Administrator Links

 "A Policymaker's Primer on Education Research: How to understand, evaluate, and use it" - Helps to answer 3 questions: What does the research say; is the research trustworthy; and how can the research be used to guide policy.  There is also a section called "Applied Quick Primer" keyed only to the most basic sections in the website.

ASCD - Assoc. for Supervision and Curriculum Development - paid membership; some information available without cost.

Be Specific - focuses on the expanding resources in the public and private sector related to law and technology news. Daily postings provide updates on issues including copyright, privacy, censorship, the Patriot Act, ID theft, and freedom of information

Faculty Development Associates Weekly Tip For Administrators - from the Educational Cyber Playground

Committee on Education and the Workforce - Compilation of Federal Education Laws.

Ed.gov - NCLB Overview of Policy.  Letters to States

GEM - the Gateway for Educational Materials from the U.S. Dept. of Education.

Hot List of K-12 Schools on-line

Discipline:  Dealing with Anger: The Fire Inside. - The PBS site uses mentors, kids similar in age to those who may visit the site, as advisors. Covers different topics highlighting different situations and solutions.  Excellent site!

ISKME - Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education - founded in response to the pressing need for research and resources that could shed light on a number of internal and external challenges that impede the use of data to inform practice within education institutions.

Monitoring the Future - study of the behaviors, attitudes, and values of American secondary school students, college students, and young adults posted by the regents of the Univ. of  Michigan.

The Principals' Partnership - Helping high school principals meet the leadership challenges of the 21st century.

Reinventing Schools - This publication launched by the National Academy of Science offers provocative ideas about the potential of new technologies to transform learning in schools.

SDE - Staff Development for Educators (SDE) was founded more than twenty five years ago by two educators with a revolutionary idea: Teachers learn best from other teachers. Jim and Lillian Grant held their first teacher get-together in a school lunchroom in tiny Temple, New Hampshire more than two decades ago. Educators gathered from across New England to learn the best techniques from the best teachers in the region.  Since then, SDE has grown to become one of America's leading providers of professional development resources for PreK through grade 12 educators. Today, SDE provides timely solutions to all your staff development needs, through the combined resources of its four specialized divisions

Solutions from Scholastic

Youth Policy Forum - non-profit organization providing learning opportunities for policy makers on youth activities.