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ERIC (Ebsco interface) 
Educational information produced by the Educational Resource Information Center; annotated references to published and unpublished materials. 1966-present.
ERIC (US Govt interface) 
Educational information produced by the Educational Resource Information Center; annotated references to published and unpublished materials. 1966-present.
Note: This version includes links to some full text journal articles not available via the EBSCO interface.
Professional development collection
Designed for professional educators, provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 600 full text journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles.
JSTOR
Complete backfiles of core scholarly journals, searchable by journal (1 or more), keywords, author, title etc. Files do not include the latest 3-5 years.
Academic Search Premier
Multi-disciplinary academic database. Some 1975-current.
General OneFile
Current journal and news information in humanities, education, business, science, art, politics, economics, social sciences, law, health care, computers, technology and environmental issues. Formerly InfoTrac OneFile.
Note: Formerly known as InfoTrac OneFile
PsycINFO
Bibliographic citations in psychology for journal articles, books, and book chapters. 1872-present.
Searchasaurus
Full-text searching at the elementary school level. Reading levels are indicated. The Teacher Resources module offers educators and education students a combined search of three databases: Academic Search Premier,
ERIC, and Professional Development Collection.
SocINDEX with Full Text
Sociology research database; Index/abstracts for journals, books, conference papers and other sources. Searchable cited references also provided.
LexisNexis Academic
Full-text access to continuously updated news, law, and business information. Highlights: News: news wires, transcripts, regional, national/international news, & Gallup Polls; Legal: law review articles, case law, and federal/state codes; Business: company profiles, country profiles, and SEC filings; People: directories from the entertainment industry, elected officials, executives, politicians, and obituaries.
MAS Ultra: School Edition
Full-text popular general interest and current events publications, pamphlets, reference books, biographies, primary source documents, plus photos, maps and flags. For high school libraries.
General Science Collection
All aspects of the scientific world; full-text incl. Archaeology, Astronomy, International Wildlife, Popular Science, Science News, Scientific American, etc.
Google Scholar
Peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from broad areas of research. Supports cited reference searching. Includes recent or unpublished work that hasn't been indexed in other databases.
Primary search
Provides full text for more than 60 popular magazines for elementary school. Each article is assigned a reading level indicator. Also available via a children's visual interface as Searchasaurus.
SPORTDiscus with Full Text
Access to the full text of over 240 journals covering sports, physical education, exercise, sports medicine, sports science, kinesiology, coaching, training, sport administration, sport law and legislation, sports facility design and management, doping, health education, biomechanics, movement science, injury prevention, rehabilitation, physical therapy, nutrition, exercise physiology, recreation, leisure studies, tourism, allied health, occupational health and therapy.
National newspaper index
Indexing/abstracts: New York Times(1980-), Wall Street Journal(Eastern Ed. 3/04 -)(Western Ed. 1980-2004), Christian Science Monitor(1980-), Los Angeles Times(1982-) and Washington Post(Final Ed. 1980-) rnrn rnrn rn
InfoTrac Junior Edition (K-12)
Periodical database for students in junior high and middle school, with magazines, newspapers and reference books (most are full-text) for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports, etc.
WISE: Working to Improve Schools and Education
An ongoing project of IC education professor, Jeff Claus, and his students to provide access to information and resources about sociocultural and other important issues in education and teaching.
Gateway to Educational Materials
Provides access to lesson plans, instructional units, and other resources, including the Achievement Standards Network, a digitized version of every state's core academic standards.
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators- lists of sites
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators is a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning.
Education World
A search engine for educational Web sites only, a place where educators can find information without searching the entire Internet. Its goal is to make it easy for educators to integrate the Internet into the classroom
Project Look Sharp
Project Look Sharp provides materials, training and support to help teachers prepare students for life in today's media saturated world. Project Look Sharp promotes the effective integration of media literacy and critical thinking into classroom curricula at all educational levels and instructional areas. Project Look Sharp also evaluates the effectiveness of school-based media literacy education.
