EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

Tech: Making the Grade www.makingthegrade.org This Web-based exhibit shows how schools are integrating technology into the classroom. The National Education Association-run site offers virtual school tours and examples of portfolios, hands-on learning and project-based learning.

AT&T Learning Network www.att.com/learningnetwork AT&T supports and develops programs and resources for teaching and lifelong learning, includ-ing this "virtual academy'-a central resource of Web-based courses to help educators integrate technology into curriculum. The site also provides access to lesson plans, online projects, funding resources and professional development.

Association of Web-Based Learning www.awbl.com Links to a chat room for discussions on learning to use the Internet and tackles theory, development, design, and evaluation and assessment. Offers samples of courses it developed, such as for algebra, history, communications and literature.

Distance Learning Resource Network www.dlrn.org Run by WestEd, a nonprofit education research, development, and service agency. Links to several distance learning program models and to discussion groups, publications and other resources.

FUNDING / AWARDS

Grants Information Service infoserv.rttonet.psu.edu/gis Sponsored by Penn State University. Includes 11 searchable databases relating to education funding and student scholarships, links to other grant-relat-ed sites.

Institute on Education and the Economy www.tc.columbia.edu/~iee Columbia University policy research center offers resources on school-to-work, skill standards, community college programs and labor markets. Links to other education sites and funding organizations, such as foundations.

The Foundation Center www fdncenter.org Nonprofit clearinghouse disseminates information on foundations, corporate sponsorships and other funding sources. Produces publications on fundraising and proposal writing, as well as directories of grant sources. Includes contact information for the center's five offices around the country.

GOVERNMENT

Youth Opportunity Movement www.yomovement.org U.S. Labor Department site highlights aspects of its new Youth Opportunity Grants program, designed to help at-risk youths develop skills to pursue careers. Find examples of projects funded, including school-to-work, job training and Job Corps. Grant info, links to related sites.

Bureau of Labor Statistics www.stats.bls.gov Comprehensive, regularly updated Department of Labor site. Users can search government publications like the Occupational Outlook Handbook, Monthly Labor Review Online, Compensation and Working Outlook Handbook, and Monthly Labor Review Online. Also includes regional contact infor-mation for various BLS divisions.

Employment and Training Administration (U.S. Department of Labor) www.doleta.gov The latest on ETA programs and initiatives, includ-ing a new welfare-to-work link, plus information on grants and contracts and America's One-Stop Career Center.

Office of Vocational and Adult Education www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE A division of the U.S. Department of Education. Explains its various programs (such as the New Urban High School Network), shares legislative news about adult and vocational education, catalogs its grants, offers contact information for those with questions.

The Library of Congress Thomas Page http://thomas.loc.gov Named for library founder Thomas Jefferson, this site has links to Congress, the congressional record and bill summaries, searchable by number or key word. Includes schedules for house discussions and news updates.

U.S. Department of Education www.ed.gov Search for a wealth of information about education programs, rules, grants and awards sponsored by the department, plus news on the Education Secretary's latest initiatives.

RESEARCH

AskERIC http://ericir.syr.edu Federally funded education research site based at Syracuse (and with 16 subject-specific clearinghouses around the country) features a searchable database of publications. "Virtual library" offers several resource areas, including a conference calendar and archived listserve information.

Center on Education and Training for Employment www.cete.org Outlines of ongoing projects related to school-to-work, career and technical education and job training, catalog of publications, description of services, and a staff directory.

Education Commission of the States www.ecs.org Information clearinghouse includes a 50-state snapshot of policy topics and briefs on specific education issues. Discussion forum and links to other education sites.

ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career and Vocational Education http://ericacve.org Maintained by the Center on Education and Training for Employment at Ohio State University, this federally funded national education information network contains the full text of a slew of digests and alerts.

MPR Associates Inc. www.mprassociates.com Consulting firm for management planning and research in Berkeley, California, and Washington, D.C. Works frequently with OVAE. Site lists MPR resources available, including guides to school reform and using data to improve education.

Manpower Demonstration Research Corp. www. mdrc.org Summary profile of 16 pioneering school-to-work programs, evaluations on career academies and other research on education and training systems.

Mathematica Policy Research Inc. www.mathematica-mpr.com Policy research and analytical reports available for sale, plus summaries of research on topics such as earnings and education for poor youths and adult education funding among states.

National Research Center for Career and Technical Education http://ncrve.berkeley.edu Archived site of the federally funded center, linked to Ohio State University, notes programs and projects, personnel or conference calendar and other services. Funding ended in 1999.

Southern Regional Education Board www.sreb.org Reports, educational databases and profiles of such programs as High Schools That Work and others for educational technology, middle schools, nursing education, and health and human services.

University of Wisconsin's Center on Education and Work www.cew.wisc.edu Catalogs and resources, TeachNET (professional development network for contextual learning and teaching) and examples of two-year colleges with effective ways to serve rehabilitation services clients.

SPECIAL NEEDS

American Counseling Association www.counseling.org Online discussion forum, free e-mail newsletter and resources. News section has information on federal special education regulations.

University of Minnesota's STW Outreach Project
www.ici.coled.umn.edu/schooltowork Overview of the university's federally funded, three-year project geared to improve opportunities for students with disabilities. Provides links to key sites dealing with students with disabilities. Exemplary STW models and strategies.

SUBJECT MATTER

ALLSTAR Network www.allstar. fiu.edu Aeronautics Learning Laboratory for Science, Technology and Research site is geared toward high school and middle school students. Gives a history of and principles of aeronautics, aerospace educa-tion and careers and other teaching resources.

Bridge-Ocean Sciences Education Teacher Resource Center www.vims.edu/bridge Run by the Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences at the College of William and Mary. Provides state contacts, lesson plans and information on teacher programs and student opportunities, such as contests like the National Ocean Sciences Bowl. Links to a listserve and other sites that describe careers in ocean sciences.

Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership's Clearinghouse on Entrepreneurial Education www.celcee.edu   Abstracts of materials on entrepreneurial education at all levels. Links to groups with related programs.

Educational Institute - American Hotel & Motel Association
www.ei-ahma.org Promotes group's academic textbooks, curricula and course packages for various fields, including marketing, accounting and human resources, as well as seminars and distance learning programs.

Information Technology Association of America www.itaa.org Outlines its school-to-work initiative and contains industry news, events and its annual report on the shortage of information technology workers. It also describes the categories of IT jobs and titles and lists training and vocational testing resources.

International Society for Technology Education www.iste.org Nonprofit association site has technology accreditation standards, upcoming conferences and work-shops, and excerpts from its newsletter and magazine, which focus on curriculum development and practical ideas for using technology in the class-room.

National Association of Agricultural Educators www. teamaged.org Links to the Internet pages of three major agricul tural groups and to related sites; posts events and job openings.

National Center for Construction Education and Research www.NCCER.org This group's site contains an online craft training catalog, which includes manuals and CD-ROMs, and posts schedules of its various management and safety education academies.

TEACHING RESOURCES AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Association for Career and Technical Education www.acteonline.org Highlights conference information for career and technical educators, employment opportunities around the country, legislative updates, funding alerts, articles on career and technical education plus links to related organizations.

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology www.accsct.org Reports and publication descriptions as well as eligibility criteria, program requirements and standards of accreditation. Information about accrediting distance learning programs. Application and reports are available in Microsoft Word and Excel formats.

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development www.ascd.org Curriculum update abstracts on school-to-work, biotechnology and arts education. Archive of past newsletters, resource database, grants listing and tips for writing grant proposals.

Jobs for the Future www.jff.org Three main areas - Creating Successful Transitions for Youth, Building Effective Partnerships and Increasing Access to Opportunity - include comprehensive information on such programs as the Connected Learning Communities Initiative, the Employer Workforce Development Initiative and the Future Q Work: The Welfare-to-Work Technical Resources Initiative. Plus lots of education-related links.

Johns Hopkins University's SCANS 2000 Center www.scans.jhu.edu Applications of SCANS (Labor Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills) to math, art, standards and assessments, middle schools and community colleges. Briefs on some SCANS projects and a list of SCANS-related Web links.

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards www.nbpts.org Outlines the board's proposed teaching standards in more than 30 fields, how they were developed, its National Board Certification process and its portfolio pilot.

Southeastern Instructional Materials Center ww^w.votech-resources.com the curriculum division of the Resource Center for technology, a nonprofit organization that develops performance-based curriculum and offers training for educators and industry. Catalog of resources, newsletter.

The Brain Store www.thebrainstore.com Features online catalog dedicated to books, audios, videos, posters and more-all relating to the brain and learning. Free product samples.

TECH PREP

Business Coalition for Education Reform www.bcer.org Content focuses on school reform and links to its partners' Internet pages and to its newsletter, dating to 1997. Full text of two reports, "Making Academics Count: Employers Motivating Students to Work Hard in School" and "The Formula for Success: A Business Leader's Guide to Supporting Math and Science Achievement."

Business Education Resource Consortium www.bused.org Online newsletter, calendar, links to manuals on school-to-careers marketing, tech prep and workplace learning.

HOSA-Health Occupations Students of America www.hosa.org News releases, adviser resources and chat rooms for members, advisers and national officers.

National FFA Organization (agriculture students) www.ffa.org Agriculture career information, publication excerpts and up-to-the-minute commodities reports from Successful Farming©Agriculture Online. Links to chapter home pages.

TSA-Technology Student Association www.tsawww.org Information on competitive events, technology career news, and a monthly memo from the executive director on technology education issues.

NYFEA-National Young Farmers Educational Association www.nyfea.org Information on the National Institute/ Summer Leadership Conference, seminars, grant opportunities, community service projects, international exchange programs and the Ag Leaders Club.

WORK-BASED LEARNING

California Academics and Vocational Information eXchange www.cavix.org Bulletin board service and site for educators and their business partners links to tech prep programs, the CAVIX online manual, a health occupations program directory and online training resources.

School-to-Work Intermediary Project www.intermediarynetwork.org The site of the national school-to-work intermediary network, launched in 1999, explains the role of liaison groups that link schools with businesses. Project partner directory, publications, tools, a members-only link for online discussions.

Talent Alliance www. talentalliance.org Nonprofit group of businesses and academic institutions offers its members Internet-based services guides to acquiring the skills and capabilities need-ed to make career choices and to improve and update skills.

American Youth Policy Forum www.aypf .org Nonpartisan professional development group offers briefs on the group's forums (which include career preparation), reports on its site trips and related sites.

Cornell Youth and Work Program www.human.cornell.edu/youthwork Tips on creating quality programs, such as identify-ing and monitoring leaming objectives, pegging the roles of partners and recruiting youths, evaluating programs, interviewing participants and observing workplace learning.

Groundhog Job Shadow Day Coalition www.jobshadow.org Tidbits on preparing for the annual national job shadow day on Feb. 2, Groundhog Day. Highlights activities around the country along with contacts and resource materials.

National Commission for Cooperative Education www.co-op.edu Explains the benefits of cooperative education pro-grams by crafting information specifically for stu-dents, parents, high schools, colleges and employers. Student-parent guide, a co-op model, institu-tion profiles and an extensive list of resources for STW, tech prep and work-based learning.

Workplace Solutions www.workplacesolutions.org Run by Wider Opportunities for Women. Focuses on nontraditional jobs for women, including tips on recruitment, training, and retention; a resource clearinghouse; and a discussion forum for employers, unions and apprenticeship trainers.

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING

America's Career InfoNet www.acinet.org Notes employment trends, such as which occupations are growing or shrinking, salary ranges and types of training need to qualify for various careers.

California WorkNet www.sjtcc.cahwnet.gov/sjtccweb/one-stop Information on one-stop career center grants in California, regional conferences, one-stop reports, and a list of local centers and state labor and market information.

Career College Association www.career.org For-profit postsecondary schools group has a job index for school officials and teachers, a products and service directory, a list of upcoming workshops, a virtual career guide and scholarship information.

NETWORK Consortium www.network-consortium.org Affiliated with the American Association of Community Colleges. Helps two-year colleges with workforce development activities, lists conferences and workshops, offers quarterly newsletter.

The Enterpise www.theenterprise.org Recognizes and certifies workforce development groups, offers tools to craft quality programs, information on strategic alliances (including school-to-work) and a list of its members and their duties.

Youth-Corporate Connections www fourhcouncil.edu National 4-H Council program offers information on six grant programs, including program summaries of 1998 recipients. Links to other 4-H projects such as Youth Internship /Apprenticeship Program. Archives of the newsletter Workforce Preparation.