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Link to Selected Dunagan Library Social Science Databases and Full-text Materials

SBEC and TexES/ExCET

• SBEC materials include educator certification standards, TexES (formerly ExCET) test frameworks, TexES test preparation manuals, and so on. The site has changed so significantly that users should go to SBEC's new home page to begin navigation; however here is the link to the primary (but not the only) page dealing with TexES test frameworks. Test frameworks continue to require the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to function.
• Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (T E K S) 

General Education Resources

The Educator's Reference Desk   includes some of the resources from the former AskERIC website. The Gateway to 21st Century Skills (GEM)   includes some of the resources from the former AskERIC and ERIC Clearinghouse sites. A to Z Teacher Stuff  Comprehensive, easy to navigate AACTE: American Assn of Colleges for Teacher Education. AERA SIG: Open Access E-Journals in the Field of Education  a list of nearly 100 journals with hot links Autism Information Center  Center for the Advancement of Ethics and Character   Center for Dewey Studies  Center for Media Literacy  defined as the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and create mass communication in all forms; aimed at K-12 College and University Rankings   U. Illinois-Urbana Champaign; essentially an online bibliography that links users to a variety of web sites featuring all kinds of ratings. Columbia Education Center Especially useful for student teachers. ED.gov   Education of At-Risk Students Education index from CollegeView.com An annotated guide to education-related sites on the Web, sorted by subject and lifestage. Education Statistics at a Glance formerly, Encyclopedia of Education Stats Education Week and EdWeek Reports Education World: Where Educators go to Learn   a rich Web portal for K-16 educators, students & parents Education - Yahoo EDUCAUSE Encyclopedia of Psychology  English as a Second Language a gateway ESL Resources Organized by Topic Center for Applied Linguistics Eurydice: The Information Network on Education in Europe FREE--Federal Resources for Educational Excellence

Institute for Urban and Minority Education   Columbia Teacher's College Instructional Design  .org Instructional Design Models U. Denver and of related interest Tips for Rapid Instructional Design ID: What is Instructional Design? Instructional Technology Teaching Ideas Internet Projects Registry  part of Global School Net LD Online informative and easy to use The Literacy Web  MIT OpenCourseWare Web-based electronic publishing initiative; goal is to provide free, searchable access to MIT's course materials. National Center for the Study of Adult Learning & Literacy NCSALL  National Center for Early Development and Learning  addresses issues and research related to the "cognitive, social & emotional development of children from birth through age eight" National Educational Technology Standards Projects New Teachers Home Page  NSDL: National Science Digital Library  Nutrition.gov includes a hot topic on healthy eating for children The Pragmatism Cybrary very comprehensive philosophy site [John Dewey] Study Guides and Strategies Although not directly concerned with teaching, the strategies and ideas on how to learn are very good. Teachers and Administrators an IPL gateway Theory Into Practice [TIP] TIP is a tool intended to make learning and instructional theory more accessible to educators. The database contains brief summaries of 50 major theories of learning and instruction. These theories can also be accessed by learning domains and concepts. Texas Education Agency Texas School Libraries UK Education-line full-text access to reports, working papers, etc. that support educational research, policy & practice. U.S. Department of Education: Topics from A to Z WWW World Lecture Hall

Selected homework sites. Cool Sites and KidsClick! are more highly rated than the other two sites Great Web Sites for Kids    sponsored by the Assn of School Librarians

