Education: Teaching Resources
Additional Websites
- U.S. Department of Education Publications (Free)The Department of Education offers more than 6,000 titles. Items include: brochures, CD–ROMs, grant applications, newsletters, posters, research reports, videotapes, and financial aid products.
- Scout ArchivesThe Scout Project research team creates and delivers practical Web-based information and software solutions for educators, librarians and researchers. The archives feature 24,592 critical annotations of carefully selected Internet sites and mailing lists.
- P21, The Partnership for 21st Century LearningP21’s position as a thought leader for 21st century readiness has allowed the organization to continuously build a coalition of like-minded organizations – including non-profit, foundation, and corporate members.
Teaching Practices
- Childcare and Early Education Research ConnectionThis collection includes scholarly research, policy briefs, government reports, data, and instruments from a wide range of disciplines and sources, including multiple federal agencies. Research Connections compiles and distributes bibliographies, develops issue briefs, and synthesizes research on key topics.
- Doing What WorksWebsite sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education allows the user to gain an overview of a practice & see the issues it addresses, understand the research behind that practice, access examples of schools engaged in these practices and use examples of tools to improve his/her own practice.
- EDUCAUSEEDUCAUSE programs include professional development activities, applied research, strategic policy advocacy, teaching and learning initiatives, online information services, print and electronic publications, special interest collaborative communities, and awards for leadership and innovation.
- Higher Education Research Institute (HERI)The Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) is a national longitudinal study of the American higher education system. It is regarded as the most comprehensive source of information on college students.
- IES What Works ClearinghouseA central and trusted source of scientific evidence for what works in education. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences
- Thomas B. Fordham InstituteThe Thomas B. Fordham Institute is the nation's leader in advancing educational excellence for every child through quality research, analysis, and commentary.
- TED-EdTED-Ed — TED's youth and education initiative — aims to spark and celebrate the ideas of teachers and students around the world.