K-12 & Beyond Resources

Subject Index:

Comprehensive Curriculum Resources
Curriculum/Technology Integration Ideas
Distance Learning
Resources for Special Populations
Resources for Librarians
Family and Social Issues
Education Reform
Standards
Test Information
Acceptable Use Policies (AUPs)
Sites by Teachers, for Teachers
Professional Development Resources

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Search Engines

IT Connections' list of search engines Links to the most popular ones
New Education Search Engine (TKM)

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Florida Resources

Florida Center for Instructional Technology (FCIT)
Florida Information Resource Network (FIRN)
Technology 'Nformation for Teachers Technology-based lesson plans
Lesson plans downloaded from FIRN

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Standards

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Environmental Education

EE-Link Environmental Education from NCEET
Lesson Plan gopher from the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Project Archaeology Featuring the Anasazi Heritage Center Museum, with special emphasis on environmental degradation: Select the link for Project Archaeology.
Learning by Design: Environmental Education Program of The American Architectural Foundation at The American Institute of Architects.

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Comprehensive Curriculum Resources

Edition Online Information on lesson plans, BBS ideas, and classroom themes and projects
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators for enhancing curriculum and teacher professional growth
Pitsco Guide to Educational Technology A free extensive resource for teachers and students; see also "Ask an Expert"
The Education Station Main Menu
The Education Station Lesson plans (searchable)
Community Learning Network The CLN is a K-12 educational network managed by the Technology and Distance Education Branch of the Ministry of Education, Skills and Training in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

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Resources for Special Populations

The National Center to Improve Practice (NCIP) "NCIP, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, promotes the effective use of technology to enhance educational outcomes for students (preschool to grade 12) with sensory, cognitive, physical, and social/emotional disabilities."
Americans with Disabilities Act Document Includes an impressive set of links to specific topics.
LD Online The Interactive Guide to Learning Disabilities
HiPMag Online Award-winning HiP Magazine, the only contemporary publication for deaf and hard-of-hearing children
Montessori for Moms Early childhood education
Lists of Talented/Gifted Education Sites
WindyCreek Homeschool WindyCreek Homeschool offers a wealth of resources, support, and information including goals for home schooling, activities, and Internet links for kids.

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Education Reform

North Carolina Dep't. of Public Instruction Resources, reform initiatives, publications
Pathways to School Improvement NCREL's Guide to School Improvement
Ed Web Educational reform and Information Technology - by Andy Carvin
JOBS: THE CLASS OF 2000 School To Work information page
Education Commission of the States Home Page ECS advises all states on issues of education policy. Site includes large, searchable database on all aspects of education.
Urban MAST Women and Minorities in Math, Science and Technology Educational Reform
CONNECT Colorado's state-wide school reform initiative
The State Networking Project from TENET A nationwide collaborative effort. Long-range planning to integrate an information infrastructure to support the needs of the K-12 educational community.
Networks for Goals 2000 Reform from the Texas Education Network (TENET).
UNESCO International Bureau of Education (IBE) Includes links to resources such as the World Data on Education databank and International Conference on Education, 1996.

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Acceptable Use Policies (AUPs)

AUP templates from Oregon
Rice University Large collection of AUPs
University of Illinois - Urbana Guidelines for Educational Uses of Networks
Acceptable Computer Use Policy full text from Southern Regional High School, NJ
Pointers to other schools' AUPs from BB&N

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Pointers and Lists of Links

US Dep't. of Education Page
WEB66 International WWW Schools Registry
K-12 Links from IT Connections
Good Links for Educators from A.S.U.
Archive of the best educational sites on the Web
ESI'S School Webpage Directory listing of 80,000+ schools on the web, by state -- add your school's webpage.
Compendium of K-12 Resources
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution K-12 Resources
The Ultimate Children's Internet Sites

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Curriculum/Technology Integration Ideas

New Jersey NIE Site Curriculum, lesson plans, networking
Internet Island, a self- tutor designed to help teachers become familiar with navigating the internet and integrating the Internet into an inquiry-based curriculum
THE SCHOOL PAGE New Web Page for Teachers/Administrators
Mustang: The Educator's Web Cruising Vehicle Curriculum integration and professional development resources from The Web66 project
Integrating Technology In Schools from Larry Jeffryes, UNM
K-5 Cyber Trail Model sites for K-5 Education
Integrating the Internet from Susan Hixson, Tempe, AZ
Th E'Lectric Learning Web Educational internetworking
Teachers Helping Teachers New ideas for classroom implementation
Curriculum Enhancement from Dr. Jim Kerr, Brock University
Kid Wide Web: A Guide to the Internet for Teachers from Clare Macdonald in Denmark
PedagoNet a service for exchanging learning materials and resources
Connections+ MCREL's curriculum integration site
Central Illinois Teachers' Exchange
Classroom Connect Teacher Contact Database: note new URL.
Lessons Plans and Design Tenets by Jamie McKenzie, Bellingham Schools, Washington - excellent!