KidsClick!  U. of California, Berkeley KidsConnect.com Yahooligans.com

K-12 Resources

Armadillo's WWW Server Arts in Education  Articles, recommended readings, links to other sites Art Education Page for K-12 Teachers Blue Web'n: a library of Blue Ribbon Learning Sites on the Web  Subdivides by subject area and by Web Based Tutorials, Web Based Projects, Unit and Lesson Plans, and so on. Children Now Center for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching   a UK-based site, has many lesson plans Computer-Using Educators very comprehensive Community Learning Network Curricular resources, school home pages, more Dr. Mac's Behavior Management Site  edHelper.com lesson plans, instructional materials; one of many helpful practitioner-oriented .com sites Early Childhood Education an IPL gateway EDSITEment A NEH sponsored site with links to the "best humanities sites" and lessons plans EduHound: Everything for Education K-12   a comprehensive menu of educational resources; some fee-based; site also links to a directory of schools & classrooms that have active Web presences. Great Web Sites for Kids  sponsored by the Assn of School Librarians and ALA. Subdivisions are Reading & Writing, Facts & Learning, and Just for Fun. High School Ace: Academic Homepage offers quality information in most subject areas to students and teachers grades 9-12. Frank Potter's Science Gems  K-12 lesson plans; K-16 science experiments and exercises Internet Tools for Teachers a few materials are fee-based only, but there is a rich array of free materials as well International Reading Assn.   the premier site for useful links to literacy and related topics Internet Tutorials * University of Albany Libraries Basic Internet Research Guides Internet Projects Registry part of Global School Net a nonprofit educational organization with 70,000+ members; the aim is to provide a venue for students & teachers to exchange ideas & improve learning through collaborative online learning projects Grantmaking at ED August 2005; this is the updated version of: What I Should Know About ED Grants Sept. 1998 K-12 Education an IPL gateway K-12 Environmental Education Kathy Shrock's Guide for Educator's  an excellent guide in production since 1995 Landmark Project for Schools A site "dedicated to the idea that Information will be the raw material that drives the 21st century, and that today's students should be learning to BUILD with information." Lesson Plans Library  The Literacy Web  an extensive and excellent site providing information on "literacy best practices", lesson plans, and so on	National Council of Teachers of Mathematics  more than 500 lesson plans, site is colorful and easy-to-use National Geographic Sustainable Destinations Resource Center rich and varied site focused on geotourism Plagiarism  Superior and well-organized SCORE:   Schools of California On-line Resources for Education school-libraries.net [The site author states that] "School librarians are among the most active users of the Internet and World Wide Web. They are especially involved in bringing these resources to their students and staff. The following is a collection of Web Pages created or maintained by school librarians." Expanded to include world-wide links; selected as one of the Best Sites for Librarians by The School Library Journal A .com site with a similar approach is School Libraries on the Web School Psychology Resources Online Science Netlinks   an essential site, supporting K-12 teachers and their students Sic Steps to ELL Lesson Design  designed to help teachers adapt existing lessons or create new curriculum materials to meet the needs of non-English and limited-English students The Solutionsite.com  Offers teacher-generated lesson plans emphasizing active learning. Smithsonian Education Special Education  an IPL gateway Special Education Resources on the Internet Teachable Moment   an elegant, easy-to-use site; its purpose is to offer timely teaching ideas, lesson plans, essays for discussion, and suggestions for guiding young people as they deal with social conflict in the world. Teacher's Domain: Multimedia Resources for the Classroom and Professional Development  Teachnet.org A K-12 teacher's dream  Teacher Talk an has transitioned from an electronic journal for K-12 teachers to an electronic forum. TechEdge / Ed Tech Article Archive   1997-2008, articles include Mobile Digital Storytelling, Social Bookmarks 101, and Addressing CyberBullying in Schools Thinkfinity (formerly MarcoPolo)  major subdivisions are Adult & Family Literacy, Arts & Culture, Economics, Geography, History & Social Studies, Literature Mathematics, Reading & Language Arts, and Science. Now supported by the Verizon Foundation. Tim van Gelder's Critical Thinking on the Web Treats the critical thinking movement in education see also the related site The Reason! Project  Vocational Information Center Web English Teacher  K-12 English/Language arts online teaching resources site; mostly geared toward middle- and high-shcool levels What To Expect Your First Year of Teaching see also The Merrow Report: the First Year of Teaching from PBS UTPB's General Science Page
Selected news media [.com] sites designed for use by K-12 classroom teachers. New York Times Learning Network and PBS TeacherSource are more highly regarded than the other two sites. All sites provide lesson plans and other teaching aids. New York Times Learning Network   This site includes links specifically aimed at students and parents, as well as teachers.	C-Span Classroom no lesson plans, unlike TeacherSource below TeacherSource  PBS  Turner Learning TNT, TBS, The WB, etc. U.S. News Classroom
Learner.org: aka Annenberg Channel  Annenberg Media supports a vast web site devoted to making educational materials in all subjects available to educators and the general public in both electronic and print format. The Annenberg Channel is a free satellite channel for schools and public broadcasting stations, public access channels and other non-commercial community agencies. It runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and airs the video programs funded by Annenberg Media. It is available free to any agency with a Ku-band satellite dish and a DigiCipher II satellite receiver. If desired the same programs may be purchased on videocassette and DVD. Related links include Learner.org for Students  and a complete list of Annenberg Media programs.

Academic Subject Directories: Education     Definition

• BUBL Link: The letter E  Scroll down the page to a series of education links. BUBL stands for Bulletin Board for Libraries and is maintained by the Andersonian Library of the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. This is a good site to explore for a European slant on quality Internet sites.
• InfoSurf: Resources by Subject: Education  UC-Santa Barbara Libraries. This site offers an unusually large number of subject areas.
• Librarian's Index to the Internet This is a growing high-quality subject collection, supported by a federal grant and housed at the Digital Library SunSITE at the University of California Berkeley.
• intute:social sciences: EDUCATION 

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