Websites
Information from the Web
Check out this list of websites associated with education.
Always be cautious when using sites from the open internet, and be sure to read websites critically.
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Oklahoma Department of Education
- Early Childhood and Family Education
Early Childhood and Family Education provides information and resources to support children and families birth to age 8. We offer professional development covering the Oklahoma Academic Standards and best practices for early childhood classrooms.
Federal Websites
- National Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.
- National Library of Education
Operating as a depository library under the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) of the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO), the Library serves as the federal government’s primary education-information resource to the public, education community, and other government agencies.
- U.S. Department of Education
ED’s mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.
Other Websites
- Brazelton Touchpoints Center
Together with families, providers and communities, the Brazelton Touchpoints Center develops and applies knowledge of early childhood development to practice and policy through professional and organizational development, evaluation, advocacy and awareness and serving as a resource for proven practices.
- Child Trends: Early Childhood Assessment
Child Trends has created resources that help researchers, programs, and practitioners select and use early childhood assessments (e.g., Early childhood developmental screening: A compendium of measures for children ages birth to five). Child Trends is currently assisting a 10-state consortium in the development and implementation of a K–3 formative assessment process.
- Devereux Early Childhood Assessments
The continuum of resources developed by the Devereux Center for Resilient Children (DCRC) support the healthy social and emotional development and resilience of children and the adults who care for them.
- Division for Early Childhood
The Division for Early Childhood (DEC) promotes policies and advances evidence-based practices that support families and enhance the optimal development of young children (0–8) who have or are at risk for developmental delays and disabilities.
- Get Ready to Read: Screening Tools
The screening tools on the Get Ready to Read! website are short assessments designed to give a ‘snapshot’ of the skills a child has at a given point in time. They should be used to decide whether or not to take specific actions such as introduce new skills to a child, offer additional instruction, practice, or support, or consider more targeted screening or assessment.
- Pearson Assessments
For the U.S. market, we have a comprehensive portfolio of research-based instruments that are valid, reliable, and represent the highest technical quality in assessments today. We are particularly noted for our gold-standard assessment contributions in cognitive/ability, memory, neuropsychology, behavior, personality/psychopathology, achievement and speech/language.
- Resources for Early Learning
This site provides exciting, engaging media-rich learning opportunities for educators, parents, and caregivers of children. From detailed lesson plans to simple, everyday activities, you will find everything you need to help your children succeed.
- RTI International: Early Childhood
Our measurement tools help education leaders and policymakers evaluate programs, acquire and employ data for decision-making, and improve education for the youngest learners and most vulnerable populations.
Read Websites Critically
Anyone can publish anything on the internet.
Use the Spider Method to ensure that your internet sources are appropriate for your research.
- Source
Who wrote the information? Is he qualified? If you can’t find an author, you shouldn’t trust the information until you verify it elsewhere.
- Purpose
Why does this website exist? Is it intended to sell a product or convince readers of something? Can you detect any bias?
- Information
Is the information current? Check for a publication date. If there isn’t one, you need to verify currency with another source.
- Domain
Be aware of the host site. Is the domain .edu or .gov? These domains sometimes have more authoritative or reliable information.
- Educational
Who is the intended audience? Is there adequate depth to the information? Are you sure it’s not a hoax site or satire?
- Reliability
Is the same information available on other websites? Triangulate with other sources to improve the chance of getting complete or accurate information.