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Center for Research on Education, Diversity, and Excellence
CREDE identifies and develops effective educational practices for linguistic and culturally diverse students, such as those placed at risk by factors of race, poverty, and geographic location.
( http://www.crede.ucsc.edu/ )
The Corporation for National Service: AmeriCorps
Empowers young people to become more involved in their community through community service.
( http://www.americorps.org/ )
Education Development Corporation
With 250 projects around the globe, EDC is one of the world's leading nonprofit education organizations. They conduct research and develop programs in such areas as early child development, K-12 education, health promotion, workforce preparation, learning technologies and institutional reform.
( http://main.edc.org/ )
Education Job Openings
Provides extensive information on thousands of jobs in various areas from A-Z.
( http://www.nationjob.com/education )
Educating Teachers for Diversity
This article reveals the multicultural makeup of today’s schools and the need to emphasize education equity for all students. Ideas for creating multicultural classrooms are detailed.
( http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/educatrs/presrvce/pe300.htm )
Education Week on the Web
A great way to stay up-to-date with the weekly happenings in schools across the nation via an Online newspaper for educators.
( http://www.edweek.org )
THE FIRST YEAR
Learn more about the documentary THE FIRST YEAR. To order DVD copies of visit www.docurama.com.
( http://www.pbs.org/firstyear )
Institute for Urban School Development
A set of guidelines for teachers on how to infuse disability into the curriculum.
( http://www.edc.org/urban )
LD OnLine Learning Disabilities Information and Resources
LD OnLine is a service of The Learning Project in Washington, D.C., in association with The Coordinated Campaign for Learning Disabilities. Special features include information for parents and teachers, plus a student writer of the week.
( http://www.ldonline.org )
The Milken Family Foundation Education Technology
Sponsored by the Milken Family Foundation, this site's purpose is to accelerate the use of effective technology in schools. Past Milken Award winners reflect on their experiences with technology in the classroom.
( http://www.mff.org/edtech )
Multicultural Pavilion
A comprehensive site of useful classroom activities, books, quotes, and discussions on multicultural education.
( http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/multicultural )
Recruiting New Teachers
Recruiting New Teachers, Inc. (RNT) is a national non-profit organization which was formed in 1986 to raise esteem for teaching, expand the pool of prospective teachers, and improve the nation's teacher recruitment and development policies and practices.
( http://www.rnt.org )
National Association Alternative Certification
Alternative certification programs for interested job seekers.
( http://www.alt-teachercert.org/index.asp )
The National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES)
Houses a massive data base for visitor research and a chat room for online education discussions.
( http://nces.ed.gov )
Reinventing Schools: The Technology Is Now!
Provides information, from the National Academy of Sciences on various technology issues for K-12 schools.
( http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/techgap/welcome.html )
Research on Gender Equity
Through widely respected research, the AAUW Educational Foundation and the Association have drawn national attention to the problems girls face in school. Major portions of their work are available through this site.
( http://www.aauw.org )
Six Seconds: How to build emotional intelligence
Emotional intelligence is described, with suggestions on how to build empathy or develop emotional literacy in the classroom.
( http://www.6seconds.org/eq/index.html )
The Special Ed Advocate—Special Education Law
Defends the rights of special education students in a free online newsletter. The site includes rights, responsibilities, and effective practices.
( http://www.wrightslaw.com )
Teaching Tolerance
A national education project dedicated to helping students foster equity, respect, and understanding in the classroom and beyond. Check out the many free classroom resources.
( http://www.splcenter.org/center/tt/teach.jsp )
Using Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom
Ideas and resources for applying Howard Gardner’s theory to the classroom is found on this web site.
( http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/mi/front_mi.htm )
Welcome to Roads to Learning
Information about learning disabilities are brought to the general public through public library services and include LD basics, networking, conferences, resources, and news.
( http://www.ala.org/roads )







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