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Useful Links Web sites focused on the school improvement process. Note: There are additional useful links in each topic area of our NCLB Special Section. Achieve, Inc. An organization of state government and corporate leaders that has developed a number of initiatives to raise standards and achievement in the nation's schools. The initiatives provide tools to help educators, policymakers and parents ensure that students are empowered to reach new academic heights in the classroom and achieve limitless success beyond the classroom. Adolescent Literacy in the Content Areas This Knowledge Loom Spotlight highlights promising practices for adolescent literacy in the content areas, with sections covering strategies for improving students’ literacy and learning, stories of practices in action, and resources related to culturally responsive instruction. Albert Shanker Institute This site from the Albert Shanker Institute is focused on helping low-performing schools and districts meet standards through research, articles, and editorials. American Association of School Administrators This site offers a number of resources for educators, including "Issues and Insights," organized by topic area, and a section dedicated to resources and best practices for implementing the No Child Left Behind Act. American Federation of Teachers - Redesigning Schools to Raise Achievement This section of the American Federation of Teachers' site contains a resource guide that presents ideas, information, and materials, including: profiles of selected districts, indicators of low performance; materials that can be used to help devise a school audit; procedures by which the school's instructional staff can make an informed choice among research-proven improvement programs and strategies; and profiles of several research-proven schoolwide improvement programs that school staffs may wish to consider. Annenberg Institute for School Reform The Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University develops, shares and acts on knowledge that improves the conditions and outcomes of schooling in America, especially in urban communities and in schools serving disadvantaged children. Archive of ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education publications The web site of the Institute for Urban and Minority Education (IUME), at Teacher's College, Columbia University, hosts the Archive of ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education publications. This archive includes the Urban Diversity Series, the Trends and Issues Series, the ERIC Digests, and Parent Guides. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) is an international, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that represents 160,000 educators from more than 135 countries and 66 affiliates. ASCD addresses all aspects of effective teaching and learning—such as professional development, educational leadership, and capacity building. ASCD offers broad, multiple perspectives—across all education professions—in reporting key policies and practices. Best Evidence Encyclopedia (B.E.E.) The Best Evidence Encyclopedia is a free web site created by the Johns Hopkins University Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education (CDDRE) under funding from the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. It is intended to give educators and researchers fair and useful information about the strength of the evidence supporting a variety of programs available for students in grades K-12. Catalog of School Reform Models The Catalog of School Reform Models was designed to help educators find an external model that meets the needs of their school. It provides descriptions of 26 whole-school models plus additional entries on reading/language arts models. The Catalog is produced jointly by the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL) and the National Clearinghouse for Comprehensive School Reform (NCCSR). Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement The Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvementis funded by the office of Elementary and Secondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education to assist schools and districts engaged in comprehensive school reform and improvement by providing information about research-based strategies and assistance. This Web site houses a variety of tools, guides, and links relating to school improvement. Center for Research on Education, Diversity, and Excellence The Center for Research on Education, Diversity, and Excellence (CREDE) is a federally funded research and development program focused on improving the education of students whose ability to reach their potential is challenged by language or cultural barriers, race, geographic location, or poverty. Center on Reinventing Public Education The Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) studies major issues in education reform and governance in order to improve policy and decision-making in K-12 education. This Web site provides free online access to all of CRPE’s publications on governance and reform. Comprehensive Centers Program This program awards discretionary grants to establish comprehensive technical assistance centers to help low-performing schools and districts close achievement gaps and meet the goals of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Consortium of School Networking (CoSN) CoSN is a national non-profit organization and a premier voice in education technology leadership. Their mission is to advance the K-12 education community's capacity to effectively use technology to improve teaching and learning. Noteworthy resources found on their website include: Taking TCO to the Classroom; 3D (Data-Driven Decision Making); Accessible Technologies for All Students project; Cyber Security for the Digital District; and much more. Cross City Campaign for Urban School Reform The Cross City Campaign is a national network of school reformers who support efforts to create high-quality schools that ensure educational success for all urban youth. Their Web site provides information on their services and access to their reports and other publications on district redesign, school-based budgeting, teaching and learning, and school-community collaboration. Doing What Works The "Doing What Works" site offers a user-friendly interface to quickly locate teaching practices that have been found effective by the U.S. Department of Education’s research arm, the Institute of Education Sciences, and similar organizations. In addition, it cites examples of possible ways, although not necessarily the only ways, this research may be used to help students reach their academic potential. EdSource Online Glossary This EdSource site provides a list of commonly used education terms and definitions. EdSource is an independent, impartial, not-for-profit organization, whose mission is to clarify complex education issues and to promote thoughtful decisions about public school improvement. Education Trust The Education Trust works for the high academic achievement of all students at all levels, kindergarten through college, and forever closing the achievement gaps that separate low-income students and students of color from other youth. George Lucas Educational Foundation Newsletters GLEF is a nonprofit organization that documents and disseminates stories about exemplary practices in K-12 public education. GLEF also publishes five weekly e-newsletters -- the original Edutopia News and four topic-specific publications: Assessment, Project-Based Learning, Social & Emotional Learning, and Technology Integration. IBM Reinventing Education Change Toolkit This site was created to provide educators with tools to support leadership development and change management. It was created by IBM in partnership with Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School professor and expert on leadership and change management. The content of the site, which focuses on leadership and change management, will be most useful for people working on some sort of change or improvement effort. This site requires free registration. Improving School Board Decision-Making: The Data Connection This web site offers PowerPoint presentations, quizzes, hands-on training tools and other helpful materials for school board members who want to know more about how to use data to make good decisions for children in public schools. These materials may also be useful for trainers who work with school board members. Learning Innovations at WestEd 
Learning Innovations at WestEd serves a range of clients, from individual schools to state education agencies, enhancing learning by using a variety of professional development, leadership, technical assistance, and evaluation strategies and products. Their Web site provides information on their products, services and projects related to: Assessment, Community Development, Evaluation, Leadership Development, Policy Studies & Analysis, School Reform, Special Needs & Full Inclusion, Teacher Professional Development, and Technology. Lexile Framework for Reading The Lexile Framework for Reading is a measurement that matches readers to text. The Lexile Framework measures both reader ability and text difficulty on the same scale, called the Lexile scale. This approach allows educators to manage reading comprehension and encourage reader progress using Lexile measures and a broad range of Lexile products, tools and services. This Lexile web site includes a free Lexile book database and Lexile calculator. National Association of Federal Education Program Administrators NAFEPA provides opportunities for federal program administrators across the nation to build a network that shares resources and ideas. NAFEPA members receive timely information about the implementation of No Child Left Behind and other federal programs. 1 to 25 of 43 Next |
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