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Links
to Staff Development and School Improvement
Resources:
Iowa
Department of Education
Natinal School Reform Faculty Website: Facilitation
U.S. Dept. of
Education
ERIC
database
Gateway to the 10 regional educational
laboratories
Specific labs:
Appalachian
Educational Laboratory (AEL)
Specialty: Rural Education
North Central
Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL)
Specialty: Technology
Northwest Regional
Educational Laboratory (NWREL)
Specialty: School Change Processes
Western Regional
Educational Laboratory (WestEd)
Specialty: Assessment and Accountability
Mid-Continent
Regional Educational Laboratory (McREL)
Specialties: Curriculum, Learning and
Instruction
Pacific Region
Educational Laboratory (PREL)
Specialty: Language and Cultural Diversity
Northeast and
Islands Laboratory at Brown University (LAB)
Specialty: Language and Cultural Diversity
Mid-Atlantic
Laboratory for Student Success (LSS)
Specialty: Urban Education
SouthEastern
Regional Vision for Education (SERVE)
Specialty: Early Childhood Education
Southwest Education
Development Laboratory (SEDL)
Specialty: Language and Cultural Diversity
National Staff
Development Council Home Page
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Grantwriting
sites:
U.S. Department of
Education
Guide to
U.S. Dept. of Education Programs
What
Should I know about ED Grants?
United
States Government and Grant Resources
Grants Web
Foundation
Center
Eisenhower
National Clearinghouse
National Science
Foundation
National Endowment
for the Humanities
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Major
reports of interest to staff developers:
National Center for Education Statistics
Helping Teachers
Teach Well: Transforming Professional Development
Harvard
Education Letter
Harvard Education Letter
Issue on Professional Development
Prisoners
of Time
TIMSS Site
The TIMSS reports can be found in two locations:
"Pursuing
Excellence: U.S. Eighth Grade Mathematics and Science
Teaching, Learning and Achievement in International
Context''
TIMSS
International Mathematics and Science Achievement in the
Middle School Years.
What
Matters Most
What Works Clearinghouse
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Other
education associations:
Education Resource Organizations Directory
Atlas
Communities
American Association of
School Administrators (AASA)
American Educational
Research Association (AERA)
Association for
Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
American
Federation of Teachers (AFT)
Center for Educational
Leadership and Technology (CELT)
Council of Chief State
School Officers
Council for Exceptional
Children
Education Commission of
the States
Iowa Association for Supervison and Curriculum Development (IASCD)
National Board for
Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS)
National Education
Association (NEA)
National PTA
National Association of
Elementary School Principals (NAESP)
National Association of
Secondary School Principals (NASSP)
National Middle School
Association (NMSA)
National
School Boards Association (NSBA)
Phi Delta Kappa (PDK)
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Standards-related
web sites:
Mid-Continent Regional
Educational Laboratory Standards and Benchmarks
Database
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School
Improvement:
Action
research: A Strategy for Instructional Improvement
Education
Week
Iowa Area Education Agencies: Partners In Education
Middle School web
site
Mid-Iowa School Improvement Consortium
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