Extractions: These links have been compiled as a "starting point" for exploring the vast resources available through the Internet. Inclusion in this guide does not represent an endorsement by the Region 3 Comprehensive Center. POLICY With passage of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB)Law, Congress reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)the principal federal law affecting education from kindergarten through high school. NCLB and Choices for Parents back to the top PRACTICES National Standards for Parent/Family Involvement Programs National PTA's guidelines for educators in order that they more effectively engage parents and families in the education of their children Family Empowerment a chapter in Educate America: A Call for Equity in School Reform , from the National Coalition of Educational Equity Advocates, this provides information on collaborative services, parenting education, and more.
Good Print Resources On Gifted Children Vail, Priscilla L (1987) Gifted, precocious or just plain smart A story for puzzled parents Rosemont, new jersey Programs for education*; http://www.austega.com/gifted/print.htm
Extractions: Other Diversions A range of useful print resources for those interested in gifted children Useful Print Resources - Journals Useful Print Resources - Books A strong and up-to-date Australian catalogue of gifted and talented resources is available from Dominie in Sydney on (02) 9905 0201, fax (02) 9905 5209.
TECH-NJ Links :: The College Of New Jersey Parents, advocates, educators and attorneys come to Wrightslaw for and resources about Special education law and Vendors of Assistive Technology in new jersey. http://www.tcnj.edu/~technj/links.html
Extractions: More information about adaptive technology TCNJ Home Services TECH-NJ The Adaptive Technology Center for NJ Colleges is located at The College of New Jersey. The Center works with service providers at the institutions to provide opportunities for college students who have learning disabilities, or who are visually impaired or deaf or hard of hearing, to meet the academic demands of college. The Center provides technical assistance and training workshops for college and university staff. http://adaptivetech.tcnj.edu/ http://www.ataccess.org A not-for-profit membership organization of companies that manufacture or sell technology-based assistive devices for people with disabilities or provide services associated with or required by people with disabilities. Among its primary goals is the establishment and continuation of an assistive device technology conference on an annual basis.
New Jersey State Library our catalog for new jerseyrelated materials, use the new jersey subject keyword index. II. Helpful Print resources Encyclopedia of American education. http://www.njstatelib.org/Research_Guides/Education/index.php
CABF Resource Center committed to training and education through our Parents resources and referrals to parents, caregivers and professionals throughout the state of new jersey. http://www.bpkids.org/resourcesearch/results.asp?STATE_ABBR=NJ
Prevent Child Abuse - New Jersey ( NJ ) She wanted to bring our parent education program, EPIC (Every Foundation for enabling us serve the parents and children of new jerseys largest city http://www.preventchildabusenj.org/
Extractions: Several months ago, Ruby Green from the Newark Public School District, approached PCA-NJ. She wanted to bring our parent education program, EPIC (Every Person Influences Children) to the parents using the Parent Resource Centers in her district. With initial support from the Nicholson Foundation and Essex County government , PCA-NJ completed an application to the Pascale Sykes Foundation to support a five-year effort. On May 21, we received preliminary approval for the grant. Over the next five years, hundreds of parents in the Newark Schools will participate in workshops in their own schools, and neighborhoods. Our gratitude to the Nicholson Foundation, Essex County and the Pascale Sykes Foundation for enabling us serve the parents and children of New Jerseys largest city. The Golf Tournament was a Sucess
New Jersey Homeschool Support & Legal Resources a nondenominational Christian Sunday School, and anything else parents want! new jersey Facts. You should contact your state department of education and local http://www.eho.org/support2/newjersey.asp
FLENJ.ORG - Foreign Language Educators Of New Jersey This workshop will feature samples of lessons taught to young children and their parents. The new jersey Department of education has announced a new feature http://www.flenj.org/resources/index.shtml
Extractions: The Complete Curriculum: Ensuring a place for the arts and foreign languages in Americas schools The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) has released the results of their year long study on the state of the arts and foreign languages. They have renamed the 32 page report:The Complete Curriculum: Ensuring a place for the arts and foreign languages in Americas schools. The report is well researched and provides an excellent advocacy tool for the study of foreign languages highlighting the importance of an early start - a must for all language educators.
TEE - The Trust For Early Education of education) resources in new jersey ⢠$120.2 million in federal funding for Head Start in 2001 (Head Start Bureau) ⢠$381 million in state http://www.trustforearlyed.org/resources_state.aspx?id=37&txt=New Jersey
Education a statewide resource on special education issues for resources and training materials for parents and professionals chapters of The Arc of new jersey and member http://www.arcnj.org/education1.html
Extractions: Informational websites on education related issues: SPAN www.spannj.org NJ Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs www.state.nj.us/njded/specialed/ Federal Office of Special Education Programs www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/OSEP/index.html NJ Division of Developmental Disabilities www.state.nj.us/humanservices/ddd/ SERI (Special Education Resources on the Internet) www.seriweb.com/ Wrightslaw - www.wrightslaw.com The Arc of New Jersey is pleased to announce that it's Department of Education Advocacy will be holding the First Annual Education Advocacy Conference on Septemeber 20, 2003 at the Ramada Inn in North Brunswick. Please click here for more details. Ask the advocate!