Awesome Library
An education web portal that includes over 20,000 K-12 resources which were reviewed for usefulness and appropriateness.R. Developed by Jerry Adams with support from the Evaluation and Development Insitute (EDI).
Lesson Bank from teachers.net
An interactive database for sharing lesson plans. Teachers and others can submit or retrieve lesson plans in all subject area at levels from preschool to high school.
EDSITEment
Access to lesson plans for the humanities from the National Endowment for the Humanities in partnership with the National Trust for the Humanities and the Verizon Foundation. Subjects include Arts & Culture, Literature & Language Arts, Foreign Language, and History & Social Studies.
National Science Digital Library (NSDL)
National Science Foundation's online library of resources for science, technology, and mathematics education at all levels.
Education Commission of the States.
ECS produces compilations, summaries and/or comparisons of state policies on education topics.
EduHound 
Education website with links to lesson plans, grants & funding sources, state assessment standards, worksheets and tutorials.
Columbia Education Center
Website with links to lesson plans, educational grant sources, and travel/study resources.
ICYouSee, a guide to critical thinking about what you see on the Web.
From Ithaca College Library, a guide to evaluating Web sites and other resources used for research
The Learning Page, Especially for Teachers (Library of Congress)
Access point for teachers to the Library of Congress' American Memory Collections. Provides activities, lesson plans, and suggestions for using the Library of Congress collections as part of the classroom curriculum.
The Math Forum @ Drexel
The Math Forum is a leading center for mathematics and mathematics education on the Internet. The Math Forum's mission is to provide resources, materials, activities, person-to-person interactions, and educational products and services that enrich and support teaching and learning in an increasingly technological world.rnrn rn
Why Files 
Web site focuses on the theme of "science behind the news." Every two weeks, a new Why File is posted that deals with a current events issue in the news involving science. Each file contains graphics, audio and links. The site contains areas on sports science and "cool science images." Includes links to materials geared towards grades 5-12 education.
Educational Media and Technology Yearbook
Call Number: REF LB1028.3 .E37
Educational Media and Technology Yearbook describes current developments and trends in the field of instructional technology. Explores the ways in which media and technology are currently being used to enable or enhance education. Latest edition in Reference. Others in General Stacks.
Why Files
Web site focuses on the theme of "science behind the news." Every two weeks, a new Why File is posted that deals with a current events issue in the news involving science. Each file contains graphics, audio and links. The site contains areas on sports science and "cool science images." Includes links to materials geared towards grades 5-12 education.
Teacher Reference Center
Education database of 270+ popular teacher and administrator journals: indexing and abstracting.
Biography resource center + Complete Marquis Who's Who
Biographical information on people worldwide throughout history across all disciplines.
Encyclopedia of Special Education
Call Number: REF LC4007 .E53 2000
It is a very good reference source for the education of the handicapped and other exceptional children and adults.
Encyclopedia of bilingualism and bilingual education
Call Number: REF LC3707 .E53 1998
This is a most comprehensive and informative reference source for bilingualism and bilingual education. It is an important resource for interested scholars, students.
Encyclopedia of Multicultural Education
Call Number: REF LC1099.3 .M58 1999
This encyclopedia is a valuable reference source for multicultural education. It contains more than 400 terms, phrases, concepts, court decisions, and names of "significant contributors to the American macroculture from the country's various racial and/or ethnic backgrounds that are arranged alphabetically.
Encyclopedia of Distributed Learning
Call Number: REF LC5211 .E52 2004
Encyclopedia of Distributed learning includes over 275 entries, each written by a specialist in that area, giving the reader comprehensive coverage of all aspects of distributed learning, including use of group processes and self-assessment.
New York State Learning Standards
Resources from the New York State Department of Education related to learning standards and assessment. Resources cover seven Core Subject Areas plus the Learning Standards and Alternate Performance Indicators for students with severe disabilities.
U. S. Department of Education
ED was created in 1980 by combining offices from several federal agencies. Its original directive remains its mission today — to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence throughout the nation
New York State Department of Education
News, publications, and other resources from the New York State Department of Education.
New York State School Report Cards
Annual reports evaluating recent performance of public schools in New York State. Included in the reports are school and district data submitted by local school district officials.
Grants/Scholarships/Financial Aid
Grant Writing Resources (UC Berkeley)
A quick online guide to grant-writing resources, created by UC Berkeley.
Kraus Curriculum Development Library (kcdlonline)
PreK-12 curricular materials, lesson plans, learning activities, other instructional materials, and resources for educational standards. Adult education materials. Resources produced within the last three years are available online; older materials are also indexed, but not yet available online. Sources of the materials are schools and school districts, government agencies (including state departments of education), colleges and universities, educational consortia, associations, and other non-profit organizations. Subject areas include, but are not limited to, English as a Second Language, Career Education, Early Childhood Education, English Language Arts, Fine Arts, Health & Physical Education, Math & Science, Research & Study Skills, Special Education, Social Sciences.
Handbook of classroom assessment
Call Number: REF LB3051 .H3198 1997
The handbook of classroom assessment provides successfully field-tested examples of assessment techniques and strategies within the content areas of mathematics, social studies, foreign languages, and the visual arts.
DSM-TR-IV
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision via PsychiatryOnline. The standard diagnostic tool used by mental health professionals worldwide to diagnose mental disorders. Each psychiatric disorder is accompanied by a set of diagnostic criteria and descriptive details.
Practice Tests (GRE, LSAT, GMAT,MCAT)
Links to free practice tests for the GRE, LSAT, GMAT, and MCAT from Kaplan Test Prep.
National Education Association
The National Education Association (NEA) is the nation's largest professional employee organization and is committed to advancing the cause of public education
American Federation of Teachers
The American Federation of Teachers was founded in 1916 to represent the economic, social and professional interests of classroom teachers. It is an affiliated international union of the AFL-CIO.
NCTM (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics)
NCTM supports the professional development of mathematics educators through publications and research, such as the Principles and Standards for School Mathematics.
Association for Experiential Education
The Association supports professional development, theoretical advancement, and evaluation in the field of experiential education.
Educator's Reference Desk
Comprehensive website is a source for 2,000+ lesson plans, 3,000+ links to online education information, and 200+ question archive responses.
Gateway to 21st Century Skills (GEM)
Provides access to free and comprehensive resources that support lesson planning. Reinforce core content with learning resources from NASA, PBS, National Science Foundation and over 700 other contributing education content providers. Access teaching tools, assessments and professional development materials. Access the Achievement Standards Network, a digitized version of every state's core academic standards.
ERIC (US Govt interface)
Educational information produced by the Educational Resource Information Center; annotated references to published and unpublished materials. 1966-present.
Note: This version includes links to some full text journal articles not available via the EBSCO interface.
Lesson Plans Library (discoveryschool.com)
Links to hundreds of original lesson plans, all written by teachers for teachers. Use the pull-down menus below to browse by subject, grade, or both.
Marco Polo - Teacher Resources
"Developed by world-renowned organizations who are experts in their fields, these standards-based resources include lessons plans, student materials, reviewed Web resources and interactives."
PBS Teachers
Website with links to preK-12 educational resources including lesson plans, teaching activities, on-demand video assets, and interactive games and simulations.
Eigenfactor.org
Eigenfactor.org ranks the influence of journals - journals are considered to be influential if they are cited often by other influential journals. Used by the academic community to assess the value of research.
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Source for data, including surveys and topical reports, on education in the United States and other nations. Includes the Digest of Education Statistics.
ChildTrends Databank
Information for the latest national trends and research on over 100 key indicators of child rnand youth well-being, including health, social & emotional development, education, and family.
Mental Measurements Yearbook.
Online site provides information on 4,000 commercially available psychological tests. Search by test title or by keyword. Complete reviews may be purchased. Print editions contain descriptive information and critical reviews of new and revised tests from the in categories such as personality, developmental, behavioral assessment, neuropsychological, achievement, intelligence and aptitude, educational, speech and hearing, and sensory motor.
Educational Video on Demand - Annenberg Foundation 
Free video-on-demand education resources in the arts, sciences, and social sciences. Sign up is required for first-time users.
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