Guide to Education
Websites:
College & University (General Information for Students)Locating Colleges (Including the North Texas Area)
Elementary/High School (for Students) | Elementary/High School (for Parents)
Teaching (Hot Topics, Research & Statistics)
Teaching Tips & Lesson Plans for Elementary/High School
Teaching for Higher Education (General) | El Centro Faculty Quick Links
Professional News, Magazines, & Ezines | Copyright | Associations
Books:
Suggested Subjects Headings | Recommended Reference Books
Databases
- ERIC (from EBSCOhost - includes full text)
- For more articles from outside publications, click the link for CHOOSE DATABASES. Add Professional Development Collection, Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection and/or Academic Search Complete.
- ERIC (from .gov - includes some full text)
- American History Online
- Includes information about the history of education and relevant education acts passed by Congress.
- eLibrary
- Click the TOPIC tab and then type in "educator". Links include some seasonal ideas, lesson plans, teaching tips, career development...
- InfoTrac Newspapers
- Chronicle of Higher Education
- College Source Online
- Search for colleges by: major, location, price... Links to college websites and college catalogs.
Check the Periodicals Guide to insure that the Library subscribes to the print journal you need. Request journals at the Circulation Counter.
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Course Specific Links
College & University: General Information for Students
- Adventures in Education: Links to Preparing for Higher Education
- Information on: setting career goals, finding and applying to schools, financial aid, and getting a job.
- Black Collegian
- Think College? Me? Now?: Basic Info to Get Started
- IPEDS College Data: enrollments, cost, financial aid offered
- 4Tests
- Links to GED, SAT, ACT, CLEP, AP, GMAT, GRE and many more practice tests.
- TASP (Texas Academic Skills Program) / THEA Test
- Links to TASP practice questions
- Tutorial Finder
College Locators
- College Source ( to locate other colleges, searching by name or program)
- Dallas Area Colleges & Universities:
- Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD)
- Collin County Community College District
- Tarrant County Community College District
- University of North Texas
- University of Texas at Arlington
- University of Texas at Dallas
- University of Texas - Southwestern Medical Center
- Texas A & M at Commerce
- Texas Christian University
- Texas Woman's University
- University of Dallas
- Amberton University
- Dallas Baptist University
- Our Lady of the Lake University
- Paul Quinn College
- Southern Methodist University (SMU)
- Admissions Office: Links to Colleges
- BrainTrack: University Search by Country
- College Opportunities Online: Links to Colleges
- College Search
- Community College Web
- Study Abroad: Links to Programs
- Texas Two-Year Colleges
- U.S. Two-Year Colleges
- Virtual Tours of Colleges
- Web U. S. Higher Education
- All About Community Colleges
- Peterson's Education & Career Center
Elementary/High School (Information for Students)
- Awesome Library
- BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper
- Fun Brain: Educational Activities for Kids
- InfoPlease HomeWork Helper & Writing Assistant
- K-8 Kids' Place
- Educational games and activities for math, language arts, reading, social studies...
- K-12 Table of Subjects
- KidsClick! Web Search
- KidsKonnect: Homework Help
- TAAS Sample Study Questions
- Tutorial Finder
Elementary/High School (Information for Parents)
- Just For the Kids Educational Reports
- National Center for Educational Statistics: School Rankings
- Rankings by student to teacher ratio, number of students, ethnicity, location...
- Texas School Accountability Ratings
- Private School Listings
- A listing of private schools for all United States. Includes a locator map and demographics for the area.
Teaching: Hot Topics, Research, & Statistics
- Best Information on the Net - Education (St. Ambrose)
- Education Oasis
- A to Z of education links: lesson plans, assessment, beginning teacher tips and sites, bulletin boards, certification information by state, classroom management, learning styles, home schooling, printable worksheets, specific topic sites, and more!
- TENET: Texas Teacher Education Network
- Includes links for: assessment, community service, parents, educational organizations, special populations.