Links To Relevant Web Sites (COSAC). new jersey Protection and Advocacy, Inc. National parent Network on Disabilities Indiana education Policy Center. http://www.edlawcenter.org/ELCPublic/Links/Links.htm
Extractions: National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation Tools for Schools - Design Tools for Schools Tools for Schools - Indoor Air Quality Clearinghouse ... The New Jersey Educational Facility Management Program Health and Environment United States Green Building Council Council of Education Facilities Planners International
Parent Teacher Resource Center Materials List Chapter 28 Special education new jersey Administrative Code Title 6A, Chapter 14 Special education Legal. On Children Death That new Baby The http://www.oldtappan.nvnet.org/pta/PTRCMaterials.htm
Parent Advocates For Gifted Education (PAGE), Sumter, SC Children Gifted Child Society (new jersey) Pennsylvania Association for Gifted education (Another PAGE Parents (Nebraska) Maine Parents for Gifted http://www.uscsu.sc.edu/~tpowers/page/infolinx.htm
Extractions: Click here To visit the homepage of the South Carolina General Assembly, from which you can monitor the progress of bills and resolutions, read the texts of new laws, learn the constituencies and committee assignments of legislators, find out when assembly and committee meetings are scheduled, and jump to a special kids' page. [WARNING: This is a new address, and it attempts to set MANY cookies on your computer when you log in. If you have your browser set to notify you of every attempt to set a cookie, be prepared to do a lot of clicking!]
Pre-K Parent Resource Center and we hope you will share this resource with other parents. TEE) was established by The education Trust with Trusts; The Schumann Fund for new jersey; and the http://www.pre-k-parent.org/
Extractions: (pre-K) program is one of the most important choices you will make as a parent. Your decision will have a major impact on your child's future success in school and in life. However, finding the information you need to choose the right pre-K program is difficult. This decision is perhaps even more complicated since you may be making this important choice for the first time. This web site includes a variety of resources. In terms of finding the best pre-K program for your child, you can use the Pre-K Checklist and Quality Watch information. For helping your child learn and develop, you can get ideas from the engaging and enjoyable educational activities this web site has for you and your child. Finally, this web site lets you know about important issues in your community concerning the quality, availability, and affordability of pre-K programs. Thank you for visiting, and we hope you will share this resource with other parents.
Tri-State (New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania, Connecticut) Site and science organizations in central new jersey, including Princeton Buchanan DuPont Manager, Office of education Barley Mill NATIONAL SCIENCE resources CENTER. http://www.nsrconline.org/school_district_resources/Tri_State_regional_site.html
NJPEP: Virtual Academy gov. , No Child Left Behind in new jersey. , NJPEP Standards Resource. , US education Department. , Highly Qualified Teachers (HQT). http://www.njpep.org/
Extractions: Professional Development SAVE THE DATE - August 2-4, 2004. So Each May Learn Second Annual NJDOE Literacy Conference in Atlantic City. Designing and Evaluating Professional Development for Increased Student Learning and other video and online professional development courses from TeachStream. Finding Your Way Through The Data Smog : Enabling Empowered Decision Making with Free Online Tools (by a K-12 technology director) Curriculum Maps - from Litchfield (IL). A calendar- based list of content, skills and assessments by K-8 grade level.
NJPEP: Virtual Academy (New Jersey Professional Education Port) Family education, Homework help and much more More homework tips for parents of children grades 13 at The new Homework , This article gives a strategy to use in http://www.njpep.org/classroom/homework_help/gen.htm
Extractions: NJPEP Home Classroom Support Homework Help Grades K-12 Middle/High School Selected Content Areas Articles/Tips Grades K-12 AFL-CIO Homework A list of sites which contain collections of helpful information or search engines. Ask A+ Locator Links to information and homework help in various subject areas. Ask Jeeves Kids Kids' version of Ask Jeeves. Children can ask questions and get responses. There's a section entitled "Study Tools" that includes homework help, a dictionary, thesaurus, world atlas, an almanac, links to math, astronomy, history, and more. Ask Jeeves for Schools The "Study Tools" has a calculator, an encyclopedia, etc. Click on Students for informative e-films on environmental subjects. Big Chalk Discovery BJ Pinchbecks homework helper is in subject-based categories. See the left menu for special links devoted to parents, students or teachers. FirstGov for Kids Government (and some other) sites for a variety of subject areas. Check out
Extractions: Arkansas ... Additional Educational Resources (*Please note that PTO Central is not affiliated with the New Hampshire PTA) Welcome to the New Hampshire educational resource page. The goal of this page is to provide a central informational source for parents, educators and school officials on an array of issues facing New Hampshire schools. From school fundraising to regional Parent Teacher Association contacts to classroom initiatives, the online resources below provide additional insight into these issues, as well as many other important concerns facing New Hampshire schools, PTA and PTO groups, and other parent organizations. New Hampshire PTA New Hampshire Department of Education New Hampshire Fundraising Tax Laws New Hampshire Education Association ... Additional New Hampshire Educational Resources School-Fundraisers.com
NJDOE - Office Of Special Education that pupils with disabilities in new jersey receive full the delivery of special education programs operated provides mediation services to parents and school http://www.state.nj.us/njded/specialed/
Extractions: Office of Special Education The office implements state and federal laws and regulations governing special education to ensure that pupils with disabilities in New Jersey receive full educational opportunities. It provides statewide leadership through the development of policy and implementation documents and provides guidance to school districts and parents regarding the implementation of special education programs and services. The office is responsible for administering all federal funds received by the state for educating pupils with disabilities ages 3 through 21. It also monitors the delivery of special education programs operated under state authority, provides mediation services to parents and school districts, processes hearings with the Office of Administrative Law, and conducts complaint investigations requested by the public. In addition, the office funds four learning resource centers ( LRCs ) that provide schools and parents with information services, materials circulation, technical assistance, consultation services and production services. The office also plans and implements program and personnel development activities in areas such as implementing the least restrictive environment provision, planning the transition of students with disabilities from school to adulthood, planning programs and services for preschool children with disabilities, developing Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and accessing individual rights and entitlements.
