General Education

Libraries

State Diploma Requirements

Graduation Requirements - pdf. format chart from State Ed, What exams are required for students entering ninth grade in 2000 or 2001? - find out here

Professional Associations -

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
National Council of Teachers of English
National Council for the Social Studies
National Science Teacher's Association

State General Education Requirements

Pamphlet from the State Education Department - pdf format pamphlet on requirements for elementary and intermediate levels

Standards

National Academy of Science Standards
NCTM Math Standards
NCTE English Language Arts Standards
NCSS Social Studies Standards

Developing Educational Standards - Putnam Valleys School District's award winning site on standards

Testing and Assessment

New York State Education Department - general information on state assessments, 2000-2001 examination schedules, sample test questions

Educational Testing Service - information on SAT, AP, GRE, CLEP and more, sign up for tests on-line

CTB/McGraw-Hill - Publisher of the Terra Nova and the CTBS exams provides information on the tests, links to other sites, a FAQ page, definitions of testing terminology and tips on effective assessment

Harcourt Educational Measurement - The publishers of the Stanford 9 and the Metropolitan 8 tests website includes information about test, Q&A for parents and teachers, and a glossary of testing terms

Riverside Publishing/Houghton Mifflin - provides information on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills, Iowa Test of Educational Development TAP tests of high school students and numerous other assessment tools

Curriculum Connections

International Reading Association
National Education Computing Conference
TERC - a not-for-profit educational research and development organization dedicated to the improvement of mathematics, science and techonolgy

Educational Research

Eric Digests - ERIC Digests ar short reports (1,000 - 1,500 words) on topics of prime current interest in education, targeted specifically for teachers, administrators, policymakers, and other practitioners, but generally useful to the broad educational community

Office Educational Research & Improvement - .
Educational Research Network

Gifted Education

Museums

Metropolitan Museum of Art
American Museum of Natural History
Museum of Modern Art
The Guggenheim Museum
Smithsonian Institution
The Exploratorium

Special Education

Tech Resources for Teachers

University of Missouri-Columbia College site - helps teachers sort through various technology options and help them apply technology in the classroom

Great Reading Recommendations

Children's Literature Web Guide - great resource!
American Library Association Booklist
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site

Homework Help

Ask Dr. Math - from the math forum at Swarthmore College
Homework Central - from Bigchalk.com
StudyWeb

Fun Sites for Parents and Children

The Mad Scientist Page - Have a question? Get an answer
Ask an Expert -
Volcano World
About Rainbows
Magnetic Poetry - without the refrigerator!
The Twinkies Page!