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Resources for Librarians

School Library Hotspots
Librarians as Internet Resource Providers
The Internet Advocate
Peter Milbury's School Library and School Librarians Home Pages
Classroom Connect Provides information on Internet searching, conferences, school sites, and Web resources
Library Media Curriculum from Platte Canyon School District, CO
School Librarian Links
Librarians Information Online Network (LION)
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction WebEd K-12 Curriculum Links
Planning an Electronic Library Classroom: An Annotated Bibliography by Lisa Janicke
60 new research syntheses (ERIC Digests)
Education Search Engine TKM: "Total Knowledge Management"
Institute on Digital Library Development

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Sites by Teachers, for Teachers

Monsters Monsters Monsters Projects integrated across the curriculum; helps teachers learn how to do informal projects and perhaps design their own.
Jane Coffey's Childrens' Literature Sites
Tina Scott's resources for music educators
Carey Cook's vocabulary resources
Vanessa Stevens' Math/Science Bookmarks
Donna Gifford's K-12 science/math links
Liz Tompkins' list of Hispanic Resources
Berit's Best Sites for Children

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Student and School Projects and Publications

Stone Soup Online literary magazine by young writers and artists
AP US History essays by high school students, (North Hagerstown, NJ)
Patch American High School, Stuttgart Site of the first High School Web server in Europe
The Great Debates Position papers by Madison Middle School's 6th grade students
Writer's Magazine BioPoems from Arbor Heights Elementary School
Home Page: North Slope School District, Alaska at the top of the world!
JASON Project home page Nederland Elementary School, Colorado
OnLine Projects: How to Develop Them and Pointers to On-Going Projects Developed by Tammy Payton, a first grade teach in rural, southern Indiana.
Surfing for ABC's: K-1
Surfing Safely on the Internet: 2-3

(These two pages are also from Tammy Payton. She says these "are lesson plans and published projects for teaching primary kids how to surf safely. Some schools have adapted these lesson plans for older students. Others are using these lesson plans for 'After School Computer Clubs.'")
CyberU Teacher Projects,Student Projects, etc.from Southern Regional High School Manahawkin, NJ
"NickNacks"
("These collaborations have more to do with the implementation of projects by educators and students over the Net than with the use of learning partners and small groups as a means for learning support, sharing, and facilitating through communication.")

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Projects, Exhibits, and Resources from Big Organizations

The Alphabet Superhighway an educational website, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, assists students in creating, locating, and communicating information through on-line activities.
Netreader KidWeb KidWeb is an interactive site designed to list and offer safe sites for children, while promoting interactive use of the internet by children.
National Geographic Page "for kids" section
Scholastic Network A network connecting thousands of sites throughout the USA
CEARCH Searches the CISCO Educational Archives
Filamentality An interactive website that guides you through creating three different types of Web pages (a hot list, a treasure hunt, and an activity page)
Kidsweb A World Wide Web Digital Library for Schoolkids
Global SchoolNet Foundation on-line projects and classroom implementation strategies
NASA Lewis check the classroom projects
Science news on everything from astrophysics to zoology, updated daily, with press releases from leading research centers

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Sources which encourage Inquiry Learning and Critical Thinking

inQuiry Almanack explores how telecomputing can be used to support classroom activities. It's designed primarily for the K-8 educational community and supported by The Franklin Institute Science Museum.
Individualized Science Modules a series of science activities that guide children through a chain of adventures which have been carefully designed to foster a curiosity about themselves and their environment.
Eyes on Art introduces beginning students (K-14) of art, art history, and humanities to the developed skill of learning to look artistically.
Make It Happen! Thematic instruction, interdisciplinary curriculum, inquiry-based learning for middle school
National Wildlife Federation particularly good is the "In the Classroom" section.
Helping your child learn history Story-based history activities which enable critical thinking
Ancient Lands Technology Encyclopedia It is multicultural with Mexican, Native American, and African links. Includes such diverse sites as the Leaning Tower of Pisa, snow igloos, to early bridges and water wheels

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Professional Development Resources

EdWeb Online educational resources and information about trends in education
World Lecture Hall Syllabi, assignments, lecture notes, exams, and calendars from many online courses
UCLA School of Education Professional development for urban teachers
InfoList Digest Home Page Nov. 19, 1995 journal has information on grants and scholarships
HEPROC Higher Education Professional Development Page
Faculty Lounge Southwest Florida Public Television: The Lounge contains resources and links to help teachers use the Internet in the classroom.
Cornell Theory Center's Educators' Gateway The Gateway for Educators contains links to information on curriculum, lesson plans, software for the classroom, and how to set up web servers in the schools, as well as extensive resources in specific subject areas.
GSN's Web Tutorial Harnessing the power of the web for classroom use
The Online Internet Institute (OII) a collaborative project between Internet-using educators, proponents of systemic reform, content area experts and teachers seeking professional growth
Heritage Online The Heritage Institute, Antioch University, Seattle
Multimedia files on the Internet An extensive multimedia guide for novice Internet users.
CSU Faculty Development Clearinghouse Web page UC Sacramento
The National Teaching and Learning Forum It's the newsletter written for educators by educators.
Busy Teacher's Web Kit It's designed to be a help for busy teachers who would like to become part of the web community but have limited time, training and access for getting a web page organized and published.

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Family and Social Issues

Urban MAST Women and Minorities in Math, Science and Technology Educational Reform
Families and Education RMC Research Corporation's Parent Involvement Web Site
Life Skills: Integrated Academics from Jeffco Adolescent Parenting and Pregnancy Program
Children in divorce How it feels to be a kid in divorce...is a short book written from the child's perspective relating the raw feelings of the child in regard to all family members affected by the divorce or seperation of the child's parents.
Reaching All Families: Creating Family-Friendly Schools Office of Educational Research & Improvement (OERI): 53-page report (August 1996) edited by Oliver Moles
700+ Family-oriented sites Reviews of more than 700 family-oriented sites on such subjects as parenting, pets, hobbies, real estate, even weddings and home improvement.
Prevention Yellow Pages A worldwide directory of programs, research, references and resources dedicated to the prevention of youth problems and the promotion of nurturing children

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Test Information

Educational Testing Service Net information on college and graduate school tests including Advanced Placement, SAT, GRE,GMAT,TOEFL, PRAXIS and LSAT.

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