Further Research Resources
Links:
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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