Janet R. James

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  American Association of School Administrators
AASA’s mission is to support and develop effective school system leaders who are dedicated to the highest quality public education for all children. AASA’s major focus is standing up for public education.

 

  American Educational Research Association 
(AERA) is concerned with improving the educational process by encouraging scholarly inquiry related to education and by promoting the dissemination and practical application of research results.  AERA is the most prominent international professional organization with the primary goal of advancing educational research and its practical application.  www.aera.net

  American School Board Journal (ASBJ)  chronicles change, interprets issues, and offers readers -- some 40,000 school board members and school administrators -- practical advice on a broad range of topics pertinent to school governance and management, policy making, student achievement, and the art of school leadership. In addition, regular departments cover education news, school law, research, and new books.

The Annie E. Casey Foundation 
Since 1948, the Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF) has worked to build better futures for disadvantaged children and their families in the United States. The primary mission of the Foundation is to foster public policies, human service reforms, and community supports that more effectively meet the needs of today's vulnerable children and families.  http://www.aecf.org/

 

Association of Supervision Curriculum & Design 
A diverse, international community of educators, forging covenants in teaching and learning for the success of all learners.  Addresses all aspects of effective teaching and learning—such as professional development, educational leadership, and capacity building. ASCD offers broad, multiple perspectives—across all education professions—in reporting key policies and practices.

  Blue Web'N
  This is one stop shopping at a site that has great links to all kinds of educational information for teachers and administrators alike, including lesson plans, activities, projects, and staff development ideas, just to name a few.  www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/index.cfm 

Council of Chief State School Officers

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Education Commission of the States

  Education Policy Studies Lab (EPSL) at Arizona State University comes a research tool designed to help educators, policy makers, and other stakeholders understand key aspects of national education policy. Directed by Professor Alex Molnar, EPSL conducts and coordinates original research in areas such as student performance standards, assessment, commercialism in schools, curriculum, and language policy issues.  http://www.edpolicylab.org

Eduscapes An information rich web site purposing to effectively integrate technology into teaching and learning environments designed by Annette Lamb and Larry Johnson.  www.eduscapes.com

EdWeek.Org
The Web's authoritative source on K-12 education has been rebuilt to make it easier to tap into the wide range of resources, from the latest news to an extensive database of state indicators to the top jobs for educators.  Access Education Week and Teacher Magazine from this site.

Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematic and Science Education (ENC)
ENC Online is a K-12 math and science teacher center. Visit Classroom Calendar, Digital Dozen, ENC Focus, or Lessons & Activities
 

E-School News
First published in March of 1998, eSchool News is a monthly print newspaper providing the news and information necessary to help K-20 decision-makers successfully use technology and the Internet to transform North America's schools and colleges and achieve educational goals.  eSchool News covers education technology in all its aspects--from legislation and litigation, to case studies, to purchasing practices and new products.
 

Global Schoolhouse Network Global SchoolNet Foundation (GSN) partners with schools, communities and businesses to provide collaborative educational, scientific and cultural learning activities that prepare students for the workforce and help them to become literate and responsible global citizens.  Global SchoolNet's free membership program provides project-based learning support materials, resources, activities, lessons and special offers from Global SchoolNet partners.

   International Children's Digital Library
The mission of the ICDL is to select, collect, digitize, and organize children's materials in their original languages and to create appropriate technologies for access and use by children 3-13 years old.

International Reading Association
IRA was founded in 1956 as a professional organization of those involved in teaching reading to learners of all ages. Over the years, our focus has expanded to address a broad range of issues in literacy education worldwide. Whether your interest is research or practice, traditional print-based reading and writing or the “new literacies” of the Internet age, new readers or those acquiring higher level skills, we offer something for you.

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Kathy Schrock's Guide For Educators
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators is a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning.

  LD Online  The leading Web site on learning disabilities for parents, teachers, and other professionals

Learning First Alliance

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  National Association of Elementary School Principals  The mission of the National Association of Elementary School Principals is to lead in the advocacy and support for elementary and middle level principals and other education leaders in their commitment to all children.
 

  The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) works to ensure that the nation’s 15 million children, adolescents and adults with learning disabilities have every opportunity to succeed in school, work and life.

National Conference of State Legislatures

National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
NCATE is the profession’s mechanism to help establish high quality teacher preparation. Through the process of professional accreditation of schools, colleges and departments of education, NCATE works to make a difference in the quality of teaching and teacher preparation today, tomorrow, and for the next century. NCATE’s performance-based system of accreditation fosters competent classroom teachers and other educators who work to improve the education of all P–12 students.

National Education Association (NEA)
NEA represents more than 2.7 million teachers -- each one devoted to providing a quality education to every child. NEA offers a host of material to help you understand the challenges facing our educators and appreciate the groundbreaking solutions and innovations they propose to strengthen public schools.
 

National Governors Association

National School Boards Association
NSBA is a federation of state school boards associations. Find resources and programs in each state.

New Jersey Association of Edcuational Technology (NJAET)
NJAET is a group of over 700 educators (teachers, computer coordinators, administrators, consultants, etc.) who are working to promote the use of technology in education.

  New Jersey Principal & Supervisors Association (NJPSA)  NJPSA is dedicated to assisting school leaders promote effective teaching and student learning. NJPSA asserts itself on the local, county, state and national levels and focuses on school quality and the professional leadership needs of all school administrators and supervisors.
 

No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)
No Child Left Behind is based on stronger accountability for results, more freedom for states and communities, proven education methods, and more choices for parents.

NCLB Grassroots www.NCLBgrassroots.org  a website tracking news articles from every state on the No Child Left Behind Act and monitoring how communities are faring under the law

  Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Teacher Resource  PBS is a non-profit media enterprise owned and operated by the nation's 349 public television stations. A trusted community resource, PBS uses the power of noncommercial television, the Internet and other media to enrich the lives of all Americans through quality programs and education services that inform, inspire and delight.    
(To access their home page click on www.pbs.org )

Reach Every Child A very complete resource for one-stop-shopping for NCLB, high stakes testing, and all of their implications.
 

Read, Write, Think
ReadWriteThink, established in April of 2002, is a partnership between the International Reading Association (IRA), the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), and the MarcoPolo Education Foundation.
NCTE and IRA are working together to provide educators and students with access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction through free, Internet-based content.

The Rural School Community Trust
 

SERI  Special Education Resources on the Internet (SERI) is a collection of Internet accessible information resources of interest to those involved in the fields related to Special Education. This collection exists in order to make on-line Special Education resources more easily and readily available in one location.

STATE DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION in the USA  An alphabetic hyper-linked listing of all USA state depts. of education

4 Teachers  4Teachers.org works to help you integrate technology into your classroom by offering FREE online tools and resources. This site helps teachers locate and create ready-to-use Web lessons, quizzes, rubrics and classroom calendars. There are also tools for student use. Discover valuable professional development resources addressing issues such as equity, ELL, technology planning, and at-risk or special-needs students.

 

U.S. Department of Education

JR James
Last update:  10/25/2005