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Global School House
Think Quest
Blue Web'n Learning Sites
E-Pals Classroom Exchange
Center for Educational Reform
Resource Area for Teachers (RAFT
Education for the Future - Supports systemic change in schools and districts for increased student learning, assisting schools with systemic reform largely through School Portfolios and Data Analysis
Teacher Education At the University of California - K-12 educators - preparation and professional development; a University of California Priority
California Jump$tart Coalition - Non-profit organization affiliated with the national Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy. Goal is to educate young Californians in sound money and credit management practices. Events, press, and resources for educators.
California Learning Resource Network - Provides resources that enable California educators to identify supplemental electronic learning resources that both meet local instructional needs and embody the implementation of California curriculum frameworks and standards.
Creating Rubrics


Differentiated Instruction	Top of Page

Wested
Lexile Framework for Reading
Eureka! California in Children's Literature 1988 - 1997 - Bibliography of noteworthy children's and young adult literature set in California and highlighting California history and culture.


Professional Development Resources	Top of Page

The National Conference of State Legislatures publishes class size reduction research.
For a full text of their research based on data from Nevada and Indiana, see an authoritative report from the US Department of Education, Class-Size Reduction.


Teacher Learning Communities	Top of Page

The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education asked the question, "How do learning communities in schools develop?" Findings analyzed which strategies worked best.

Inspiring Teachers assimilates a wide variety of tools, links, and resources for the benefit of beginning teachers. Through "Ask a Mentor," questions about teaching may be e-mailed to experienced teachers.
Teacher Mentoring is a mentorship training module for mentors of beginning teachers. It includes resources to establish and build effective mentoring relationships:
Teacher Quality includes classroom resources, research, and information for teachers.
Teachers Helping Teachers provides classroom strategies to beginning teachers, lesson plans, a teacher chat room, book reviews, and a registry of mentor teacher
CompuMentor - Non-profit organization specializing in technology asssitance for community-based organizations and schools


Drug and Violence Prevention	Top of Page

Safe and Drug Free Schools Online Resource Catalog
Joseph Matteucci Foundation - JMF's youth non-violence programs make a positive impact on youth through speaking in schools, funding mediation programs, promoting sportsmanship and frustration management techniques for athletes.
Getting Results - Strategies in designing and implementing their drug prevention programs, as well as youth violence prevention programs

K-12 Alliance - A statewide organization dedicated to improving student performance and achievement in mathematics and science in California.
MathCoach - Elementary math program designed to help California students achieve proficiency with the new Math Content Standards.
California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom - Describes teacher resources and activities available to heighten the agricultural awareness of school students.
USC California Science Project (CSP) - Seeks to coordinate science instruction between grades and schools; seeks to increase instructional time allocated to science, especially in the lower grades; and seeks to assist teachers in implementing solid, well-defined inquiry-based learning in their classrooms.
Clean Air Challenge - Free workshops for middle and high school level educators from or near Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties.


Educational Technology Resources	Top of Page

Adobe Teach the Teacher Program
California Technology Entrepreneurship Center - Training teachers to conduct tech-industry-based self-employment educational programs.
CompuMentor - Non-profit organization specializing in technology asssitance for community-based organizations and schools
TechSets - Organization responsible for planning, installing and maintaining information and instructional technology in California schools.
Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership (TICAL) - Provides education administrators with centralized access to technology resources.
California Technology Assistance Project (CTAP) - A statewide organization supporting K-12 schools and districts in the implementation of information and instructional technology.
California Department of Education: Education Technology Office - Information on state supported programs to enhance the use of instruction technology in K-12 classrooms.
Webquests
WebQuest Training

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