News, Statistics, Departments of Education

• EdNet Briefs - Free weekly newsletters about events in education. Also links to education web sites.
• The U.S. Department of Education - News, programs, grant information, and links to educational sites.
• The Adams County School District 12-Five Stars Schools Homepage - District news, and links to the administrative units in the district, including:
  • The Adams 12 District Media Center
• The National Center for Educational Statistics
• The Educator's Reference Desk - (Formerly AskERIC) 2,000+ lesson plans, 3,000+ links to online education information, and 200+ question archive responses

Standards

• Adams 12 - Five Star Schools Curriculum Frameworks Menu Page - The official list of curricular standards for our school district, complete with Indicators of Performance, Strategies and Expectations , etc.

Professional Organizations

• The American Federation of Teachers Web Site - Union news and articles of interest to educators.
• National Education Association
• The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
• The Council of Chief State School Officers - Organization for public officials who lead state departments of education.

Directories of Educational Sites on the Internet

• Learners.org is a website for free video download for Arts, Foreign Language, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies labeled by grade level. Annenberg Media uses media and telecommunications to advance excellent teaching in American schools.
• The Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) - Type a topic, grade level, and other information into a search screen and this website will retrieve -- from more than 140 web sites -- lessons, instructional units, and other free educational materials on that topic, for that grade level.
• iTEC Technology Learning Center - The District 12  iTEC team created this website to help teachers Integrate Technology to Enhance the Curriculum.
  Look here for research links, learning activities, training materials and more.
• Education World - A good starting point to explore education sites on the web. This site has a searchable subject directory of educational sites, and news from education and the world. The awards page helps you locate some of the best educational sites on the web.
• Canada's School Net - Links to educational resources plus information on Canada's use of the Internet in schools and libraries.
• Blue Web'n - A searchable database of over 1000 outstanding Internet learning sites categorized by subject area, audience, and type (lessons, activities, projects, resources, references, & tools).
• Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - A categorized list of websites updated daily for enhancing curriculum and teacher professional growth. Don't miss the section on Website Critical Evaluation Tools .
• Learning Applications - A library of Internet based instruction. Links to projects, lessons, and resources in all subject areas.
• Teachers@Work - This site has 1000 rated and reviewed links to educational resources on the web. It is well organized, searchable, and has a very clear and helpful annotation for each site.
• The Adolescence Directory OnLine - Information on mental health, conflicts and violence, and a section for students.

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