Websites for Educators
This collection of links, chosen and maintained by Gutman Library Research Services staff, provides links to freely available sites of interest to educators. Click on a topic to view links to related websites. Please tell us about websites we should consider adding.
- Adult Education and Literacy
- The Arts
- Bilingual Education /ESL
- Boston Area Libraries (selected)
- Charter Schools
- Children's Literature
- Citation Formats
- Colleges and Universities
- Comparative/International Education
- Counseling and Guidance
- Curriculum Resources (K-12)
- Distance Education
- Diversity
- Early Childhood
- Education Administration and Policy
- Education Associations, Organizations, and Conferences
- Education Journals (Open access)
- Education Law
- Education Libraries (selected)
- Education Reform
- Educational Technology
- Employment Opportunities
- ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)
- Foreign Languages
- Gifted and Talented
- Grants and Financial Aid
- Higher Education
- History of Education
- Home Schooling
- K-12 Schools
- Kraus Curriculum Development Library (Gutman on-site access only)
- Language Arts
- Listservs
- Massachusetts
- Media
- Music
- Philosophy of Education
- Psychology
- Reading
- Reference Resources
- Risk and Prevention
- Science and Mathematics
- Search Engines
- Social Studies/Social Sciences
- Special Education
- State Departments of Education
- Statistical Data
- Teaching and Pedagogy
- Testing, Assessment, Evaluation, and Standards
- U.S. Government
Adult Education and Literacy
- Literacy.org
- The Literacy Project
- National Assessment of Adult Literacy 2002
- National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL)
- National Institute for Literacy
The Arts
- Arts Education Partnership
- Cornell Theory Center Arts and Social Sciences Gateway
- The Kennedy Center's ArtsEdge
- National Art Education Association
- National Gallery of Art -- NGA Classroom
- Project Zero (Harvard Graduate School of Education)
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
Boston Area Libraries (selected)
- Boston College Libraries
- Boston Public Library (MBLN Catalog)
- Boston University
- Lesley University (Fenway Libraries Online--FLO)
- Massachusetts Library Catalogs
- Massachusetts Library Information Network: Indexes and Databases (Massachusetts public library card required)
- Minuteman (many local public libraries)
- MIT
Charter Schools
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 of Children's Literature
- Foundation for Children's Books
- International Children's Digital Library
- Kay Vandergrift's Special Interest Page
- Literary and Related Awards (American Library Association)
- Recommended Reading (New York Public Library)
- Special Collections in Children's Literature Wikiography
- Women Children's Book Illustrators
Citation Formats
- APA Electronic Reference Formats
- Chicago Manual of Style
- Citation Guides and Style Manuals (University of Vermont)
- Citing Electronic Resources (The Internet Public Library)
- Citing Sources (Duke University Library)
- Modern Language Association (MLA)
Colleges and Universities
- American Universities
- College Navigator (National Center for Education Statistics)
- College and University Home Pages
- 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 Information Network on Education in Europe
- Institute of International Education (Open Doors)
- International Archive of Education Data (IAED)
- International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement
- International Education Programs Service (U.S. Dept. of Education)
- International Educational Comparisons (NCES)
- The Library of Congress Country Studies
- NAFSA: Association of International Educators
- Australian Education International's Research Database
- Non-U.S. Education Systems
- Portals to the World (Library of Congress)
- OECD Education Database
- Overseas Schools (U.S. State Department)
- UNESCO Education Information Service
- UNESCO Electronic Documents
- 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 (Harvard Graduate School of Education -- Project Zero)
- American Memory -- Learning Page (Library of Congress)
- Apple Learning Interchange
- EDSITEment
- Awesome Library for Teachers, Students and Parents
- Blue Web'n
- CEC Lesson Plans (Columbia Education Center)
- The Educator's Reference Desk
- The Gateway to Educational Material (GEM)
- 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
- 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)
- Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP)
- KIDS COUNT
- National Center for Early Development & Learning
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 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 Psychological Association
- 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
- EDUCAUSE
- International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement
- International Reading Association
- International Society for Technology in Education
- Massachusetts Federation of Teachers
- Massachusetts Teachers Association
- National Art Education Association
- 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 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 Libraries (Selected)
United States:
- Cubberley Education Library, Stanford University
- Bridgewater State College (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
- Cross City Campaign for Urban School Reform
- The Education Schools Project
- The Education Trust
- Regional Educational Laboratories
Educational Technology
- Educational Software Preview Guide
- EDUCAUSE
- EDUTECH
- Microsoft in Education
- Technology & Learning Online
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
