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Educational
Links of Interest
Don Trent Jacobs " The Red Road"
preview from the Pathways of Learning ... Comin in July
2001 The Journal of College and Character: Center for Study
of Values in College Student Development, Department of Educational
Leadership, 113 Stone Building, Florida State Univ.; (850) 644-6446;
Fax: (850) 644-1258; Teaching Values : One of the most extensive sources on
the web for parents, teachers and anyone involved with character education
for children. We provide effective means for children to understand
and learn character-building principles and values. We do this through
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Pathways to Learning: Today, as never before, parents and teachers
have a choice of numerous educational alternatives. Now there is a new
magazine to help you discover, understand, and appreciate these different
approaches; it might even help you choose the best educational option
for your own children.
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The Council for Global Education and Dignity: The Council for Global
Education is dedicated to the development of a new model of education
for the child in the 21st century
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The Boyer Center: The Boyer Center, established in 1997, exists to
facilitate renewal in school and community by conducting research on
critical education issues, providing resources which advocate integrated
approaches to teaching and learning, and offering |
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International Center for Character Education at University of San Diego: Mary Williams and Ed DeRoche ICCE The Councill for Global Education, PO B18, Washington, DC 20036-9998; (202) 496-9780; Fax: (202) 496 9781; http://www.globaleducation.org |
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Child Development Project - Developmental Studies Center. Character Matters: : http://www.CharacterMatters.com. Green Teacher : Green Teacher is a magazine by and for educators to enhance environmental and global education across the curriculum at all grade levels. With fifty pages of ideas and activities, four times a year; we're not slick... just resource-full. www.greenteacher.com Multicultural Pavilion : Multicultural education is a progressive approach for transforming education that holistically critiques and addresses current shortcomings, failings, and discriminatory practices in education. It is grounded in ideals of social justice, education equity, and a dedication to facilitating educational experiences in which all students reach their full potential as learners and as socially aware and active beings, locally, nationally, and globally. Multicultural education acknowledges that schools are essential to laying the foundation for the transformation of society and the elimination of oppression and injustice. www.edchange.org/mulitcultural/index.html
Center for 4th and 5th R's : (Respect and Responsibility) Directed
by Dr. Tom Lickona, the Center sponsors an annual Summer Institute in
Character Education, publishes a Fourth and Fifth Rs newsletter, and
has formed a network of schools committed to teaching respect, responsibility,
and related core virtues as the basis of good character. Center for
the 4th and 5th Rs,Education Department, P.O. Box 2000, SUNY Cortland,
Cortland, NY 13045. Phone: (607) 753-2455; fax: (607)753-5980; e-mail:
c4n5rs@cortland.edu
Teacher Education: Great Australia based site that collates on a single site, large amounts of information, links to other resources, relevant facts and varying opinions that relate to a student teacher's quest for sanity - in their development as teachers. The content applies to both Primary and Secondary Teachers.A complete site for resources well worth a look Also has a list of the best teacher's resource and educational sites on the net. It contains only links to sites that have reference to teacher's resource and educational material and the sites are ranked by popularity. No more surfing countless pages to find the occasional "good" site. What's more - sitesforteachers.com doesn't just allow any site on the list and has strict rules for the listed webmasters.http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/teachereduc/indexTE.html Lion's Pages : Resources that bring schools and teachers together country wide www.lionpages.com Paths of Learning : We aim to inspire parents, teachers, and others
interested in educational practices and policy to consider diverse ways
in which children and adults can gain meaningful, integrated knowledge
to develop their own authentic potentials. Sponsored by the Foundation
for Educational Renewal, we offer a popular magazine that you can share
with friends, a free online resource center to support the growth of
educational alternatives, and new books that will invigorate your imagination
for what is possible in education and how you can get involved. From
teaching strategies to home school resources, we review a diversity
of successful, Oglala Lakota College, 490 Piya Wiconi, Kyle,
S.D Center for Advancement of Ethics and Character :(CAEC, Boston University)
- Within the Character Manifesto described by CAEC, it is stated, "Character
education is not merely an educational trend or the school’s latest
fad; it is a fundamental dimension of good Character Education Partnership : (CEP) - a nonpartisan coalition of organizations and individuals dedicated to developing moral character and civic virtue in our nation's youth as one means of creating a more compassionate and responsible society. http://www.character.org/ Character Counts: Is a nonpartisan, nonsectarian coalition of schools, communities and nonprofit organizations working to advance character education by teaching the Six Pillars of Character: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship. www.charactercounts.org Character Education Reading List : - compiled on the New Horizons for Learning web site, you will find an excellent list of almost two dozen of the best books printed on this subject in the 20th century. http://www.newhorizons.org/restr_charread.html Values Institute: It is connected with the University of San Diego’s International Center for Character Education. http://ethics.acusd.edu/values/ Pedagonet is a learning material and resource search engine.Pedagonet.com Teach-noloy: Complete education resource www.teach-nology.com A School Zone: Everyone who has something to do with a school, from
administrators, service providers, educators, students and parents,
will find something useful here. Communities of Character: Communities of Character is a model program designed to restore the commitment to responsibility for each other, for family and for community. The program was developed and implemented by Devereux Glenholme, home of The Glenholme School, in Washington, Connecticut.www.communitiesofcharacter.org Learning Network Affiliate Program. Learning Network is the Internet's
premier consumer-education source, providing programs, resources, and
products that enable learning without limits. For its enthusiastic audience
of teachers, parents, kids, teens, and lifelong learners, Learning Network
offers a remarkable array of content and services. Working professionals
are well served, too, with comprehensive resources focusing on such
popular fields as Business, Finance, Accounting, Information Technology,
Human Resources, Training and Development, Engineering, and Healthcare. The School Zone: Everyone who has something to do with a school, from
administrators, service providers, educators, students and parents,
will find something useful here. I have collected these links as a service
to my webcommunity. k-through-12: Good resource of links in the education field. http://www.k-through-12.com/index.html
Indigenous Sierra Madre Alliance: Ground roots organization working for the preservation
of land and culture of the Tarahumara Indians of Central Mexico. See
Primal Awareness in the other books section for more about this sad
event that is happening in Copper Canyon. Native Culture Magazine: Is a comprehensive portal site for Native American resources on the Internet. Includes hundreds of Web links with expanded sections to Tribes and Nations; Arts and Expression (An Internet guide for exploring the richness of Native American artistic expression); Learning Teaching and Information Sharing. In addition, this site includes feature articles, with several by Don Trent Jacobs. www.nativeculture.com The Cultural Conservancy : www.nativeland.org Fire on the Prairie's website highlights ongoing struggles for human, civil, and treaty rights in Lakota country. Fire on the Prairie is located in Porcupine, on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, in southwestern South Dakota, USA. http://www.fireonprairie.org Wilderness Awards School: This organization is dedicated to inspiring as many people as they can reach to reconnect with themselves, their communities and the natural world around them. The school, which includes programs for both youth and adults, is based on the principles of many Native American practices. They offer independent study and distance learning programs, as well as a community school based in Duvall, Washington. It was founded by Tony Tenfingers, Ingwe, Jon Young, Jake Swamp, and Tom Brown, Jr. http://www.NatureOutlet.com The Six Nations: Is the Oldest Participatory Democracy on Earthit -
highlights books, articles, and other resources about the People of
the Longhouse, otherwise known as the Iroquois. Especially focused on
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