Education

Directory for this page.

[ Educators & Teaching Resources | Curriculum & SCORE sites | Language Arts |
| History - Social Science | Math | Science & Nature | Searches & Research | Fun for Students |
| Sports | Higher Education & Colleges | Organizations | State Agencies | Miscellaneous ]

This page contains links to information of interest to educators, parents and students.

Educators & Teaching Resources

• Case Studies of Educational uses of the web to maximize academic and civic impact on its students
  
  
• Classroom Connect ClassroomWeb
  
  
• Campaign For Our Children is a not-for-profit organization to "organize, manage and conduct programs designed to reduce the incidence of teenage pregnancies."
  
  
• The Edison Project is an effort to create innovative public schools that provide all students with an academically excellent education.
  
  
• EdWeb Home Room
  
  
• Education-World Educational resources on the web.
  
  
• Global SchoolNet Foundation Linking Kids Around the World
  
  
• EduZone Information for teachers, students and parents.
  
  
• Educational Online Sources: EOS list of education-oriented gophers
  
  
• Educational Standards for Schools An annotated list of Internet sites with K-12 educational standards and curriculum frameworks, documents.
  
  
• Engines for Education Engines is a "hyper-book" about what's wrong with the education system, how to reform it, and the role of educational technology in that reform.
  
  
• Family Education Network. Information and tools for parents to become more involved in their children's education.
  
  
• Internet Help for Teachers An Australian site with basic computer manuals, HTML tutorials and classroom resources.
  
  
• National Center for Education Statistics
  
  
• OnLine Educator Making the internet an accessable, useful classroom tool
  
  
• The Scholastic Network offers teachers access to an vast amount of information. It is a resource for collaboration and sharing of information with fellow teachers from all over the world.
  
  
• Technology Education Resources A list of stable sites which are useful to technology educators.
  
  
• Web66 This project is designed to facilitate the introduction of this technology into K12 schools.
  
  
• The World Lecture Hall
  
  
• Child Safety on the Information Highway Parent-oriented information regarding safe, effective use of the Internet by children. Discusses risks and benefits.
  
  
• Filtering the Internet in K-12 Schools and Libraries Information on software products and other technologies that allow schools to control access by children to objectionable sites on the Internet."
  
  

Curriculum & SCORE sites

• Lessons using the Internet. A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which some or all of the information that learners interact with comes from resources on the internet. Created by Mike Haworth in Shasta County.
  
  
• Shasta County Office of Education's Mentors page. Links to resources in: Technology, Physical Education, Early Literacy, Health, and Conflict Management.
  
  
• The Impact of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 lesson plan outlines a guided research activity in which your students can use the Internet to learn about the July 1994 Shoemaker-Levy 9 event on planet Jupiter.
  
  
• AskERIC Lesson Plans Text only resources.
  
  
• Workshop: Teaching Uses of the Web Quick reference links for a workshop to learn how to integrate the Internet into classroom teaching and design Web pages.
  
  
• Young Men As Fathers: Positive Parenting for Father in Court and Community Schools. A curriculum for fathers to understand their roles and relationships with women.
  
  

Schools of California Online Resources for Educators Project (SCORE) supports the California curriculum frameworks and is funded by the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA) and the California Technology Assistance Program (CTAP)

• SCORE Language Arts Resources Source materials and lesson plans.
  
  
• SCORE History-Social Science Resources
  
  
• SCORE Mathematics Home Page
  
  
• SCORE Science Home Page

Language Arts

• S.C.O.E. Library Information
  
  
• Children's Literature Web Guide
  
  
• The Book Nook - Book reviews by and for Kids
  
  
• Curriculum and Instruction, featuring Literacy Links! A guide to resources in Language Arts for Teachers , Parents, and Children.
  
  
• The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr.
  
  
• Mark Twain resources on the world wide web
  
  
• MidLink Magazine by and for kids in the middle grades
  
  
• Scholastic Central - Scholastic's Internet Center
  
  
• Short Stories
  
  
  • Stories A sampling of web-published short stories.
    
    
  • The Short Story Page, divides stories into type and includes poetry.
    
    
• Hypertext Webster's Dictionary
  
  
• A Word A Day
  
  

History - Social Science

• The California History-Social Science Project is to improve teaching through meetings with historians and social scientists.
  
  
• The U. S. Civil War Center
  
  
• History/Social Studies For K-12 Teachers
  
  
• Historical Documents Text only.
  
  
• Lesson Plans and Resources for Social Studies Teachers
  
  
• National Museum of the American Indian
  
  
• Re-Inventing America - Democracy in Interaction
  
  

Math

• The Geometry Center
  
  
• The Geometry Forum
  
  
• Ask Dr. Math
  
  
• MathMagic! MathMagic is a K-12 telecommunications project which provides motivation for students to use computer technology while increasing problem-solving strategies and communications skills.
  
