Professional Journals and Websites

The following journals and websites have been recommended:

Career & Technology

• National Educational Technology Standards (http://cnets.iste.org/)

Counselors

• The American School Counselor Association (http://www.schoolcounselor.org/)

Early Childhood

• National Association for the Education of Young Children (www.naeyc.org)
• Children
• Beyond the Journal
• Early Childhood Research Quarterly
• Early Years are Learning Years

English Language Learners/Language Arts

• American Library Association (http://www.ala.org/ala/proftools/21centurylit/21stcenturyliteracy.htm)
• Analyzing Theme (http://www.learner.org/interactives/literature/read/theme1.html)
• Critical Reading: A Guide (http://www.brocku.ca/english/jlye/criticalreading.html)
• English Journal
• Glossary of Poetic Terms (http://www.poeticbyway.com/glossary.html)
• International Reading Association (www.reading.org)
• Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy
• Journal of Literacy Research
• Language Arts
• The National Council of Teachers of English (www.ncte.org)
• Poetry Analysis Fact Sheet (http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/analysis.html)
• Reading Research Quarterly
• The Reading Teacher
• Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (http://www.tesol.org/)
• Universal Themes and Generalizations (http://literacy.owc.edu/abe/Reading-H/UniversalThemes.doc)
• Voices from the Middle

Exceptional Needs Specialist

• Council for Exceptional Children (http://www.cec.sped.org/)

Fine Arts/Music

• Kennedy Center—Arts Edge (http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/teach/standards.cfm)
• Links to National Arts Standards (http://www.artteacherconnection.com/pages/standards.htm)
• National Association for Music Education (http://www.menc.org)
• National Standards for Music Education (http://www.menc.org/publication/books/standards.htm)
• Summary Statement: Education Reform, Standards, and the Arts (http://www.ed.gov/pubs/ArtsStandards.html)

General

• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (www.ascd.org)
• Educational Leadership
• Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning (http://www.mcrel.org/about/index.asp)
• National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (http://www.nbpts.org/)
• National Board Resource Center at Illinois State University (http://www.coe.ilstu.edu/ilnbpts/)
• National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (www.ncate.org)
• Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (http://www.nwrel.org/)
• Yahoo Groups (http://groups.yahoo.com/)

Generalist

• ProTeacher (http://www.proteacher.com/)

Library Media

• American Association of School Librarians (http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/informationpower/informationpower.cfm)
• Texas School Libraries Standards and Related Links (http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/schoollibs/index.html)

Mathematics

• California State Board of Education—Mathematics (http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/mthmain.asp)
• Curricular Options in Mathematics Programs for All Secondary Schools (http://www.ithaca.edu/compass/)
• Journal for Research in Mathematics Education
• Mathematics Teacher
• Mathematics Teaching in Middle School
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (www.nctm.org)
• On-Math (On-line Journal)
• Teaching Children Mathematics

Physical Education

• American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (http://www.aahperd.org/)
• National Association for Sport and Physical Education (http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/)
• Washington Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (http://www.wahperd.com/)

Science

• The Biology Teacher
• National Center for Science Education (http://www.ncseweb.org/)
• National Science Teachers Association (www.nsta.org)
• The Science Teacher

Social Studies/History

• Center for Civic Education (http://www.civiced.org/)
• Human Population: Fundamentals of Growth and Change (http://www.prb.org/Content/NavigationMenu/PRB/Educators/Resource_Guides/Human_Population/Human_Population__Fundamentals_of_Growth_and_Change.htm)
• Middle Level Learning
• Mission Geography On Line (http://www.missiongeography.org/mgonline.htm)
• National Council for History Education (http://www.nche.net/)
• National Council for the Social Sciences (www.ncss.org)
• Social Education
• Social Studies and the Young Learner
• Washington State Council for the Social Studies (http://www.wscss.org/)

Test Anxiety

• Penn State University (http://istudy.psu.edu/FirstYearModules/TestTaking/TestInformation.html)
• University of Cincinnati (http://www.uc.edu/cc/Test.html)

World Languages Other than English

• American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (http://www.actfl.org/)