» Virtual Reference: Education
Following are Websites suggested in addition to the most recommended sites listed on the Education Portal Websites page.
General Education
- Educator's Reference Desk
- Educator's Reference Desk brings you the resources you have come to depend on. 2,000+ lesson plans, 3,000+ links to online education information, and 200+ question archive responses.
- Online Periodicals, Education Week
- 1981-present. Provides full-text articles from Education Week, a periodical devoted to education reform, schools, and policy. The site also provides background information about current education stories in the news, resources for teachers, and recommended Web sites for further information.
- University of Delaware: Problem-Based Learning
- Based at the University of Delaware, this set of peer-tested and vetted educational resources asks the important question: "How can I get my students to think?" Their educational philosophy places a premium on problem-based learning (PBL), which is an instructional method that asks students to work cooperatively in groups in order to seek solutions to real world problems. First-time visitors can take a look at some sample PBL problems. These sample problems include several group exercises that deal with everything from household wiring to a case study problem in molecular evolution. College instructors will want to definitely visit the "PBL Courses and Syllabi" area, where they can take a look at sample syllabi that draw inspiration from the problem-based learning perspective. Finally, visitors can also browse through the PBL Clearinghouse and look over a list of related educational sites. From the Scout Report. Copyright Internet Scout Project, 1994-2008.
- What To Expect Your First Year Teaching [pdf]
- The Teachers First website has been offering up high-quality lessons, teaching units, and web resources for teachers for almost ten years. Along with these resources, they have also created a number of papers and presentations that are designed to support the careers of teachers who are just entering the profession. One such resource is the helpful 48-page manual by Amy DePaul titled "What To Expect Your First Year of Teaching". The document was prepared under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement and it contains a cornucopia of insights and observations from both veteran and first-year teachers. Visitors can skip around the report at their leisure and they may also wish to forward it along to other fellow educators. From the Scout Report. Copyright Internet Scout Project, 1994-2008.
- Education at a Glance 2007 [pdf]
- The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published the "Education at a Glance" report since 2001, and it presents a wealth of information about the comparative state of education across its member countries. As the introduction to the report notes, "The indicators look at who participates in education, what is spent on it, and how education systems operate and at the results achieved." This site provides users access to the entire 451-page report from 2007, complete with numerous tables and charts. If this "glance" is a bit too much for casual visitors, there is also an executive summary available here. Visitors will also find "Briefing Notes" for each OECD country covered in the report, along with a host of PowerPoint presentations, podcasts, and report summaries twenty different languages. From the Scout Report. Copyright Internet Scout Project, 1994-2008.
Teaching Resources
Many more websites are listed on the Education Portal page and Learning Resource Collection web page.
- Blue Web'n
- Provides links to numerous Internet learning sites.
- The Gateway to Educational Materials
- Provides access to quality lesson plans, curriculum units, and other educational information.
- Science Fair Project Resource Guide
- This section from the Internet Public Library links you with numerous sites that provide ideas, resources, and other information about science projects.
updated on 07/29/08