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Action Research

Action Research Resources:

Links to numerous Action Research sites

Educating as Inquiry: A Teacher Action Site Educating as Inquiry: A Teacher Action Research Site:

National Staff Development Council:

Articles and links to web sites that describe the value of action research, outline processes to use, and provide examples of action research projects in different classrooms across the U.S.

Teacher Research: Action Research:

Site developed by the Graduate School of Education at George Mason University

Themes in Education: Action Research (PDF):

Eileen Ferrance, Themes in Education, 2000. The Education Alliance at Brown University This booklet discusses several types of action research, its history, and a process that may be used to engage educators in action research.

Adult Learners

30 Things We Know for Sure About Adult Learning:

Article by Ron and Susan Zemke.

Assessment, Standards and Accountability

Cognitive Foundations of Learning to Read: a Framework:

Includes the components required to teach reading, resources related to reading assessment, activities and resources.

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.

Looking at Student Work:

Focuses 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

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.

No Child Left Behind: Accountability:

Questions and Answers on accountability from the US Department of Education

Oregon Department of Education Academic Content Standards:

Content Standards identify what Oregon students are expected to know and be able to do in the content areas of English language arts, mathematics, health, physical education, science, second language, social sciences, and the arts.

Special Education Assessment Process for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students::

Guidelines and Resources for the Oregon Department of Educaton: An interface between current best practices for functional assessments with the current emerging practices for multicultural assessments

Standards, Assessment and Accountability:

U.S. Department of Education site. Contains links to adequate yearly progress, regulations, guidance and resources, negotiated rulemaking, changes in NCLB, enhanced assessment instruments, State accountability plans, and more.

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.

ASCD Education Topics: Classroom management.:

Publications and resources from the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Classroom management::

Strategies and tips for a more organized and efficient classroom from the National Education Association.

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 and a teacher tips bulletin board.

Top Clicks for New Teachers::

The National Education Association website. Classroom management links in three areas: general Classroom Management and its two components of Student Behavior and Learning Environment.

Curiculum and Instruction

Brain Connection - Library:

Category-specific listings of articles, news, interviews, reviews, and interactive resources on general topics, education topics and clinical topics.

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.

Core Resources for Looking at Student Work:

Listing of resources and links related to looking at student work. Complied by MiddleWeb

Curriculum and Instruction:

Oregon Department of Education website: Curriculum and Instruction. Contains links to instructional resources, educator resources and FAQs.

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.

Embracing the Child:

Categorical recommendations of literature for learning and shared reading.

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.

Marco Polo Oregon:

Site includes original content, educator-reviewed links and rich supplemental lessons for six discipline-specific areas (the arts, economics, geography, humanities, mathematics, science).

Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning:

Provides educators with instructional strategies that research shows have the greatest likelihood of positively affecting student learning.

Oregon School Library Information Syster (OSLIS):

OSLIS 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

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.

PE Central:

Provides the latest information about developmentally appropriate physical education programs for children and youth and information for adapting PE for students with various disabilities.

ProTeacher:

ProTeacher features BusyBoard discussion boards, mailrings, and an extensive directory of teacher-selected lesson plans, teaching ideas and resources.

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).

Scholastic: Teachers Homepage:

Site contains online activities, lesson plans, teaching strategies and tools.

Teachers Network.Org:

A national nonprofit organization that supports classroom teachers in the United States.

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.

Diversity

Bilingual/ESL Education:

Hosted by Education Commission of the States, provides a topic overview, a series of "quick facts," links to suggested additional research and readings.

Diversity at CEC:

Contains links to policy, professional development professional standards and resources.

Meeting the Diverse Needs of Young Children:

North Central Regional Education Laboratory: Critical Issue: Meeting the Diverse Needs of Young Children. contains an overview and resources.

Multicultural Education:

Links to multicultural education articles and resources; maintained by the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL).

Multicultural Pavilion:

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.

Teaching Diverse Learners Web site:

A resource dedicated to enhancing the capacity of teachers to work effectively and equitably with all students.

Teaching Tolerance:

Teaching Tolerance is a national project for helping teachers foster equity, understanding and respect in classrooms and beyond. Site provides resourses for educators and reviews of multicultural education materials.

ESL and Bilingual Education

Assessment of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students for Special Education. (article):

Council for Exceptional Children: News and Issues, Teaching and Learning Center.

Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition:

Supports a number of interrelated programs of research, training, development, and dissemination of information related to second language teaching, learning, and assessment.

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.

National Association for 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.

Strategies and Resources for Mainstream Teachers of English Language Learners. (PDF):

Report produced by the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory.This booklet contains a discussion of research and literature, selected resources and contact information.

Mentoring

Bridges to Success:

Resources and materials for schools and districts to develop their own mentoring program.

Edutopia - Mentoring:

Section of the Edutopia site that is devoted to research and resources for mentoring and teacher support.

Lifelines to the Classroom: Designing Support for Beginning Teachers:

A report conducted by WestEd for the U.S. Department of Education.

