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American Psychological Association
Describes each APA Division, including the "Child, Youth, and Family Services,"
"Family Psychology," and "Developmental Psychology" Divisions.
Association for
Childhood Education International (ACEI)
Provides information about the ACEI, the ACEI's two journals and various
publications, membership in the ACEI, and conferences and workshops.
BBN's (Bolt, Beranek and Newman's)
National School Network Testbed
Describes Testbed projects to extend the national information infrastructure
into schools and bring together classroom communities, teachers, collaborating
institutions, and technology.
Center
for Career Development in Early Care and Education
This site presents information and resources concerning professional development
in the child care and early childhood education fields.
Center for the Child Care
Workforce
This site (formerly known as the National Center for the Early
Childhood Work Force) provides updates on public policy and on research;
information on the early childhood mentoring alliance and on the Worthy
Wage Campaign; and resources related to the early childhood workforce.
Center
for Children with Chronic Illness and Disability
Makes available research in the areas of physical, psychological and social
development, and competence of infants, children and adolescents with
chronic illness or disability.
Children's Defense
Fund (CDF)
CDF provides a voice for America's children. The CDF Web site includes
information on: the Black community Crusade for children; gun control;
ways to help children; ordering information for CDF publications; and
statistics on the status of children today.
Children's
Literature Web Guide
This site provides links to such resources as children's books online,
children's book awards, and movies based on children's books. The site
also has lists of resources for teachers, parents, and storytellers.
Children's Rights Council
CRC works to assure a child the frequent, meaningful, and continuing contact
with two parents. This site contains resources and information on pertinent
bills now in Congress and related organizations.
Early Childhood.com
This site provides information for all who share an interest in improving
the education and general life experience of young children. It's a place
for getting advice from experts in the early childhood field, expanding
your collection of creative projects, and sharing ideas and questions
with the early childhood community.
Early
Childhood Educators and Family Web Corner
This site includes articles and links on the following topics: 1) Education
in America; 2) Health and Nutrition; 3) Parenting; 4) Consumer Information;
5) Safety; 6) Special Education; 7) Social Issues; and, 8) Advocacy.
Early
Childhood Research Institute on Inclusion
The Early Childhood Research Institute on Inclusion (ECRII) is a five-year
national research project funded by the Office of Special Education Programs,
U.S. Department of Education, to study the inclusion of preschool children
with disabilities in typical preschool, day care and community settings.
The site includes general information on inclusion; information on ECRII
research projects, publications and presentations; and a page of resources
and links.
Early Childhood
Research Institute on Measuring Growth and Development
The Early Childhood Research Institute on Measuring Growth and Development
was created with the purpose of producing a comprehensive, individualized
measurement system for children with disabilities from birth to eight
years of age and their families. This web site features the purposes and
goals of the Institute; dissemination and contact information; and information
about the investigators at the Universities of Minnesota, Kansas, and
Oregon who launched the ECRI-MGD in October 1996.
E-Rate Hotline
This Web site provides answers to questions about the "E-Rate," or the
education rate by which schools and libraries may received discounted
costs for telecommunications services. (See also the Schools and Libraries
Corporation below.)
Exploratorium
Contains general information on the Exploratorium, texts that explain
how to construct science exhibits, and connections to Internet sites that
provide resources related to physics and astronomy.
Frank Porter Graham Child
Development Center
Provides information on publications and projects of the Center, which
is a multidisciplinary center for the study of children and families,
especially children at risk for developmental delays.
Future of Children
The Future of Children is a journal summarizing research and policy
issues related to the well-being of children. The Web site contains the
full text of articles.
Harvard Family
Research Project
This site contains information about the Project, several publications,
and special on-line research releases.
High/Scope Educational
Research Foundation
High/Scope Educational Research Foundation is an independent nonprofit
research, development, training, and public advocacy organization with
headquarters in Ypsilanti, Michigan. High/Scope's mission is to improve
the life chances of children and youth by promoting high quality educational
programs. The site features information about High/Scope's programs, curriculum
approaches, research, services, training, publications, and upcoming events
and conferences.
I Am Your Child
This site contains information about early childhood development and resources
for parents and caregivers, including information on the first three years
of a child's life, brain research, parent questions, lists of books and
other resources, and advice from experts.
Incredible Art
Department
This site includes art activities that can be used with children, galleries
of children's art, and a newsletter devoted to art news.
Instructor
Magazine
Includes strategies for integrating the curriculum, professional development,
and ready to use units for specific grade levels including K-1; text of
selected articles
International Food Information
Council Foundation
This site features a wide array of information for parents and educators,
lessons for teaching healthy eating, and study reports on any links between
food and hyperactivity.
Keeping Kids Reading
This site provides short articles on reading to children and on motivating
children to read, and links to other sites containing information about
children's books and reading.
MCH-NetLink Project
at the Institute for Child Health Policy
Supports the exchange of information about programs and policies related
to maternal and child health.
Media
Literacy Online Project
Contains resources about media literacy such as a listing of professional
organizations focusing on media topics, a directory of media education
professionals, announcements of conferences and workshops, bibliographies
of materials valuable, and pointers to other internet resources for media
literacy.
National Association
for the Education of Young Children
Provides information on: the content of the NAEYC's journal, Young
Children; books and videos for practitioners and parents; the NAEYC
annual conference; the annual Week of the Young Child; the National Institute
for Early Childhood Professional Development; and policies to stimulate
effective advocacy on behalf of young children.
National Center for
Early Development and Learning
NCEDL's mission is to identify and study issues of national significance
to young children and their families and to disseminate that information
to researchers, practicing professionals and families. This site contains
products, research, press releases, newsletters, and other resources pertaining
to the goals and mission of the organization.
National Center to
Improve Practice (NCIP) (in special education through technology,
media, and materials)
This site contains resources to enhance the educational outcomes of students
in preschool through grade 12: facilitated electronic discussion forums,
tours of exemplary early childhood classrooms, a library of technology
resources, a workshop on selecting assistive technology, and video profiles.
National Child Care Information
Center (NCCIC)
The NCCIC site contains bimonthly newsletters, listings of child care
organizations, descriptions of projects related to child care, announcements
of conferences, information on finding child care, publications, and links
to other child care resources.
National
Coalition for Campus Children's Centers (NCCCC)
The NCCCC site contains a newsletter, information on a Listserv discussion
list, job announcements, and links to other child care resources.
National Coalition of Advocates
for Students (NCAS)
NCAS is a national education advocacy organization with 22 member groups
in 14 states that works to achieve equal access to a quality public education
for vulnerable students -- those who are poor, children of color, recently
immigrated, or children with disabilities. The organization focuses on
students in kindergarten through grade 12. The organization's web site
features a listing of NCAS member organizations, information about NCAS
National Projects, and a listing of NCAS publications.
National Early Childhood
Technical Assistance System (NEC*TAS)
Contains an overview of NEC*TAS, organizational goals, consortium members,
and services offered. Also included are Federal Interagency Coordinating
Council (FICC) meeting transcripts and NEC*TAS publications.
National Fire Protection Association
Includes information about the NFPA, its publications, seminars and educational
programs.
The National
Institute of Child Health and Human Development
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development is part of
the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services. The NICHD conducts and supports laboratory, clinical and epidemiological
research on the reproductive, neurobiologic, developmental, and behavioral
processes that determine and maintain the health of children, adults,
families and populations
National
Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education
Contains information about OERI-sponsored National Educational Research
and Development Centers in general and the Research Center at the University
of North Carolina in particular; the Early Childhood Research Working
Group; and competitive grants awarded by ECI.
National Institute
on Out-of-School Time
Formerly the School-Age Child Care Project (SACCProject), this site includes
a collection of resources on school-age child care provided by the Center
for Research on Women at Wellesley College.
National Network for Child
Care
The "Taking Care of Kids" portion of this Web site contains several articles
with information on the following topic areas: Child Abuse, Child Development,
Curriculum, Disability, Diversity, Guidance and Discipline, Health and
Safety, Nutrition, Parent Involvement, and School-Age Care. Each category
contains detailed information of interest to parents and child care providers
and educators.
National Parent Information Network
(NPIN)
NPIN provides information and resources for parents and those who work
with parents on topics such as raising children, parent education programs,
and the involvement of parents in their children's education.
National
Program for Playground Safety,
This site, sponsored by the University of Northern Iowa, provides access
to information on playground safety and injury prevention, and contains
statistics on playground injury and a list of resources for information
on developing safe playgrounds.
National Wildlife
Federation
This site contains environmental education resources and programs available
from the National Wildlife Federation such as Animal Tracks On-Line, Nature
Quest, Schoolyard Habitats, and NWF For Kids.
OAK Software
Repository
A repository of software which includes educational software for preschool
and elementary-aged children.
Oklahoma Geological
Survey Observatory (Gopher; select menu item "K12")
Contains numerous resources for teaching students about the geography
of the Internet.
Oregon's
Childhood Care and Education Center
Describes Oregon's Childhood Care and Education Center Development System.
Includes information on the System's goals and guiding principals, issues
facing early childhood care and education, and legislation in Oregon that
reflects the priority the state has placed on childhood care and education.
Oryx Press
This commercial site offers the full text of selected articles from the
National Teaching and Learning Forum Newsletter and sample chapters
from Oryx Press' K-12 Professional Series of books.
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
This site includes descriptions of PTA publications arranged by subject
headings; PTA Issues and Initiatives; a PTA Calendar of Events; and links
to local and state PTA Organizations.
Parents, Educators,
and Publishers (PEP)
This Web site includes a directory of educational software publishers,
hints on shopping for computer hardware and software for children, and
excerpts from the Children's Software Revue newsletter.
Parents Helping Parents
Provides links to many sites containing information on special education,
child support in California, services for children under social security,
and fun and educational activities for parents and children together.
Prevention Primer
Summarizes issues in and strategies for preventing alcohol, tobacco and
other drug problems; includes sections on Youth, Birth Defects and Adverse
Birth Outcomes, and Children of Alcoholics.
The
Project Approach
This site is about the Project Approach, which involves in-depth study
of a topic undertaken by a class, a group, or an individual child. It
includes a discussion of what projects are, an outline of how to conduct
a project, and examples several projects such as "The Cafeteria," "The
Hospital," "Rocks," and "The Iditarod."
Punky's Childcare Connection
This site includes lesson plans, activities and ideas to use with preschool
children in these categories: Floor Games; It's Spring; Music/Movement;
Arts/Crafts; Alphabet Activities; and Fingerplays.
ResilienceNet
Resilience Net provides information and resources related to the resilience
of children and families in the face of adversities.
Schools and Libraries Corporation
An entity created by the Federal Communications Commission to process
applications from schools and libraries for discounted rates for telecommunications
services. (See also E-Rate Hotline above.)
Sea World/Busch Gardens
Information Data Base
Includes an Animal Information Database; opportunities to learn about
marine science; and Teachers' Guides for grades K-3, 4-8, and 9-12.
SuperKids Educational Software
Review
This site provides reviews of children's software by parents, teachers,
and children; and buyers guides with comparative prices.
Teachers Helping
Teachers
This site is by teachers for teachers, to provide teaching tips to inexperienced
teachers, to provide ideas that can be used immediately in the classroom,
and to provide new methodology ideas for all teachers.
UNICEF
This site contains information about UNICEF, news items, information on
children's rights, publications, statistical data for countries, information
on purchasing cards and gifts, and discussion of UNICEF's research and
evaluation activities.
U.S. Department of Education
This web site provides a wide range of information of interest to early
childhood educators and many links that make it a central site in finding
and using education-related information on the Internet. See the Federal
Government links page for offices and specific resources in the Department
of Education.
U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services
This site is useful in identifying programs, grant recipients, and organizations
funded by DHHS, this site provides links to many other places on the Web,
as well as to DHHS staff. Includes consumer information and policy information
on programs run by DHHS. See the Federal
Government links page for offices and specific resources in DHHS.
Web66: A K12 World Wide
Web Project
Offers information to educators who want to set up their own servers,
and presents a registry of K-12 schools on the Web.
World Link Newsletter
(Gopher; follow path: /Electronic Journals, Books, and Reference Tools
/ Electronic Journals / World Link Newsletter)
An electronic (and print) newsletter targeted to the K-12 community for
finding curriculum resources on the Internet.
www4teachers
This site is designed for teachers using technology in the classroom.
The site contains interviews with teachers and students who have used
technology successfully in the classroom, keynote articles by leaders
in educational technology, articles by teachers who have done innovative
work related to educational technology, and sample lessons using the Web
in the classroom.
World
Wise Schools
The World Wise Schools program of the U.S. Government's Peace
Corps provides a way to enhance cultural understanding and geography
awareness by allowing students and teachers in grades 3 through 12 to
learn about other cultures through correspondence with a Peace Corps Volunteer
and through provision of various educational resources.
ZERO TO THREE: National
Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families
ZERO TO THREE fosters a network of people around the country who are concerned
about the needs of infants, toddlers, and families. It also functions
as an Early Head Start National Resource Center and develops and conducts
training for the birth to 3 programs that are part of Head Start. The
ZERO TO THREE site describes issues and programs and provides resources,
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