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Assessment, Standards and Accountability

  • Assessment Resources - Oregon Public Education Network
    Information that answers who, what, and when questions about the Oregon Statewide Assessment System. Work sample requirements, CIM implementation timelines, and state test schedules are also provided.
    http://www.open.k12.or.us/open01bc.html

  • Assessment and Standards - Oregon Public Education Network
    OPEN offers you information about:
    • performance and content standards. This includes a searchable database of Oregon's content standards that lets users retrieve just those subject areas and benchmarks they want.
    • state assessment requirements, implementation timelines, and testing windows.
    • resources that help visitors use and understand Oregon assessment practices.
    http://www.open.k12.or.us/open01.html

  • Cognitive Foundations of Learning to Read: a Framework
    includes the components required to teach reading, resources related to reading assessment, activities and resources.
    http://www.sedl.org/reading/framework/

     
  • FairTest!
    The National Center for Fair & 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://www.fairtest.org/

  • Looking at Student Work
    An association of individuals and educational organizations that focus on looking at student work to strengthen connections between instruction, curriculum, and other aspects of school life to students' learning. Hosted by the Annenberg Institute Rethinking Accountability Initiative
    http://www.lasw.org
  • Making Assessment Work for Everyone: How to Build on Student Strengths
    contains research information and practical ideas for modifying assessments to make them more effective. Examples demonstrate how to make the process equitable and beneficial for students and teachers alike.
    http://www.sedl.org/pubs/tl05/

  • No Child Left Behind: Accountability
    Questions and Answers on accountability from the US Department of Education
    http://www.nclb.gov/next/faqs/accountability.html

  • Special Education Assessment Process for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students: Guidelines and Resources for the Oregon Department of Education:
    An interface between current best practices for functional assessments with the current emerging practices for multicultural assessments.
    http://www.tr.wou.edu/eec/AssessmentProcess2001.pdf

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Behavior and Classroom Management

  • Adolescence Directory On-Line
    an electronic guide to information on adolescent issues. It is a service of the Center for Adolescent Studies at Indiana University.
    http://education.indiana.edu/cas/adol/adol.html"

  • Positive Behavioral Intervention Supports (PBIS)
    Information and technical assistance for identifying, adapting, and sustaining effective school-wide disciplinary practices.
    http://www.pbis.org/english/

  • Teachers Helping Teachers:
    Classroom Set-Up and management tips from teachers in the field.
    http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/ ClassroomManagement.html

  • Teacher Tools
    Practical "down in the trenches" materials to share. The Forms and Letters section includes downloadable forms and related paperwork. Also includes lesson plans, a teacher tips bulletin board, and a "used curriculum" bid board where you can buy stuff from other teachers.
    http://www.teachertools.org/index.html"
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Curriculum and Instruction

  • Brain Connection - Library
    Category-specific listings of articles, news, interviews, reviews, and interactive resources on general topics, education topics and clinical topics.
    http://www.brainconnection.com/library/

  • Cognitive Foundations of Learning to Read: A Framework
    Interactive site that includes a comprehensive look at all of the necessary components required to teach reading. It also includes resources related to reading assessment, activities that work, resources, etc.
    http://www.sedl.org/reading/framework/

  • Core Resources for Looking at Student Work
    Listing of resources and links related to looking at student work. Complied by MiddleWeb
    http://www.middleweb.com/LASW/LASWmain.html

  • Education Place
    K-8 resources for teachers, students, and parents. Includes Reading/Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Intervention, Professional Development, activities, games, and textbook support.
    http://www.eduplace.com/

  • Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education
    Extensive listing of math and science resources categorized by topic, search feature to find web sites with lesson plans, lessons, software, professional development opportunities, and links to online academic standards.
    http://www.enc.org/

  • Embracing the Child
    Categorical recommendations of literature for learning and shared reading.
    http://www.embracingthechild.org/

  • Internet Sites for Math Teachers
    Topical listing of links to math sites (Math history, multicultural, test preparation, math reference tables, general math, brain teasers and specific math topics.
    http://people.clarityconnect.com/ webpages/terri/sites.html

  • Learning Disabilities Online
    Interactive website for teachers, students and parents. Provides general information and specific information on a variety of topics all related to Learning Disabilities.
    http://www.ldonline.org/
     
  • Marco Polo Oregon
    Provides Oregon teachers with the knowledge, skills and tools to integrate quality Internet resources effectively into their daily classroom instruction. Site includes original content, educator-reviewed links and rich supplemental lessons for six discipline-specific areas (the arts, economics, geography, humanities, mathematics, science).
    http://www.marcopolo.k12.or.us/

  • Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning
    Provides educators with instructional strategies that research shows have the greatest likelihood of positively affecting student learning. It is designed to be used by K-12 classroom teachers, building-level administrators, and central office administrators. It is offered as a tool to enhance students' achievement in any content area. Available online in PDF format.
    http://www.mcrel.org/topics/topics.asp?topicsid=6

