EDUCATION

Topic Based Websites

The Educator's Reference Desk
Contains 2,000+ lesson plans, 3,000+ links to online education information and 200+ archived questions.

Internet Public Library
Excellent site categorized by specific topics.

Librarians' Index to the Internet: Education Topics    
Contains excellent annotated websites categorized by subject areas and hot topics.

Michigan Electronic Library - Education 
A comprehensive listing by topic and potential audience. The "hot topics" section is quite helpful.

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.

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.

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;

College Search

Testing & Education Reference Center

Access information to college and graduate programs along with specialty and career programs.

Curriculum Related Websites

Curriculum Guides at the University of Cincinnati, Curriculum Resource Center website.
Excellent starting spot for curriculum related websites.

Education World   
A huge collection of education related sites, with sections on "Lesson Planning," "Administrator's Desk", "Professional Development" and more.  

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.  

International Reading Association
Links to literacy resources. Contains articles on hot topics about literacy and reading.

English as a Second Language

This is a monthly web journals that contains articles, research papers, lesson plans, classroom handouts, teaching ideas and links.

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.

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.

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).

Ohio Local Report Cards / Rating
Find data for Ohio School Districts and buildings.

Ohio Board or Regents

Ohio Federation of Teachers (OFT)

American Education Research Association

Statistics

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.

LearningExpress

An online guide to test preparation in basic skills and career advancement. Includes practice tests for: academic, advanced placement, basic skills success, civil service, college preparation, cosmotology, EMS, ESL (Spanish) skills improvement courses, firefighter, GED, graduate school entrance, law enforcement, military, real estate, skills improvement courses, teacher certification, technical and career college, and US citizenship. Note: Setting up an account must be completed at an authentic site (on campus or at an Ohio public library or school.)

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