A Toolkit for Teachers
Internet Resources for Teachers
General Information
The U.S.
Department of Education Home Page
Designed just
for teachers
Free resources for classroom
use
Contributions
by more than 35 federal agencies
Data-Driven Decision Making
National Center For
Educational Accountability
Works to improve learning through
effective use if school and student data and the identification of best
practices.
The Consortium for School Networking
Provides a publication on data-driven
decision making
School Information
Partnership
A public-private collaboration
designed to empower parents, educators and policy-makers to use NCLB data to
make informed decisions and improve school results.
What Works Clearinghouse
Provides information on the quality
of studies that evaluate the effectiveness of education practices and
interventions.
Teaching Students with Disabilities
Special
Education Technical Assistance and Dissemination Network
Provides support for parents,
individuals, school districts and states in special education and disability
research
National Dissemination
Center for Children With Disabilities (NICHCY)
Provides information on disabilities
in children and youths along with research-based information on effective
practices for children with disabilities.
National Center
on Student Progress Monitoring
Provides information and technical
assistance to implement progress monitoring that is used to assess students'
academic performance and evaluate the effectiveness of instruction.
The Access Center
Provides technical assistance to
build programs to help students with disabilities learn from the general
education curriculum.
National
Center on accessing the General Curriculum (NCAC)
Provides resources to assist in
weaving new curricula, teaching practices and policies together to create
practical approaches for improved access to the general curriculum by students
with disabilities.
Center on Positive
Behavioral Interventions and Supports
Provides schools with information for
identifying, adapting and sustaining effective schoolwide disciplinary
practices.
Teaching English Language Learners
National Clearinghouse
for English Language Acquisition
Provids a variety of information and
supports for teachers of English language learners.
Office of English
language Acquisition
Provides assistance and support in
the area of high academic standards, school accountability, professional
training and parent involvement.