Last modified March, 2003.
Last modified March, 2003.
Educational Organizations Educational Resources Educational Research Early Childhood Education Early Childhood Education Research Policy
Colorado Department of Education-CDE http://www.cde.state.co.us/ "CDE is the state agency for Colorado preK-12 public education, adult literacy, and state libraries."
Comprehensive Centers Network http://www.wested.org/ "On October 20, 1994, Congress passed the Improving Americas Schools Act (IASA), which reauthorized programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965. Title XIII of the IASA created 15 Comprehensive Centers to improve the integration and effectiveness of technical assistance services."
Council of Chief State School Officers http://www.ccsso.org/ "...A nonprofit organization composed of public officials who lead the departments responsible for elementary and secondary education in the states..."
Early
Childhood Initiatives http://www.cde.state.co.us/earlychildhoodconnections/early.htm
Education Comission of the States
http://www.ecs.org/ Rate your state on compliance with the No Child
Lef Behind Act.
National Education Association-NEA http://www.nea.org/ "Nearly 2.5 million men and women dedicated to helping students achieve."
National Education Goals Panel http://www.negp.gov/index.htm "The National Education Goals Panel (NEGP) is a unique bipartisan and intergovernmental body of federal and state officials created in July 1990 to assess and report state and national progress toward achieving the National Education Goals."
North Central Regional Education http://www.ncrel.org/ NCREl is a nonprofit,nonpartisan
organization dedicated to providing research-based expertise, resource,
assistance, and professional development opportunties to educators and policymakers."
No Child Left Behind http://www.nclb.gov/
Education Comission of the States
http://www.ecs.org/ Rate your state on compliance with the No Child
Lef Behind Act.
Regional Educational Laboratories Network http://www.relnetwork.org/contact.html "The network of 10 Regional Educational Laboratories, serving geographic regions that span the nation, works to ensure that those involved in educational improvement at the local, state, and regional levels have access to the best available information from research and practice."
U.S. Dept. of Education http://www.ed.gov/
U.S. Dept. of Education Stars Schools http://www.ed.gov/EdRes/EdFed/Star.html "The Star Schools Program is designed to encourage improved instruction in mathematics, science, and foreign languages, and to support improved literacy skills and vocational education."
Educational Organizations
American Council on Education http://www.acenet.edu/home.html "ACE, the major coordinating body for all the nation's higher education institutions, seeks to provide leadership and a unifying voice on key higher education issues and to influence public policy through advocacy, research, and program initiatives."American School Directory http://www.asd.com/ " ASD.com originally launched in 1996 has become the most popular Internet site for obtaining accurate and timely information on K-12 schools."
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development-ASCD http://www.ascd.org/ "The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development is a unique international, nonprofit, nonpartisan association of professional educators whose jobs cross all grade levels and subject areas."
Colorado Department of Education Colorado Educational Employment Board (CEEB) http://www.cde.state.co.us/scripts/CEEB_JobsMap.asp
Education Development Center http://main.edc.org/ "We conduct research and develop programs in such areas as early child development, K-12 education, health promotion, workforce preparation, learning technologies and institutional reform."
Educational Outcomes http://www.coled.umn.edu/nceo/ "The National Center on Educational Outcomes provides national leadership in the participation of students with disabilities and limited English proficient students in national and state assessments, standards-setting efforts, and graduation requirements."
Educational Public Relations http://www.edupr.com/ "Educational Conferencing, Public Relations, Marketing, and Crisis Communications."
Kappa Delta Pi http://www.kdp.org/ ". . . an International Honor Society in Education, is dedicated to scholarship and excellence in education".
Learning First Alliance http://www.learningfirst.org/ "...Learning First Alliance, a newly incorporated coalition whose twelve member organizations will work together strategically and aggressively to improve student learning in America’s public schools."
Maya Angelou Institute for the Improvement of Child and Family Education http://www.wssu.edu/mai"The Maya Angelou Institute for the Improvement of Child and Family Education is envisioned as a community based comprehensive center of child and family development."
MEL Education Hot Topics http://mel.lib.mi.us/education/edu-hot.html Michigan Education Databases for Students, links to education sites.
National Center for Education Statistics http://nces.ed.gov/ "NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the United States and other nations."
National PTA http://www.pta.org/index.stm "National PTA is the largest volunteer child advocacy organization in the United States. A not-for-profit association of parents, educators, students, and other citizens active in their schools and communities, PTA is a leader in reminding our nation of its obligations to children."
Educational Resources
Child 2000 http://www.child2000.org/ "CHILD/2000 is a multi-part national-level initiative to get valuable products, services, and information directly to parents and to organizations and individuals working with and on behalf of America's children."Educational Internet Village http://teacherpathfinder.org/ "An educational internet village."
Education Week on the Web http://www.edweek.org/ "In 1957, fifteen editors of university alumni magazines launched a bold experiment that would have a substantial and lasting impact on all of American education."
National Middle School Associaton http://www.nmsa.org/ "The Middle School Education News (MSEN), created by National Middle School Association (NMSA), is a quarterly news service for weekly or small community newspapers."
New Horizons for Learning http://www.newhorizons.org/ "Since 1980, New Horizons for Learning has served as a leading-edge resource for educational change."
Ready Web School Readiness Resources http://readyweb.crc.uiuc.edu/ "ReadyWeb is an electronic collection of resources on school readiness sponsored by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education."
