AdLit
Ad lit.org: Understanding the School Counselor Parent Connection
School counselors work with teachers, administrators, and parents to help students with schoolwork and their social/emotional development.
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National Rural Education Association (Nrea)
The National Rural Education Association (NREA) is the oldest established national organization of rural school administrators, teachers, and others interested in maintaining the vitality of rural school systems across the country. The...
New Deal Network
Ndn: Works Progress Administration: Hot Lunches for a Million School Children
An original speech made by Ellen S. Woodward addressing impoverished children and how the Works Progress Administration is able to help them.
Cornell University
Cornell University: Law School: Texas v. Johnson
During the 1984 Republican National Convention, respondent Johnson participated in a political demonstration to protest the policies of the Reagan administration and some Dallas-based corporations. After a march through the city streets,...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Leaders of Our School
For this lesson, students will interview administrators and faculty within the school in order to learn the importance of leadership and teamwork. Then students will create a slideshow using digital cameras and presentation software.
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Great Schools: Online Guide to K 12 Public Schools
This resource provides access to online profiles of K-12 public schools in all 50 states. Individual school profiles include test scores, facts about student ethnicity and economic level, and parent and student ratings about teacher...
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National Association of Elementary School Principals
The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) uses this site to promote its advocacy and support for elementary and middle level principals. Among the many links found on this site are selected excerpts from the...
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The New York State Department of Education
This interactive site not only provides valuable, standard information about the schools but also allows opportunities for the viewer to send responses through the "talking head" icon. You can look up "report cards" on specific schools,...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Teacher Leaders and Teacher Teams
Leadership preparation begins with early and meaningful opportunities for teachers to lead. The traditional span of control in schools with one principal supervising scores of teachers is outdated and no longer functional. Distributed...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: School Publishers: Introducing President George W. Bush!
Interesting and easy-to-read biography on George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States. Written at the time of his first election as president.
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Carl Sandburg High School: Financial Aid Resources
Are you looking for information about financial aid? This college/career guidance page has an extensive listing of online financial aid resources.
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Department of Education: Improving Student Achievement [Pdf]
In 2009, a Virginia Department of Education stakeholder group on parent involvement in public schools disseminated a questionnaire to over 1000 parents, teachers, and school administrators across Virginia. Recipients were asked to share...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Write Now! Career Writing Prompts: Team Leader
This Career Clip features Karen Paulus, Team Leader of the Administrative Team at Nestle. She is responsible for making sure that security and procedures are handled properly and that the staff around her is aware of any requirements or...
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Intervention Central: Your Site for Response to Intervention Resources
Founder Jim Wright, a psychologist and school administrator in New York has developed this site to provide the most current practices and ideas regarding academic and behavioral intervention free of charge. Downloadable charts, forms,...
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New Hampshire Association of School Principals: Home
The NHASP's sites provide information on the organization, its leadership, conferences, workshops, tasks forces, and job vacancies.
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Missouri School Boards Association
The state board offers information on its organization, membership, publications, conference, and services.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Concept to Classroom
Concept to Classroom is a free series of award-winning professional development workshops covering important and timely topics in education such as: after-school programs, cooperative and collaborative learning, inquiry-based learning,...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: The Emancipation Proclamation: Freedom's First Steps
By reading and studying a variety of written resources--the Emancipation Proclamation and newspaper archives--high school learners explore the steps Lincoln took towards emancipating the slaves and freed slaves' reaction to the...
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Connecticut State Department of Education
To find a wide range of information and statistics on the state of education in Connecticut, click through the well-organized links on this site. There is information for teachers and administrators, parents and other community members,...
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Simple Things Principals Can Do to Help All Children Read Well
Explore a list of simple things that principals can do to help all children learn to read. Come and learn more about the collaboration process with school administrators, teachers and staff.
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Aasa: Rigor, Relevance and Relationship
This resource is a featured article from The School Administrator featuring in-depth information about incorporating rigor, relevance, and relationship within a classroom.
Curated OER
Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Indiana: Mabel Mc Dowell Elementary School
Architect John Carl Warnecke designed this contextual work as part of the movement to improve the quality of life in Columbus through outstanding architecture. This school in the modern style contains five separate one-story buildings...
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Brookings Institution: Obama's Education Policy
A discussion about the changes that the Obama Administration wants to make to the education system and opinions as to whether or not the changes will be successful. Includes link to video. (March 13, 2009)
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Dressing the Part
Dress code requirements in business and school are always a controversial topic. In this project students will research the value of dressing appropriately for a variety of settings to include business and school. They will research...