Resources
Websites for Advocates
Being an advocate for literacy requires keeping current. Visit these
sites for and abundance of information.
Finding Authors
Here is a wealth of wonderful websites to visit if you're looking for
that special author!!
US Department of Education
www.ed.gov
Improving America's Schools Act of 1994
http://www.ed.gov/legislation/ESEA/
National Assessment for Ed. Progress
www.nces.ed.gov/NAEP
Education Week
www.edweek.org
National Center for Education Statistics
www.nces.ed.gov
Council of Chief State School Officers
www.ccsso.org
Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
www.edexcellence.net
Michigan Authors
www.kidsbooklink.org/speakers.html
Children's Authors
Authors & Illustrators on the Web
www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html
The Children's Book Guild of Washington DC
www.childrensbookguild.org
Children's Literature
www.childrenslit.com
Children's Literature Association of Utah
http://www.clau.org/
Snow Crest
http://www.snowcrest.net/
Barnes & Noble
www.yahoo.com/arts/humanities/literature/authors/children_s
Young Adults' Authors
Barnes & Noble
www.yahoo.com/arts/humanities/literature/authors/young_adult
General Interest Authors
Author Illustrator Source
www.author-illustr-source.com
Children's Book Authors & Illustrators
www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/authors-illustrators.htm
SCILS
www.scils.rutgers.edu/
Publishing Companies
Harcourt Books
www.harcourtbooks.com/
Heinemann Publishers
www.heinemann.com/
Michigan Reading Association
www.mraread.org
International Reading Association
http://www.reading.org/
Michigan Department of Education
www.mde.state.mi.us
MI CliMB Temporary Website
www.remc7.k12.mi.us/oaisd/miclimb
CIERA
www.ciera.org
Michigan Association for Media in Education
www.mame.gen.mi.us
Cable in the Classroom
www.ciconline.org
Reading/Writing/Think
www.readwritethink.org
ReadWriteThink is a partnership between
the International Reading Association (IRA),
the National Council of Teachers of English
(NCTE), and the MarcoPolo Education
Foundation
Online Writing Lab
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
The Purdue Writing Lab is primarily a
tutorial center for writers who want to work
one-to-one with a tutor at Purdue
University.
WebQuest
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/
A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented
activity in which most or all of the
information used by learners is drawn from
the Web / Internet.
Teaching with Technology / Michigan
Standards
http://www.coatt.org/
This website is the home of the Consortium
of Outstanding Achievement in Teaching with
Technology (COATT), which was initiated
through the support of Senator Carl Levin
(D-MI) to provide incentives and encourage
high standards for Michigan teachers in
infusing technology into instruction.
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
This site offers a categorized list of
websites for the purpose of enhancing
curriculum and professional growth.
Michigan Association for Computer
Users in Learning
http://www.macul.org/
The Michigan Association for Computer Users
in Learning (MACUL) is dedicated to bringing
educators from all levels together to share
their knowledge and concerns regarding
educational uses of computers and
technology.
International Society for Technology
in Education
http://www.iste.org/
ISTE is a nonprofit professional
organization with a worldwide membership of
leaders and potential leaders in educational
technology, dedicated to providing
leadership and service to improve teaching
and learning by advancing the effective use
of technology in K-12 education and teacher
education.
Regional Technology in Education
Consortia
http://www.rtec.org
The Regional Technology in Education
Corsortia (R*TEC) program is established to
help states, local educational agencies,
teachers, school library and media
personnel, administrators and other
education entities successfully integrate
technologies into kindergarten through 12th
grade classrooms, library, media centers,
and other educational settings, including
adult literacy centers.
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