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Education - Web Resources

Statistics Federal Resources Higher
Education
Missouri/
Other State Resources
Pre-K - 12
Resources
Professional
Organizations
Research Groups Testing/
Counseling

Statistics:
Childstats.gov Compiled by the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics its annual publication is "America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being"
Condition of Education National Center for Education Statistics.
Paper copy: UMSL Barnes Ref L112 .N377a 
Digest of Education Statistics
National Center for Education Statistics.
Paper copy: UMSL Barnes Ref L111 .A35x
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
School Data and Statistics
Missouri State Census Data Center (MSCDC)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
School District Demographics system (SDDS)
Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS)
State Education Data Profiles
U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Census Bureau: Federal, State, and Local Governments; Public Elementary-Secondary Education; Finance Data
U.S. Census School Enrollment Data
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Eurydice: The Information network on Education in Europe

Federal Resources:
Educator's Reference Desk (search ERIC)
Gateway to Educational Materials (Lesson Plans)
National Library of Education
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
U.S. Department of Education
White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans

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Higher Education:
Education Resource Organization's Directory - State Higher Education Agency
Grapevine
Higher Education statistics compiled by the Department of Educational Administration and Foundations at Illinois State University
Higher Education Research Institute
MEASURING UP 2008: The State-By-State Report Card for Higher Education

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Missouri Resources / State Resources:
Illinois - Learning Links 
MEASURING UP 2008: The State-By-State Report Card for Higher Education
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
School Data and Statistics
School Improvement Planning Profiles
Missouri State Census Data Center (MSCDC)
Missouri State Teachers Association (MSTA)
St. Louis Public Schools
State Education Agencies
Web links to Department of Education home pages for each of the 50 states.

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Pre-K - 12 Resources:
APS Archive of Teaching Resources
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
Gateway to Educational Materials (Lesson Plans)
Sponsored by the U.S.Department of Education
Learning Page (The)
Lesson plans, activities, etc. based on the American experience.
Lewis & Clark Educational Resources
Bicentennial Commemoration, 2003-2006, of the historic Lewis and Clark expedition which includes map, timeline of events, and lesson plans.
NWREL's Library in the Sky
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory links to educational resources on the Internet for teachers, parents, students, and librarians
S.C.O.R.E CyberGuides: Teacher Guides and Student Activities
Skewl Sites
K-12 Web Sites selected by teachers
Teachers Helping Teachers
Teaching With Historic Places
National Park Service - National Register of Historic Places - lesson plans
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
International study of student achievement in Mathematics and Science (Kit available as Government Document at the Barnes Library.)
WWW4teachers

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Professional Organizations:
Administrator Organizations:
American Association of School Administrators (AASA)
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE)
National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)
National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)
 
Adult Education:
American Association for Adult and Continuing Education
 
Child Centered Organizations:
Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI)*
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
National Middle School Association (NMSA)
 
Counseling Organizations:
American Counseling Association (ACA)
American School Counselor Association
National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
American Psychological Association
 
Higher Education:
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
American Association of University Women
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
 
Policymaker Organizations:
Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)
National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)
National School Boards Association (NSBA)
 
Special Education:
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
National Center for Learning Disabilities
The Arc - Community services and support of families and individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilites.
 
Subject Specific-Organizations:
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance(AAHPERD)
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
American Library Association (ALA)
American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)
Council of Learned Societies in Education (CLSE)
International Reading Association (IRA)
International Technology Education Association (ITEA)
Missouri Library Association (MLA)
National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
National Council on Measurement in education (NCME)
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
 
Teacher Educator Organizations:
American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)
Association of Teacher Educators (ATE)
Missouri State Teachers Association (MSTA)
National Education Association (NEA)
 
Technology Organizations:
Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
International Technology Education Association (ITEA)

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Research Groups:
Annenberg Institute for School Reform
Brookings Institute
The Brookings Institute publishes independant research in many areas including Education.
Brown Center Report on American Education
- covers topics of interest such as trends in reading and math, high school culture and athletics, and charter school achievement.

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Testing and Counseling:
American Counseling Association (ACA)
American Psychological Association (APA)
Association of Test Publishers (ATP)
BUROS Institute of Mental Measurements
Indiana School Counselor Association (ISCA)

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