- ERIC - Search Sites
- Center for Multilingual Multicultural Research
- DiversityWeb
- KnowledgeLoom: Cultural Relevance in Teaching
- Language and Cultural Diversity
- Links to: bilingual, ESL, diversity, indigenous education, state education departments and recommended educational sites. Includes reports, tips and techniques. Each site link includes a detailed description.
- Literacy Directory
- National Clearinghouse for English Acquistion
- Links for: parents, teachers, student researchers, grants, and more.
- Reading Online
- Information on reading research and teaching activities. Includes an online chat.
- Educational Research Reports Online: How Children and Adults Learn
- Federal Resources for Educational Excellence - Search & Subjects
- Knowledge Loom: What Works in Teaching & Learning
- MEL Education: Hot Topics
- Professional Teacher (certification information for all 50 states)
- Search Edu
- U.S. Department of Education -- Topics A-Z
- National Center for Educational Statistics: Measuring Up, Nation's Report Card **
- Great resource for statistics and more. Links to assessment results for history, science, geography, writing, arts, civics, math, and reading. Includes state profiles.
- Educational Statistical Comparison: State by State
- Economic Policy Institute
- Facts, statistics, and analysis of education issues, including class size, reform, school vouchers, testing, privatation, private vs. public schools, costs.
- National Institute for Early Education Research
- Links to statistics, early educational research reports and analysis, news, and additional weblinks.
- Texas School Accountability Ratings
- Texas Center for Educational Technology
- Links to Texas school districts, educational service centers, curriculum resources, educational organisations, educational technology journals...
- Theory Into Practice: the Psychology of Teaching
- What to Expect Your First Year of Teaching
Teaching for Higher Education
- Educator's Reference Desk
- Includes access to over 2,000 lesson plans, 3,000 links to online education information, and over 200 question archive. Information for K-12 and for higher education. Provides search engine to ERIC documents, FAQ, lesson plans, and research guides for each search. Has a section on distance education.
- Higher Education World
- Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment
- Links to information on discussion groups, accrediting agencies, handbooks, assessment tools...
- Software for Nonprofits and Education
- Merlot
- Links to over 8500 web-based digital learning materials, lesson plans and ideas. Organized by topic: biology, business, history, information technology, math, music, teacher eduation, and world languages.
- Teaching: Links to Technology Tips, Helps, Online Quiz Creators...
- Teaching Theory: Presentations
- Teachnology and Webagogy
- World Lecture Hall
- Distance Educator
Community Colleges:
- American Association of Community Colleges
- Information about the association's conferences, workshops, and current legislation.
- Center for Community College Policy
- Research and analysis on educational policy.
- Community College Research Center
- Research on performance, purpose and problems related to community colleges.
- Council for the Study of Community Colleges
- Information on networking and conferences related to community college research.
- League for Innovation in the Community College
- Information about the League and its sponsorship of innovative teaching and project incubator.
- Community College Chair Academy
- Focus on preparing community college leaders.
Lesson Plans & Teaching Tips for Elementary/High School
- New Teacher's Home Page
- Library in the Sky Search Engine
- Columbia University K-12 Education Center
- Lesson plans, activities, and links to additional websites that are useful to teachers.
- Blue Web'n Learning Sites Library
- CEC Lesson Plans
- Discovery School Lesson Plans
- Disney Edu-Station
- Educator's Reference Desk
- Includes access to over 2,000 lesson plans, 3,000 links to online education information, and over 200 question archive. Information for K-12 and for higher education. Provides search engine to ERIC documents, FAQ, lesson plans, and research guides for each search.
- Education World
- Electronic Classrooms
- Includes teacher and parent links for information on distance education. Teacher resources include: beginning teacher ideas, subject specialty ideas, classroom projects, professional conferences...
- Gateway to Education Materials
- K-12: Table of Contents
- KidsKonnect: Lesson Plans, Tips, & Ideas for Teachers
- LessonPlans Online
- Literacy Web
- Links to lesson plans and research on teaching literacy and reading. Searchable by age group, includes links to information on favorite authors, booklists, standards, technology, and professional development.
