While browsing some of the terrific resources at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, I happened across a fabulous list of useful links and resources that I wanted to pass on to Edudemic readers. It’s hundreds of links to just about everything a teacher needs to know. Literally. From Adult Education to Testing and Standards, it’s all here.
The following links are perfect for bookmarking and referring back to if you’re looking to enhance your understanding of the world of education. These links are chosen and maintained by Gutman Library Research Services staff at Harvard GSE.
Adult Education and Literacy
- Literacy.org
- The Literacy Project
- National Assessment of Adult Literacy
- National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL)
The Arts
- Arts Education Partnership
- ArtsConnectEd
- The Kennedy Center’s ArtsEdge
- National Art Education Association
- National Gallery of Art — NGA Classroom
- Project Zero (Harvard Graduate School of Education)
- Science & Arts Gateway for Education (SAGE) (Cornell)
Bilingual Education / ESL
- Center for Multilingual Multicultural Research (University of Southern California)
- Interesting Things for ESL Students
- National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition and Language Instruction Educational Programs (formerly National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education)
- TESL-EJ Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language
Charter Schools
- The Center for Education Reform
- Charter Schools Development Center
- National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
- National Charter School Resource Center
Children’s Literature
- Carol Hurst’s Children’s Literature
- The Center for Children’s Books
- Children’s Book Council (CBC)
- Children’s Literature (Boston College)
- Children’s Literature Association
- Children’s Literature Center
- Children’s Literature Web Guide
- Children’s Picture Book Database at Miami University
- Database of Award-Winning Children’s Literature
- Fairrosa Cyber Library
- Foundation for Children’s Books
- International Children’s Digital Library
- Kay Vandergrift’s Special Interest Page
- Book and Media Awards (American Library Association)
- Recommended Reading (New York Public Library)
- Special Collections in Children’s Literature Wikiography
- Women Children’s Book Illustrators
Colleges and Universities
- American Universities
- BrainTrack College & University Directory
- College Navigator (National Center for Education Statistics)
- College and University Rankings
- Peterson’s Education Guides
Comparative/International Education
- Center for International Higher Education (Boston College)
- Comparative and International Education Society (CIES)
- Data from Developing Countries (Bureau for Research in Economic Analysis of Development)
- Education Today: The OECD Perspective
- Eurybase – The Database on Education Systems in Europe
- Institute of International Education (Open Doors)
- International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement
- International Education Programs Service (U.S. Dept. of Education)
- International Educational Comparisons (NCES)
- NAFSA: Association of International Educators
- Non-U.S. Education Systems
- OECD (Education)
- Overseas Schools (U.S. State Department)
- Portals to the World (Library of Congress)
- UNESCO Documents and Publications
- UNESCO Education
- USNEI — U.S. Network for Education Information (U.S. Dept. of Education)
Counseling and Guidance
Curriculum Resources (K-12)
- ALPS: Active Learning Practices for Schools (Project Zero, Harvard Graduate School of Education)
- American Memory — Learning Page (Library of Congress)
- Awesome Library for Teachers, Students and Parents
- EDSITEment
- Finding Dulcinea
- The Gateway to 21st Century Skills (National Education Association)
- Kraus Curriculum Development Library (Gutman Library on-site access only)
- MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching)
- New York Times Learning Network
- ProTeacher
- Teachers’ Domain
- Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute
Distance Education
- American Distance Education Consortium
- Distance Education Clearinghouse
- Distance Learning On the Net
Diversity
Early Childhood
- Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University
- Child & Family Web Guide (Tufts University)
- Child Care & Early Education Research Connections
- Children’s Defense Fund
- ChildStats.gov
- CYFERNET (Child Youth and Families Education and Research Network)
- Early Childhood Data Collaborative
- Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP)
- KIDS COUNT
- National Center for Early Development & Learning
- National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
Education Administration and Policy
- Brown Center on Education Policy
- Education Policy Analysis Archives
- The Education Trust
- The Institute for Higher Education Policy
- The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education
- Organization of U.S. Education (U.S. Network for Education Information)
- Policy Archive
Education Associations, Organizations, and Conferences
- Education Organizations (Yahoo Index)
- American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD)
- American Alliance for Theatre and Education (AATE)
- American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
- American Association of Community Colleges
- American Association of University Women
- American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
- American Educational Research Association
- American Federation of Teachers
- American Federation of Teachers: Massachusetts
- American Psychological Association
- Arts Education Partnership
- Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
- Association of Teacher Educators
- Children’s Defense Fund
- College Board Online
- Consortium for Policy Research in Education
- Council for Exceptional Children
- Council for Higher Education Accreditation
- Council of Chief State School Officers
- Council of the Great City Schools
- EDC: Education Development Center, Inc.
