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Last updated: July 2008

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Introduction to Education and Educational Psychology

• Measuring Up: The National Report Card on Higher Education
• School: The Story of American Public Education from PBS
• The Condition of Education: from the National Center of Education Statistics
• The Virtual Library from Schoolwise Press (hundreds of links to articles and reports on a variety of educational issues)
• Educational Psychology from Margaret Anderson, Cortland College
• EdPsyc Central from Heidi Weiman, Kendall College
• Comments on Woolfolk's Educational Psychology Textbook by Joe Milana at the University of Maryland
• Educationally Psyched from Dr. Jane Martino at Des Moines Area Community College
• Education-related Internet Resources
• Resource Web Site for Survey of Educational Concepts by Ellen Wiley, Valdosta State University
• Teaching educational psychology Special Interest Group (SIG) of American Educational Research Association (AERA)
• Advanced educational psychology by Peter Doolittle at Virginia Tech
• Educational psychology from the Mental Health Net
• Ed Psyc Grad course at Virginia Tech

Philosophy of Education

• Philosophy of Education: The Paideia Archive
• Philosophy of Education: Publication of the Philosophy of Education Society
• Philosophical Roots (of Learning Communities): by Ron Miller
• Online Papers in Philosophy (with index): Compiled by David Chalmers
• Materials on the Philosophy of Education
• Critical Pedagogy: from Martin Ryder, University of Colorado at Denver
• Democracy and Education by John Dewey
• Teaching About Thinking; Thinking About Teaching from Richard Garlikov

Educational Research

• American Educational Research Association (AERA)
• RSCH 7100: Library Research Guide for Graduate Students in Education by Julie Chapman, Valdosta State University
• ERIC Digests: Summaries of recent research findings in education
• ERIC Database searches
• Galileo Select Galileo resources: then select "All Databases" [Education Index and Social Science Index contain relevant information]; select "Additional databases:OCLC Gateway" at bottom of screen to get to "FirstSearch"; select "Education" or "Social Sciences" for additional databases [PsycFIRST and PsycINFO are included under "Social Sciences"]
• The Georgia Statistics System: Interactive data base designed for grant writers and economic development
• A Statistics Primer: from McGraw-Hill.
• Federation in Behavioral, Psychological and Cognitive Sciences
• Research Resources on the Internet from Betty C. Jung, Southern Connecticut State University
• Qualitative research from University of Colorado at Denver, School of Education
• Papers on co-operative inquiry and action research by Peter Reason, University of Bath, United Kingdom

Action Research

• Areol, action research and evaluation on line, is a 14-week public course offered each semester as a public service by Southern Cross University and the Southern Cross Institute of Action Research.

Descriptive Research

• QualPage: Resources for qualitative researchers
• Questionnaire development program from infopoll.com
• SurveySolutions for the Web from Perseus
• Web Survey Methodology (Links)

Statistics and Research Design

• Gay, L. & Airasian, P. (2000). Educational research: Competencies for analysis and application (Sixth Ed.). New York: Prentice Hall. (Multiple choice study guide).
• Basic Statistics for Teachers
• Research methods resources from the College of Education at Arizona State University
• Introduction to quantitative methods: A Basic Statistics Course taught by Gene Glass in the College of Education at Arizona State University
• Introduction to Research and Evaluation by Bill Trochim at Cornell University
• Interactive Statistics Pages by John Pezzullo
• UCLA Statistics Homepage
• Educational research sites from Greg Marchant, Educational Psychologist at Ball State University
• Statistics Resources on the Web from the Learning & Teaching Support Network
• Help in describing your data
• Additional sites dealing with statistics
• Research design explained by Mark Mitchell

