TWU Libraries

Free Internet Databases

• ERIC (Internet)
• Find Articles

Internet Gateways

• BUBL: Education Links
• Cafe Progressive [Resources for progressive educators]
• Education Virtual Library
• Education World
• Educational CyberPlayGround
• EduFind [Digital Education Network]
• Global Schoolhouse
• Library in the Sky [Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory]
• MEL: Education [Michigan Electronic Library]
• Science.gov
• Sites for Teachers
• TeacherLINK
• TeachersFirst
• T.H.E. Journal's Road Map to the Web for Educators
• U.S. Department of Education

Organizations/Agencies

• American Association of University Professors (AAUP)
• American Association of University Women (AAUW)
• American Association of University Women - Texas (AAUW Texas)
• American Federation of Teachers
• Association for Educational Communications and Technology
• California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE)
• Council of Chief State School Officers
• Council of Graduate Schools (CGS)
• Delta Kappa Gamma Society International ]International honorary society for women educators]
• Education Resource Organizations Directory (EROD)
• Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
• National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE)
• National Association of Elementary School Principals
• National Association of Secondary School Principals
• National Association of State Boards of Education
• National Center to Improve the Tools of Educators
• National Education Association (NEA)
• National PTA
• Organization for Quality Education (Canada)
• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
• Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
• Texas Association for Bilingual Education
• Texas Education Agency
• Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
• Yahoo: Education: Organizations

Publications

• Ask TED (Texas Education Directory) [Texas School Directory]
• Goals 2000
• Internet TESL Journal
• National Education Goals Panel: List of Available Reports to View or Download
• National Teaching and Learning Forum
• The Nation's Report Card: National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
• New York Times: College Times
• North Carolina Standard Course of Study
• Rethinking Schools: An Urban Educational Journal
• Snapshot: School District Profiles [Characteristics of Texas public school districts]
• TEA Division of Textbook Administration [Current Adoption Textbooks]
• Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS)
• Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) [Formerly "Rules for Curriculum" and "Essential Elements"]
• Texas Higher Education Assessment (THEA)
• U.S. Department of Education Publications and Products

Topics on the Internet

Bilingual Education

• Bilingual Education
• Bilingual, Spanish, and ESL Literacy Resources
• Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children
• Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)
• English Forum
• English Online
• ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics (ERIC/CLL)
• ESL Center
• Intercultural Email Classroom Connections (IECC)
• Internet TESL Journal
• Language Policy Web Site and Emporium
• National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition and Language Instruction Education Program
• Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA), U. S. Dept. of Education
• Online Directory of ESL Resources
• Texas Education Agency: Division of Curriculum and Professional Development: Bilingual Education

Colleges and Universities

• Adventures in Education
• All About College
• American Universities
• Campus Conflict Resolution Resources
• College and University Rankings
• College rankings [USNews]
• Forum for the Future of Higher Education
• Petersons.com
• Studyabroad.com [University Studies Abroad Consortium]
• VarsityBooks.com
• Web U.S. Universities, by State
• Women in Higher Education

Disabilities
General

• Access Board
• Cornucopia of Disability Information (CODI)
• Council for Exceptional Children
• DRM Guide to Disability Resources on the Internet
• ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education [USNews]
• Family Village School
• Internet Disability Resources
• Internet Resource for Special Children (IRSC)
• Intervention Techniques
  Effective teaching techniques. Office of Special Education, University of Virginia.
• National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
• SERI: Special Education Resources on the Internet

Disability Laws and Regulations

• ADA Hot Links and Document Center
• EDLAW, Inc.
• Special Education Due Process Hearings (Texas Education Agency)
• Special Education Rules and Regulations (Texas Education Agency)