- Marco Polo: Lesson Plans
- Online Education
- PBS TeacherSource
- Scholastic
- Scholastic New Teacher Resources
- Includes free tools (calendar, etc), tips, self-assessment tools, online activities center...
- Solution Site Lesson Plans & Teaching Ideas
- Teacher's Domain
- Multimedia K-12 teaching resources. Searchable by grade level. Includes cont. edu info for teachers.
- Teacher's Network
- Includes lesson plans and helpful tips.
- Teacher's Net
- Includes lesson plans, printables, teacher chatrooms, articles...
- Teacher's First
- Teachers Helping Teachers: Lesson Plans, Tips...
- Teachers's Helper
- WebQuest
- WWW4Teachers: Search Engine to Lesson Ideas, Tips, Standards...
Copyright
- Copyright and Fair Use Information & Search Engine
- Copyright Bay
- Copyright Center for Intellectual Property
- Copyright Clearance Center
- Copyright Crash Course
- Copyright Office
- Copyown: a Resoure on Copyright Ownership for the Higher Education Community
- Background, tutorial, policies and resources.
- EFF "Intellectual Property Online: Patent, Trademark, Copyright" Archive
- What is Copyright?
Professional News, Magazines, & Ezines
Academic:
- Chronicle of Higher Education: Academe Today
- Distance Educator
- eLibrary: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Learning Articles
- Education Week
Elementary/Secondary:
- Education News
- Education Week on the Web
- Educational Technology Journal
- Electronic School
- Inventio: Creative Thinking about Learning and Teaching
- National Teaching & Learning Forum
- Learning Magazine
- New York Times Learning Network: Education in the News
- Perspectives on Urban Education
- Teacher.net (chat, news, lesson plans, jobs...)
- Teaching K-8
The Library subscribes to the following publications. The most recent issue is on display and back issues are available at the Circulation Counter. Bound issues are shelved in the upper level of the Library. Check the Periodicals Guide for information on the previous years shelved or bound.
- Syllabus
- Chronicle of Higher Education
- Community College Journal
- Change
Associations, Organizations, & Agencies
- NAEYC
- DISD
- TENET Web
- TEA: Texas Education Agency
- National Board of Professional Teaching Standards
- TSTA: Texas State Teacher's Association
- TCTA: Texas Classroom Teachers Association
- TFT: Texas Federation of Teachers
- ATPE: Association of Texas Professional Educators
- AFT : American Federation of Teachers
- NEA : National Education Association
- UFT: United Federation of Teachers
- National PTA (Parent Teacher Association)
- Texas PTA
- International Reading Association
- U. S. Department of Education
- American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)
- Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
- League for Innovation in the Community College
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
- Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
- TCCTA
Suggested Subject Headings
Do a SUBJECT or KEYWORD search in the Online catalog for your topic. After doing your search, you can limit the results to books at El Centro by selecting the Limit Your Search button.
| reading student activities home and school teaching teachers mathematics - study & teaching science - study & teaching education, bilingual |
special education educational change learning, psychology of compensatory education parent-teacher relationships early childhood education socially handicapped children education, elementary |
Recommended Reference Books
in-library use only
American Educators Encyclopedia
REF LB 15 D37
Encycloepdia of American Education
REF LB 17 U54
Encyclopedia of Educational Research
REF LB 15 E48
Requirements for Certification
REF LB 1771 W6
Texas School Directory
REF L 903 T4 A32
Handbook of Research on Teaching
REF LB 1028 H315
The best guide to resources is a librarian who can help you in using the catalog, databases and the Web. A librarian can also assist you in selecting materials appropriate for your needs. Please ask at any service desk for information or assistance!
The El Centro College Library does not guarantee the currency or accuracy of these websites. Links to these sites do not represent an endorsement of the site or of information contained within the site.
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Last Updated:
October 2, 2008