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Current News and Research on Education

The Why Files:"For the science behind the news"


U.S. Department of Education (News, policies, etc.)

Nation's Education Report Card: From the National Assessment of Educational Progress
Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs
: For information on current education-related legislation.


Wisconsin State Department of Public Instruction

Badgerlink: Designed to increase access of Wisconsin residents of all ages to information.
Wisconsin Model Academic Standards: For standards in a broad range of disciplines
Educational Resource List: Grouped by discipline and curriculum areas.


Associations of educators

National Council of Teachers of English
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
National Science Teachers Association
National Council for the Social Studies

Educational fields (Math, Science, Languages, Social Studies)

Please see these pages within the Knowledge Web:
English Domain Knowledge
Foreign Language Domain Knowledge
Mathematics Domain Knowledge
Science Domain Knowledge
Social Studies Domain


The human brain and educational implications

Brain Connection.com
This site puts brain science in plain English and provides tools, book reviews, and loads of information for teaching and learning.

Serendip
Your best bet for investigating the connection between how the brain works and ways to think about education. Originating in interactions among neurobiologists, computer scientists, business people, and educators, Serendip is a continually developing set of resources to explore and support intellectual and social change in education and in how one makes sense of life!

Neuroscience for Kids
Simple introduction to the brain for you or your students.

Education departments at other universities

University of California-Berkeley
Harvard University
University of Illinois- Urbana/Champaign
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Stanford University
Teacher's College of Columbia University

 
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