• For Educators
• Curriculum Resources
• Education News
• Home Schooling
• College, University, and Career Information for Students

General Resources for Educators

• Certification Requirements
  (http://www.uky.edu/Education/TEP/usacert.html)
  From the University of Kentucky College of Education, links to
  certification requirements for all 50 states and the District of
  Columbia.
• Connecticut Education Association
  (http://www.cea.org/)
  The organization representing Connecticut’s teachers. Find events,
  current openings, information about the National Education
  Association, an interactive forum, and an index of educational
  resources in ten categories.
• Connecticut School Profiles
  (http://www.csde.state.ct.us/public/der/ssp/index.htm)
  Statistics on all schools in the state of Connecticut.
• Discovery Channel School
  (http://school.discovery.com/)
  On this site, you’ll learn how to access the high-quality educational
  video programs offered by the Discovery Channel and The Learning
  Channel specifically for classroom use.
• Ed.gov: U.S. Department of Education
  (http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml)
  This rich site contains information for teachers, students, and all
  those interested in government-related programs and initiatives. An
  internal search engine and fact sheets about the Department are
  especially helpful to visitors.
• Education America
  (http://www.educationamerica.net/)
  An educational e-cruitment website that lets you look for jobs in the
  field of education, mostly K-12, across the United States.
• Educator’s Reference Desk
  (http://www.eduref.org/)
  From the Information Institute of Syracuse, resources include lesson
  plans, links to online education information, and question archive
  responses.
• ERIC Database
  (http://www.eric.ed.gov/)
  Centralized Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) website for
  searching the bibliographic database of more than one million
  citations going back to 1996. More than 107,000 full-text documents
  are now available for free.
• Survival Guide for New Teachers
  (http://www.ed.gov/teachers/become/about/survivalguide/index.html)
  A guide from the U.S. Department of Education aimed at new teachers,
  “with a particular emphasis on the relationships they form with their
  colleagues, university professors, and their students’ parents.”
• Teachers Network.org
  (http://teachnet.org/)
  A major initiative by IMPACT II – The Teachers’ Network, this site
  provides online teacher-designed activities and projects, interactive
  curriculum projects (called “Daily Classroom Specials”), and other
  resources such as grants for teachers, discussion forums, and
  materials on using technology in the classroom.
• Thinkfinity
  (http://www.thinkfinity.org)
  Thinkfinity offers comprehensive teaching and learning resources created by content partners – the most respected organizations in each academic subject and literacy. The easy-to-navigate K-12 resources are grade-specific and are aligned with state standards.
• Wright’s Law
  (http://wrightslaw.com/)
  This site, by a special education attorney, provides parents,
  educators, and attorneys with advocacy information and special
  education law for children with disabilities.

Curriculum-Related Internet Resources

• Blue Web’n
  (http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/)
  Designed for educators interested in finding curriculum resources on
  the Internet, Blue Web’n provides categorized lists of curricula,
  projects, online resources and tools, and classroom activities.
• Tired Teachers’ WebSite K-12
  (http://www.teachercertification.org/teach/tired-teacher-website-k12/)
  A multitude of links to Internet sites on topics such as Archeology, Ecology/Environment, Library Reference, Art, Elementary School, Literature, Astronomy, Technology, and more.
• edhelper.com
  (http://www.edhelper.com)
  Over 1,200 webquests and 11,400 lesson plans including those in the
  areas of science, social studies, mathematics, and many more
  resources. Access to some materials requires a subscription
  ($19.99/year).
• Education World
  (http://www.educationworld.com/index.html)
  A search engine and subject-browsable catalog of over 110,000 web
  sites related to education.
• EDSITEment
  (http://edsitement.neh.gov/)
  This cooperative program from the National Endowment for the
  Humanities, the National Trust for the Humanities and the Marco Polo
  Education Foundation, this site offers teachers of humanities lesson
  plans and recommended sites for integrating the vast wealth of
  information on the Internet into their classrooms.
• Elementary Teacher’s Web Conference
  (http://www.conferencecallsunlimited.com/web-conference.php)
  This website provides links to resources for lesson plans, activities and web exercises for elementary teachers.
• Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE)
  (http://www.free.ed.gov/)
  FREE makes it easier to find teaching and learning resources from the federal government.More than 1,500 federally supported teaching and learning resources are included from dozens of federal agencies. New sites are added regularly.
• The Gateway to 21st Century Skills
  Provided by the US Department of Education, this one-stop educational
  resource that lists relevant sites providing information, lesson
  plans, and activities pertaining to all K-12 subjects. Users can
  browse sites by subject or keyword, or they can search by subject,
  keyword, title, or full-text of the site description.
• History Matters
  (http://historymatters.gmu.edu/)
  This site features historical resources in textual, graphic, and audio
  formats and interactive instructional modules that emphasize student
  analysis and interpretation of primary historical documents.
  [RealPlayer required for some activities.]
• LETSNet:The Learning Exchange for Teachers and Students
  (http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/letsnet/)
  A project of the Michigan State University College of Education and
  Ameritech, this site is “a dynamic on-line environment” where teachers
  can develop their understandings of the Web and find ways to
  effectively use – or make sense of – the Internet in their
  classrooms.
• Library of Congress -Teachers
  (http://www.loc.gov/teachers/)
  Presents lesson plans and other resources for teachers that incorporate the Library of Congress’s extensive American Memory collection. Search lesson plans by theme, topic, discipline, or era.
• NASA Quest
  (http://quest.nasa.gov/)
  This site provides a unique expanding menu interface for exploring a
  wide variety of education resources, including a comprehensive list of
  NASA’s educational Internet offerings, lists of educational networking
  resources and organizations, higher education resources, museums,
  libraries, datasets, Internet search engines, and Internet learning
  information.
• The New York Times Learning Network
  (http://www.nytimes.com/learning/)
  The Learning Network connects teachers of grades 3-12, their students
  and parents to a comprehensive news and education resource. Building
  upon news and archives from The New York Times, the Learning Network
  includes daily lesson plans, interactive news quizzes, and
  opportunities to talk with reporters from The Times.
• PBS Teachers
  (http://www.pbs.org/teachers/)
  PBS Teachers is PBS’ national web destination for high-quality preK-12 educational resources. Here you’ll find classroom materials suitable for a wide range of subjects and grade levels.
• Science Education Gateway
  (http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/SEGway/)
  For access to lesson plans and resources from some of the best science
  museums in the U.S., teachers can enter the Science Education Gateway.
  Topics covered include Space Science, Light, Auroras, Eclipses, Sun
  & Earth, and Solar System. Each section contains briefly annotated
  lesson plan links (including suggested grade levels and source), a
  “grab bag” of related resources, and lesson plan templates.
• Virtual Field Trips
  (http://www.field-trips.org/vft/index.htm)
  Take a field trip without ever leaving the classroom. Each one covers
  a single topic including deserts, fierce creatures, hurricanes,
  natural wonders of the world, oceans, salt marshes, sharks, tornadoes,
  volcanoes, and many others.

