Education Resource Guide

Databases || Associations & Ed. Departments || Statistics || College Guides & Rankings Science & Math || Social Studies || Language Arts || Education Links || NMT Education Program

Databases

• ERIC (via FirstSearch)
• Education Abstracts (via FirstSearch)
• InfoTrac Professional Collection
  • Over 250 Full Text Magazine Articles for Education Professionals
• PsycFIRST (via FirstSearch)
• Social Sciences Abstracts (via FirstSearch)
• Dissertation Abstracts Online (via FirstSearch)

General (include full-text articles)

• Expanded Academic ASAP
• General Reference Center
• Wilson Select Plus

For K-12 Students

• Student Edition - K12 (High School)
• Junior Edition - K12 (Middle School/Junior High)
• Kid's Edition - K12 (Elementary School)

Associations & Education Departments

• National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) http://www.socialstudies.org/
• National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) http://www.ncte.org/
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) http://www.nctm.org/
• National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) http://www.nsta.org/
• National Education Association (NEA) http://www.nea.org/
• NEA - New Mexico http://www.nea-nm.org/
• New Mexico State Department of Education http://www.sde.state.nm.us/
• U.S. Department of Education http://ed.gov/index.jsp

Statistics

National Center for Education Statistics

Measuring Up: A State by State Report Card for Higher Education

NASBE State Statistics

College Guides and Rankings

College and University Rankings (Univ. of Illinois)

CollegeSource Online
• ONLY available from 2 computers in the reference area (Vonnegut & Sagan)

Peterson's Guide to Colleges

Princeton Review College Rankings

US News and World Report Best Colleges

Science & Math

• The Catalyst: Chemistry Resources http://www.TheCatalyst.org/
  
Developed specifically for the secondary education/high school level teacher, as a resource for finding relevant information for use in the teaching of chemistry.

• Eisenhower National Clearinghouse http://www.enc.org/
  
Information for Mathematics and Science K-12 teachers. Click on Web Links to locate web-based lessons and activities.

• K-12 Math and Science on the Internet http://www.lhs.berkeley.edu/hotlinks/
  
Collection of educational activities, demonstrations, teaching ideas and useful web sites.

• Math Forum http://www.mathforum.org/
  
Extensive page of teaching and learning resources from Drexel University. K-12, College, & Advanced Math.

• NASA Quest http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/
  
K-12 project with lesson plans, collaborative activities, audio/video programs, etc.

• National Science Digital Library http://nsdl.org/
  
Comprehensive source for science, technology, engineering and mathematics education. Funded by the National Science Foundation.

Earthquake Education
• IRIS Education and Outreach http://www.iris.washington.edu/EandO/
  
• Tremor http://tremor.nmt.edu
  

Social Studies

• History / Social Studies for K-12 Resources http://www.execpc.com/~dboals/boals.html
  
Extensive collection of links organized by topic.

Language Arts

• Read, Write, Think http://www.readwritethink.org/
  
Sponsored by the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English, this site promises "access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts education."

Education Links

• AskERIC http://ericir.syr.edu/
  Over 3000 resources on a variety of educational issues including Internet sites, educational organizations, and the ERIC database.

• Blue Web'n http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
  
Online library of 1700+ outstanding Internet sites categorized by subject, grade level, and format (lessons, activities, projects, resources, references, and tools.

• Education Book Reviews http://www.lib.msu.edu/corby/reviews/index.htm
  
Search for book reviews by title, author, subject or publisher.

• Education World http://www.education-world.com
  A search engine for educational web sites and a source for lesson plans, technology, practical information and articles.

• Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) http://www.ed.gov/free/
  Organized by subject, this site makes hundreds of Internet-based education resources supported by agencies across the U.S. Federal government easier to find.

• Gateway to Educational Materials Project http://thegateway.org/
  
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education with access to high quality lesson plans, curriculum units and other education resources on the Internet.

• Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/index.html
  A categorized list of sites for enhancing curriculum and professional growth.

• MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/index.htm
  
Free and open educational resource for faculty, students, and self-learners.

• National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition and Language Instruction Educational Programs http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/index.htm
  Useful site for bilingual education. Includes an online library of articles, laws, state by state resources, and more.

• Smithsonian Resources for Teachers http://www.si.edu/teachers/
  Includes lesson plans, curriculum guides and activities.

• TeacherVision http://www.teachervision.com/
  Created by teachers for teachers to "provide lesson plans, resources, and materials that make your professional life easier".