Dynamic Systems and Cybernetics 

• Whole Systems Quotes
• Complexity, Complex Systems & Chaos Theory; Organizations as Self-Adaptive Complex Systems
• Open Network of Centres of Excellence in Complex Systems
• Complexity Digest: Links to articles of interest to the complexity community
• Learning Dynamical Systems: A Tutorial from Brown University
• System Dynamics: Articles and tutorials from MIT
• Masters Program in Complexity, chaos, and creativity at the University of Western Sydney, Australia
• General systems theory and cybernetics
• Primer: Materials on systems provided by the International Society for the Systems Sciences
• Systems Dynamics + Systems Thinking Mega List by Günther Ossimitz, Universitat Klagenfurt
• The Complexity & Artificial Life Research Concept for Self-Organizing Systems (CALResCo)
• Chaos Downloads: based on Gleick's book
• Exploring Chaos: Theory and Experiment: from Brian Davies at Australian SunSITE
• The Global Brain Project: 
• Defining the New Paradigm: from Proutist Universal
• Mental Model Musings by Gene Bellinger, Outsights
• Complexity Related Application Papers

Systems Theory and Education

• Systems Thinking in Education from the Holistic Education Network
• Online Course: Self-Organization, Systems Theory & Constructivism from Task 7 of the EU-TSER Research Project: The Self-Organization of the European Information Society (SOEIS)
• Human Systems Dynamics Institute:
• STELLA: modeling systems dynamics (computer simulation)
• The Whole Systems Education Project
• International Institute for Global Education: University of Toronto
• Center for Global Integrated Education
• Systems Thinking in Schools: Recommended books

The Ecology of Development

• World of Childhood: PBS telecourse

Holistic/Integrated/Integrative Education

• Colleges and Universities -- that use "Integrative" Approaches to Education
• Maps and Models of Holistic Education
• Holistic Education, Inc.
• Matrix Integral
• The Education as Transformation Project: Religious pluralism, spirituality, and higher education
• Holistic Education Institute UK: Roger Prentise, Director
• Full-Circle Learning: Teresa Langness, Executive Director

Educational Reform

• Educational Reform: Links on Bill Huitt's Homepage
• Future School: A Site for Teachers--Promoting an holistic paradigm for education
• No Child Left Behind: U. S. Department of Education
• The George Lucas Educational Foundation 
• An Educators' Guide to Schoolwide Reform from the American Association of School Administrators
• The Catalog of School Reform Models from the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
• Improving America's Schools: A Newsletter on Issues in School Reform funded and distributed by the U.S. Department of Education.
• What Works Clearinghouse: Reviews and links to studies of the effectiveness of educational interventions.
• SRC Network Center sponsored by The Heartland Institute
• Chrysalis Charter School, Redding, CA: A collaboration between a school district and a natural science museum
• Demonstrating Educational Effectiveness from Best Practice in Vocational Education and Training Project, Australian National Training Authority
• The National Center for Policy Analysis: Idea House--offers a variety of suggestions from a perspective of choice and free enterprise
• National Coalition of Alternative Community Schools
• GreatSchools.net--School information for public, private and charter schools nationwide
• City Montessori School of Lucknow, India--Every child is potentially the light of the world
• Map of Creativity: Database of innovative educational programs

School Choice and Privatization (Charter Schools, Vouchers, Homeschooling, etc.)

Information Age, Conceptual Age, and the Future

• KurzweilAI.net: Excellent overview of the future
• Singularity Summit 2007:  Sponsored by the Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence
• H. S. Dent Foundation: Uses demographics to forecast economic trends
• Internet Magazines
• Web Resource Road Map: Cataloging the tools of the information age for human consumption
• The Paradigm Web by Denise Breton and Chris Largent
• Positive Trends In Learning: Meeting the Needs of a Rapidly Changing World by Dee Dickinson

Family [Expanded list]

• Wilcox, W. B., et al. (2005). Why marriage matters: Twenty-six conclusions from the social sciences (2nd ed.). New York: Institute for American Values. Retrieved November 2005, from http://www.americanvalues.org/html/r-wmm.html
• General Internet resources related to family and children
• Publications for parents from the U.S. Department of Education
• Child Development Institute founded by Robert Myers, Clinical Child Psychologist
• Parenting resources for the 21st century: sponsored by the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
• National Parent Information Network: from ERIC
• Child Trends: Information on children, youth and families
• Marriage Enrichment homepage
• The Marital Check-up homepage
• Books on marriage available from on-line bookstore
• World Marriage Day homepage
• Khalil Gibran on marriage
• Ideas on improving relationships from the Global Ideas Bank index
• Trends in well-being of American youth from the National Center for Education Statistics
• Sexual relationships in Renaissance Europe
• MARRIED! The game of marriage and money
• World-wide marriage encounter homepage
• A Christian view on how to have a happy marriage
• A Bahá'í Faith view on family life