- Education Commission of the States
- Educational Research Service
- Educational Theatre Association
- EDUCAUSE
- International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement
- International Reading Association
- International Society for Technology in Education
- Massachusetts Teachers Association
- National Art Education Association
- National Association for Music Education
- National Association of Elementary School Principals
- National Association of Independent Schools
- National Association of Secondary School Principals
- National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
- National Center for Education Statistics
- The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education
- National Center on Education and the Economy
- National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
- National Council for the Social Studies
- National Council of Teachers of English
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- National Dance Education Organization
- National Education Association
- National Network of Regional Educational Laboratories
- National PTA
- National School Boards Association
- National Science Teachers Association
- RAND
- University of Waterloo Electronic Library, Scholary Societies Project
- Wellesley Centers for Women
Conferences:
Education Journals (Open access)
Education Law
- Education Law Resources (Cornell University Law School)
- FindLaw: Legal Subjects: Education Law
Education Libraries (Selected)
United States:
- Cubberley Education Library, Stanford University
- Bridgewater State University (Textbooks)
- Framingham State College (Textbooks)
- Lesley University (Textbooks)
- Indiana University, Bloomington, Education Library
- Gottesman Libraries, Teachers College Columbia University
- National Library of Education
- Peabody College, Vanderbilt University Education Library
- University of California, Berkeley, Education-Psychology Library
- University of Florida, Education Library
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Education and Social Science Library
- University of Kentucky, Education Library
- University of Virginia, Education Library
International:
- Cambridge University Institute of Education Library and Resources Centre
- Queen’s University Libraries (Kingston, Canada), Education Library
- University of Alberta: H.T. Coutts Library
- University of Hong Kong Libraries — Education Library Collections
Education Reform
- Annenberg Institute for School Reform
- The Center for Education Reform
- Center on Reinventing Public Education
- Coalition of Essential Schools National Web
- Consortium for Policy Research in Education
- The Education Trust
- Regional Educational Laboratories
Educational Technology
Employment Opportunities
- Academic 360.com
- Academic Employment Network (Includes certification requirements, school district profiles, and cost of living comparisons for most states)
- Career Builder
- Educator Licensure (HGSE Career Services Office)
- Monster.com
ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)
- ERIC (unrestricted access via the Education Resources Information Center)
Foreign Languages
Gifted and Talented
Grants and Financial Aid
Higher Education
- Academic Costume Code & Ceremony Guide
- Carnegie Classifications
- Center for International Higher Education (Boston College)
- College and University Rankings
- EDUCAUSE
- Measuring Up (National Report Card on Higher Education)
- MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching)
- The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education
- Peterson’s Education Guides
History of Education
- Bibliography of the History of American Education (last updated 2001)
- H-Education (listserv)
- History of Childhood Readings
- History of Education Society (United Kingdom)
- History of Education Society (United States)
- History of Literacy
- States’ Impact on Federal Education Policy Project (New York State Archives)
- Virtual Museum of Education Iconics (University of Minnesota)
Home Schooling
- Growing Without Schooling
- Homeschool.com
- Homeschool World
- Homeschooling Information and Resource Pages
- Massachusetts Home Learning Association
K-12 Schools
- Search for Public Schools (U.S. Dept. of Education)
- Search for Private Schools (U.S. Dept. of Education)
Language Arts
Listservs
Massachusetts
- Boston Public Schools
- Boston Redevelopment Authority — maps, census data, and more about the City of Boston
- Commonwealth Communities
- Massachusetts Home Page
- Massachusetts Dept. of Education
- Massachusetts Dept. of Higher Education