Learning Disabilities

• Autism Resources
• CHADD (Children and Adults with AD/HD)
• Down Syndrome on the Internet
• Dyscalculia.org
• Dyslexia, the Gift
• International Dyslexia Association
• LD Online
• LD Resources
• Learning Disabilities [NIMH]
• Learning Disabilities Association of America
• Literacy and Learning Disabilities
• Misunderstood Minds [PBS]
• National Attention Deficit Disorder Association [ADDA]
• SchwabLearning.org
• World of Dyslexia

Disability Aids

• Assistive Technology, Inc.
• Center for Information Technology Accommodation [CITA]
• Do-It
• EASI: Equal Access to Software and Information
• Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
• Technology [LD Online]
• That All May Read [National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped]
• Virtual Assistive Technology Center

Distance Education and Instructional Technology

• Administrative Policy Regarding Creation, Use and Distribution of Telecourse Materials (UT System)
• The alt.education.distance FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) [General overview of distance education]
• Cable in the Classroom
• California Virtual Campus (UCLA)
• CopyOwn: A Resource on Copyright Ownership for the Higher Education Community
• Copyright and Digital Distance Education
• CUworld (CUseeME)
• Distance Education Clearinghouse [University of Wisconsin]
• Distance Education Issues
• Distributed Learning: Creation, Use, Ownership, Royalties, Revision and Distribution of Electronically Developed Course Materials (UNT)
• Faculty Connection
• FNO (From Now On): The Educational Technology Journal
• Globewide Network Academy
• International Centre for Distance Learning (ICDL)
• Journal of Library Services for Distance Education
• OhioLINK Instructional Web Sites
• Overview of Copyright and Distance Learning [Copyright Management Center]
• Quality Assurance for Whom? Providers and Consumers in Today's Distributed Learning Environment [Carol A. Twigg]
• Syllabus: Technology for Higher Education
• Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund (TIF) Board
• United States Distance Learning Association
• Weblearning Resources [University of Tennessee]
• WebQuest Page
• Who Owns What? [UT System]
• World Lecture Hall
• WWW4Teachers

Early Childhood Education

• Bry-Back Manor
• Early Childhood Center [Education World]
• Early Childhood Education [Galaxy]
• Early Childhood Education [MEL: Education]
• Early Childhood Sites [A-Z Teacher Stuff]
• Gateway to Educational Materials
• Idea Box: Early Childhood Education and Activity Resources
• Kindergarten Connection
• Lesson Plans from Core Knowledge National Conferences
• Lessons Category: Pre-school [Teachers.Net]

ERIC

• Educator's Reference Desk
• Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)
• ERIC Search Wizard [Thesaurus access site]

Evaluating Internet Sites

• Bibliography on Evaluating Web Information
• Criteria for Evaluating Web Sites [SREB EvaluTech]
• Critical Evaluation Information [Schrock]
• Evaluation of Information Sources
• Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask [UC Berkeley - Teaching Library]
  
• Evaluating Web Pages  [Tutorial from Widener University, Wolfgram Memorial Library]
• Evaluating Web Resources [Cornell University Gateway]
• Evaluating Web Sites: Criteria and Tools [Princeton University Library]
• Evaluating Web Sites: Criteria and Tools [Cornell University Library]
• How To Evaluate A Web Site [LaJean Humphries]
• MARS Best Free Reference Web Sites, 1999 [bibliography]
• Search Engine Watch
• The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, or, Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Resources [Beck]
• Thinking Critically about Discipline-Based World Wide Web Resources [Grassian at UCLA College Library]
• Thinking Critically About World Wide Web Resources [Grassian at UCLA College Library]
• Web Page Evaluation Checklist [PDF]  [UC Berkeley - Teaching Library]
• WWW CyberGuide Ratings [forms]

Home Schooling

• Home School Legal Defense Association
• Homeschool World
• Jon's Homeschool Resource Page

Information Literacy

• Information Competence Sites on the Web
• Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education [ACRL]
• Information Literacy on the WWW [Florida International University Libraries]
• Information Literacy: the Key Web Sites
• National Forum on Information Literacy
• TILT (Texas Information Literacy Tutorial) [University of Texas System Digital Library]

Lesson Plans on the Internet

Multiple Subject Area Lesson Plan Resources: These resources provide lesson plans for several subject areas at each site.

