Curated OER
Introduction to Sculpture
Here is a series of questions intended to get kids thinking about what they need, what they have, what they like, and how the overall environment is changed when art is added. They consider the impact of sculptural art in their community...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Principal Empowerment
Schools will improve when principals are given the autonomy to make decisions that best solve their school-based problems. Coupled with this autonomy is the accountability to produce significant improvement. The upper level bureaucracy...
North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
Ncrel: Pathways to School Improvement
Use this NCREL site to find research and best practices relating to many critical issues in education. Each area on the site includes discussions of critical issues, supporting material, and additional resources. Areas include...
Other
National Foundation for Educational Research
Offers an impressive collection of educational research publications and practical guides across a wide range of subject areas.
Other
Osep Technical Assistance Center: Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
U.S. Department of Education-affiliated organization publishes information and analysis for schools seeking to implement and maintain highly effective academic and behavioral standards and policies with respect to student behavior.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Rethinking High School: Five Profiles of Models for Student Success
Only 68% of all students entering high school nationwide will earn their diploma. The news for students from historically underserved populations is even worse. These students have slightly more than a 50% chance of graduating from high...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: School Profile: j.e.b. Stuart High School
Learn how teachers at this once low-performing school dramatically improved academic performance by focusing on student attendance and literacy.
Other
Data Driven Decision Making: A Powerful Tool for School Improvement [Pdf]
This resource will provide a basic framework for analyzing today's data-driven decision-making options and outline information about the basic elements and steps involved in implementing a data-driven decision-making system to facilitate...
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Education in Texas [Pdf]
An activity guide where learners refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this lesson, they research public education in Texas, how well schools are doing, how they...
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North Carolina Museum of History
Provides information about the North Carolina Museum of History, its events, programs, and exhibitions. Also has lesson plans for teachers and learning activities for adults.
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International Center for Leadership in Education
The International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE ) provides services to schools, school districts and states to help them improve their education systems. They believe in creating a shared vision, building leadership, obtaining...
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: Kids @ Random: Babymouse for President by Jennifer and Matthew Holm
This catalog page "About the Book" focuses on the cartoon-based book entitled Babymouse for President. It provides a brief synopsis, book reviews, and a slide show of the pages of the book. It is available for purchase at this site.
Other
Schlechty Center: Center for Leadership in School Reform
The Schlechty Center for Leadership in School Reform is a nonprofit corporation whose mission is "to encourage and support the transformation of the existing system of rules, roles, and relationships that govern the way time, people,...