  • Oregon School Library Information System (OSLIS)
    OSLIS is a consortium of the Oregon Education Media Association, Oregon Education Technology Consortium, Oregon Public Education Network, and Western Oregon University, Teaching Research.
    It was developed with two goals:
    1. provide low-cost access to high quality information resources
    2. provide information literacy curriculum for students, teachers, librarians, and other educators
    http://www.oslis.k12.or.us/

  • PBS Teacher Source
    Search or browse the PBS TeacherSource database of more than 1,400 lesson plans and activities correlated to more than 115 sets of state and national curriculum standards.
    http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/search.htm

  • PE Central
    Web site for health and physical education teachers, parents, and students. Provides the latest information about developmentally appropriate physical education programs for children and youth and information for adapting PE for students with various disabilities.
    http://www.pecentral.org/

  • ProTeacher
    ProTeacher features BusyBoard discussion boards, mailrings, and an extensive directory of teacher-selected lesson plans, teaching ideas and resources.
    http://www.proteacher.com/

  • Reading Online
    Peer-reviewed journal of the International Reading Association. It focuses on literacy practice and research in K-12 classrooms (students aged 5 to 18).
    http://www.readingonline.org/

  • Scholastic: Teachers Homepage
    Site contains online activities, lesson plans, teaching strategies and tools.
    http://teacher.scholastic.com/index.htm

  • Teachers Network.Org
    A national nonprofit organization that supports classroom teachers in the United States.
    http://www.teachnet.org/

  • Universal Design for Learning - CAST
    A new paradigm for teaching, learning, assessment, drawing on new brain research and new media technologies to respond to individual learner differences.
    http://www.cast.org/udl/
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Diversity

  • Bilingual/ESL Education
    This site, hosted by Education Commission of the States, provides a topic overview, a series of "quick facts," links to suggested additional research and readings, and answers to the most frequently asked questions about bilingual education and English as a Second Language programs.
    http://www.ecs.org/html/issue.asp?issueID=16"

  • ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools (ERIC/CRESS)
    - including American Indians & Alaska Natives, Mexican Americans, Migrants, and Outdoor Education One of the 16 national clearinghouses in the ERIC system. Website contains education-related materials such as journal articles, reports, curriculum materials, and conference papers, more.
    http://www.ael.org/eric/

  • Multicultural Education
    Links to multicultural education articles and resources; maintained by the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL).
    http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/ educatrs/presrvce/pe3lk1.htm
  • Multicultural Pavilion
    A University of Virgina site providing resources for educators, students, and activists to explore and discuss multicultural education; facilitate opportunities for educators to work toward self-awareness and development; and provide forums for educators to interact and collaborate toward a critical, transformative approach to multicultural education.
    http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/index.html

  • Native American Resources
    http://www.kstrom.net/isk/mainmenu.html

  • Teaching Diverse Learners Web site
    A resource dedicated to enhancing the capacity of teachers to work effectively and equitably with all students.
    http://www.lab.brown.edu/tdl/

  • Teaching Tolerance
    Teaching Tolerance is a national project for helping teachers foster equity, understanding and respect in classrooms and beyond. Site provides resources for educators and reviews of multicultural education materials.
    http://www.splcenter.org/center/tt/teach.jsp

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ESL and Bilingual Education

  • Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition
    Launched in 1993, the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) at the University of Minnesota supports a number of interrelated programs of research, training, development, and dissemination of information related to second language teaching, learning, and assessment.
    http://carla.acad.umn.edu/

  • Center for Applied Linguistics
    A private, non-profit organization that uses the findings of linguistics and related sciences in identifying and addressing language-related problems. CAL carries out a wide range of activities including research, teacher education, analysis and dissemination of information, design and development of instructional materials, technical assistance, conference planning, program evaluation, and policy analysis.
    http://www.cal.org/

  • Daves ESL Cafe
    A general resource site and discussion forum for ESL and EFL teachers and students. Lesson plans and activities are located in the Idea Cookbook. Other pages include: Idioms, Slang Expressions, Phrasal Verbs, Online Quizzes, and ESL Web Guide
    http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/index.html

  • ERIC Clearinghouse - Resources for Mainstream Teachers of English Language Learners
    http://www.cal.org/ericcll/faqs/RGOs/mainstream.html

  • National Association for Bilingual Education
    Promoting educational excellence and equity through bilingual education, the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) is the only national organization exclusively concerned with the education of language-minority students in American schools.
    http://www.nabe.org/
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Online News and Journals

  • CDC Today Online
    Journal of the Council for Exceptional Children
    http://www.cec.sped.org/bk/cectoday/index.html

  • Education Week on the Web
    American Education's Online newspaper of record
    http://www.edweek.org/

  • ESL Magazine Online
    Practical, informative articles by recognized leaders in the field, information about the latest ESL/EFL products and services
    http://www.eslmag.com/