• A to Z Teacher Stuff
• Academy Curriculum Exchange (K-12)
• B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper [Discovery.com Student Channel]
• Blue Web'n
• Bry-Back Manor [Early childhood education]
• Busy Teachers' Web Site
• CEC Lesson Plans [Columbia Education Center]
• Curriculum Archive
• DiscoverySchool.com for Teachers
• edHelper.com
• Education World Lesson Planning Center
• Educator's Reference Desk - Lession Plans
• Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE)
• Gateway to Educational Materials
• HomeworkSpot
• Houghton-Mifflin Education Place: Activity Search
• Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators [Discovery.com Teacher Channel]
• Kindergarten Connection: Lesson Plans
• Lesson Plans [Secondary School Educators]
• Lesson Plans Page
• MSN Lesson Plans [Microsoft Education]
• New York Times Learning Network
• PBS TeacherSource
• Scholastic: Teachers
• 700+ Great Sites for Kids: Sites for Parents, Caregivers, Teachers and Others Who Care About Kids [American Library Association]
• TeacherLINK: Teacher Resources
• Teachers Helping Teachers: Lesson Plans
• Teachers.Net Lesson Bank
• TeachersFirst Content Matrix
• Teachnet.com
• Thirteen's NTTI Lesson Plans
• Track Star [Locate or create customized lessons using Internet resources]
• Yahooligans! Teachers' Guide

Special Topical Resources: Resources providing lesson plans for only a particular area of study or for a specific topic. Many of these topics also are included in the multiple subject area resources.

Art

• A. Pintura: Art Detective
• Art Lesson Plans

ESL/Bilingual Education

• Bilingual/ESL Lesson Plans and Projects [Comprehensive list of classroom resources for bilingual educators]
• Computers and English for Speakers of Other Languages: Lesson Ideas
• Dave's ESL Cafe
• EFL/ESL Lessons and Lesson Plans
• English International Lyon: Free Exercises
• ESLHome
• ESL Thematic Units
• everythingESL.net
• Grammar Safari
• HomophoneZone [Alan Cooper]
• Interesting Things for ESL Students
• Internet Picture Dictionary
• Karin's ESL PartyLand
• Paso Partners
• PIZZAZZ! [People Interested in Zippy and Zany Zcribblings]
• Story Place
• Club de Espanol
• Learn Spanish: A Free Online Tutorial
• Web Spanish Lessons [Tyler Jones and Jennifer Chambers]

Gifted Education

• Odyssey of the Mind

Language Arts

• Book Adventure [Kindergarten through Grade 5]
• CyberGuides: Teacher Guides and Student Activities [SCORE]
• ISMLC Literacy: Teaching in the Language Arts
• Issues in Literacy Development

Mathematics

• Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education: Curriculum Resources
• HonestOpen Logical Debate (HOLD) on Math Reform (California)
• Math Forum
• Topics in Mathematics [Math Archives]

Music

• K-12 Resources for Music Educators
• PianoNet [National Piano Foundation]

Science

• About Rainbows
• Access Excellence @ the National Health Museum
• Amateur Science
• CIESE Online Classroom Projects
• Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education: Curriculum Resources
• Franklin Institute Online: Activities
• Mount Wilson Observatory: Education
• Science@NASA [NASA's Science Mission Directorate]
• Teacher Guides [Sea World/Busch Gardens]
• TCEQ Resources for Educators [Environment. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality]
• Views of The Solar System
• Volcano World
• Weather Unit [Interdisciplinary]
• Whales: A Thematic Web Unit
• Yuckiest Site on the Internet [Discovery.com]

Social Studies

• Economics Resources for K-12 Teachers [Economic Education Web]
• Exploring Ancient World Cultures
• History/Social Studies for K-12 Teachers
• K12online.com [Rand McNally]