- Massachusetts Library Information Network: Indexes and Databases (Massachusetts public library card required)
- Massachusetts School District Profiles
- Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL)
Media
- BBC
- Discovery Channel Online
- Federal Communications Commission
- Open Vault (WGBH Media Library and Archives)
- PBS
Music
Philosophy of Education
Prevention Science and Practice
- Children’s Defense Fund
- PILOTS Database – worldwide literature on post-traumatic stress disorder
Psychology
- American Psychological Association
- AmoebaWeb: Psychology on the Web
- Association for Psychological Science
- Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research (APA)
- Classics in the History of Psychology
- Electronic Journals and Periodicals in Psychology
- Narrative Psychology
- National Institute of Mental Health
- Social Psychology Network
- Psych Central: Psychology Web Pointer
Reading
- History of Literacy
- International Reading Association
- Literacy Information and Communication System (LINCS)
- National Center for Family Literacy
- National Literacy Trust (United Kingdom)
- ProLiteracy Worldwide
- Reading Is Fundamental (RIF)
Reference Resources
- Encyclopedia Britannica Online
- Government Documents Center (University of Michigan)
- InfoSpace
- Librarians’ Index to the Internet
- Massachusetts Library Information Network: Indexes and Databases (Massachusetts public library card required)
- Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography
- Scout Report Archives
- Switchboard: A National Residential and Business Directory
- USA.gov
- Virtual Reference Collection (MIT)
- Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged (requires HU ID and PIN)
Science & Mathematics
- Fermilab Education Office
- Frank Potter’s Science Gems
- Galileo Project
- JASON Project
- The Math Forum
- NASA Quest
- Project 2061
- Science & Arts Gateway for Education (SAGE) (Cornell)
- Science Learning Network
- TERC
- Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
Social Studies/Social Sciences
- Best of History websites
- Web Center for Social Research Methods (Cornell)
- The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
- The History Net
- HyperHistory Online
- National Archives: The Digital Classroom
- National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. (NBER)
- Science & Arts Gateway for Education (SAGE) (Cornell)
- United States Census 2000 — Census in Schools
Special Education
Statistical Data
- America’s Children Reports
- American Factfinder (Census Bureau)
- Boston Redevelopment Authority — detailed City of Boston information
- Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD)
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- ChildStats.gov
- The Condition of Education
- Data from Developing Countries (Bureau for Research in Economic Analysis of Development)
- Datalab (National Center for Education Statistics)
- Digest of Education Statistics
- Elementary and Secondary Education: An International Perspective
- Fedstats
- Harvard-MIT Data Center
- ICPSR Data Archive
- Internet Crossroads in Social Science Data
- KIDS COUNT
- MetLife Surveys of the American Teacher
- Murray Research Archive
- National Assessment of Educational Progress
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Online Education Database (OECD)
- Selected Resources for International Education Statistics
- Selected Resources for United States Education Statistics
- Statistical Abstract of the United States
- Statistical Resources on the Web — Education (University of Michigan)
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- U.S. Census Bureau
- Yearbook of Immigration Statistics (Dept. of Homeland Security)
Polls:
Teaching and Pedagogy
- ALPS: Active Learning Practices for Schools (Project Zero, Harvard Graduate School of Education)
- Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
- K-12 Practitioners’ Circle (National Center for Education Statistics)
- The Knowledge Loom (Northeast & Islands Regional Educational Laboratory)
- National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
- Project Zero (Harvard Graduate School of Education)
- Teacher Professional Development Sourcebook
- Teacher Reference Center
- Teachers.Net
- Teachers’ Domain
- Theory Into Practice Database
- Usable Knowledge
- WIDE World
Testing, Assessment, Evaluation, and Standards
- Achieve
- Buros Center for Testing
- CRESST (National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing)
- ETS Test Collections
- National Assessment of Educational Progress
- National Assessment Governing Board
- National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
