Links and Resources

Below are some of the many topics featured in issues of Harvard Education Letter (HEL) and Harvard Educational Review (HER) as well as links to related online resources. Building this page is an ongoing project. Click to email with suggestions of your favorite links/resources: Suggestions

Afterschool Programs
Co-Teaching
Early Childhood Assessment
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Issues
Minority Achievement
Reading
Retention
Science Education
Social and Emotional Learning
Substitute Teaching
Teacher Excellence

Afterschool Programs

From HEL:

• Reinforcement, Richness, and Relationships: The Three R's of One Model Afterschool Program by Andreae Downs - March/April 2005 - Abstract
• Can Quality Out-of-School Programs Run on a Shoestring? - March/April 2005 - Abstract

  Online Resources for Afterschool Programs:

• Improving the Quality of After-School Programs The W.T. Grant Foundation supports studies of how afterschool programs affect youth and the evaluation of attempts to improve these programs.
• Policy Studies Associates PSA conducts research in education and youth development. Afterschool and youth development programs are key focuses of this organization
• Programs in Afterschool Education and Research PAER is dedicated to making meaningful theoretical and practical contributions to the field of youth development, with a particular focus on afterschool time..

Co-Teaching

From HEL:

• Co-Teaching: Are Two Heads Better Than One in an Inclusion Classroom? by Millicent Lawton - March/April 1999 - Full text article
• After Initial Reluctance, Co-Teachers Say They Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way by Millicent Lawton - March/April 1999 - Full text article
• A Dialogue on Co-Teaching An interview with a special education teacher and a math teacher who co-teach a high school algebra class - March/April 1999 - Full text article
• Inclusion Terms

  Online Resources for Co-Teaching:

• Cooperative Learning Center at the University of Minnesota, 60 Peik Hall, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455; phone: 612-624-7031.
• Kagan Publishing and Professional Development P.O. Box 72008, San Clemente, CA 92674-9208; phone: 800-933-2667.

Early Childhood Assessment

From HEL:

• Testing Goes to Preschool by Robert Rothman - March/April 2005 - Abstract.
• A Decade's Old Battle - March/April 2005- Abstract.
• Maryland's Work Sampling System - March/April 2005- Abstract.

From HER:

• Multiple Pathways to Early Academic Achievement by NICHD - Spring 2004 - Abstract; Full text article available to subscribers of HER.
• Is It Real for All Kids? A Framework for Equitable Assessment Policies for English Language Learners by Mark W. Lacelle-Peterson and Charlene Rivera - Spring 1994 - Full text article available to subscribers to HER.

Online Resources for Early Childhood Assessments:

• Head Start's National Reporting system Information and Resources This site supports the Head Start community and other organizations working in the interest of children and families by providing information on the National Reporting System. Many materials are written in English and Spanish.
• Education Commission of the States ECS is a non-profit, ononpartisan organization created in 1965 to improve public education by facilitating the exchange of information, ideas and experiences among state policymakers and education leaders.
• Early Childhood Curriculum, Assessment, and Program Evaluation: Joint Position Statement Pdf produced by the National Assocation for the Edcuadtion of Young Children and the National Assocaition of Early Childhood Specialists in State departments of Education - November 2003 - Full text article.
• Erikson Institute Erickson Institute is one of the nation's leading graduate schools in child development, dedicated to the education of child development professionals.
• Early Literacy Assessment Systems: Essential Elements A report by Jacqueline Jones which describes the requirements for a coherent early literacy assessment system that produces informaiton to enhance instruction and helps evaluate programs.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Issues

From HEL:

• Sexual Minority Students Benefit from School-Based Support--Where It Exists by Michael Sadowski - September/October 2001 - Full text article
• "Sexual Harassment Erodes the Notion That School is a Safe Place": An Interview with Nan Stein - January/February 2000 - Abstract

From HER:

• Special Issue: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People and Education - Summer 1996 - Abstracts and Full Text of book reviews
• Toward a Most Thorough Understanding of the World: Sexual Orientation and Early Childhood Education, by Virginia Casper, Harriet K. Cuffaro, Steven Schultz, Jonathan G. Silin, Elaine Wickens - Summer 1996 - Full Text article