- FastWEB
- Foundation Center's Home Page
- Harvard Graduate School of Education Funding Opportunities Guide
Portions of site have restricted access. - MacArthur Foundation
- Yahoo -Education: Financial Aid: Grants
Higher Education
- Academic Costume Code & Ceremony Guide
- Center for International Higher Education (Boston College)
- College and University Rankings
- EDUCAUSE
- Infomine. Instructional Resources: University
- Internet Resources Newsletter
- 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
- The World Lecture Hall
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
- Virtual Museum of Education Iconics (University of Minnesota)
Home Schooling
- Growing Without Schooling
- Homeschool.com
- Homeschool World
- Homeschooling Information and Resource Pages
- Jon's Homeschool Resource Page
- Massachusetts Home Learning Association
K-12 Schools
- American School Directory
- SchoolMatters
- 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 Board of Higher Education
- Massachusetts Dept of 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
- Media Literacy Online Project Home Page
- Open Vault (WGBH Media Library and Archives)
- PBS
Music
Philosophy of Education
Psychology
- American Psychological Association
- AmoebaWeb: Psychology on the Web
- Association for Psychological Science
- Center for Psychology Workforce Aaalysis 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
- Stanford Psychology Department Mediamosaic Library
- Psych Central: Psychology Web Pointer
- Psych Web
Reading
- History of Literacy
- International Reading Association
- National Center for Family Literacy
- National Institute for Literacy
- National Literacy Trust (United Kingdom)
- ProLiteracy Worldwide
- Reading Is Fundamental (RIF)
Reference Resources
- Digital Library Collections
- Documents Center website Directory
- Encyclopedia Britannica Online
- InfoSpace
- Librarians' Index to the Internet
- Massachusetts Library Information Network: Indexes and Databases (Massachusetts public library card required)
- Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography (11/26/97)
- Scout Report Archives
- Switchboard: A National Residential and Business Directory
- University of Michigan-Dearborn. Virtual Reference Desk
- USA.gov
- Virtual Reference Collection
- Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged (requires HU ID and PIN)
Risk and Prevention
- Children's Defense Fund
- PILOTS Database- worldwide literature on post-traumatic stress disorder
- A World of Prevention (Texas Youth Commission)
Science & Mathematics
- Access Excellence: The Site for Health and Bioscience Teachers and Learners
- Cornell Theory Center Math and Science Gateway
- Fermilab Education Office
- Frank Potter's Science Gems
- Froggy Page
- Galileo Project
- Hands-on Science Centers Worldwide
- JASON Project
- The Math Forum
- NASA Quest
- Project 2061
- Science Learning Network
- TERC
- Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
- WISE (Web-Based Inquiry Science Environment)
Search Engines
Social Studies/Social Sciences
- Best of History websites
- Web Center for Social Research Methods (Cornell)
- Cornell Theory Center Arts & Social Sciences Gateway
- The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
- The History Net
- HyperHistory Online
- Intute: Social Sciences
- National Archives: The Digital Classroom
- National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. (NBER)
- United States Census 2000 -- Census in Schools
Special Education
State Departments of Education
Statistical Data
- American Factfinder --Census Bureau [Java]
- 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, 2000-2007
- Data from Developing Countries (Bureau for Research in Economic Analysis of Development)
- Datalab (National Center for Education Statistics)
- Digest of Education Statistics
- Education Watch Online
- Elementary and Secondary Education: An International Perspective
- Fedstats
- Harvard-MIT Data Center
- ICPSR Data Archive
- International Archive of Education Data (IAED)
- Internet Crossroads in Social Science Data
- KIDS COUNT
- MetLife Surveys of the American Teacher (1998 – 2007)
- Murray Research Center (Radcliffe Institute)
- National Assessment of Educational Progress
- National Center for Education Statistics
- OECD Education Database
- Selected Resources for International Education Statistics
- Selected Resources for United States Education Statistics
- Social Statistics Briefing Room (White House)
- 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:
- Odum Institute for Research in Social Science (University of North Carolina) -- Public Opinion Poll Question Database
- Polling Report
- Public Agenda ONLINE
Teaching and Pedagogy
- ALPS: Active Learning Practices for Schools
- K-12 Practitioners' Circle (NCES)
- The Knowledge Loom (Northeast & Islands Regional Educational Laboratory)
- National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
- Project Zero (Harvard Graduate School of Education)
- Teacher/Pathfinder
- Teacher Professional Development Sourcebook
- Teachers.Net
- Theory Into Practice Database
- Usable Knowlegde
- WIDE World
Testing, Assessment, Evaluation, and Standards
- Achieve
- Evaluation websites (Sociometrics Corporation)
- Buros Center for Testing
- CRESST (National Center for Research on Evaluation,Standards, and Student Testing)
- Developing Educational Standards
- ETS Test Collections
- Institutional Research and Assessment
- National Assessment of Educational Progress
- National Assessment Governing Board
- National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
- Sources for National Educational Standards(U.S. Census Bureau)
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