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Education K-12
 Alphabetical List of Links by Subject

ESC Regions Local Districts Home Schooling Locate Schools Reading
More Education Links Special Education Standards ESL/Bilingual Social Studies

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Education Service Center Regions
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Home Schooling:
 Aztec Home Schooling
Educational Software Directory
History of Education: Selected Moments of the Twentieth Century year by year list of important happenings
Homeschooling Corner
Home School Legal Defense Association
Home Schooling-Growing Without Schooling
Home Schooling Made Easy --Core Curriculum of America
Home-Schooling Publishers
Jon's Homeschool Resource Page --one of the largest homeschooling sites on the Web
Locate Schools:
 K-12, American School Directory (slow loading)
K-12, National Public School Locator
K-12+ Schools in Texas (slow loading)

More Education Links:
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1895 Test, 8th Grade
Academic Info --Your Gateway to Quality Educational Resources
Alliance for the Separation of School and State favors ending government involvement in education
ALPS: Active Learning Practices for Schools
Apple Learning Exchange lots of resources for teachers
Archive of Teaching Materials and Resources
Birds of a Feather --first graders studying the Web and Birds
The Case Against Time-Out by Peter Haiman, PhD.
Celebration USA teaches children about the U.S. constitution
Chemistry Teaching Resources (links)
Classroom Connect
Clip Art for School --list of links
The Corporate Branding of America's Schools report on trends in schoolhouse commercialism from Arizona State University
Cross-Cultural Understanding, A Peace Corps Classroom Guide to grade 6-12 lesson plans and activities that build cross-cultural awareness, respect, and communication
Documents for the Classroom, Maryland State Archives
Dropout Rates in the United States: 2000 high school dropout rates are studied over time, and in relation to income, ethnicity, and region
Education Info
Education Index Web links organized by subject or lifestage
Education Review a journal of book reviews on education
Educational Technology Webring
Education World
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education thousands of curriculum resources for K-12
Encyclopedia of ED Stats education statistics portal
Educational Resources:
Anthropology
Archaeology
Biology
Chemistry
Classics
Communications
Drama
Economics
English:
English
English as a second language
ESL/Bilingual Education, separate page (recommended for TAMUK Education Majors)
Health and Medicine
History:
History
African American History
Civil War
U.S. History
Humanities
Information Center (ERIC)
Library Science
Literature:
American Literature
Comparative Literature
English Literature
Mathematics
Microbiology and Virology
Music History and Studies
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Reading, separate page (recommended for TAMUK Education Majors)
Religion
Technology
Sciences
Sociology
Women's Studies
French Language Fun--the Virtual Baguette
Frog Dissection Online
Frog Dissection --online tutorial
Geometry Center
Great Books Homepage
Highlights' TeacherNet --preK to 8
ICONS (the International Communication and Negotiation Simulations) offers educational simulations of international relations at both the university and high school levels. Students at a participating institution represent the decision makers of an assigned country and negotiate solutions to global problems via the Internet with peers around the world.
Library of the Workplace -"shows the connection between schoolwork and job activities through the stories of employees, who answer the student question, "Why do I have to learn this?""
Math Archives --lots of math teaching materials
Mathematics, Using the Web to Teach (college level)
Math Forum --lots of great material
MEGA Math --resources for teaching from Los Alamos
Misunderstood Minds learning disabilities from PBS
Music Education a multimedia approach
New York Times Learning Network
PBS TeacherSource --for educators to help them plan their lessons and more easily access resources on television and the Web. Station schedules (with listings for local stations) are combined with lesson plans and online exercises for students to make this a sort of one-stop site
Research for Better Schools
Resources for Correctional Education
Science Teachers, Curriculum Links for
Scientific Research in Education history of the efforts to make education a scientific field
Smithsonian Education "the central education website of the Smithsonian Institution" - sections for educators, families, and students; the educator section has hundreds of lesson plans for all ages
Teacher Education and the Next Step directed at beginning teachers in South Australia... two main components: Tteacher Education, focusing on information related to the academics of teaching such as theories, methodologies, and leaerning concepts, and The Next Step, which emphasizes the application of theory into classroom practices (e.g., classroom set-up, effective planning) as well as practical information on finding and landing a teaching position
Teachernet full overview of British public education system
Teacher Talk
Teaching Effectiveness Program (tips for improvement)
Teaching Tolerance --free magazine and teaching kit
Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
wNet School resources for K-12 teachers
Worksheet Library some are free

Special Education:
 Alliance for Technology Access (ATA)
All Kinds of Minds (Dr. Mel Levine)
American Printing House for the Blind
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
AVKO Educational Research Foundation
CAST
Children with Attention Deficit Disorders (CH.A.D.D.)
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
Davis Dyslexia Association
Dyslexia, Learning Disabilities, and Literacy Resource Site Greenwood School
Family Education Network
International Dyslexia Association
Internet Special Education Resources
Job Accommodation Network
LD Online
LD Resource Richard Wanderman
Learning Disabilities Association (LDA)
National Academy for Child Development
National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD)
National Clearinghouse for Professions in Special Education
Project Stay a problem-solving model for children exhibiting challenging behaviors
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
Schwab Foundation for Learning
Special Education Resources on the Internet links to special education
Stowell Learning Center
Stuttering Foundation of America
Standards:
 Certification Requirements, All 50 states
Developing Educational Standards We have established this page as a repository for as much information about educational standards and curriculum frameworks from all sources (national, state, local, and other) as can be found on the Internet.
The Effectiveness of "Teach for America" and Other Under-certified Teachers on Student Academic Achievement: A Case of Harmful Public Policy a study at Arizona State University concludes that "Present policies allowing under-certified teachers, including those from the TFA program, to work with our most difficult to teach children appear harmful."
FairTest --The National Center for Fair & Open Testing
National Center for Educational Statistics --NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the United States and other nations.
National Standards for History This electronic version of the National Standards for History presents all elements of the printed edition except for 1) charts and illustrations and 2) the appendix listing contributors and participating organizations.
NCES Surveys --This page lists all NCES Survey/Program groups.
NCES Survey Web Tool --(Downloadable) Its function is to provide public access to education survey data collected by ED and to disseminate analysis reports focusing on postsecondary education policy issues.
No Child Left Behind new legislation from the Bush Administration
No Child Left Behind government website about the new federal legislation
Rethinking Schools provides an alternative to mainstream educational materials
Standards and Testing --Alfie Kohn
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