Online Resources for LGBT Issues:

• The ACLU Lesbian and Gay Rights Project, 125 Broad Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10004.
• Gay and Lesbian Alliance against Defamation, 5455 Wilshire Blvd, #1500,Los Angeles, CA 90036; phone: 323.933.2240, fax: 323.933.2241.
• The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, 121 W. 27th St., Suite 804, New York, NY 10001; phone: 212-727-0135.
• Human Rights Watch, 350 Fifth Avenue, 34th floor, New York, NY 10118-3299 USA; phone: 212-290-4700, fax: 212-736-1300.
• Human Rights Campaign, 919 18th St. NW, Washington DC, 20006; phone; 202-628-4160, fax: 202-347-5323.
• The Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund National Headquarters, 120 Wall Street, Suite 1500 New York, NY, 10005-3904; phone: 212-809-8585, fax: 212-809-0055.
• National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, 1700 Kalorama Rd. NW, Washington DC, 20009-2624; phone: 202-332-6483, fax: 202-332-0207.
• Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, 1726 M Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC, 20036; phone: 202-467-8180, fax: 202-467-8194.

Minority Achievement

From HEL:

• Beyond the Gap by Michael Sadowski - January/February 2005.
• The Construction of Low Achievement: A Study of One Detracked Senior English Class by Joan Kerner Cone - May/June 2003 - Full Text article.
• How Racial Identity Affects School Performance by Pedro Noguera - March/April 2003 - Full Text article.
• Focus Series #7 - Minority Achievement Edited by David T. Gordon - January 2002 - Homepage.
• Learning from Poor and Minority Children Who Succeed in School by Janine Bempechat - May/June 1999 - Abstract.
• At-Risk Students Exceeding Expectations A talk by Janine Bempechat- May/June 1999 - Full Text transcript of an Askwith Forum presentation.
• When Bright Kids Get Bad Grades by Adria Steinberg - November/December 1992 - Full Text article.

Online Resources for Minority Achievement:

• Eric Clearinghouse on Urban Education Urban education on the web-a site geared specifically to urban students, their families, and their educators.
• The National Institute on the Education of At-Risk Students (At-Risk Institute) is one of five Institutes created by the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination and Improvement Act of 1994. These Institutes are located within the Office of Educational Research and Improvement at the U.S. Department of Education.
• CITYSCHOOLS is an award-winning research magazine about urban schools and communities published by the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL).
• Laboratory for Student Success The Mid-Atlantic Regional Educational Laboratory at Temple University Center for Research in Human Development and Education. In particular, LSS seeks to achieve high academic standards in urban schools in the mid-Atlantic region and nationally through a comprehensive program of urban education enhancement.
• National Association of Independent Schools is a voluntary membership organization for member schools and associations in the United States and abroad.
• The School Development Program, developed by James P. Comer, M.D. of the Yale Child Study Center at Yale University in 1968, is a systemic school reform strategy currently being implemented in 82 school districts in twenty-one states.

Reading

From HEL:

• Can Brain-Based Software Help Kids Read Better? by Elizabeth Barrett Kidder - March/April 2005 - Abstract.
• Language-rich Home and School Environments Are Key to Reading Success by Leon Lynn - July/August 1997 - Full text article.
• Connecting Home and School An interview with Catherine Snow - July/August 1997 - Full text article
• Reading Recovery Students Make Strong Gains in New Study Brief notes on research study - November/December 1994 - Full text article

From HER:

• The Educational Science and Scientifically Based Instruction We Need: Lessons from Reading Research and Policymaking by Michael Pressley, Nell K. Duke, and Erica Boling - Spring 2004 - Abstract; Full text of article available to subscribers of HER.
• Apprenticing Adolescent Readers to Academic Literacy , by Cynthia L. Greenleaf, Ruth Schoenbach, Christine Cziko, and Faye L. Mueller - Spring 2001 - Abstract; Full text article available to subscribers of HER.

Online Resources for Reading:

• Scientific Learning Corporation Founded in 1996, SCIL combines the latest advances in brain research and proprietary technology to create prodcuts and services that foster learning and communication skills.
• Putting Computerized Instruction to the Test: A Randomized Evaluation of a "Scientifically-based" Reading Program Pdf of an article by Cecilia E. Rouse and Alan B. Krueger of Princeton University.

