Assessment

• FairTest: The National Center for Fair and Open Testing
• National Center for Education Statistics

Bullying

• Bully Beware
• Safe Schools Coalition
• Stop Bullying Now!

Career Information

• Education Online Search: Education
• New Teacher's Home Page

Children's Literature

• Authors and Illustrators

  • Children's Literature: Meet Authors and Illustrators
  • Tedd Arnold
  • Haemi Balgassi
  • Jan Brett
  • The Beverly Cleary Homepage
  • Roald Dahl
  • Anna Grossnickle Hines
  • Brian Jacques
  • Ezra Jack Keats
  • Edward Lear
  • Madeleine L'Engle
  • C. S. Lewis
  • Mary E. Lyons
  • Kevin Major
  • Deborah Morris
  • Scott O'Dell
  • Katherine Paterson
  • J. K. Rowling
  • Dr. Seuss
  • R. L. Stine
  • J. R. R. Tolkien
  • Mark Twain

  Awards

  • Caldecott Awards
  • Coretta Scott King Awards
  • Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature
  • Newbery Awards

  Book Lists

  • Book Nook
  • The Children's Book Watch

  General Resources

  • CCBC: Cooperative Children's Book Center
  • The Children's Literature Web Guide
  • ED.gov
  • Teacher Reference Center (TRC)

  Lesson Plans

  • Doucette Library: Children's Literature Index

  Online Books

  • International Children's Digital Library
  • Literature for Children
  • Merrycoz.org: works for children and adults, 1800-1872

  Reviews

  • Boston Book Review Children's Book Reviews

Classroom Management

General Information

• Classroom Management Links
• The Really Big List of Classroom Management Resources
• Band-Aids and Blackboards

Behavior Management

• Dr. Mac's Amazing Behavior Management Advice Site

Clinical Experiences

• Harrison County Schools
• Lewis County Schools
• Randolph County Schools
• Upshur County Schools
• West Virginia Department of Education

Early Education

• Child Care & Early Education Research Connections

Education

General Resources

• Education Index
• Educator's World: The Educator's Best Friend
• Educator's Reference Desk
• Landmarks for Schools
• US Department of Education Homepage

History of Education

• History of American Education Web Project

Legal Issues

• Compiliation of Federal Education Laws
• Legal Information Institute: Education Law

News

• EdNet Briefs
• New York Times Education News

Philosophy of Education

• Classic Texts and Manuscripts in Education
• Philosophy of Education
• Philosophy of Education

Instructional Processes

• About Charter Schools
• Association for Experiential Education
• Association of Waldorf Schools of North America
• Block Scheduling Resources
• Instructional Design Models
• International Montessori Index

Learning and Human Development

Developmental Psychology

• Developmental Psychology Links by Subtopic
• Developmental Psychology Resource Section

Educational Psychology

• Educational Psychology
• Educational Psychology Interactive

Theories of Learning

General Information

• History of Influences in Intelligence
• The Theories
• Theory into Practice Database

Constructivism

• Classroom Compass: Constructing Knowledge in the Classroom
• Constructivism
• Constructivist Psychology Network

Humanism

• The Institute for Humanistic Education and Parenting
• Abraham Maslow
• Carl Rogers Links

Multiple Intelligences

• Education World Curriculum: Multiple Intelliegences
• Howard Gardner
• Howard Gardner.Com

Observational (Social Learning)

• Observational (Social) Learning
• Psychology History: Albert Bandura
• Albert Bandura

Operant Conditioning

• Operant Conditioning
• B. F. Skinner Foundation

Social Development

• Lev Vygotsky Resources

Methods of Teaching -- See Lesson Plans

Organizations

• American Educational Research Association

• American Federation of Teachers
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
• Association for Teacher Educators
• EROD (Education Resource Organizations Directory)
• National Association of Elementary School Principals
• National Association of Secondary School Principals
• National Council of Teachers of English
• National Education Association
• National Middle School Association
• National School Boards Association
• National Science Teachers Association
• North American Montessori Teachers Association
• North Central Association Commission on Schools
• West Virginia Council of Teachers of Mathematics
• West Virginia Department of Education
• West Virginia Education Association

Schools

• American School Directory
• College and University Rankings
• Education Report Card
• Measuring Up: The National Report Card on Higher Education

Management

• Academic Leadership
• American School Board Journal
• Educational Policy and Analysis
• SchoolResults.Org

Special Education

• Asperger's Syndrome

  • Asperger's Syndrome (Yale Child Study Center)
  • Medline Plus: Asperger's Syndrome

  Assistive Technology

  • Assistive Technology -- Special Education

  Autism Spectrum Disorders

  • Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • National Institutes of Mental Health: Autism Spectrum Disorders

  Behavior Disorders

  • Seri: Behavior Disorders

  Classroom Management

  • The Really Big List of Classroom Management Resources
  • Focus on Bullying

  Cultural Diversity of Students in Special Education

  • National Institute for Urban School Development: Special Education

  Diagnosis, Prescription, and Assessment

  • Standardized Testing and Assessment for Special Education
  • Learning Disabilities, Special Education Assessment Professionals

  IEP

  • Guide to the Individualized Education Program (U.S. Department of Education)
  • Learning Disabilities Online: IEP

  Gifted and Talented

  • Seri: Gifted and Talented Resources

  Hearing Impaired

  • A Basic Guide to ASL
  • World Deaf Directory -- Deaf Schools

  History of Special Education

  • Legislative History of Special Education

  Mentally Impaired

  Down Syndrome

  • DownSyndrome.Com
  • Down Syndrome Sites on the Internet (Len Leshin, MD)
  • Medline Plus: Down Syndrome

  Prader Willi Syndrome

  • GeneReviews: Prader-Willi Syndrome
  • Medline Plus: Prader-Willi Syndrome
  • Prader-Willi Syndrome Association

  Nonverbal Learning Disabilities

  • NLD on the Web
  • NLDline

  Physically Handicapped

  • National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities: Creating Assessible Schools
  • Physically Handicapped

  Special Education -- General Resources

  • Special Education Resources on the Internet
  • The Teacher's Guide: Special Education Resources

  Speech and Language Impaired

  • Disability Info: Speech and Language Disorders Fact Sheet
  • Speech Language Pathology/Speech Therapy Resource

  Teaching Strategies

  • Special Education Needs Teaching Strategies
  • Inclusion - Teaching Strategies

  Traumatic Brain Injury

  • Traumatic Brain Injury

  Visually Impaired

  • National Organizations for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
  • West Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind

Teacher Education and Certification

• U. S. Department of Education
• NASDTEC - The National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification
• National Teacher Certification Requirements -- certification information by state
• Private Schools Employment -- links to private and parochial school jobs from About.com
• New York Times on the Web's Job Market -- research tools and resources
• New York Times Learning Network Navigator
• Survival Guide for New Teachers

Technology in Education

• Association for Educational Communications and Technology
• Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies
• 4 Teachers: Integrating Technology
• International Society for Technology in Education
• Meridian: A Middle School Computer Technologies Journal
• MERLOT: Multimedia Education Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
• New Media Center
• Road Map to the Internet for Educators
• Teachers @ Work: Internet Tools for Teachers
• Teaching and Learning on the World Wide Web
• Technology Coordinator's Web Site
• Texas Center for Educational Technology
• Technology Source