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General Education: Topics

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Assessment

Assessment and Evaluation

Classroom Assessment

  • Field Tested Learning Guide
    Created by college level faculty for use in science, technology, engineering and mathematics courses at UW-Madison. This website describes both assessment techniques and provides specific assessments for science content areas. Great examples of how to use minute papers, scoring rubrics and other assessment techniques.
  • Quia
    Click on Instructor Zone, then Shared Activities to see examples of using technology in assessment. Quia is not a free service.

Bilingual Education/ESL


  • Dave's ESL CafĂ©
    For those learning or teaching English as a foreign language or second language. ESL teaching links and lists of ESL web resources, teaching resources, lessons, materials, software, message boards, and job listings. The ESL HELP CENTER link is a 24-hour, 7 days a week help resource.
  • English as a Second Language Home Page
    Web sites for ESL learners who want to learn English through the Web. The sites for ESL teachers include lesson plans and ESL job openings.
  • National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition and Language Instruction Educational Programs
    An extensive source of information for individuals working in foreign language programs, English as a Second Language programs, Head Start, Title 1, Migrant Education, or Adult Education programs. Includes job listings, lists of publishers and distributors of materials for linguistically diverse students, lesson ideas, etc.

Children's Literature

Learning Disabilities

Picture Sources

School Administration


  • Education World: Administration Resources
    Links to a variety of web sites of interest to school administrators. Includes information on associations, disaster preparedness, education and technology, education legislation, education research, education statistics, female leadership, listservs, professional development, etc.

Science Projects


  • The Learning Studio
    Access detailed instructions for making science and learning projects from The Exploratorium, a museum in San Francisco, which focuses on inquiry-based teaching and learning in the K-12 classroom. Includes over 400 reviews of the best science, art, and education sites.
  • MAD Scientist Network
    An interactive Web site dedicated to answering questions in all areas of science.
  • The Science Club
    A very good resource for students, teachers, and parents. Collections of science projects, some categorized by level of difficulty. Links to question-and-answer sites, to other science fair sites, and to science education resources. Also, a science fair ideas exchange.
  • A Science Fair Project Resource Guide
    An annotated list of web sites on various aspects of doing a science fair project. How to do a science fair project, samples of completed projects, ideas for projects, and general science resources are provided.

Software


  • WITRC Software Library Search Page
    The WITRC software library, located in Winther Hall Rm. 1006, provides educators with access to educational software. The library currently houses 700 software titles. Search their catalog to identify software by grade level, subject area, copyright year, publisher, and/or platform.

Standards

Statistical Data


  • SchoolMatters
    Database of statistics on public schools. Includes data for student achievement information, financial data and demographic breakdowns. Select state then search by school, school district, city or zip code.
  • NCES (National Center for Education Statistics)
    The NCES collects, collates, analyzes, and reports complete statistics on the condition of American education; conducts and publishes reports; and reviews and reports on education activities internationally. An excellent site for anything related to education statistics.
  • UNESCO - Education
    Find education-related news, research, initiatives, and statistics worldwide.
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