Friendships and Developing Networks

• Interpersonal Relations: from Bill and Lynn Kirby, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
• The Friends and Friendships Web: from Cyberparent

Community

• Community Intelligence Labs: Eliciting the Wisdom of the Whole
• Resilient Communities Website founded by Robert Theobald
• Center for Partnership Studies
• Children and Young People: Webmagazine published by Caring for Children

School Characteristics and Processes

• National Network of Regional Educational Laboratories
• Educational Research on School Size
• Small Schools: Transformation to Success

Leadership

• Leader to Leader: Complete Text Articles
• Robert K. Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership
• Servant Leadership
• Ethics and Servant Leadership from Emory University
• Servant Leader Development Center
• Full Spectrum Leadership Self Assessment: from The Values Centre
• Future Leaders of the Conceptual Age (blog)
• Center for Positive Organizational Scholarship: University of Michigan

Culture

• Yahoo Directory on Cultures
• Pointers on Dr. Huitt's homepage related to Multicultural Education
• Into The World of Anthropology by B. Sklar
• The Cultura Project by researchers at MIT

Other Context Factors

• Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI): Gross Production vs. Genuine Progress, 1950-1999: from Redefining Progress
• Global Action Plan: Empowering individuals to create sustainable lifestyles and livable neighborhoods
• The Satyana Institute: Supports individuals, communities and organizations to combine inner work of the heart and the outer service in the world
• Reducing Hamilton's Ecological Footprint--Individual and Community Actions: public lecture by Dr. Bill Rees

Desired Student Outcomes

• Partnership for 21st Century Skills: Includes links to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) literacy maps for science, geography, mathematics, and English
• Academy of Achievement: A Museum of Living History--Highlights exceptional achievement in the Arts, Business, Public Service, Science & Exploration, Sports, and the American Dream
• Lemke, C., and others. (2003). 21st Century skills: Literacy in the digital age. Portland, OR: North Central Regional Educational Laboratory. Retrieved March 2004, from http://www.ncrel.org/engauge/skills/skills.htm
• SCANS 2000 Website
• 5 Vector Development Continuum from the US Navy

Student Characteristics

• School Psychology Resources On-Line--lots of pointers to sites dealing with disabilities, giftedness, etc.
• Values in Action: Institute on Character
• Overview of learning styles from the Holistic Education Network
• Index of Learning Styles (ILS): an instrument used to assess preferences on four dimensions (active/reflective, sensing/intuitive, visual/verbal, and sequential/global) of a learning style model formulated by Richard M. Felder and Linda K. Silverman. (The model also contains a fifth dimension, inductive/deductive, that is not assessed by the ILS.) The instrument is being developed by Barbara A. Soloman and Richard M. Felder of North Carolina State University.
• The VARK learning style inventory (stands for Visual, Aural, Read/write, and Kinesthetic sensory modalities)
• The Learning Styles Inventory from Hawaii Community College
• Overview of Learning Styles from Learning-styles-nline.com (includes inventory)
• Myers-Briggs Personality Type on the Web by Mary D. Hoerr
• Using Learning Style in Teaching: from Jon Blumhardt, Honolulu Community College
• Personality: What Makes Us Who We Are -- Annenburg/CPB Exhibit
• Personality Psychology: from Todd Kashan, University of Buffalo
• Study Skills Inventory from the University of Minnesota-Duluth
• All Kinds of Minds -- Institute for understanding differences in learning
• Learning to Learn: Learning Styles
• About Gender: Gender roles--gender variance--gender identity
• Eating Disorders: from the Renfrew Center Foundation

Student Learning Disabilities

• The ADHD Information Library--10 lessons on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• ADD in School -- classroom interventions to help students with Attention Deficit Disorder, "ADD" or "ADHD"
• Resources for Special Needs Children 
• IDEA Practices  -- Discussions on laws affecting special education
• Speaking of Speech -- Interactive forum for speech/language pathologists and teachers 
• SchwabLearning -- Resources for parents of children with learning disabilities