Education News

• The Chronicle of Higher Education
  (http://chronicle.com/)
  The Chronicle is the primary news source for college and
  university faculty members and administrators. Read articles from the
  print edition, find further information about current issues, and
  search job listings online. Access to much of the site is restricted
  to registered Chronicle subscribers.
• EducationNews.org
  (http://www.ednews.org/)
  The mission of EducationNews.org is to become the most frequently used tool on the Internet for disseminating education news.” A great, up-to-date resource for current issues regarding education.
• edweek.org
  (http://www.edweek.org)
  The goal of this publication is “nothing short of being
  the place on the World Wide Web for people interested
  in education reform, schools, and the policies that guide them.” There
  are four related, but distinct, sites: Education Week, Teacher
  Magazine, Research Center and Agent K-12 (for job seekers). Archives
  date back 25 years. Full access requires free registration.

Home Schooling

• Home Education Magazine
  (http://www.homeedmag.com/)
  Home Education Magazine presents free online newsletters, discussion
  boards, a networking list, and selections from the magazine, including
  articles, interviews, columnists, resources, reviews and more.
• Home Schooling @ About.com
  (http://homeschooling.about.com/)
  Links to online resources, original articles and lesson plans, an
  online forum and more.
• Home School World
  (http://www.home-school.com/)
  The official site of Practical Homeschooling magazine and
  The Big Book of Home Learning. Commercial but
  interesting.
• Jon’s Homeschool Resource Page
  (http://www.midnightbeach.com/hs/)
  One of the oldest, largest, and most popular homeschooling sites on
  the Web.
• Open Directory: Home Schooling
  (http://dmoz.org/Reference/Education/K_through_12/Home_Schooling/)
  Large directory of quality resources.

