Professional Development Links & Resources

Assessment
Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center

Blogs

ASCD BlogWatch
ASCD's Community Blog
ASCD Online Library (member access only
Blognetnews
Google Blog Search
Webloggged

Charitable Programs

Souper Bowl of Caring
Nothing But Nets Program
UNICEF Trick or Treat Programs
Valentines for Vets

Civic Education

American Civics Center
American Constitution Society for Law and Policy
Bill of Rights Institute
Center for Civic Education
Center for the Constitution
Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE)
Center on Congress
Choices Program
Civnet
Close Up Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Education Commission of the States
First Amendment Center
National Alliance for Civic Education
National Conference of State Legislatures
National Conference on Citizenship

District Improvement Plan

Choosing an Option School Restructuring Under No Child Left Behind: What Works When? A Guide for Education Leaders
District Improvement Plan Guide
District Improvement Plan Monitoring Prompt
District Improvement Plan Template (Word document for planning only)
District Improvement Plan Template (under "district")
Handbook on Restructuring and Substantial School Improvement
Illinois School Code
NCLB Act
RESPRO Contact Information
Restructuring Plan Guide
Restructuring Monitoring Prompt
Restructuring Plan Template (under "district")
Special Education Profiles

Education In The News

Education Week
eSchool News
News Hour with Jim Leher


Educational Leadership

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Center for Teaching Quality
Consortium for School Networking
Illinois ASCD
Illinois Assessment Frameworks
Illinois Learning Standards: Linking Tools for Curriculum Development
Illinois State Assessments
International Leadership in Education
Jim Collins
Knowledgeworks Foundation and the Institute for the Future
National Association of Elementary School Principals
National Association of Secondary School Principals
NASSP SAIL-Skills assessment for instructional leaders.
Public School Insights
SoundView Executive Book Summaries
Standards-Aligned Classroom Lesson Samples
Standards-Alignment with Career and Technical Curriculum
Teacher's Guide to Classroom Assessments

Government Agencies

Department of Children and Family Services
DCFS: Protecting the Children: A School Administrator's Guide to Child Welfare Services in Illinois (2006)
*To order hard copies of this book you must phone DCFS at 217-785-1700
Illinois State Board of Education
Illinois Secretary of State
U.S. Department of Education

Green Schools

Green Cleaning Schools Act
Rain Garden Grant Program

Health

Resources on After-school
Coalition for Community Schools
Harvard Family Research Project
UCLA Center for Mental Health in Schools

High School Reform Programs/Models

Breaking Ranks II
High Schools That Work
Jobs for the Future
National Dropout Prevention Center/Network
National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities
National Governor's Association-High School Redesign Initiative
National High School Alliance
National High School Center
New Technology Foundation/New Technology High Schools
Project Lead the Way
Talent Development High School Program

Internet Safety

Childnet International
Cybersmart
Get Net Wise
I-Safe
Kidz Privacy
Netsafe Kids
Netsmartz
Stay Safe Online
Wired Safety

Nutrition

Action for Healthy Kids
Center fpr Disease Control and Prevention
Kids Eat Well
Make a Difference at Your School!
Model Wellness Policy
National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity
National Association of State Boards of Education
ISBE Wellness Policy
School Nutrition Association
United States Department of Agriculture
USDA Team Nutrition


Professional Development

AIMS
National Staff Development Council
Illinois New Teachers Collaborative
Quiz School
Teacher Professional Development Sourcebook

Professional Learning Communities

All Things PLC
Professional Learning Communities: Professional Development Strategies That Improve Instruction
Teacher Leaders Network

Research

Achieve, Inc.
Alliance for Excellent Education
Center on Education Policy
Center on Innovation and Improvement
Center on Instruction
Communities in Schools
Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
Illinois Education Research Council
International Center for Leadership in Education
Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning
National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET)
North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
School Net
The Education Alliance
The Education Trust

Response to Intervention

Illinois ASPIRE
National Progress Monitoring

School Improvement Plans

Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement
School Improvement Plan Guide
School Improvement Plan Monitoring Prompt
School Improvement Plan Template (Word document for planning only)
School Improvement Plan Template (under "school")
LEA and School Improvement: Non-Regulatory Guidance, July 21, 2006
Illinois School Code

School Safety/Health

Family Watch Dog
Healthy Youth
Illinois Attorney General
Illinois Department of Corrections
Illinois Sex Offender Registration
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
National Sex Offender Public Registry
AEDS in Schools
Safe and Drug Free Schools
Safe and Civil Schools
Stop Bullying Now!
Walk Across Illinois School Fitness Program

Service Learning

Learn and Serve America Program

Teaching Resources

Doing What Works
HotChalk
NetSmartz
TeachLearning
Literacy Patrol

Technology

Brainstorm Collaboratively
Classroom Outside of the Classroom
Create a podcast
Education Arcade
International Society for Technology in Education
Introduction to Blogs
Laptop Education
Manage Internet Information
Probeware
Slideshare
Study Guides and Strategies
Wikis in Online Education
Zotero