Teacher Characteristics

• What Is Your Classroom Management Profile? from Teacher Talk, Center for Adolescent and Family Studies (CAFS)

Mind and Behavior

• Brain/Mind Learning from Caine Learning
• Brain/Mind.com: Includes links to articles, interviews, movies, etc. by Rhawn Joseph
• Global MindShift: A new worldview
• Chalmers, D. (Compiler). (1997). Contemporary philosophy of mind: An annotated bibliography. Santa Cruz: Department of Philosophy, University of California.
• Chalmers, D. (Compiler). (1997). Online papers on consciousness. Santa Cruz: Department of Philosophy, University of California.
• Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind from Washington University, St. Louis, MO.

Physical Development

Health and Physical Fitness

• President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
• World Health Organization
• Physical Fitness and Exercise Center: from Life Clinic
• Nutrition and Fitness: from KidsHealth
• Exercise and Physical Fitness: from MedLine Plus
• Yahoo Directory on Health
• Yahoo Directory of Recreation
• General complementary medicine references
• All Spirit Fitness
• Meditation from Holistic Online
• Meditation Techniques from Life Positive
• Kids Health from the BBC
• Healthopedia: A health encyclopedia
• Life Expectancy Calculator: from MSN-Money
• Living to 100 Healthspan Calculator: from Thomas Perls, MD
• Empowered Parents: Family approach to health and nutrition by Abigail Natenshon
• Bodies in Motion, Minds at Rest: ThinkQuest activity

Drug-free

• Partnership for a Drug-free America
• American Council for Drug Education
• Elks Drug Awareness Resource Center
• Prevention Online, from U. S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Tough Issues: Tobacco and Drugs, from Homework Spot
• Tobacco Free Kids

The Brain and Biology

• The Brain From Top to Bottom: from McGill University, Canada
• How Your Brain Works by Craig Freudenrich
• The Human Brain from Discovering Psychology sponsored by the Annenberg Foundation
• Neuroscience for Kids: By Eric Chundler, University of Washington
• Society for Neuroscience: Advancing the understanding of the brain and nervous system
• Brain Fitness Channel: by Posit Science Corp.
• Brain Function and Physiology from BrainPlace.com by Daniel Amen
• Brainconnection.com: A resource provided by Scientific Learning Corporation, Berkeley, CA
• The Whole Brain Atlas: Images of the brain from several points of view using variety of imaging techniques
• The Virtual Brain: Brain Diagrams
• Brain structures and their function (Part of a presentation on comparative neuroanatomy)
• The Secret Life of the Brain: 
• Brain by Robert Hedges
• The Brain by Dan Hart
• Sheep Brain Dissection: from the Exploratorium
• Parts of the Limbic System: from the Digital Anantomist Project, University of Washington
• The Hippocampus from McGill University
• Neuroscience education by Eric Chudler, University of Washington
• Explore the Brain and Spinal Cord by Eric Chudler, University of Washington
• Tutorial on Basic Neural Functions: Includes information on the neuron, brain, and action potential
• The Virtual Neuron: Neuron Diagrams
• Neurosciences on the Internet
• Neuroscience tutorial: The Washington University School of Medicine
• Neuroscience for Kids: from Eric Chudler
• The Visible Human: Provides information on a human cadaver
• Health Education on the Web: by Nancy Donohue
• Brainchannels.com: by Cheryl Merrill
• Resources for K-12 educational materials from the American Academy of Neurology
• brain.com: Products and information focused on brain performance
• Learning to Learn: The biology of learning
• Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man from the National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Brain Research and Education from Bryn Mawr College
• Mind over Matter: How Does the Brain Work? Lesson plan for 9-12 students from DiscoverySchool.com
• Brain-based Learning from Funderstanding
• Brain Gym: Brain exercises

Biofeedback

• Biofeedback defined: from Wikipedia
• Biofeedback-based Open Focus: Based on book by Les Fehmi and Jim Robbins

Neurofeedback and Peak Performance

• Neurofeedback defined: from Wikipedia
• Neurofeedback defined: from EEG Info
• International Society for Neurofeedback and Research
• NeuroTek: Peak Achievement Trainer