College, University, and Career Information for Students

• America’s Best Colleges & Graduate Schools
  (http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/rankindex_brief.php)
  Current rankings from U.S. News and World Report.
• American Association of Community Colleges
  (http://www.aacc.nche.edu/)
  Access the addresses, phone numbers and Web sites of some 1,100
  community colleges in the United States.
• Back to College: Resources for Re-Entry Students
  (http://www.back2college.com/)
  Admissions, scholarships, college profiles, counseling, distance
  education, and a great deal more.
• BrokeScholar
  (http://scholarships.brokescholar.com/)
  A free online scholarship search engine. Register and complete a
  survey, then be matched with scholarships that fit. You can also
  automatically generate application letters and create an online
  application deadline calendar.
• Careers & Colleges Guidance Center
  (http://www.careersandcolleges.com/index.do)
  A quarterly publication that tries to help college graduates and
  students by offering real, useful information on the choices and
  opportunities they have.
• College and University Rankings
  (http://www.library.uiuc.edu/edx/rankings.htm)
  Annotated guide to online college ranking services, a short list of
  print ranking services, a longer bibliography of articles concerning
  the utility of college rankings, and links to a few sites regarding
  recent controversy over rankings.
• College Board Online
  (http://www.collegeboard.com/splash)
  From the people who administer the SAT and Advanced Placement
  examinations, find schedules, register for exams, get tips on applying
  for financial aid, look up high school and college codes, take sample
  SAT and PSAT exams to identify your weak spots and get pointers to
  help you improve, and even search for college and scholarship
  information.
• College Opportunities On-Line (COOL)
  (http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cool/)
  From the National Center for Education Statistics, this site allows
  you to search a database of nearly 7,000 trade schools, colleges, and
  universities by geographic region, city, type of school, instructional
  program, or school name.
• CollegeNET
  (http://www.collegenet.com/about/index_html)
  CollegeNET is a well-designed and rated source of information about
  colleges, scholarships, and financial aid.
• FAFSA On The Web
  (http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/)
  Use this online form to apply for federal student aid.
• FinAid: The SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid
  (http://www.finaid.org/)
  This page provides a free, comprehensive, independent, and objective
  guide to student financial aid. It is maintained by Mark Kantrowitz,
  author of The Prentice Hall Guide to Scholarships and Fellowships
  for Math and Science Students, and is sponsored by the National
  Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA).
• Gradschools.com
  (http://www.gradschools.com/)
  Over 58,000 listings of graduate school programs. You can browse
  through the subject directory or do a by-school href=”http://www.gradschools.com/listings/menus/institutions_menu.html”>search.
• IIE Passport
  (http://www.iiepassport.org/)
  Created and maintained by the Institute of International Eduation, the
  largest educational and cultural exchange organization in the U.S.,
  this site allows users to conduct quick and sophisticated searches for
  study abroad opportunities, using up to 34 different criteria to
  search over 5,000 program listings.
• Mapping Your Future
  (http://mappingyourfuture.org)
  At this site, you will find information to help you plan your career,
  select a school, and pay for your education. It is sponsored by a
  group of guaranty agencies who participate in the Federal Family
  Education Loan Program (FFELP) and are committed to providing
  information about higher education and career opportunities.
• MatchCollege
  (http://www.matchcollege.com/)
  Matchcollege.com is a free college search and information site, providing information on admissions, financial aid, tuition and more on over 6,000 colleges and universities nation-wide.
• Number2.com
  (http://www.number2.com/)
  Free SAT, ACT and GRE test preparation tips, Vocab Builder, sample
  test questions, and feedback.
• Peterson’s
  (http://www.petersons.com/)
  Here are online, searchable versions of the popular Peterson’s
  educational guides including private college-preparatory schools,
  undergraduate colleges, distance education opportunities, graduate and
  professional study, and summer programs for kids and teenagers.
• Princeton Review
  (http://www.princetonreview.com/)
  College essentials, finding a college that fits, scholarships, tips on
  the application process and more. Also has resources, lists, and
  survey results from their annual href=”http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/rankings/rankings.asp”>Best
  Colleges publication.
• School Grants
  Helping you with Grants, Loans, Financial Aid, Scholarships and other educational needs
• Security on Campus, Inc.
  (http://www.securityoncampus.org/)
  This site supplies information on campus crime and crime prevention
  for current and prospective students, parents, and community
  members.
• Send Your Child to College
  (http://www.guideforparents.com/)
  An annotated directory and helpful articles covering all aspects of
  the college application process. For parents and students.
• Study in Europe
  (http://www.interedu.com/)
  Information on the education systems, living conditions, culture, and
  universities in eighteen European countries.
• Studyabroad.com
  (http://www.studyabroad.com/)
  Listings for thousands of study abroad programs in more than 100
  countries throughout the world.
• Test Prep Review
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  Resources and information about the test preparation process. Includes
  free practice test questions for the PSAT, SAT, GRE, LSAT and many
  others, using a modular approach to learning the content on these
  exams.
• TOEFL
  (http://www.ets.org/toefl/)
  “The official Web site for Test of English as a Foreign Language
  programs and services.” Includes tutorials and practice questions. ETS
  offers official test preparation materials free of charge to anyone
  who registers for the TOEFL exam worldwide.
• USNews.com: Education
  (http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/eduhome.htm)
  A comprehensive offering from U.S. News Online that includes
  information on from choosing a college, graduate school or distance
  learning program. It includes a personal organizer for students and a
  guide for parents with financial aid data. The Premium Online Edition
  is available for $14.95/year.
• Wilton High School College/Career Resource Center
  (http://www.wilton.k12.ct.us/whs/gui/CAREER.php)
  Visit this site for information about upcoming college rep visits,
  scholarships, a list of colleges recent WHS graduates are attending,
  and lots of guidance for planning your life after high school.
• Yahoo! Education: Colleges and Universities on the Web
  (http://dir.yahoo.com/Education/Higher_Education/Colleges_and_Universities)
  Search by region, country, or institution name. Additional categories
  include Distance Learning and Web Directories.