Research Sites

http://nrc.uchsc.edu/states.html
Individual states’ child care licensure regulations

http://zerotothree.org
Zero To Three: National Centers for Toddlers, Infants and Families

www.negp.gov
National Education Goals Panel

http://ecap.crc.uiuc.edu/info
EERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education

www.nea.org
National Education Association site for teachers, citizens, students and everyone interested in creating great public schools

http://nccic.org
National Child Care Information Center is the adjunct ERIC clearinghouse for childcare.  This site contains information on child development research, White House initiatives, health and safety issues and more.

www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/ECI
National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education. Provides information about current research projects, provides access to a quarterly newsletter Early Childhood Update, lists of related resources and more.

http://nichcy.org
The National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities provides online fact sheets and articles on disability-related topics, also contains numerous related links to national and state organizations.

http://www.dantes.doded.mil/dantes_web/troopstoteachers/certinst.htm
STATE CERTIFICATION AGENCIES a listing of mailing addresses and phone numbers for all State Certification Agencies.

Parents and Educators

www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks
Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks website for use in grades K-12

www.readingonline.org
Hosted by the International Reading Association, this professional development site will help you develop your students into life long readers and writers.

http://readyweb.crc.uiuc.edu
Ready Web, an electronic collection of resources on school readiness for parents and educators

www.kidlink.org:80/KIDPROJ/MCC
Learn about holidays around the world and celebrate diversity

www.reading-railroad.com
Learn creative strategies for getting children excited about reading via Read it Aloud!, professional development, and an upcoming T.V. show!  

www.listen.org
Learn about the International Listening Association

http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com
Save hours by using Puzzlemaker to create puzzles that will enhance your lessons.

http://users.aol.com/a100thday/ideas.html
Over 300 teacher tested celebration ideas.

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html
Teach young students about the planets, stars and solar system.

Children

www.nationalgeographic.com/kids
National Geographic's Kids Site for games, activities, experiments and creature features.

www.tesan.vuurwerk.nl/diaries
Animal Diaries invites students in grades K-6 to submit their stories, poems, drawings and photographs of animals

www.kidsnspace.org
Includes experiments, resources, glossary, links and more all related to astronomy.

www.bbc.co.uk/education/megamaths
interactive website to help children ages 7-10 learn and practice time tables

www.coolmath4kids.com
lots of math games on line calculator and more

www.iknowthat.com/noplugin.htm
play games, create pictures and stories and learn about history and art for kids through age 2

http://fekids.com/kln
instant homework help and great games

http://vilenski.org/science/safari/index.html
learn about bacteria, fungus, plants and more

Education Reform

http://www.eyeoneducation.tv
This link addresses Education Reform in MA including the Reform Act of 1993, No Child Left Behind, Curriculum Frameworks, MCAS Historical Timeline.

http://www.mass-par.org
Reading First in Massachusetts.

Other

http://www.doe.mass.edu
A manual for school personnel called "Managing Life Threatening Food Allergies in Schools".

http://www.foodallergy.org/index.html
Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network website, a source of
up-to-date material on food allergies.