing curriculum inspired by E. D. Hirsch
- The Waterford Institute: Reading, Math, and Science activities
- Whootie Owl's Stories: Stories to grow by
Middle Grades
- Virtual Middle School Library
- Crossroads Curriculum: 6th grade, Radnor Middle School, Wane, PA
- Watershed Curriculum: 7th grade, Radnor Middle School, Wayne, PA
- Soundings Curriculum: 8th grade, Radnor Middle School, Wayne, PA
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
- 21st Century Problem Solving
- CyberTutor: Socratic tutor in physics instruction developed at MIT
- Alien Rescue: Example of problem-based learning
Study Skills
- Study Skills for Students: from Education Corner
Reading/Language Arts
- Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement (CIERA): A national center for research on early reading, representing 5 universities (Michigan; Michigan State; U of Southern CA, Minnesota; Georgia)
- The On-line Books Page: Search or browse by author, subject or title
- Children's Literature: Reviews of children's literature by librarians, writers and editors, teachers, and children's literature specialists
- Children of the Code: PBS special on reading
- Children of the Code: We Have A Problem: 1st video installment of PBS special on reading
- Author On-line: by Aaron Shepard
- Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
- National Writing Project
- Embracing the Child: Recommended books and writing projects
- Overstock: Source of relatively inexpensive books, including those in other languages
- Free Online Books: Multiple indexes with links to a wide variety of books
- Virtual Libraries: Links to online books
- Storybird: Create art-inspired stories
- Smories: Children's stories read by children
Second/Foreign Language
- iLove Languages
- Foreign Language Learning
- Audible Bilingual Books: Designed for Chinese children learning English
- Warren Hardy Spanish: focused on adult learners
American Sign Language
- American Sign Language Browser: Quicktime movies on how to make various signs
Mathematics
- Lessons and Resources: from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- NCTM Illuminations Website: Designed to illuminate the new vision for school mathematics presented in NCTM's Principles and Standards for School Mathematics
- The Interactive Mathematics Program: Curricula, research support, and training opportunities designed to address NCTM standards
- Kool Math 4 Kids
- Singapore Math: Uses a direct instruction approach to teaching mathematics (Materials from Math-n-stuff, SGBox)
- iPASS: Online math intervention program; a component of the iLearn GAINS program
- Math to Build On by Johnny and Margaret Hamilton (1993). Provides brief explanations of basic math used in the construction trades with sample problems and answers
- Mathematics Education Resources: from Online Teachers Resource Network, Australia
- FunBrain.com: math and reading games
- Math.com: practice and activities for basic math through calculus
- The Geometry Center: Center for the Computation and Visualization of Geometric Structures
- AP Calculus resources from the College Board
- Geometry Step-by-Step: From the land of the Incas
- The Magic of Mathematics from Kelsie Mitchell, Cook County High School
- MathPages: compiled by Kevin Brown
- AdaptedMind: Organized practice and just-in-time instruction for elementary math
- IXL: K-8 and Algebra math practice
- Math Apps for the iPad: from Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
Science
- Cosmic Evolution: From Big Bang to Humankind: from Eric Chaisson, Wright Center for Science Education
- National Science Teachers Association
- Minds on Science: Materials on teaching science by Jack Hassard, Georgia State University
- References & Resources for Science Teachers: from Norman Herr, California State University, Northridge
- Science Monster
- Science Explained: Edited by Dr. Jamie Love
- Project ARISE (American Renaissance in Science Education)
- Science Lessons: from Science Netlinks
- The Center for Curriculum Materials in Science sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Educational in Nature: environmental education curriculum supplements presented by Georgia-Pacific Corp.,