Teachers.net http://www.teachers.net/ Chatboards, Chatrooms, jobs, curricula and networks available.
teachervision.com http://www.teachervision.com "teachervision.com's mission is to build an online community of teachers by providing information and resources as well as tools for building classroom webpages."
American Journal of Education http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/AJE/ "The Journal seeks to bridge and integrate the intellectual, methodological, and substantive diversity of educational scholarship, and to encourage a vigorous dialogue between educational scholars and practitioners."*internal search engine
Directions in Language and Education http://www.ncbe.gwu.edu/ncbepubs/directions/ "The Directions in Language and Education series provides syntheses of critical issues relating to the education of linguistically and culturally diverse students in the United States."
Educational Leadership http://www.ascd.org/cms/index.cfm?TheViewID=353 "With a circulation of 175,000, Educational Leadership is acknowledged throughout the world as an authoritative source of information about teaching and learning, new ideas and practices relevant to practicing educators, and the latest trends and issues affectingprekindergarten through higher education." *internal search engine
Educational Journals http://journals.tandf.co.uk/listings/edu.html
Education Review-A Journal of Book Reviews http://www.ed.asu.edu/edrev/ "Education Review publishes reviews of recent books in education, covering the entire range of education scholarship and practice." *internal search engine
Early Childhood Education
Colorado Association for the Education of Young Children http://www.users.uswest.net/~caeyc/ "CAEYC serves and acts on behalf of the needs, rights, and well-being of children, families, and Early Childhood Educators."The Center for the Child Care Workforce http://www.ccw.org/ "The Center for the Child Care Workforce has been working since 1978 to bring fair wages to those who provide care to our nation's millions of children. In 2000, we launched our Worthy Wage Network, a brand new campaign designed to bring together and organize those fighting for change."CEC Division for Early Childhood http://www.dec-sped.org "The Division for Early Childhood (DEC) of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is a nonprofit organization advocating for individuals who work with or on behalf of children with special needs, birth through age eight, and their families. Founded in 1973, the Division is dedicated to promoting policies and practices that support families and enhance the optimal development of children."
Chard: The Project Approach http://www.project-approach.com/ "Projects enrich young children's dramatic play, construction, painting and drawing by relating these activities to life outside school. Project work offers older children opportunities to do first hand research in science and social studies and to represent their findings in a variety of ways."
Early Childhood Education Online http://www.ume.maine.edu/ECEOL-L/ Links to websites.
Early Childhood Educator's & Family Web Corner http://users.sgi.net/~cokids/ "Index to all things Early Childhood!"
Early Childhood Initiatives http://www.cde.state.co.us/earlychildhoodconnections/early.htm Colorado Department of Education Early Childhood Programs.
Early Head Start National Resource Center http://www.ehsnrc.org/ "The Early Head Start National Resource Center (EHS NRC) was created in 1995 by the Head Start Bureau (HSB), Administration for Children and Families (ACYF) and is currently operated by ZERO TO THREE, Washington, DC, in collaboration with WestEd of Sausilito, CA."
ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education http://ericeece.org/ "Providing information since 1967 for educators, parents and families, and all of us interested in the development, education, and care of children from birth through early adolescence."
Head Start http://www2.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/hsb/ " Head Start serves the child development needs of preschool children (birth through age five) and their low-income families."
National Association for the Education of Young Children-NAYEC http://www.naeyc.org "The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is the nation's largest and most influential organization of early childhood educators and others dedicated to improving the quality of programs for children from birth through third grade."
Sunshine Consultants http://www.sunshineconsultants.com/ "We believe every child needs a learning environment that helps them develop the problem solving, critical thinking, and cooperative skills needed to be successful in today's world."Teaching Strategies http://www.TeachingStrategies.com/ "Teaching Strategies believes in active learning and a developmentally and culturally appropriate approach to earlychildhood education."
QUILT- Quality in Linking Together http://www.quilt.org/ "QUILT is a national training and technical assistance project funded by the federal Head Start and Child Care Bureaus. "
Zero to Three http://www.zerotothree.org/ "ZERO TO THREE's mission is to promote the healthy development of our nation's infants and toddlers by supporting and strengthening families, communities, and those who work on their behalf."
Early Childhood Education Research
Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood http://www.triangle.co.uk/ciec "Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood is a new online, fully-refereed, international research journal. The journal provides a forum for researchers and professionals who are exploring new and alternative perspectives in their work with young children (from birth to eight years of age) and their families." Full-text on-lineEarly Childhood Research and Practice RCRP http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/ "An Internet journal on the development, care, and education of young children."
Early Childhood Research Quarterly http://www.udel.edu/ecrq/
National Center for Early Development & Learning (NCEDL) http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~ncedl/ "Research at the National Center for Early Development & Learning (NCEDL), focuses on enhancing the cognitive, social and emotional development of children from birth through age eight."
Educational Policy
Colorado Children's Campaign http://www.coloradokids.org/ "Since 1985, the Colorado Children's Campaign has worked to mobilize individuals and organizations to think and act on behalf of children with particular attention to the health, education and safety of those most at risk."Colorado Welfare Reform Page http://carbon.cudenver.edu/public/cwr/ "This is an independent, non-partisan information clearing house for welfare reform in Colorado."
Consortium for Policy Research in Education http://www.cpre.org/index_js.htm "Created in 1985, the Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE) unites researchers from five of the nation's leading universities to improve elementary and secondary education through research on policy, finance, school reform, and school governance."
