The Trade Books project began in 1994 with a group of adult literacy professionals who reviewed books published for children and young adults that would be interesting and enjoyable for adult learners to read in the classroom or in tutoring situations. The result 14 years later is the searchable database, known as Eureka!, of over 1000 books, Lesson Plans and Teaching Strategies, Thematic Collections, and Other Web Resources. The current committee of 16 educators selects and reviews approximately 75 new books each year.
This collection of Web site reviews, which has now grown to include over 50 Web sites, was begun by adult literacy/basic education/ESOL educators in the Boston area in the Spring of 1996. The reviews have been compiled, edited and updated by David J. Rosen, Director of the Adult Literacy Resource Institute, the Greater Boston Regional Support Center of the Massachusetts System for Adult Basic Education Support. The first reviewers were enrolled in the 1996 Boston Internet Training Project workshops funded by a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Education. Time to produce the original document was made possible by the editor's 1995-1996 fellowship from the National Institute for Literacy. Reviews of Web sites are added periodically, and the Webliography is regularly updated.
Center for Excellence in Education, an organization dedicated to helping people find the appropriate application of technology to improve teaching and learning in diverse settings.
Links to selected lesson plans and other resources that are helpful for curriculum planning, including activities developed at McREL for specific benchmarks within the Compendium. Each subject area is organized by topic.
"The Educational Testing Service Network (ETS Net) is a gateway to definitive information about college and graduate school admissions and placement tests, with links to AP, GRE, GMAT, SAT, The Praxis Series, and TOEFL sites, as well as other educational resources. ETS Net provides sample test questions, test preparation, and test registration. It also contains information on ETS research initiatives, teacher certification, college planning, financial aid, and links to college and university sites. "
Electronic School is the voice of school leaders who strive to enhance student learning through the judicious and appropriate use of technology. It is published quarterly as a print and online supplement to The American School Board Journal, in cooperation with the Institute for the Transfer of Technology to Education (ITTE), a program of the National School Boards Association. On this web site you'll find all the articles from the print version of Electronic School, as well as additional material not available elsewhere.
"FREE makes hundreds of Internet-based education resources supported by agencies across the U.S. Federal government easier to find. Search the resources or see them listed by subject, or for an overview of what's here, visit the site map."
"The GED Tests give adults who did not graduate from high school the opportunity to earn a high school equivalency diploma. Recognized nationwide by employers and educators, the GED diploma has increased education and employment opportunities for millions of adults since 1942." This page lists State, Provincial, and Territorial GED Contacts.
This is the Latin American Network Information Center located at the University of Texas, Austin. Through this site, access to 26 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean is available, as well as information on the following topics: art, anthropology, economics, government, health, libraries, networks, news, publications, and tourism.
"The objectives of The Key New Readers Newspaper Project are two fold: to provide people with limited reading skills access to the main flow of information in the community, and to provide teachers in adult basic education programs with quality materials which are relevant to the adult learner. The project publishes an eight-page monthly newspaper with a statewide circulation of 14,000 copies. In early 1998 services were expanded to national distribution through the World Wide Web. "
Use this informative site to calculate distances and routes from one city to another. Use the atlas as an exploratory resource of cities throughout Canada and the United States.
Our aim is to provide you with information about the offices and programs of the U.S. Department of Education (ED), education initiatives of the President and the Secretary, the full text of ED reports and publications, links to organizations we support, and more.
The writers of these lesson plans are teachers(and other practitioners) who were enrolled in the Spring, 1996 Boston Internet Training Project workshops funded by a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Education.Each Lesson Plan uses a Web site which the writer thought would be useful for her/his students.
"At ZERO TO THREE, we concentrate exclusively on these miraculous first years of life - the critical period when a child undergoes the greatest human growth and development. It's also a period when you - the parent or professional - have the opportunity to make a great impact and positively influence a child's future. Our mission here is simple: to help children best navigate their first three years of life in order to develop a solid intellectual, emotional and social foundation. For parents and professionals alike, there's always something new and exciting to be discovered! So, set aside some time to explore - and come back often and grow with us!"
