Resources
The Whole Child
ASCD calls on parents, educators, policymakers, and communities to join forces to ensure our children become productive, engaged citizens. Our children deserve an education that emphasizes academic rigor as well as the essential 21st-century skills of critical thinking and creativity.
www.wholechildeducation.org
Rural Schools Network
Pursuing five new projects in which members may participate: 1) production and distribution of a monograph on place-based project learning; 2) production and distribution of a monograph on best practices in science education for rural teachers; 3) development of a web-based model for analyzing the sustainability of rural schools and communities; 4) creation of an inter-classroom video telecollaboration project; and 5) an inter-school “walkathon” health and fitness project.
www.ruralschools.net
Public Education Network
Offering a weekly NewsBlast of the nation’s education news.
www.publiceducation.org
Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
Containing 1.1 million bibliographic citations to a broad collection of education-related resources, from government reports to journal articles. Other materials include conference proceedings, project and program descriptions, curriculum guides, bibliographies, and more.
www.eric.ed.gov
Ed Week
Offering a cross-site indexing process to assist you in research projects.
www.edweek.org
International Reading Association
Publishing an informative online journal called, K-12 Practices and Research in Reading.
www.readingonline.org
What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Reports
Producing intervention reports synthesizing all studies per intervention. Of most interest are Does Peer-Assisted Learning Work? and Are There Effective Middle School Math Curricula? Published by the U.S. Department of Education.
www.whatworks.ed.gov