- NASAKids: Materials for children and teachers
- National Science Resources Center: sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution and the National Academies
- CO₂Fx: Global Warming Interactive: Games-based, systems dynamic approach to teaching the issue of global warming.
- Resources for teaching evolution: from the National Academies
- Cool Cosmos: Cosmic fun and games from CalTech
- Islam & Science: from IslamiCity.com
- The Learning Cycle as a Tool for Planning Science Instruction: by Anthony Lorsbach, Illinois State University
- Microbiology: by Gary Kaiser, Community College of Baltimore County
- Classification of Organisms: by Ray Burkett, Southwest Tennessee Community College
- Bacteria Kingdom: by Arne Brachhold, Stuttgart, Germany
- Bozeman Science: High School science videos by Paul Anderson, Bozeman, Montana
Math and Science
- Math and Science Gateway: Provides links to resources in math and science for educators and students in grades 9-12
- Texas Instruments: Resources for using Texas Instruments technology in the classroom
- Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC): An information source for K-12 math and science teachers
- World of Science: Eric Weisstein, Wolfram Research
- AP Biology resources from the College Board
- AP Chemistry resources from the College Board
- AP Physics resources from the College Board
Mathematics and the Arts
- Arts and Mathematics: from ThinkQuest
- Mathematics in the Arts: from BBC
Technology
- Computer Training Tutorials: Explanations, tutorials and tips about computers and the Web
- uastechi-teachers: Resources for integrating technology into the classroom by Sudha Sunder, Universal American School, Dubai
History and Social Studies
- Hyperhistory of the World
- World Civilizations
- World History For Us All: from San Diego State University in cooperation with the National Center for History Within the Schools at UCLA
- The Myths: How did it all begin?
- Early America
- Center for Civic Citizenship
- Classroom projects: from thirteen edonline
- A Window into Islamic Holidays, Traditions, and Cultures: Unit for grades 4-8
- Window Into Global History
- Current events: Lesson plans and other materials from the New York Times
- Byzantine Rulers: The History of The Byzantine Empire (podcasts): by Lars Brownworth
- AP European History resources from the College Board
- AP US History resources from the College Board
- AP World History resources from the College Board
Geography
- Geography Quizzes: by John and Dan Hostetler
Music
- K-12 Resources for Music Educators
- Music Education Madness
- Putumayo Kids -- World music for children (with teaching guides)
Fine Arts
- Art History: by Christopher Witcombe
- ArtsEdge: from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts
- Artcyclopedia
- Arts Education Resources from McGraw-Hill
- Artful Learning: The Leonard Bernstein Center for Learning at Gettysburg College
- Art Resources from Art International
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Arts of Japan
Health and Physical Education
- President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
- Frank and Mike's Physical Education Page
- PECentral
Vocational and Career Education
- National Center for Research in Vocational Education
- National Research Center for Career and Technical Education
- Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America
Character Education
- Character Education Guidelines (K-5) (6-8) (9-12): Georgia Quality Core Curriculum--search subject [character education] for desired grade level
- Character Through The Arts: Whole-school reform focusing on implementing Bernstein's Artful Learning Instructional Model
- Resources for Character Education: Indiana Department of Education
- The Character Counts! Coalition
Spiritual Development
- Spiritual Education Lesson Plans from spiritual-education.org
Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies
- Peace Education: Experiential Activities
- Peace Education Activities: American Montessori Society
Service Learning