Learning Theories: General

• Principles of Learning and Instruction--Web Quest from Erin Barrett, Syracuse University
• Web resources for P540: Learning and Cognition, Indiana University
• Learning theories from Funderstanding
• A Primer on Educational Psychology: from Learnativity
• Index of Learning Theories and Models: developed by Robert Colston
• General purpose learning strategies from The Center for the Advancement of Learning from Muskingam College
• Educational theories from Prentice-Hall
• Learning Theories and Instructional Strategies Matrix from George Mason University

The Behavioral System (Classical and Operant Conditioning, Social Learning)

• Behavior Learning Theory--Web Quest from Erin Barrett, Syracuse University
• WWW Resources related to Behavioral Psychology
• Learning and Memory from Bjoern Brembs
• Kids Making Change: Online behavior management system

Affect and Emotion (Emotions, Socioemotional Development, Values)

Overview

• Affective Learning Companion: Project exploring the role of emotion in learning at MIT
• CASEL: The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning
• Emotion, Memory & the Brain: from the LeDoux Lab, Center for Neural Science, New York University 
• Emotional Support Guide: Internet Resources for Physical Loss, Chronic Illness, and Bereavement
• References to Paul Ekman's work on emotion and facial expression
• Berkeley Psychophysiology Laboratory: Studies physiological aspects of emotion
• Emotion (topic in general psychology course) by Gilles Einstein, Furman University
• Stress Management: An Online Course by Randi Sims, Nova University
• Measures of Emotions and Happiness provided by Martin Seligman, University of Pennsylvania
• Stress Assessment Test from Franklin Covey

Emotional Intelligence

• List of Positive Thinking and Self Talk Related Sites from Self-Improvement Online
• 6 seconds: Emotional intelligence network
• EQ.org: An internet directory of EQ / EI / Emotional Intelligence sites, resources, and organizations.
• The Collaborative to Advance Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) 
• Emotions and Emotional Intelligence: by Cheri Young, Cornell University
• Emotional Intelligence: from the George Lucas Educational Foundation
• Emotional Intelligence from the Holistic Education Network
• The Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations
• HeartMath: Books, software and other products focusing on emotional and social development
• HealthEmotions Research Institute at the University of Wisconsin
• Emotional Intelligence Inventory

Values

• Cornerstone Values: from the New Zealand Foundation for Character Education, Inc.
• Living Values: Purpose of the site is to provide guiding principles and tools for the development of the whole person, recognizing that the individual is comprised of physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual dimensions
• U.S. Society & Values: Electronic Journal of the Department of State, Volume 5, Number 2, June 2000.
• Values Education: A learning module developed by UNESCO
• Institute for the Study of Civic Values

Happiness

• World Database of happiness from Ruut Veenhoven

Resiliency

• The Resiliency Center from Thrivenet
• Project Resilience by Sybil and Steve Wolin

Self-Concept and Self-Esteem

• National Association for Self-Esteem OnLine
• More-Self-Esteem.com
• Enhancing Self-Esteem in Children and Adults

Self-Efficacy

• Frank Pajares Resources on Self-efficacy
• Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale: a 10-item psychometric scale designed to assess optimistic self-beliefs
• Self-efficacy: The exercise of control by Albert Bandura: An outline of the book by Gio Valiante, Emory University

Forgiveness

• Learn to Forgive: Frank Luskin, Stanford Forgiveness Project

Humanistic/Open Education/Positive Psychology

• Humanisitic resources on the WWW
• Positive psychology from Talent Development Resources
• Holistic Education Network

Cognition, Thinking, and Knowing  

Overview

• Cognitive Learning Theory--Web Quest from Erin Barrett, Syracuse University
• WWW Links related to Cognitive Psychology

Information Processing

• Cognitive Information Processing
• Memory Techniques and Mnemonics from MindTools
• Knowledge Management & Workflow from the Centre for Advanced Learning Technologies, France
• Artificial Intelligence Software Demonstrations using the Global Brain
• Learning to Learn: Memory

