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| Alfie Kohn | ||
| The outspoken author's virtual home. From competition to discipline to standardized testing, learn about what works in schools according to Alfie Kohn. A complete list of articles, books, and lecture topics is provided. ( http://www.alfiekohn.org/ ) | ||
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| American Library Association: Banned Books | ||
| Various perspectives on censorship and book banning are presented, along with lists of the most frequently banned books. ( http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/bannedbooksweek/index.cfm ) | ||
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| Americans All | ||
| An interactive social studies site sponsored by the People of America Foundation with a mission to help students understand the social and economic value created by diversity. ( http://www.americansall.com/ ) | ||
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| Assessing Reading Levels | ||
| A step-by-step guide to determining the reading grade level of a text. ( http://www.sph.emory.edu/WELLNESS/reading.html ) | ||
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| Banned Books and Censorship | ||
| Sponsored by Books A to Z, this site has many links to sites that deal with who bans these books, and why. ( http://www.booksatoz.com/censorship/banned.htm ) | ||
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| CRESST Homepage | ||
| Funded by the U.S. Department of Education and the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) conducts research on important topics related to K-12 educational testing. ( http://www.cse.ucla.edu/ ) | ||
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| The Digital Divide | ||
| The Digital Divide Network is the Internet's largest community for educators, activists, policy makers and concerned citizens working to bridge the digital divide. ( http://www.digitaldivide.net/ ) | ||
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| FairTest | ||
| The National Center for Fair and Open Testing (FairTest) is an advocacy organization working to end the abuses, misuses, and flaws of standardized testing and ensure that evaluation of students and workers is fair, open, and educationally sound. ( http://fairtest.org/index.htm ) | ||
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| Great Source Education Group | ||
| Great Source publishes alternative, affordable, and student-friendly K-12 materials to make teaching and learning fun for both educators and students. Browse through the online catalog, take advantage of special offers, share ideas with other educators, and learn about innovative instruction using technology. ( http://www.greatsource.com/ ) | ||
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| International Reading Association | ||
| In addition to expected features, the site addresses national and international issues in reading and presents powerful positions taken by the Association. ( http://www.reading.org/ ) | ||
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| The Multicultural Pavilion – Multicultural Education Resources and Dialogues | ||
| Provides resources for educators, students and activists to study multicultural issues. ( http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/ ) | ||
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| National Multicultural Institute (NMCI) | ||
| Studies multicultural and diversity issues well beyond the schools and United States. ( http://www.nmci.org/ ) | ||
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| National Council for the Social Studies | ||
| As anticipated, this professional association site serves its membership with numerous links and resources. Additionally, standards and position papers, links and legislative updates are included. ( http://www.ncss.org/ ) | ||
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| National Council of Teachers of English: Censorship | ||
| NCTE positions on censorship. ( http://www.ncte.org/positions/censorship ) | ||
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| National Council of Teachers of Mathematics | ||
| This comprehensive site includes everything from the current elementary math standards to online job search assistance. ( http://www.nctm.org/ ) | ||
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| NAEP Profiles by State | ||
| An interactive site providing key data about each state's student and school population and its NAEP testing history and results. ( http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/states/ ) | ||
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| National Endowment for the Humanities | ||
| For challenging and fun learning, check out the hundreds of lessons that align both with standards and student interests. Lesson plans are separated into four categories covering literature and language, foreign language, art and culture, and history and social studies. ( http://edsitement.neh.gov/ ) | ||
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| National Environmental Education and Training Foundation | ||
| The leader in developing programs to help Americans understand the importance of environmental learning in the nation's ecological, social, and economic future. ( http://www.neetf.org/ ) | ||
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| National Institute for Literacy Home Page | ||
| Provides background information on literacy and related educational and political concerns. ( http://www.nifl.gov/ ) | ||
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| Phonics and Whole Language | ||
| This article argues for the integration of phonics and whole language instruction. ( http://www.coreknowledge.org/CK/about/print/PhonicsNwsltr.htm ) | ||
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| Phonics in Whole Language Classrooms | ||
| This digest discusses some of the ways children develop functional phonics knowledge in the context of authentic reading and writing, as well as some of the ways teachers can foster such development. ( http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/phonics.html ) | ||
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| Science NetLinks | ||
| From the American Association for the Advancement of Science, lessons are organized by Project 2061 benchmarks. ( http://www.sciencenetlinks.org/ ) | ||
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| The U.S. Department of Education | ||
| Special features include education headlines, a most requested items section, and the government's view of No Child Left Behind. ( http://www.ed.gov ) | ||
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| U.S. History Standards | ||
| An extensive site filled with the historical thinking and understandings that evolved into the national standards. Organized by era, a subject matter specialist will find content for curriculum development and practice. ( http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/nchs/ ) | ||
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| Women And Mathematics Network | ||
| The committee for participation of women in mathematics maintains this network as an outreach effort. ( http://www.mystery.com/WAM/ ) | ||
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