GENERAL EDUCATION WEB LINKS

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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & EDUCATIONAL JOURNAL LINKS ON THE NET

from the NYS Education Department

DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION:  NYS & US

NYS Education Department

US Department of Education

RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS

NYS Education Department, Office of Teaching Initiatives

Includes code of ethics, information about teaching in NYS, certification & professional development requirements,

teacher discipline, and mentoring resources.  Includes code of ethics

US Network for Education Information (USNEI)

Maintained by the US Department.  "USNEI was created in 1996 in response to requests from the (then) US Information Agency (USIA, now the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, US Department of State) and several private sector educational associations.  These organizations sought a central information point for international education information and asked that it be located in the US Department of Education."

Digital Video Library, Harvard Smithsonian Center

Collection of math and science videos created to enhance Understanding and Teaching of K-12 Learning Goals.

FREE - Federal Resources for Educational Excellence

Numerous teaching & learning resources under a broad range of subject categories.

National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, University of Buffalo

Great for teachers teaching high school science and beyond.

LESSON PLANS, CURRICULUM TOOLS, & ACTIVITIES

Lesson Plan Library:  Discovery Education 

Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plans

Hotchalk's LessonPlansPage.com 

Environmental Literacy Council

Virtual library for environmental educators.

Action Bioscience

Lesson plans, articles and more.  Click on a topic and then looks for the Educator Resources link.

ADL Curriculum Connections

Includes lesson plans and much more.  Curriculum Connections "consists of collections of original resources designed to assist K-12 teachers in integrating multicultural, antibias, and social justice topics into their curricula."

PBS Teachers 

learningscience.org

STATISTICS 

National Center for Education Statistics 

"NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the United States and other nations." Look here for statistical information on all levels of education. The site includes an encyclopedia of education statistics, an FAQ, activities for children, and a catalog of NCES publications."

Childstats.gov 

Select the links Data Sources & Education. 

"This website offers easy access to statistics and reports on children and families, including: family and social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, education and health. The Forum fosters coordination, collaboration, and integration of Federal efforts to collect and report data on conditions and trends for children and families."

INTERNET PUBLIC LIBRARY:  Collection  of Web Links

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