MaxGuides: Educational Resources Center: Related Online Resources

Related Online Resources

Children’s Literature

Bookhive
A database of children’s book reviews (descriptive reviews).
Caldecott Medal Homepage
The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
Carol Hurst’s Children’s Literature Site
Provides book reviews, links to Hurst’s newsletter, and thematic curriculum units with suggested readings.
Children’s Literature Web Guide
Internet resources related to books for children and young adults. Includes links to individual author websites, bestsellers lists, and the Doucette Index, which provides teaching ideas for children’s books.
Children’s Picture Book Database at Miami University
The Children’s Picture Book Database at Miami University (CPBD@MU) is a bibliography for designing literature-based thematic units for all disciplines. The database contains abstracts of over 5000 picture books for children, preschool to grade 3.
Coretta Scott King Award
The Coretta Scott King Award is presented annually to authors and illustrators of African descent whose distinguished books promote an understanding and appreciation of the "American Dream.”
Database of Award Winning Children’s Literature
Use the database to create a tailored list of quality children’s literature. You specify what you are looking for, and the database returns a list that matches your requirements.
Newbery Medal Homepage
The Newbery is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

Comprehensive Education Sites

Educating.net
An education portal, covering all aspects of education: PreK through university, homeschooling, continuing ed, etc.
Education World
See the links to “Reference Library” and “Teacher Tools and Templates.” The latter provides links to grade book templates, form letters, printables and worksheets, and much more.

Departments of Education

MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL)
(formerly the MECT)
Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks
State Education Agencies
A list of state Departments of Education and other state and U.S. territory education agencies, with links to their websites.
U.S. Department of Education

E-Journals

The following e-journals and newsletters are available for free over the Internet. Many sites do not archive issues of their journals, and once an issue is taken off the Web, you may no longer be able to retrieve it.

Use the Library's Online Catalog and our Journals and Newspapers A to Z search to find more links to electronic journals.

SEDL's Free Resources
SEDL's (Southwest Educational Development Laboratory) library of free resources are resources that have been developed and field-tested with our partner schools, districts, and communities.
Education Policy Analysis Archives
This is a peer-reviewed journal of education policy topics published by the College of Education at Arizona State University. Features abstracts and full text articles.
Education Week
Published by Editorial Projects in Education Inc. Its primary mission is to help raise the level of awareness and understanding among professionals and the public of important issues in American education.
Journal of Interactive Media in Education
Articles have an educational focus or application, and illuminate the special contribution that interactive media can make to learners’ knowledge, understanding or skill.
NEA Today
The cyber-edition of the National Education Association’s flagship publication. NEATO picks up where the print version of NEA Today leaves off, presenting an interactive, collaborative exploration of today’s hottest teaching challenges and solutions.
Teacher Magazine
Associated with Education Week. A national magazine that covers K-12 education.
Teacher Talk
Teacher Talk is published by the Center for Adolescent Studies at the School of Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. It is a publication for preservice and secondary education teachers that exists as a series of World Wide Web documents.

ERIC

ERIC
The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) is a national information system designed to provide ready access to an extensive body of education-related literature. Established in 1966, ERIC is supported by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Research and Improvement and is administered by the National Library of Education (NLE).
ERIC Thesaurus
Helps you find appropriate search terms to use in the ERIC database.

Lesson Plans & Curriculum Units

Many of the Comprehensive Education Sites listed on this page also provide links to sources for lesson plans.

Education World: Lesson Planning Center
All subject areas. Generally not categorized by age or grade.
Teachers.net Lesson Bank

School Directories

American School Directory
Information on all 108,000 K-12 schools in America.
Eschoolsearch.com
Guide to public, private, and charter K-12 schools.
GreatSchools
Guide to public, private, and charter K-12 schools.
Massachusetts School and District Profiles Directory
National Center for Education Statistics, National Public School and District Locator
Search for Schools, Colleges and Libraries.

Standards

See also individual State Education Agencies to link to each state’s frameworks

Common Core State Standards, Achieve.org
Provides links to the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics as well as to resources on the organization and content of the standards and evidence used to support the standards.
Content Knowledge
K-12 Standards (Mid-Continent Regional Educational Laboratory - McREL)
Education World: Education Standards
National and State Standards

Statistics

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), US Department of Education
State Profiles
Education Statistics at a Glance
Brings together data from several NCES sources including: The Condition of Education, The Digest of Education Statistics, and Projections of Education Statistics. Plus many other links on this site related to such things as crime and safety in school, dropout rates, etc.

Tests and Testing

This section contains links to sites that provide information on tests, testing, and related topics.

Code of Fair Testing Practices in Education
Prepared by the Joint Committee on Testing Practices (American Psychological Association)
Buros Institute of Mental Measurements: Test Reviews Online
Provides information to users of commercially published tests and “promotes meaningful and appropriate test selection, utilization, and practice.”

	Location: 2nd Floor Maxwell Library
	Email: erc@bridgew.edu
	Phone: 508.531.1304

Educational Resources Center

Contact: