Current Topics in Education: Articles, Journals and Research

Articles of Interest (see also Journals & Newsletters and specific topics below)
Child Trauma Academy http://www.childtrauma.org/
Childhood Trauma (Bruce Perry) http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/bruceperry/index.htm
Creativity & Education: Sir Ken Robinson speaks at TED conference http://www.ted.com/tedtalks/tedtalksplayer.cfm?key=ken_robinson
Getting in Deep: the Deep Web/Internet (J. McKenzie) http://www.fno.org/feb06/deep.html
Graphic Novels to Encourage Young Readers http://kdla.ky.gov/onlinepubs/selectionotes/AprJune2004/gn_wheretostart.htm
iLearn Model of Distance Learning (Dr. Shih) http://www.itdl.org/Journal/Aug_04/article06.htm
Library as Place: Changes in Use, etc. http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub129/freeman.html
PDAs in Classrooms http://www.thejournal.com/magazine/vault/A5254.cfm
Technology for Teacher Preparation http://www1.chapman.edu/soe/faculty/piper/teachtech/
The Medium is NOT the Literacy (Jamie McKenzie) http://fno.org/jun02/digitallit.html
Autism  
2007 Autism Research - Genetic Discovers Link (CBC Video clip) <New> http://ca.yahoo.com/s/177197
   
Behaviour Topics (see also Classroom Management and Learning Disabilities below)
Dealing With Non-Compliance in the Classroom <New> http://www.cec.sped.org:80/
Discipline and School Safety http://aft.org/topics/discipline/
Intervention Central http://www.interventioncentral.com/
Society for Safe & Caring Schools (Alberta) http://www.sacsc.ca/
Think Responsibly: Responsible Citizenship Through Safety <New> http://www.thinkresponsibly.ca/
Brain Research  
NeuroScience for Kids! http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html
   
Character Education & Cooperative Team Building  
Center for Character Development: Creative Activities http://www.charactercenter.com/act1/index.htm
Emotional Intelligence (Wikipedia article) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_intelligence
Good Character.com http://goodcharacter.com/
Group Activites, Games, etc. (Wilderdom.com) http://www.wilderdom.com/games/
Moral Intelligence (Dr. Michele Borba) http://www.micheleborba.com/
Society for Safe & Caring Schools & Communities (Alberta) http://www.sacsc.ca/
Teaching Ideas: Phys. Ed. http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/pe/contents.htm
Think Responsibly: Responsible Citizenship Through Safety http://www.thinkresponsibly.ca/
Virtues Project: Moral & Spiritual Development Education http://www.virtuesproject.com/index.php
Classroom Management (see also Behaviour Topics above)
Attention Deficits: What Teachers Should Know http://www.dbpeds.org/articles/detail.cfm?id=31
Classroom Management Resources http://drwilliampmartin.tripod.com/reallybest.htm
Dealing With Non-Compliance in the Classroom <New> http://www.cec.sped.org:80/
Composite Learning Index  
Composite Learning Index for Lifelong Learning   http://www.ccl-cca.ca/CCL/Reports/CompositeLearningIndex2/AboutCLI.htm?Langu
Critical Thinking  
Critical Thinking Consortium http://www.sd38.bc.ca:8004/~TC2/
   
Effective Teaching Practices (see Teaching Manuals below)
   
Inquiry Maps http://www2.wgbh.org/MBCWEIS/LTC/ALRI/I.M.html
International Schools  
Canadian International School (Singapore) http://www.cis.edu.sg/
Shambles: International School Newsletter http://www.shambles.net/newsletter/november2005/
   
Journals & Newsletters (see also Email Lists & Groups on menu)
4Teachers.org http://4teachers.org/
EdNet: Educational News & Resources http://www.edbriefs.com/
FNO: From Now On (Jamie McKenzie) http://fno.org/
Instructor Magazine Online (Scholastic) http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/index.htm
The Journal http://www.thejournal.com/
Phi Delta Kappa http://www.pdkintl.org/
Shambles: International School Newsletter http://www.shambles.net/newsletter/november2005/
Teaching K-8 http://www.teachingk-8.com/
   
Learning Disabilities  
Attention Deficits: What Teachers Should Know http://www.dbpeds.org/articles/detail.cfm?id=31
Born To Explore: Positive Side of ADD http://www.borntoexplore.org/
Council for Exceptional Children <New> http://www.cec.sped.org/
Learning Disability Association of Alberta http://www.ldaa.net/
Learning Disabilities: National Center for http://www.ld.org/
Library & Librarian Topics  
American Library Association http://www.ala.org/
Library & Information Technology Association http://www.ala.org/ala/lita/litaresources/toptechtrends/midwinter2004.htm
Technostress in Libraries http://www.jkup.net/tstress-survey-2003.html
   
Montessori Method http://www.our-montessori.com/home.html
Multiple Intelligences Resources http://www.theatreinmotion.com/resources.htm
   
Regio Emillia Infant & Toddler Centres  
100 Languages of Children Exhibit (U. Calgary) http://www.100languagesofchildren.ucalgary.ca/
Religious & Racial Understanding: Getting Along With Each Other  
I Believe in ... http://www.ibelievein.ca/
Society for Safe & Caring Schools (Alberta) http://www.sacsc.ca/
Research Projects  
GoodWork Project (Howard Gardner) http://www.goodworkproject.org/
Project Zero (Harvard) http://pzweb.harvard.edu/
Research Refuted/Misinformation/Fraudulent Claims  
Dale's Cone of Experience: Refuted http://www.work-learning.com/chigraph.htm
   
Teaching Manuals: Teaching Theory & Effective Practice  
F.A.A. Aviation Instructor's Handbook * http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/aviation/media/FAA-H-8083-9.pdf
   
Technology in Education (see also Computers & Technology on menu)
Education With New Technologies (Harvard) http://learnweb.harvard.edu/ent/home/index.cfm
Electronic School: Beyond Technology http://www.electronicschool.com/2000/03/0300f1.html
Getting in Deep: the Deep Web/Internet (J. McKenzie) http://www.fno.org/feb06/deep.html
PDAs in Classrooms http://www.thejournal.com/magazine/vault/A5254.cfm
PDAs and Handhelds in Libraries http://web.simmons.edu/~fox/pda/
The Medium is NOT the Literacy (Jamie McKenzie) http://fno.org/jun02/digitallit.html
   


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