Navigating the Net
Selected Internet/Homepage Resources to Assist
Teachers and Students
Compiled by:
Updated:
Illinois
Illinois Office of Educational Services/Illinois State Curriculum Center
Illinois State Board of Education
ISBE Division – Career Development and Preparation
Illinois State Learning Standards
Illinois Occupational Information
Illinois Community College Board
Illinois Center for Specialized Professional Support
Illinet Web
Curriculum Publications Clearinghouse (CPC)
State Legislature
2002 County Data Book
Federal
Library of Congress
Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG)
The Gateway to Education Materials (GEM)
USDOE Institution Accreditation
No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
Office Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE)
U.S. Gov't - FedWorld Info Network
Environmental Resources/Info
Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
Your Senators
Your Local Representative
Federal statistics
CTE
ACTE – Association for Career and Technical Education
NASDCTEc – National State Directors
National Assessment of Vocational Education
The National Dissemination Center for CTE
Journal of Career and Technical Education
Career and Technical and Vocational Education
Council of Chief State School Officers
Academy for Education Development
Gender Equity and Nontraditional Careers
Gender Equity Activities for Teachers
An Educator's Primer to the Gender War
Gender Equity Expert Panel Report
Recruiting and Retaining Students in CTE
CTE Equity Activities
Girls Are... Boys Are...: Gender Differences
Debbie Potts
Education Specialist II
Office of Educational Services
2450 Foundation Drive, Suite 100
Springfield, IL 62703-5464
dpotts@ioes.org
Homepage: http://www.ioes.org
August 2006
www.ioes.org
www.isbe.state.il.us
http://www.isbe.state.il.us/career/default.htm
http://www.isbe.state.il.us/ils/
www.ILWorkInfo.com
www.iccb.state.il.us
http://coe.ilstu.edu/icsps
http://library.ilcso.illinois.edu
www.wiu.edu/users/micpc
http://www.ilga.gov/
http://www.ilga.gov/commission/lru/ilcountydatabook.pdf
http://www.loc.gov/
http://www.jag.org
http://www.thegateway.org/
http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.asp
http://www.nclb.gov/
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/index.html?src=mr
www.fedworld.gov/
www.epa.gov
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/wcomp/index.html
http://www.senate.gov/contacting/index.cfm
http://www.house.gov/writerep/
http://www.fedstats.gov/
http://www.acteonline.org/
http://www.careertech.org/
http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/eval/sectech/nave/index.html
http://www.nccte.org/
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JCTE/
http://www.khake.com/page50.html
http://www.ccsso.org/
http://www.aed.org/Projects/assesscareered.cfm
http://www.sadker.org/ge-teac4.htm
http://www.sadker.org/primer.htm
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/genderequity/gender_equity.pdf
http://www.napequity.org/pdf/Report2005_PPTW_Final.pdf
http://www.napequity.org/pdf/CareerandTechnicalEducation.pdf
http://www.napequity.org/pdf/Stereo.pdf
Nontraditional Careers Statewide Leadership
The Pros and Cons of Non-Traditional Careers
traditional_careers.html
WCTC Student Services - Nontraditional Careers
Resource List for Gender Equity in Career Education
Nontraditional Employment and Training
http://www.nontrad.info/
http://www.quintcareers.com/pros-cons_non-
http://www.nwlc.org/details.cfm?id=858&section=education
http://www.cete.org/acve/docs/tia00098.pdf
Other
Chatham Area Public Library Careers
Columbia Education Center Lesson Plans
Consumer Jungle
AAFCS Directory of Online Resources
No Child Left – The other side
Tech Prep Self-Directed Learning Program
Baldidge National Quality Program
Career Development eManual
Mapping Your Future
America’s Career Info Net
SCANS/2000
ERIC – Educational Resources Information Center
Education and Work Program
Midwestern Regional Educational Laboratory
National Service-Learning Clearinghouse
Structuring Work-Based Learning
Center for Occupation Research & Development (CORD)
Job Shadowing
Peer Resources Mentor Pages
http://ghs.bcsd.k12.il.us/library/reference/careers/
http://www.col-ed.org/cur/misc.html#misc3
http://www.consumerjungle.org/
http://www.aafcs.org/fcs/index.html
http://nochildleft.com/links.html
http://occrl.ed.uiuc.edu/TP/tpt.asp
http://www.quality.nist.gov
http://www.cdm.uwaterloo.ca/index.asp
http://www.mapping-your-future.org/
http://www.acinet.org/acinet/
http://www.stolaf.edu/other/extend/Resources/scans.html
http://www.eric.ed.gov/
www.nwrel.org/ecc/index.html
http://www.learningpt.org/page.php?pageID=183
www.servicelearning.org
www.ctdol.state.ct.us/schtocar/scstruct.htm
http://www.cord.org/
www.jobshadow.org/
www.peer.ca/mentor.html
http://www.wctc.edu/web/career/careerdev/nontrad/nontrad.htm
Links to Educational Sites for Classroom Integration/Research
http://www.utc.edu/~careered/hsbres.htm
University of Tennessee Internet Resources
American Memory Learning Page for Teachers
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/
MarcoPolo
http://www.marcopolo-education.org/home.aspx
The Living Internet – History of the Internet
http://livinginternet.com
Copy write issues
http://fairuse.stanford.edu
Resumes and Cover Letters
http://www.rileyguide.com/letters.html
Adult Education
http://adulted.about.com/msub020.htm
The Copernicus Gateway - K-12 Resources
www.edgate.com/
Education Links
http://www.uen.org/curriculumsearch/SearchParams.do
Education World
www.education-world.com/
Discovery Communications Puzzle Maker
www.puzzlemaker.com
www.historychannel.com/historychannel/thisday/
This Day in History
African American Web Connection
www.aawc.com/aawc.html
Integrating the Internet into the Classroom
http://www.cln.org/integrating.html
NEA
www.nea.org
AFT
www.aft.org/
The Quotations Page
www.starlingtech.com/quotes/
National Geographic
www.nationalgeographic.com/
Dictionary
http://www.dictionary.com
Library Spot
http://www.libraryspot.com
http://www.snopes.com/
Urban Legend Reference Pages
Teachers Resources
http://home.insightbb.com/~dbuccola/
Rubistar – Rubric Development Tool
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php
Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
New York Times' Learning Network
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/
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