  

Science & Nature

• Animal Information Database
  
  
• Schreder Planetarium Astronomy & Space Science Links
  
  
• Access Excellence (Biology)
  
  
• C.E.R.E.S. California Environmental Resources Evaluation System
  
  
• Chula Vista Nature Center
  
  
• Honolulu Community College Dinosaur Exhibit
  
  
• EnviroLink Environmental resources on the internet
  
  
• Enviornmental Education Information and ideas that will help educators explore the environment and investigate current issues with students.
  
  
• The Franklin Institute Science Museum
  
  
• Hubble Space Telescope Public Pictures
  
  
• The National Geographic Society interactive website.
  
  
• The Online Laboratory of Bill Nye the Science Guy
  
  
• Smithsonian Institute
  
  
• The University of California Museum of Paleontology
  
  
• WebElements
  
  
• Whales: A Thematic Web Page
  
  
• Learning Through Collaborative Visualization Students, teachers, and researchers working to find new ways to think about and practice science in the classroom.
  
  
• Online Educational Resources.These listings provide pointers to some online resources for students and educators, as well as to projects that foster increased use of new computer and networking technologies to support accelerated learning programs in education.
  
  

Searches & Research

• All-In-One Search Page
  
  
• Starting Point - Search Various Topics
  
  
• ASKERIC Educational Resources, Lesson Plans and Information Center
  
  
• ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education - UEWEB
  
  
• Global SchoolNet Foundation Home Page
  
  
• PLANET EARTH HOME PAGE
  
  

Fun for Students

• The Education Place
  
  
• Mr. Potato Head
  
  
• Kids Com A multi-language communications playground for kids.
  
  
• Kids Web - Digital Library A World Wide Web Library for Schoolkids
  
  
• Tic-Tac-Toe
  
  
• Web-a-Sketch All the fun and frustration of the old favorite "Etch-a-Sketch."
  
  
• Yahooligans A "Yahoo" directory site for kids.
  
  
• Y' Know (The Web Report for Students, By Students)
  
  

Sports

• An Electronic GYMN - An electronic forum for Gymnastics
  
  
• ESPNet SportsZone In-depth reporting, interviews, and analysis.
  
  
• A general introduction to extreme sports. This site offers colorful features and videos about snowboarding, skiing, inline skating, biking, skateboarding, and climbing.
  
  
• Outside Magazine
  
  
• Sports Illustrated for Kids
  
  
• The Sports Network Baseball, basketball, boxing,golf, football, hockey, horse racing, and soccer.
  
  
• Skating - Tips on In-Line Skating (Rollerblading)
  
  

Colleges & Higher Education

• Community Colleges
  
  
• California State University
  
  
• University of California
  
  
• The College Prep Page A great page for getting started.
  
  
• THE College GuideAnother great college guide.
  
  
• University LinksA great place to start looking, but lots of graphic
  
  
• ExPAN College Search A wonderful search engine for finding the college of your choice.
  
  
• The CollegeNet SearchAnother good college search engine
  
  
• College Board Homepage
  
  
• Peterson's Guide To Colleges and Universities
  
  

Local Colleges and Universities

• California State University Chico
  
  
• Shasta College
  
  

Regional Organizations

• AFT: American Federation of Teachers
  
  
• A.C.S.A.: Association of California School Administrators
  
  
• C.C.S.E.S.A. California County Superintendents Educational Services Association
  
  
• C.S.E.A. Chapter #642 Shasta County Office of Education employees.
  
  
• CSEA: California School Employees Association
  
  
• FCMAT Home Page
  
  
• C.T.A.P. California Technology Assistance Program
  
  
• NEA: National Educators Association
  
  
• Northeast Region II County Offices of Education (Site maintained by ShastaLink)
  
  
• N.E.R.C.C.Northeast Region Curriculum Committee which oversees curriculum and programs.(Site maintained by ShastaLink)
  
  

State Agencies

• California Department of Education (Web)
  
  
• Commission on Teacher Credentialing
  
  
• California County Offices of Education (Site maintained by Placer County Office of Education)
  
  
• California Department of Education Education Data Partnership Find the latest fiscal, demographic, and performance data about California's K-12 public schools.
  
  
• State Library
  
  
• California Office of Public School Construction. Information on school facilities.
  
  
• United States Department of Education (Web)
  
  

Miscellaneous

• Career Oriented Service (COS) for Students and Seniors
  
  
• Classical Music
  
  
• The Homework page
  
  
• Job and Career information links
  
  
• On-Line Newspapers Around the World
  
  
• Small Office Home Office---Business Links
  
  
• Study Hall Tips on tests, vocabulary, speed reading, memory and more.