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Education
- AIMS - Activities Integrating Math and Science - This website provides some free resources and lists of workshops, lesson plans, activities, books, etc. to supplement math and science programs.
- Center on Education Policy - CEP - The Center on Education Policy is a national, independent advocate for public education and for more effective public schools. The Center helps Americans better understand the role of public education in a democracy and the need to improve the academic quality of public schools.
- Child Welfare Information Gateway - Provides access to information and resources to help protect children and strengthen families. A service of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- Children's Book Council - Provides teachers and librarians with information and resources for including books in children's educational experiences.
- Choice Matters: Policy Alternatives and Implications for Charter Schools - Presents a full-text report on the issues surrounding the charter school movement and school choice.
- Classroom Clipart - A database of free clip art divided by subject matter for use by students and teachers.
- Crafty Crow - arts and crafts ideas for kids - Lots of ideas and instructions for fun activities for kids.
- Ed Psych Central - Psychoeducational Resource Center - A portal to a wide variety of resources in Educational Psychology & related areas for those interested in teaching & learning.
- ERIC - Education Resource Information Center - The ERIC bibliographic database has more than 1.1 million citations going back to 1966. More than 107,000 full-text non-journal documents (issued 1993-2004), previously available through fee-based services only, are now available for free.
- Federal Student Aid (FSA) - Provides access to and information about the products and services that are needed throughout the financial aid process. Includes FAFSA worksheets.
- FinAid - The SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid - This award-winning site has grown into the most comprehensive annotated collection of information about student financial aid on the web. Find out about Loans, scholarships, savings plans, military aid, etc.
- Flash Cards for ESOL - Download 100's of free flash cards. Every set of flashcards comes in color and 3 different sizes to make teaching easier. The Big set is great for vocabulary presentation, the Medium set is good for teaching small groups of students and playing language learning games. The Small sets of pictures are great for ESL games such as Down-Pass or Go Fish.
- Florida Department of Education - Florida's central site for school district governance, reporting, and funding.
- Florida Teacher Certification Examination Website - Provides current information on tests, testing dates, registration, requirements, and scores.
- Florida Virtual Campus - Student Services - A website designed to help you plan and track your academic progress in Florida. Forms and manuals on financial aid, admissions and transfer,records and registration, advising, etc. The Common Prerequisite Manual is found here.
- Foundation for Child Development - The publications of a research foundation investigating improvements in Early Childhood Education support.
- Gateway to 21st Century Skills - Allows searches by subject, grade and cost to classroom materials available from free and commercial sources.
- General Education Online - Provides links to colleges and universities worldwide.
- Homeschooling in the United States - A report providing statistics about home schooling including numbers of home schooling families, income of parents, and reasons for home schooling.
- Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - This is a large listing of sites for teachers including classroom aides, subject guides, and professional materials.
- Literature for Children - A developing digital collection of children's literature published roughly between 1850 until 1950. Illustrations are included.
- Math Resources Forum - Provides a wealth of problems and puzzles; online mentoring; research; team problem solving; collaborations; and professional development.
- MDRC - Manpower Demonstration Research Company - Education and social policy research relating to low-income children, families and communities.
- Misunderstood Minds - This site is a companion to the PBS special Misunderstood Minds, and profiles a variety of learning problems and expert opinions. It is designed to give parents and teachers a better understanding of learning processes, insights into difficulties, and strategies for responding.
- National Center for Education Statistics - Collects and publishes a wide array of statistics concerning the country's schools and libraries.
- National Charter School Resource Center - The Web site provides a wide range of information and links to resources to guide charter schools in every phase of their development - from start-up, to expansion, to renewal.
- National Child Care Information Center - The Office of Child Care’s National Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Center (NCCIC) provides comprehensive information services about early and school-age care and education geared toward Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Administrators, their partners, and other key policymakers.
- National Council for Teachers of Mathematics - Provides lessons, resources, teaching tips and information regarding additional services provided to NCTM members.
- National Science Teachers Association - Provides information regarding resources, conferences, and services provided to NSTA members.
- Next Generation Sunshine State Standards - Curriculum and instruction standards for the state of Florida.
- Plagiarism.org - A site offering services for teachers plus a brief explanation of what plagiarism is, its consequences, and ways to combat it. Full service requires a fee to www.turnitin.com.
- Planet Esme - Wonderful World of Children's Literature - A great source of ideas for read alouds. Lots of book lists by topic, age group, fiction, non-fiction, etc. The accompanying blog describes wonderful new books and reading ideas.
- Reader's Advisory - This site has a large variety of reading lists for every age group and has links to additional websites.
- Scholarly Societies Project - Links to scholarly societies in a variety of fields, including the arts, communications, medicine, science, and more.
- U.S. Census Bureau Statistical Abstracts - Education - This website presents data primarily concerning formal education as a whole, at various levels, for both public and private schools.