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ArtsEdge
mission is to help artists, teachers, and students gain
access to and/or share information, resources, and ideas that
support the arts as a core subject area in the K-12 curriculum.
ArtsEdNet
Presented by the Getty Center for Education in the Arts, this
site provides news, resources, lesson plans, online exhibitions,
and more.
Arts Education Partnership
on the World Wide Web
Funding, advocacy, and information provided by a nonprofit
coalition of organizations interested in promoting arts education.
Association for the Advancement
of Arts Education
Focused on Ohio but containing information useful for educators
in other states, especially marketing information.
California Arts Project
The goal of this site it "to deepen teachers' knowledge of
dance, music, theatre, and visual arts, and to enhance instructional
strategies for teaching these ...disciplines."
Nation's
Report Card on the Arts
The 1997 National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP)
arts assessment of 6,480 8th grade students
Associations
and Offices
Bilingual Education
CLNET
A Latino organization which focuses on the appreciation of
the Latino heritage through a Virtual Latino museum, a Latino-oriented
library, student and community centers, and an employment
center.
English as a Second
Language Home Page
Starting point for ESL learners who want to learn English
through the World Wide Web. Contains lots of links to other
sites.
Lesson
plans
Created by ESL teachers for specific subject areas such as
weather, cooking, and art.
Lesson
Plans and Resources for ESL, Bilingual and Foreign
Put together by a professor at Cal State Northridge, the Bilingual
Education section has links to many web sites.
National Association for Bilingual
Education
NABE promotes educational excellence and equity through bilingual
education.
National Clearinghouse
for English Language Acquisition
Users can locate a wide variety of information, including
the full-text of NCBE's publications and selected journal
articles, announcements from the U.S. Department of Education's
Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs
(OBEMLA), access to NCBE's bibliographic and directory databases,
and a calendar of education-related conferences and meetings.
OELA
Web site of the Office of English Language Acquisition of
the U.S. Department of Education.
Grants
Alfred P.
Sloan Foundation
Grants in the area of Education and Careers in Science
and Technology.
The National
Endowment for Humanities
Is an independent agency of the United States Government that
makes grants for projects in history, languages, philosophy,
and other areas of the humanities.
The
Rotary Foundation of Rotary International
Provides humanitarian grants which improve the quality of
life throughout the world; and sponsors international ambassadors
of goodwill through educational awards to university students
and teachers and through international exchanges of business
and professional people.
The
White House Fellowships
Provide gifted and highly motivated young Americans some firsthand
experience in the process of governing the nation and a sense
of personal involvement in the leadership of society.
Higher Education
American Association of Colleges
for Teacher Education (AACTE)
National association of colleges and universities with teacher
education programs. Membership information, publications,
news items, and links to related sites are available here.
American Association of University
Women
Advocacy organization for women in higher education. Works
to influence policy; offers fellowships and grants; fights
sex discrimination in higher education.
American Council on Education:
Organization is the nation's coordinating higher education
association. It provides a forum for discussion of major issues
related to higher education and represents the nation's colleges
and universities in political and policy discussions.
Black Issues in Higher
Education
Web site for the nation's only news magazine dedicated to
minority issues in higher education. Includes links to news
briefs from throughout the United States.
Chronicle of Higher Education
Web site for the premier newspaper for college and university
personnel. News articles from across the nation and job advertisements
make this a valuable site for college teacher and administrators.
College News Online
Campus news wire site with links to many student newspapers.
A campus index links users to colleges and universities in
the U.S. and abroad.
ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher
Education
Site of the clearinghouse responsible for collecting and abstracting
materials written about higher education. Features links to
ERIC digests, bibliographies, and other resources.
Western Association of
Schools and Colleges (WASC)
Web site for the accrediting body for schools and colleges
in the western United States. Lists the commissions of the
association. Also provides a directory of all accredited schools
and colleges in the region.
K through
12
Kids
Web
Midlink
Magazine
The electronic magazine for kids in the middle grades--generally
ages 10 to 15. Browse through our pages to enjoy art and writing
that will link middle school kids all over the world. MidLink
will be published bi-monthly, and each issue will have a new
and exciting theme.
The
Cisco Educational Archives
Contains a list of schools on-line and a virtual schoolhouse
to visit including student and teacher projects.
Math and Science
Access
Excellence
Is a national educational program sponsored by the biotechnology
industry pioneer, Genentech, Inc., that puts high school biology
teachers in touch with their colleagues, scientists and critical
sources of new scientific information through an online network.
This site contains many resources that are useful for science
teachers and students.
Astronomy
Hypertextbooks on the web about this subject.
Eisenhower
National Clearinghouse
For Mathematics and Science Education (ENC) is providing information
about all types of instructional resources including books,
videos, software, CD-ROMs, kits, and online resources. Through
different products and services, ENC describes these resources
for teachers and other educators. The Digital Curriculum Laboratory
(DCL), ENC's online component, is a comprehensive Internet
site for math and science education. It is designed to assist
teachers in locating instructional and other educational resources.
The DCL includes links to Internet resources for science and
math teaching as well as the ENC Catalog of Curriculum Resources.
Geometry
Forum
Contains projects for students, software, discussion groups,
and pages specifically related to different levels of mathematics
and geometry education.
MathMagic
Is a K-12 telecommunications project that provides strong
motivation for students to use computer technology while increasing
problem-solving strategies and communications skills. MathMagic
posts challenges in each of four categories (k-3, 4-6, 7-9
and 10-12) to trigger each registered team to pair up with
another team and engage in a problem-solving dialog. When
an agreement has been reached, one solution is posted for
every pair.
Spacelink
Is an electronic information system designed to
provide current educational information to teachers and students
throughout the United States. NASA's goal is to promote excellence
in America's education systems by enhancing and expanding
scientific and technological competence. From this
homepage click on the links on the left navigation bar
for educational resources by grade level.
Weather
Climate, development and change.
Scholarships
FinAid!
It is known as a very valuable reference for aid-seeking individuals.
Financial Aid
Resource Center
Monthly updated information about financial aid, scholarships,
and fellowships.
Scholarships.com
Provides access to free scholarship and financial aid
resources. Includes information on scams and frauds.
FastWeb
You must register to use this site but, without cost it
allows the user to search database of hundreds of
thousands of U.S. scholarships, fellowships,
internships, grants, and loans. This site will
automatically send you the latest scholarship
information to fit your profile.
Student Aid on
the Web
The U.S. Department of Education's Federal Student
Aid (FSA) program
provides information on funding and loan repayment
considerations relating to attending schools from
elementary through graduate as well as information about
preparing for college, selecting a school, and applying
to a program.
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