  • Journal of Special Education Technology (JEST)
    Online publication of the Technology and Media Division of the Council for Exceptional Children
    http://jset.unlv.edu/

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Special Education

  • All Kinds of Minds
    The site contains a variety of programs to help parents, educators, clinicians, and kids understand and manage learning issues.
    http://www.allkindsofminds.org/home_educators.aspx

  • Autism Society of America
    Dedicated to increasing public awareness about autism and the day-to-day issues faced by individuals with autism, their families and the professionals with whom they interact. Provides information and education, supporting research and advocating for programs and services for the autism population.
    http://www.autism-society.org/

  • Brain Connection - Clinical Topics
    This site contains information and teaching strategies for students with ADD/ADHD, Autism, Mood Disorders, Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders, and Reading and Language Differences.
    http://www.brainconnection.com/library/?main=disordhome/main

  • The Clerc Center
    Located at Gallaudet University, the The Clerc Center organizes its work into three national mission priority areas: literacy, family involvement, and transition for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children.
    http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/

  • Collaborative Problem Solving and Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE)
    Funded by the US Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. CADRE provides technical assistance to state departments of education on implementation of the mediation requirements under IDEA '97. CADRE also supports parents, educators and administrators to benefit from the full continuum of dispute resolution options. http://www.directionservice.org/cadre/ resources/contents.htm

  • Council for Exceptional Children
    the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted.
    http://www.cec.sped.org/

  • IDEA Practices
    The IDEA Partnerships, working together for five years, inform professionals, families and the public about IDEA '97 and strategies to improve educational results for children and youth with disabilities.
    http://www.ideapractices.org

  • On-Line Health Resources
    Directory of Health related websites.
    http://www.onlinehealthresources.com/index.html

  • LD Online
    Information about learning disabilities for teachers, parents and other professionals.
    http://www.ldonline.org/

  • National Center on Accessing the General Curriculum
    Provides a vision of how new curricula, teaching practices, and policies can be woven together to create practical approaches for improved access to the general curriculum by students with disabilities.
    http://www.cast.org/ncac/

  • The National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET)
    Coordinates national resources, offers technical assistance, and disseminates information related to secondary education and transition for youth with disabilities
    http://www.ncset.org/

  • National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
    For information on Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education
    http://www.nectac.org/

  • TeachingLD
    A service of the Division for Learning Disabilities (DLD) of the Council for Exceptional Children, DLD is the largest international professional organization focused on learning disabilities.
    http://www.teachingld.org/

  • The Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
    Established by the Office of Special Education Programs, US Department of Education to give schools capacity-building information and technical assistance for identifying, adapting, and sustaining effective school-wide disciplinary practices.
    http://www.pbis.org/english/

  • Reading Rockets
    A national multimedia project that looks at how young kids learn to read, why so many struggle, and how to help them.
    http://www.readingrockets.org/
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Supporting New Teachers

  • All Kinds of Minds
    A great resource for teachers filled with strategies for teaching and learning.
    http://www.allkindsofminds.org/home_educators.aspx
  • Fantastic First Year
    A discussion group for enthusiastic teachers who are in their first or second year of teaching.
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fantasticfirstyear/

  • MiddleWeb's The First Days of Middle School
    Contains sections on Help for New Teachers, Discipline and Classroom Management,The First Days of Middle School (for all teachers) and Books for New and Restless Teachers
    http://www.middleweb.com/1stDResources.html

  • Teacher Talk
    Stimulating ideas for creative teaching, ways to understand the needs of adolescents, and practical tips on how to use a variety of techniques in your classroom.
    http://education.indiana.edu/cas/tt/tthmpg.html

  • Teachers Helping Teachers
    Education site written by teachers for teachers
    http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/index.html

  • Teachers.Net
    Internet community for teachers and administrators. In addition to dozens of special interest support forums and mailrings, Teachers.Net offers over 1000 free lesson plans, job listings, curriculum support, reference materials, and 24 hour support live seven days a week. http://teachers.net/

  • Teachers on Teaching
    Audio excerpts from lengthy interviews conducted with experienced and accomplished teachers who share their solutions to many of the critical pedagogical and personal issues facing teachers.
    http://www.ncrel.org/he/tot/map.htm

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Talented and Gifted Education

  • Teacher Talk
    Website containing links to pages that are related to teachers working with gifted students.
    http://www.ri.net/gifted_talented/teachers.html

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Technology

  • Teaching and Learning on the Web
    Over 779 examples of how the web is being used as a medium for learning.
    http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/tl/

  • Web Tools for Educators
    FREE web tools. These exciting tools can help you create opportunities that can make teaching challenging and fun.
    http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/

  • The Web Project
    Devoted to developing innovative uses of technology for collsborative learning in the arts, humanities and social sciences by people of all ages.
    http://www.webproject.org/

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