Cognitive and Concept Maps

• The Concept Mapping Homepage by Jan Lanzing, University of Twente, The Netherlands
• FreeMind - free mind mapping software

Cognitive Domain

• Resources for using Bloom's Taxonomy from Center for Teaching Excellence at St. Edward's University
• Bloom's Taxonomy from Elaine Winters
• Bloom's Taxonomy from Günter Krumme, University of Washington

Intelligence

• History of influences in the development of intelligence theory and testing by Jonathan Plucker, Indiana University
• Human intelligence: Indiana University, School of Education
• Overview of intelligence by G. Scott Acton, Northwestern University
• Interview with Robert Sternberg
• Two reviews of The Bell Curve from Contemporary Psychology, APA's journal of book reviews, May 1995 (Volume 40, Number 5)
• CAPTCHA Project: Telling Humans and Computers Apart (Automatically)

Multiple Intelligences

• Multiple Intelligence from the Holistic Education Network
• Multiple Intelligence Inventory
• Internet Links Exercising Your Multiple Intelligences (M.I.) by Scott McKenzie
• Project SUMIT (Schools Using Multiple Intelligence Theory) at Harvard University
• Resources in Teaching: Multiple Intelligences
• Surfaquarium: Multiple Intelligences by Walter McKenzie
• Multiple Intelligences Development Assessment Scales (MIDAS) from Charles Shearer

Cognitive Development

• The Jean Piaget Archives from the University of Geneva
• The Jean Piaget Society
• Jean Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development
• Jean Piaget from Celebrities in Cognitive Science by Martin Rider, University of Colorado at Denver
• Vygotsky Analyzes Piaget's Developmental Theory
• Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934)
• Tools of the Mind: Methods of teaching reading and writing based on the theories of Vygotsky
• Socio-cultural theory: Resource listing by Martin Ryder, University of Colorado at Denver

Constructivism

• Constructivism from the University of Colorado at Denver, School of Education
• Constructivism from Martin Ryder, University of Colorado at Denver
• Constructing Knowledge in the Classroom, Classroom Compass, 1(3), Southwest Educational Development Laboratory
• Constructivism: An overview by Irene Chen, University of Houston, College of Education
• People in Radical Constructivism by Alex Riegler, Universität Wien (Vienna University)
• The Design of Constructivistic Learning Environments by Dave Jonassen, University of Missouri in Columbia

• Constructivism, Instructivism, and Related Sites

Critical Thinking

• Critical Thinking in the Classroom: A Staff Development Program
• The Critical Thinking Community at Sonoma State University
• Critical Thinking Resources
• Graduate Program in Critical and Creative Thinking at Boston University
• The Critical Skills Program at the Antioch Universty New England

Creative Thinking

• National Center for Creativity Inc.
• Creative Thinking Activities
• Creative Thinking Resources
• Great thinkers and visionaries
• The Components of Creativity from BeMoreCreative
• Creativity Web: Resources for creativity and innovation from Charles Cave
• Innovation Toolbox: Creativity software for better brainstorming, creative thinking and problem solving
• Creative Education Foundation
• Teacher's Corner: Creative Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills Activities by Marc Brown
• Brainstorming techniques from Brainstorming.co.uk
• Parenting of K-6 children: Creativity links from About.com
• Directed creativity by Paul Plsek
• Learning to Learn: Creativity

Metacognition

• Knowledge Fractagramming by Peter McGuire
• Learning from Your Mistakes: The Stencil Staking Task
• Learning to Learn: Metacognition
• Metacognition from the Holistic Education Network

Problem Solving & Decision Making

• Think Quest -- Programs and web links focused on improving thinking  
• Tools for Problem Solving and Decision Making from MindTools
• Decision Support Software from Banxia Software
• LIKELY: forecast modelling package--provides tools for capturing the knowledge of experts in areas where forecasts are required, evaluating these judgements and combining the results in a structured way with statistical forecasting models
• Learning to Learn: Problem Solving

Wisdom

• The Wisdom Page: from Copthorne Macdonald

Study Methods

• Study Guides and Strategies from the University of St. Thomas
• Reading Strategies/Reading Study Skills from Maricopa Community College

Conation and Volition (Paradigms, Goals/Needs, Conation)

