Instructional Resources

Related Links

ACC: America Connects Consortium
The America Connects Consortium is a collaboration of eight partners and allied organizations, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, who are working together to bring information, training, technical assistance, public attention, and new resources to community technology centers across the country.
http://www.americaconnects.net

ACTE Online
The Association for Career and Technical Education is dedicated to improving the quality of the American workforce through better education and training. Look under "Divisions" for information about Technology Education initiatives.
http://www.acteonline.org/

America's Career InfoNet
CareerOneStop provides a database of high-growth and high-wage occupations. Learn about cutting-edge tools and technology used in specific occupations.
http://www.acinet.org/

AskERIC
AskERIC is a personalized Internet-based service providing education information to teachers,librarians, counselors, administrators, parents, and others throughout the United States and the world. AskERIC includes over 1,000 lesson plans organized by subject.
http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/

CEEC
The Center for Education, Employment, and Community (CEEC) within Education Development Center, Inc. works to build the capacity of communities to create systems that help students learn to high standards, workers advance in their careers, and citizens improve their communities. CEEC staff help communities develop policy and design effective practices; and to develop successful partnerships, programs, curricula, assessments and professional development initiatives. CEEC projects provide excellent examples of cutting edge thinking and practice in education to employment reform, developing and implementing standards in education and work settings, contextual learning and assessment, standards-based learning which integrates academic and technical standards, rethinking technology for learning and working, as well as equity and valuing diversity.
http://www.edc.org/CEEC

Center for Children and Technology at EDC
For more than two decades, EDC's Center for Children and Technology (CCT) has been investigating how technology can make a difference in children's classrooms, schools and communities. Originally founded at Bank Street College and located in New York, CCT conducts basic, applied and formative research as well as designs and develops multimedia tools and technology prototypes.
http://www2.edc.org/CCT/

Classroom, Inc.
Classroom, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation that engages students in productive learning experiences that will help them in their transition from school to the external world, and to provide teachers with the support necessary to enhance their effectiveness in developing and fostering these experiences. Classroom, Inc. also provides an array of professional development opportunities and curricula.
http://www.classroominc.org

Columbia Education Center
The Columbia Education Center is a private non-profit educational service organization based in Portland, Oregon. It provides lesson plans for grades K-12 in Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies.
http://www.col-ed.org/cur/

Community Technology Centers’ Network
Community Technology Centers' Network (CTCNet), a network of over 350 grass-roots technology centers in storefronts, libraries, and community-based organizations that are providing people in their communities with access to computers and related technologies. Many CTCNet affiliates link with local schools to help youth and adults develop technology skills as they improve learning and life skills. CTCNets provide examples of successful, community-based technology programs and activities; and examples of the struggles encountered in developing and implementing technology centers on a shoestring.
http://www.ctcnet.org/

Co-NECT Schools
Co-NECT helps K-12 educators use technology for comprehensive school change and to improve academic results. Co-NECT emphasizes high expectations and schoolwide accountability for results; learning by doing; assessments that measure actual student and school performance; organization of the school into small learning communities; and sensible use of the best available technology for everyone.
http://www.co-nect.net/home.html

Cybercitizen Awareness Campaign
The Cybercitizen Partnership Awareness Campaign seeks to engage children, young adults and the wider user community on the basics of critical information protection and security, and the limits of acceptable online behavior.
http://www.cybercitizenship.org/

ERIC Clearinghouse
The ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education (ERIC/ACVE) provides comprehensive information services in the areas of adult and continuing education, career education, childhood through adult vocational and technical education including employment and training.
http://ericacve.org

Gates Millennium Scholarship
The Gates Millennium Scholars Program is aimed at expanding access and opportunity to higher education to African-Americans, American Indians/Alaska Natives, Asian Pacific Americans, and Hispanic Americans enrolling in and completing undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/

George Lucas Educational Foundation
The George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF) promotes strategies to change the K-12 educational system, especially those that integrate technology with teaching or learning.
http://www.edutopia.org/

Growing Up Digital
This site focuses on the influence of technology on society, youth, and the forces of transformation emerging from this trend. This site is designed to serve as an online community, where all those interested in technology, youth, and social transformation can share their opinions and get feedback. The site includes online forum hosted by members of the "Growing Up Digital" community.
http://www.growingupdigital.com/main.html

I*EARN
I*EARN is a non-profit international organization that provides students and teachers in over 60 countries (I*EARN provides members with both an on-line and printed Directory of all schools in the worldwide networkthe opportunity to collaborate on projects. I*EARN is a "time-saver" for teachers--saves having to constantly surf the Internet for project partners around the world. I*EARN is committed to using telecommunications to make a meaningful difference in the world as part of the educational process.
http://www.iearn.org

Information Technology Association of America (ITAA)
The Resources section of the ITAA web site provides links to many useful sources for IT career exploration and training.
http://www.itaa.org/es/resources.cfm

INROADS
INROADS is a program that develops and places talented minority youth in business and industry and prepares them for corporate and community leadership. Preference goes to African American, Hispanic and Native American high school and college students with 3.0 or better grade averages.
http://www.inroads.org/

National Governor’s Association |
This site provides information on collaborative approaches to transforming learning through technology.
http://www.nga.org/center/

National Skill Standards Board
This site provides news on the most current efforts to set national standards for industry clusters.
http://www.nssb.org

Northwest Regional Educational Lab
The Technology Center assists school districts and other education agencies to improve instruction and administration by the application of computers, telecommunications, and other electronic technologies. The Technology Center also provides useful information on professional development, technology planning, software evaluation, and distance learning.
http://www.nwrel.org/tech/index.html

PowerUP Program
PowerUP: Bridging the Digital Divide is comprised of more than a dozen nonprofit organizations, major corporations and federal agencies that have joined together to launch a major new multimillion dollar initiative to help ensure that America's underserved young people acquire the skills, experiences and resources they need to succeed in the digital age.
http://www.powerup.org/

Sun Microsystems Equity Program
The Open Gateways Program assists K-12 schools - particularly those in economically disadvantaged areas - secure access to the Internet. The program also provides staff and teacher training and develops curricula using Internet resources.
http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/comm_invest/

TrainingPoint
TrainingPoint is a free online service for nonprofit organizations and trainers that offers users the ability to post and retrieve freely distributable technology training materials and resources. The mission of TrainingPoint is to improve the capacity of nonprofit organizations by increasing their access to quality training materials.
http://www.trainingpoint.org

WEEA Equity Resource Center
The WEEA Equity Resource Center works with schools, community organizations, businesses, and individuals to publish and market gender-fair education products fight against discrimination based on gender, race, class, language, and disability disseminate the latest resources for multicultural gender-fair education.
http://www2.edc.org/WomensEquity/about/define.htm

Youthlearn
With a focus on ages 6-16, the YouthLearn initiative offers youth, development professionals, and educators comprehensive services and resources for using technology to create exciting learning environments, especially in after-school and informal settings.
http://www.youthlearn.org