Down Syndrome World
Wide Web Page
Family Empowerment Network - Links to other sites and educational resources. Also access
to several disability newsletters.
ERIC
Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education
Conduit to federal documents and statistics as well as ERIC search wizard and ERIC Digest.
See Federal Research and Development Reports in the Table of Contents.
Family Village
A global community that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities
on the Internet for persons with mental retardation and other disabilities, their
families, and those that provide them services and supports.
Federal Resources for
Educational Excellence (FREE)
Makes hundreds of Internet-based education resources supported by agencies across the
U.S.Federal government easier to find.
Gateway to Educational
Materials (GEM)
Provides one-stop access to thousands of lesson plans, curriculum units and other
educational materials distributed on web sites across the Internet. In many instances,
these valuable resources are difficult for most teachers to find in an efficient and
effective manner. The goal of GEM is to solve this resource discovery problem and to
provide "The Gateway" to quality collections of educational resources.
Join Together
Is a national resource for communities working to reduce gun violence and substance abuse.
Its Gun Violence Web site offers daily news summaries, tips about how you can take action
to reduce gun violence, funding information, and in-depth feature stories. This online
resource also provides survivors of gun violence the chance to share their stories and
find support.
Landmarks for
Schools
This web site is dedicated to the idea that Information will be the raw material that
drives the 21st century, and that today's students should be learning to BUILD with
information.
(The) National
Center to Improve Practice (NCIP)
Promotes the effective use of technology to enhance educational outcomes for students with
sensory, cognitive, physical and social/emotional disabilities.
(The) National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
New Century School House for Educators
Our-Kids
A "Family" of parents, caregivers and others who are working with children with
physical and/or mental disabilities and delays.
Web Page (MatMice) Design for Kids --It gives kids the chance to make their very own homepage on the web - and it's free! With the easy to use homepage builder, kids can make a page with pictures, counter and guestbook! The MatMice website was created by 3 sisters - Emily - 17, Sarah - 15, & Elise 11, who live with their mum and dad in Australia.
Youth Tree USA
The searchable directory of real-life youth programs/services and youth-related on-line
resources for youth workers, parents, teachers, kids and teenagers in communities
nationwide.
BJ’s
Favorite Sites for Homework Help
A tremendous resource. Easily searchable. Includes hundreds under Reference Section; News
and Current Events; Math; Science; Social Studies; English; History; Music and Art;
Foreign Languages; Computers and the Internet.
The Lost Journals of Walt Whitman -- These recently recovered notebooks from the famed American poet cover a diverse array of subjects including: Lucretius, Shakespeare, and Spanish literary masterpieces; physique and the science of swimming; the Presbyterian Church in Jamaica, Long Island; notes on Columbus and Lincoln; slavery, democracy, and the meaning of America.
The Aspen Institute
The Aspen Institute is an international nonprofit educational institution dedicated to
enhancing the quality of leadership through
informed dialogue. It convenes men and women who represent diverse viewpoints and
backgrounds from business, labor,
government, the professions, the arts, and the nonprofit sector to relate timeless ideas
and values to the foremost challenges
facing societies, organizations, and individuals.
Organization for Quality
Education
(Canadian parents, teachers, trustees, ratepayers and business people who are dedicated to
reforming elementary and secondary education in the Province of Ontario. Many issues the
same as in U.S. schools)
Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights (PACER) Center
The Center
for the Future of Teaching and Learning
Made up of education professionals, scholars and public policy experts who care deeply
about improving the schooling of California's children. Particular focus on best practice
for teaching reading.
Teachers' Guide to
the "Professional Cartoonists' Index"
Editorial cartoons to interest students in discussions of current events. Lesson plans
include games, like scavenger hunts, tic tac toe and cartoon bingo, which engage students
as they explore and interpret the symbolism in cartoons. They include all necessary pages
to print out as student handouts.
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