Academic Resources.Net

Academic
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    Major Sites:

Academia
     A monthly online magazine of academic titles and information.
Academic Resources.Net:  Distance Learning
     Directory to distance learning resources.
Academic Textbook Programme
    
This is a United Nations program designed for professors to review titles for classroom use.
Access Excellence
     Access Excellence is a national educational program that provides resources to high school biology teachers.
Agency for Instructional Technology
     AIT is a nonprofit education organization that develops, acquires, and distributes quality technology-based resources.
American Council on Education
     The ACE is the nation's coordinating higher education association.
Computer-Mediated Communication
     A list of recommended sites for educators.
Art Images for College Teaching
     AICT is a royalty-free image exchange resource for the educational community.
AskEric Lesson Plans
     Over 1,100 lesson plans for educators.
Association of American Colleges and Universities
     Focused on liberal education initiatives.
BBC Education Web Guide
     A guide to the best websites for education.  Subject specialists have written reviews on how to integrate each site into learning - both in the classroom and at home.
BIODIDAC Digital Resources for Teaching Biology
     Features over 2,700 images.
Biography.com
     Searchable databases of over 25,000 personalities.
BRIDGE:  Ocean Sciences Education Teacher Resource Center
     Covers ocean biology, geology, chemistry and more.
Business Education Lesson Plans and Resources
     Includes resources on accounting, business law, economics, etc.
The California Higher Education Policy Center
     Maintains an archive of reports and papers published by the Center
Center for Critical Thinking
     Resources on critical thinking for college level, primary and postsecondary education.
Center for Educational Leadership and Technology
     CELT is a nonprofit educational agency whose primary mission is to integrate current education reforms and research with effective uses of technology.
College Board
     Organization with college-related resources.
College Quarterly
     A journal of professional development for college educators.
Community Learning Network
     CLN is designed to help K-12 teachers integrate technology into their classrooms and features over 5,000 links.
Cornell Theory Center - Arts and Social Sciences Gateway
     A directory to K-12 resources on the Web.
CSUBIOWEB
     The purpose of this server is to consolidate existing WWW Biological Science teaching and research resources and to create and distribute original multimedia resources for the teaching of biology.
Current State of Technology and Education
     Brief review of recommended books that cover how computers are used in K-12 classrooms.
Curriculum Links for Science Teachers
     A directory to Web resources.
Directory of Scholarly and Professional E-Conferences
     Covers a wide variety of sources including discussion and Usenet groups.
Education - by Resources - Books

     Educational resources on the World-Wide Web Virtual Library.
Education Journal Annotations
     Contains annotations from several hundred education journals.
Education-world.com
     Searchable database and directory to educational resources.
Electronic Text Center
     The University of Virginia Library offers over 40,000 texts and 50,000 images.  Special software is available for the creation and analysis of text.
ERIC
    
U.S. Department of Education educational resources with searchable databases.
EssayCrawler
     A specialized search engine devoted to locating essays.
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
     Helps locate resources across federal agencies.
Gateway to Educational Materials
     Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education , this major site links to thousands of educational resources.
Global Schoolhouse
     Online collaborative learning resources.
Global Village Project
     GVP helps students achieve greater awareness of the ever-growing global society as they use the latest technologies in their studies.
Globewide Network Academy
    
A distance education center with over 23,000 courses and 2,000 programs.
Gradepal
     Gradepal is a web based program that helps teachers track and manage students, lessons, etc.
The Institute for Higher Education Policy
     The IHEP is a non-profit organization whose mission is to foster access to and quality in postsecondary education.
International Archive of Education Data
     An ongoing project of the National Center for Education Statistics for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the United States and other nations.
International Technology Education Association

     ITEA is the professional organization of technology teachers that promote technology literacy.
Internet Resources for Institutional Research
     Directory to educational resources.
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
     Extensive resources divided into over 3 dozen categories.
Learning in Motion
     Dedicated to the advancement of good ideas and to the improvement of instruction and learning.  Academic Resources.Net was chosen by Learning in Motion as a top ten educational web site in February 2001.
Math Archives
     A major math site that includes resources for educators.
Midlands Improving Math and Science Hub
     This network of schools and educational professionals offers lesson plans, etc.
NAEP Publications
     National Assessment of Educational Progress directory of publications.
National Archives:  The Digital Classroom
     The Digital Classroom provides materials from the National Archives and methods for teaching with primary sources.
National Center for Education Statistics
     Statistics from the Department of Education.
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education
     Promotes opportunity, affordability and quality in higher education.
National Forum Journals
     Publisher of peer-reviewed education journals.
National Institute on the Education of At-Risk Youth
     The At-Risk Institute supports a range of research and development activities designed to improve the education of students at risk of educational failure.
National Science Teachers Association
     Promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching for all.
Net-Happenings
     Classroom Connect's email list of the latest Internet resources, especially those on education.
OECD Education Database
     The OECD Education Database provides internationally comparable data on key htmlects of the education systems.
Office of Higher Education Programs
     Department of Education program info.
Paideia Archive:  Theory of Knowledge
     Collection of articles from the 20th World Congress of Philosophy in 1998.
Picture It
     Graphics for biology teachers with images of cells, genetics, etc.
The President's Educational Technology Initiative
     President Clinton's plan for connecting U.S. schools to the Internet.
Quality Counts
     Accountability report by Education Week in collaboration with the Pew Charitable Trust.
Reading Online
     The electronic journal of the International Reading Association.
Science Education Gateway
    
A collaborative NASA project which brings together scientists, science museums, and K-12 educators to produce science-based Earth and space science curricula for classroom and public use.
S.C.O.R.E.
     SCORE connects California's classroom to the world and provides resources for educators.
Teachers College Record
     An education journal published by Columbia University since 1900.
U.S. Department of Education

     Publications and products for teachers, administrators, researchers, etc.
Web66
     An international K-12 school Web site directory.
World History Images
     World history images for classroom use.
World Links for Development
     This program links secondary schools in developing countries with students and teachers in industrialized countries for collaborative research, teaching and learning programs.
Yahoo:  Education
     A leading site with tens of thousands of education-related links.