Mentoring Induction Principles and Guidelines (PDF): Council for Exceptional Children.:

A manual designed for use by local school districts that have an interest in establishing or strengthening mentoring programs.

MiddleWeb:

Provides links to teacher mentoring resources

New Teachers Online:

Part of Teachers Network.org, By Teachers, For Teachers. This site has online mentors, resources for new teachers, a helpline, How To...., instructional videos, and lesson plans.

Peer Coaching for Improvement of Teaching and Learning:

Published on Teachers Network.org, this article deals with issues, components, benefits and recommendations for Peer Coaching programs.

Retention of Special Education Professionals: A Practical Guide for Strategies and Activities for Educators and Administrators:

Produced by the National Clearinghouse for Professions in Special Education (NCPSE).

The Good Mentor:

Article from Educational Leadership which describes qualities of a good mentor.

Paraprofessionals and Teams

AFT Paraprofessional and School-Related Personnel:

CEC - Paraeducators:

Information on the roles and responsibilities of and training for paraeducators as well as current issues about paraeducators and resources.

National Clearinghouse for Paraeducator Resources:

Full-text resources, abstracts, paraeducator-to-teacher career ladder programs and electronic discussion forum.

National Resource Center for Paraprofessionals National Resource Center for Paraprofessionals:

Addressing policy questions and other needs of the field, providing technical assistance and sharing information about policy questions, management practices, regulatory procedures, and training models.

NEA Education Support Professionals:

National Education Association pages on supporting and mentoring.

Supporting Paraeducators: A Summary of Current Practices.:

Council for Exceptional Children article.

The Para Center:

Contains helpful links, information on legislation and setting up a Para Training System.

Positive Behavior Support

Children Behaving Badly -- Helping Students with Emotional Disorders.:

Produced by the Council for Exceptional Children.

Oregon Department of Education PBS:

Information on Oregon's PBS Initiative, resources for schools, conferences and links.

Positive Behavioral Intervention Supports (PBIS):

Information and technical assistance for identifying, adapting, and sustaining effective school-wide disciplinary practices.

The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning:

a national center focused on strengthening the capacity of child care and Head Start programs to improve the social and emotional outcomes of young children.

Response to Intervention

Intervention Central:

Offers free tools and resources to help school staff and parents to promote positive classroom behaviors and foster effective learning for all children and youth.

National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD):

Links to background information, support materials and research from NCLD and other leading organizations.

Oregon Response to Intervention Initiative.:

Oregon Department of Education - Oregon Response to Intervention Initiative (OR RTI). Contains information on training, materials and resources for schools.

Parent Guide to Response to Intervention (PDF format).:

National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD)

What is RTI?:

National Research Center on Learning Disabilities : Core Concepts of RTI, Evaluation, Technical Assistance, and Dissemination Activities.

Special Education

Autism Society of America:

Provides information and education, supporting research and advocating for programs and services for the autism population.

Brain Connection - Clinical Topics:

Information and teaching strategies for students with ADD/ADHD, Autism, Mood Disorders, Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders, and Reading and Language Differences.

Council for Exceptional Children Council for Exceptional Children:

International professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted.

IDEA Partnership:

The IDEA Partnership reflects the collaborative work of more than 55 national organizations, technical assistance providers, the Office of Special Education Programs and others to promote educational results for children and youth with disabilities.

LD Online:

Information about learning disabilities for teachers, parents and other professionals.

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.

National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center:

For information on Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education

Reading Rockets:

A national multimedia project that looks at how young kids learn to read, why so many struggle, and how to help them.

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.

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.

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

The Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS):

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.

Supporting New Teachers

Fantastic First Year:

A discussion group for enthusiastic teachers who are in their first or second year of teaching.

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

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.

Teachers.Net:

Internet community for teachers and administrators. Offers dozens of special interest support forums and mailrings and over 1000 free lesson plans, job listings, curriculum support, reference materials, and 24 hour support live seven days a week.

Talented and Gifted Education

Oregon Association for Talented and Gifted.:

Statewide organization of parents and educators interested in promoting growth opportunities for talented and gifted children in Oregon.

Oregon Department of Education pages.:

Contains Oregon Administrative Rules and Statutes, information for school personnel, parents and students, FAQs, and resources.

Teacher Talk:

Website containing links to pages that are related to teachers working with gifted students.

Technology

Assistive Technology for Students with Mild Disabilities: Update 2002:

Council for Exceptional Children article.

Teaching and Learning on the Web:

Over 779 examples of how the web is being used as a medium for learning.

Technology - The Great Equalizer.:

Council for Exceptional Children article.

The Assistive Technology Reauthorization Act of 2004.:

CEC's Summary and Update of PL 108-364.

The Web Project:

Devoted to developing innovative uses of technology forr collsborative learnig in the arts, humanitites and social sciences by people of all ages.

Web Tools for Educators:

FREE web tools. These exciting tools can help you create opportunities that can make teaching challenging and fun.

Universal Design

CAST:

Nonprofit organization that works to expand learning opportunities for all individuals, especially those with disabilities, through the research and development of innovative, technology based educational resources and strategies