Topic
Based Websites |
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The
Educator's Reference Desk |
Contains
2,000+ lesson plans, 3,000+ links to online education information
and 200+ archived questions. |
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Internet
Public Library |
Excellent
site categorized by specific topics. |
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Librarians'
Index to the Internet: Education Topics
|
Contains
excellent annotated websites categorized by subject areas and
hot topics. |
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Michigan
Electronic Library - Education |
A
comprehensive listing by topic and potential audience. The "hot
topics" section is quite helpful. |
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| Phi
Delta Kappa Fastbacks
(The index is online and the print resource is located in the CRC
Resource Lab) |
Fastbacks
are easy to read pamphlets containing overview information about
education related topics. Use this database by entering fastback
in the abstract field, around 180 resources will appear
with the most recent first. (These resources are not easy to find
via this database but are worth the effort). Document the title
and find the fastback number in the Curriculum Resource Center
in the Phi Delta Kappa Fastbacks list or locate the print Fastback
list in CRC next to the textbooks. |
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Selected
Web Sites of Importance to Education Librarians in College &
University Settings (ALA, EBSS, Curriculum Materials Committee)
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Excellent
site reviewed by Education Librarians around the nation. |
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Brown
v. Board of Education |
Bibliography
in commemoration of the 50 th anniversary of Brown v. Board of
Education. |
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FORMER
SELECTED ERIC CLEARINGHOUSES (dated but
important) |
Some
ERIC clearinghouses were closed down after 1/1/04
and some have remained active. This website fills in the details.
Titles of clearinghouses include the following: Adult, Career
and Vocational Education; Assessment & Evaluation; Community
Colleges; Counseling & Student Services; Educational Management;
Elementary & Early Childhood Ed.; Higher Ed; Information &
Technology; Reading, English & Communication; Rural Ed. and
Small Schools; Teaching & Teacher Ed.; Urban Ed. |
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Titles
of Adjunct and Affiliate Clearinghouses include the following
topics: Child Care; Early Intervention & Early Childhood Special
Education; Entrepreneurship Ed.; ESL Literacy Ed.; Homeless Education;
Rural Mathematics Ed.; U.S.-Jap Studies; |
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College Search
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Testing & Education Reference Center
Access information to college and graduate programs along with specialty and career programs. |
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Curriculum
Related Websites
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Curriculum
Guides at the University of Cincinnati, Curriculum Resource
Center website. |
Excellent
starting spot for curriculum related websites. |
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Education
World |
A
huge collection of education related sites, with sections on "Lesson
Planning," "Administrator's Desk", "Professional Development"
and more. |
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Gateway
to Educational Materials (GEM) |
Links
to thousands of uncataloged educational resources found on federal,
state, university, non-profit and commercial internet sties. Sponsored
by the US Dept. of Education. |
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International
Reading Association |
Links
to literacy resources. Contains articles on hot topics about literacy
and reading. |
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English as a Second Language |
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| The Internet TESL Journal: For Teacher of English as a Second Language |
This is a monthly web journals that contains articles, research papers, lesson plans, classroom handouts, teaching ideas and links.
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National
& State Educational Websites |
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United
States Department of Education |
Useful
to locate educational headlines, policy, research, statistics
and various other topics. In the HELP area, the "A - Z" index
is quite comprehensive. |
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What
Works Clearinghouse |
This
new What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) gathers studies pertaining
to the effectiveness of educational interventions including programs,
products, practices, and policies based on scientific
evidence. |
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Ohio
Department of Education |
Contains
a "hot topics" section along with "quicklinks" that contain proficiency
test scores, local report cards/ratings, teacher certification
and jobs. (Use the scroll bar on the right to find the quicklinks).
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Ohio
Local Report Cards / Rating |
Find
data for Ohio School Districts and buildings. |
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Ohio
Board or Regents |
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Ohio
Federation of Teachers (OFT) |
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American
Education Research Association |
|
Statistics |
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Education
Statistics at a Glance |
A
one-stop shopping website for education statistics. Maintained
by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), it contains
major NCES publications such as, The Condition of Education
, The Digest of Education Statistics , and Projection
of Education Statistics , Indicators of School Crime
and Safety and Youth Indicators. |
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| Tests |
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Testing & Education Reference Center
Practice for college/graduate school admissions, exams to help earn college credit, civil service/licensing exams, G.E.D. and military entrance exams |