Americorps
Service Learning Is...: from Learn and Serve America’s National Service-Learning Clearinghouse
Service Learning Videos: National Service-Learning Partnership

Emotional and Social Development
- LEAPS (Life Excelerator Assessment of Personal Skills): Online resources for developing social and emotional skills of students
Disabilities/Special Education
- School Psychology Resources On-Line--lots of pointers to sites dealing with disabilities, giftedness, etc.
- Special Education Resources on the Internet (SERI) from Roseann Horner
- LD Online from WETA Public Broadcasting
- Creative Expression Activities: Materials for learners with Asperger's Syndrome by Judith Martinovich
College Advising
- College catalogs online

Global Education

The Global Schoolhouse
Curriculum for a Global Education
One Human Family Workshops
United Nations' Voices of Youth project: Allows young people to communicate with world leaders on important world issues
Human Unity in the 1990s
World Trust Educational Services: focusing on women talking about race, gender, and class in the US
Exploring Ancient World Cultures
The Council for Global Education: Develops, supports, and promotes integrated educational programs and materials
iEARN (International Education and Resource Network): global network that enables teachers and young people to use the Internet and other new technologies to collaborate on projects; on-line courses available for continuing education credit

Education for Sustainability

The Island School: Rock Sound, Eleuthera, The Bahamas
The Lawrenceville School: Lawrenceville, NJ

Multi-Cultural Education (Return to Top of Page)

The National Association For Multicultural Education
Extensive multicultural websites collection at the University of Virginia
Multicultural Pavilion Teachers Corner
Center for Educational Pluralism at Western Washington University
Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee
Redefining how success is measured in First Nations, Inuit and Métis Learning
Understanding Assets in Native Communities
Native Net
National Center for Education Statistics. (2005). National assessment of education progress: National Indian education study. Washington, DC: U. S. Department of Education. Retrieved May 2008, from http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nies/L0800.asp
African Studies WWW (U of Penn) \
African American Resource Guide
Black Cowboy History Sites: Celebrating black cowboys
European Community Folk Culture
Hans Christian Andersen Schools of Many Voices Multicultural Laboratory Demonstration Site: school in Minnesota focused on developing "multicultural students"
Project Cape Town: Education and Integration in South Africa Example of case-method teaching using WWW
Bilingual Education Resources Page - University of Texas at Austin
French Speaking Countries and Cultures from: Cedar Secondary School, Vancouver Island, Canada
French Language Resources
Bilingual Books for Kids: Source of Spanish/English resource materials (books, games, audiotapes, videotapes, CDs)
Teaching for the Uniqueness of Diversity: University of Michigan

Education and Technology (Return to Top of Page)

Putting Class Material on the Web
Innovate: peer-reviewed, bimonthly e-journal focusing on creative practices and cutting-edge research on the use of information technology to enhance education
The Web Institute for Teachers from Craig A. Cunningham
Online K-12 courses developed by Lone Eagle Consulting Services
The Virtual University: Models and Messages--A UNESCO report (2002)
Spectrum Virtual University: Provides online courses for using the Internet for teaching and learning
On-line Courses from the College of Education at San Diego State University
Taking your course online: a workshop sponsored by the NC State Computing Center
Academic Work in the Virtual University
California Institute of Integrative Studies: Adult and Online learning
Computers in the Classroom: Computer course taught at Arizona State University
Life on the Internet: Introduction to PBS program on the development of the Internet

Massive Open Online Courses

Online Graduate-level Degrees

Online Education Database: Provides links to online programs
American Doctorate Degree Programs: Provides links and advice on PhD programs
General-United States
- Programs available through Valdosta State University
- Teachers' College of Western Governors University
- Curriculum, Technology, and Education Reform--University of Illinois, Champaigne-Urbana
- Education--American InterContinental University
- Education--Capella University
- Education -- Walden University
- Education -- Drexel University
- Education--New England University
- MEd in Educational Administration at the University of Cincinnati
General-Other Countries
- Open Universities-Australia -- Consortium of universities offering online degrees
Holistic
- Contemplative Education--Naropa University
- Integrative Education--Endicott University
International
- Global Studies in Education -- University of Illinois, Champaigne-Urbana, USA
- Global and International Education -- Drexel University
- International Education -- George Washington University
- International Education (low residency) -- Endicott College
- International Education (low residency) -- SIT Graduate Institute
- The Center for International Education -- University of Massachusetts, USA
- Center for the Study of Education in an International Context -- Bath University, UK
- Deakin University -- Melbourne, Australia

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Dr. William G. (Bill) Huitt
Dept. of Psychology & Counseling
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA 31698-0001

whuitt @ valdosta [dot] edu