Retention

From HEL:

• Retention vs. Social Promotion: Schools Search for Alternatives by Karen Kelly - January/February 1999 - Full Text article
• Promotion or Retention: Which One Is Social? by Jeannie Oakes - January/February 1999 - Full Text article.
• The Reality of Retention An Interview with a teacher and a school psychologist about the difficulty of making retention decisions - January/February 1999 - Full Text article.
• Online Resources relating to Retention
• Related HEL articles on Retention

Science Education

From HEL:

• From Sputnik to TIMSS: Reforms in Science Education Make Headway Despite Setbacks - More time is needed for widespread classroom changes - Full Text article from the September/October 1998 issue, by Naomi Freundlich
• Ohio Reform Shows Results - Full Text article from the September/October 1998 issue.
• A Dialogue on Science Education: An Interactive Q&A with Experts on Professional Development for Science Teachers
• Online Resources relating to Science Education
• Related HEL articles on Science Education

Social and Emotional Learning

From HEL:

• Programs Fostering "Emotional Intelligence" Show Promise - Some practictioners see critical needs being met by social and emotional curriculum - Full Text article from the November/December 1998 issue, by Michael Sadowski.
• A Dialogue on Social and Emotional Learning: An Interview with Maurice Elias of the Consortium for the Advancement of Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL).
• Online Resources relating to Social and Emotional Learning
• Related HEL articles on Social and Emotional Learning

Substitute Teaching

From HEL:

• Two Dialogues on Substitute Teaching - "We Had to Get Creative": One School Gets Subs More Involved and "A Sense of Humor Helps": A Conversation with a Sub - September/October 1999 - Full Text article.

Online Resources about Substitute Teachers:

• Substitute Teachers Homepage - Information for and about subs.
• Substitute Teacher Training Institute - A program at Utah State University.
• Professional Year Program (PYP) - A year-long teaching certification program for professionals offered by Wright State University.
• OPIS Substitute Management - A temp agency created to address the unique requirements of obtaining qualified substitute teachers to fill teacher absences.

Teacher Excellence

From HEL:

• "Retaining the Next Generation of Teachers: The Importance of School-Based Support" by Susan Moore Johnson and members of Harvard's Project on the Next Generation of Teachers - July/August 2001- Full Text article.
• "Innovative Teachers Hindered by the "Green-Eyed Monster" by Julie M. Wood of the Harvard Graduate School of Education on the perils of professional jealousy - July/August 2000 - Full Text article.
• "What Teachers Know-and Don't Know-Matters" by Dennis Sparks of the National Staff Development Council - July/August 1999 - Full Text article.
• "Teaching Teachers to Work with Families" by Leon Lynn. A study by the Harvard Family Research Project recommends changes in how teachers are trained and certified - September/October 1997 - Full Text article .
• And from The Digital Classroom, "A New Culture of Teaching for the 21st Century." Stone Wiske, director of Harvard's Technology in Education program, writes about ways to maximize the benefits of technological innovation and change our thinking about teaching in K-12 schools.

Online Resources for Teacher Excellence:

• Education Next
  The latest issue features a lively forum on teacher training and certification.
• Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC)
  This consortium of state education agencies, teachers' colleges, and policy organizations certifies beginning teachers and provides on-going professional development.
• Metropolitan Life Survey of the American Teacher
  Download this national survey released in 2001. Teachers and students in grades 7-12 were asked about teacher quality, school involvement, students' expectations, job satisfaction, and more.
• National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
  The only government-sanctioned professional accrediting body for teacher-preparation departments, schools, and colleges. Its website offers studies and other information on teacher quality and preparation.
• National Commission on Teaching & America's Future
  A "nonprofit group dedicated to improving the quality of teaching nationwide." Founded by Stanford University's Linda Darling-Hammond, with backing from the Rockefeller Foundation and Carnegie Corporation of New York. Features a number of reports and practical tools for improving teacher quality.
• National Council on Teacher Quality
  A "nonprofit information clearinghouse on teacher quality issues" funded by the Education Leaders' Council and the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation.

Updated 3/7/2005
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