• Overview
  • Build your own Personal Mission Statement from the Covey Leadership Center
  • Failing forward: Turning mistakes into stepping stones of success by John C. Maxwell
  • MyMotivator.com: Online program to create and help achieve your goals
  • Assessment instrument for Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
  • Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs from Robert Gwynne, University of Tennessee
  • Self-determination Theory: from Edward Deci and Richard Ryan, University of Rochester
• Self-Directed Education
  • ThinkTQ -- Live a life full of power, purpose and passion
  • The Law of Attraction
  • The Secret -- DVD

Social Learning and Social Cognition

• Social Learning Theory--Web Quest from Erin Barrett, Syracuse University
• Ripple effects: Software that impacts social learning (Walkthrough of Teen product)
• Vygotsky and Social Cognition from Funderstanding

Spiritual Development

Overview

• Transpersonal Psychology Links from Bill Huitt
• What is a human being? Theosophical topics in depth
• Spirituality in Education from the Holistic Education Network
• The-Insight.com - A Spirituality Web Directory
• International Network on Personal Meaning: established by Paul Wong, Toronto, Canada
• Childspirit Institute: non-profit organization focused on understanding and nurturing the spirituality of children and adults 
• Council for Spiritual and Ethical Education
• Children's Spirituality Web Links
• Internet resources related to science and religion on the WWW
• Science and Spirit Resources
• Intelligent Design: A theory of evolution by Stu Pullen
• The Evolution of Truth
• Master of Arts Program in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology--The Naropa Institute
• God and Science? Quotes from great scientists about God
• Faith and Reason by the Public Broadcasting System.
• Science and Faith by Arnold Neumaier, Universität Wien, Austria
• Ethos Channel: 

Science and Religion

• Psychology of Religion Page by Michael E. Nielsen
• Science and Religion 
• Institute on Religion in an Age of Science (IRAS)
• The Metanexus Institute: Concerned with research, education and outreach on the constructive engagement of science and religion
• Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion by the American Association for the Advancement of Science
• The Forum on Religion and Ecology: Introductory Materials: from the Harvard University Center for the Environment
• Teaching About Religion: Worldview Education from Instructional Systems, Sacramento, CA
• Science and the Three Monotheisms in the 21st Century, Granada, Spain: Sponsored by

Religion and Schooling

• Religion from The Freedom Forum Online
• Spirituality in Education Online from the Naropa Institute
• Spirituality in Education from Holistic Education Network of Tasmania
• Religious Studies in Secondary Schools
• Teaching for Tolerance and Freedom of Religion or Belief: sponsored by the Oslo Coalition on Freedom of Religion and Belief

Curriculum and Lesson Plans

• Spiritual Education Lesson Plans from spiritual-education.org

Moral Development and Character Education

Overview

• Character Matters from Russell Gough, Pepperdine University
• The Character Counts! Coalition
• Character above all: An exploration of presidential ethics--based on a PBS broadcast
• Institute for Ethical Leadership
• The Center for Academic Integrity
• The Institute for Global Ethics
• International Center for Character Education at the University of San Diego
• College and Character--a national initiative of the John Templeton Foundation
• Ethics and Servant Leadership Program at Emory University
• Center for the Study of Ethical Development at the University of Minnesota
• Applied Ethics Resources on WWW
• Character Clearinghouse--provides information on building character on college and university campuses
• Institute for Global Ethics
• Institute for American Values

Theory

• Studies in Moral Development and Education by Larry Nucci
• Developmental Psychology: Moral Development from the Psi Cafe
• Character Education Journal Articles compiled by Heartland Area Education Agency 11

Programs

• The Council for Global Education
• Center for the Fourth and Fifth Rs
• Artful Learning -- Developed by the Leonard Bernstein Center for Learning
• Success: Character Through the Arts at Harmony Leland Elementary School
• The Virtues Project
• Improving the Moral Climate: Action Plan Strategies from the North Carolina Character Education Partnership
• Project Wisdom: Helping Students Make Wiser Choices
• Hyde School Home Page
• WiseSkills K-12 character education program
• Universal Human Value Education Program for Institutions of Higher Learning
• Education in Universal Human Values: A Programme for Institutions of Higher Learning

