From PBS. Lesson plans for a variety of age groups and other resources for educators and parents.
http://www.pbs.org/americaresponds/educators.html
Education Secretary Rod Paige on NCLB
Secretary of Education, Rod Paige answers questions about the No Child Left Behind Act, state accountability plans, and standardized testing.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/ask/20030610.html
eSchool News Online
Online technology newsletter for K-12. See "Tips for Getting Successful Technology Donations"
http://www.eschoolnews.org/
ETR Associates: National Service-Learning Clearinghouse
The Learn and Serve America National Service-Learning Clearinghouse (NSLC) provides materials, references, referrals, and information for service-learning practitioners. Funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service, the Clearinghouse is a training and technical assistance provider for Learn and Serve America grantees.
http://www.servicelearning.org/
Groundhog Job Shadow Day
Beginning with a nationwide kickoff in February, and continuing throughout the school year, students across America "shadow" workplace mentors as they go through a normal day on the job. The students get to see firsthand how the skills learned in school relate to the workplace.
http://jobshadow.org
Learn And Serve America
The official Learn and Serve America site of the Corporation for National and Community Service.
http://www.learnandserve.org
LEARNS
LEARNS -- a partnership of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL) and the Bank Street College of Education (BSC) -- provides training and technical assistance to Corporation for National and Community Service projects focused on education, with a special emphasis on literacy and tutoring.
http://www.nwrel.org/learns
National Service & Education Resources
Collected resources for national service programs involved in education or mentoring, with particular emphasis on tutoring. Includes publications on start-up, training, and evaluation, as well as tutor job descriptions and application forms.
The Partnership is a national leadership organization dedicated to advancing service-learning as a core element of the educational experience of every elementary, middle, and secondary school student in the United States.
http://www.service-learningpartnership.org
Out-of-School Time @ Harvard Family Resource Project (HFRP)
Includes resources and publications, documents from the After School Evaluation Symposium, and a searchable Out-of-School-Time Program Evaluation Database, with in-depth evaluation profiles.