Curriculum and Lesson Plans

• Scoring Rubric: Observing moral character in group work
• Character Education Lesson Plans: Links to web-based resources
• Commitment to Character Program materials: Developed by the Pinellas County (Florida) School District
• Lesson Plans: Character Education Partnership
• Building Moral Intelligence: Michele Borba
• Character Education Lesson Plans: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
• Living Values Education
• Creating a Culture of Encouragement
• Character Education Partnership featuring Thomas Lickona
• CharacterEd.Net from Thinking Media
• Character Education: Creating A Framework for Excellence from Urban Programs Resource Network at the University of Illinois Extension, Urban, IL
• Character Education: Focus Adolescent Services
• Character Education Guidelines--Georgia Quality Core Curriculum--search subject [character education] for desired grade level
• Character Education Internet Resources: Compiled by Gene Bavis, Wayne Central School District, Ontario Center, NY
• Peace Through Character Education: Sample lesson plans
• Resources for Character Education and the Arts: Indiana Department of Education
• Character Based Literacy from Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University
• Moral Values & Spirituality in Children's & Young Adult Literature from James Madison University
• A+ Children's Books
• Teach With Movies: Suggestions for connecting films and literature to teaching moral character
• Include Faith Communities in Character Education Programs

Service Learning

• Make a Difference Day: Sponsored by USA Weekend Magazine
• Center for Nonviolent Communication
• The Corporation for National Service: government agency established in 1993
• National Service Learning Clearinghouse

Motivation

• School Motivation: from The PSI Cafe
• Motivation 123

Classroom Practice

• The Gateway to Educational Materials
• Resources on collaborative learning from Scott Siddall
• The Master Teacher 
• Resources for the Constructivist Educator
• Resources on the Montessori Method
• WaldorfWorld: Implementing Rudolf Steiner's vision of education
• Teaching and Learning Strategies from New Horizons for Learning
• What Works Clearinghouse: Reviews and links to studies of the effectiveness of educational interventions.
• Building Resources: An Introduction Design for Georgia Educators (BRIDGE)

Lesson Planning

• Forms & Templates for Teachers from The Staff Room for Ontario's Teachers
• Writing Individual Learning Programs (IEPs) from Education Helps
• Lesson Plan Template from PT3 (Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology)
• Standards-based curriculum design: A Web Quest designed by Debi Tisdell
• A Balanced Curriculum: Web-based curriculum planning process
• Prepare a Rubric
• Lesson Plans Page
• EdHelper

Classroom Instruction

• Teaching Models from Virginia Tech
• Teaching Goals Inventory, Self-Scorable Version
• Glossary of Instructional Strategies

Instructional Design

• Models of Instructional Design:  Martin Ryder, University of Colorado at Denver
• Developing Learning Outcomes: Instructional Design Planning Form by the St. Edward's University Center for Teaching Excellence

Considering Individual Differences

• School Psychology Resources On-Line--lots of pointers to sites dealing with disabilities, giftedness, etc.
• Excel, Inc. -- Bernice McCarthy's Homepage
• Learning Styles and the 4MAT System: A Cycle of Learning from the Living Lab Curriculum
• Learning Styles from Algonquin

Curriculum Issues

• 2000-2001 Curriculum for Tift County Public Schools (Draft): Shows relationship of curriculum objectives to objectives on The Stanford Achievement Test, Ninth Edition (SAT-9) and Georgia's Quality Core Curriculum (QCC) 
• Bill Huitt's Curriculum Links
• Early Childhood Education Online
• Music and Academic Achievement from the National Association for Music Education
• Children of the Code: PBS special on reading
• Children of the Code: Chapter 1

Curriculum Mapping

• Mapping the Big Picture: Integrating Curriculum & Assessment K-12 by Heidi Hayes Jacobs
• Curriculum Mapper
• NCREL Curriculum Mapping Website
• The Big Picture: Mapping the Curriculum: A MapQuest for Educators
• Atlas: Curriculum Mapping
• Guide to Curriculum Mapping by Joyce Payne
• Assessment, Evaluation, and Curriculum Redesign from Disney Learning Partnership