61. Special Education, Carnegie Library Of Pittsburgh Resource Guide PATTAN pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Office of Special education and Rehabilitative a multifaceted, comprehensive parent Directed Family http://www.carnegielibrary.org/subject/education/k12/specialed.html

Select Library Area: Ask a Librarian Careers at CLP Computer Classes Directions Employment Genealogy/History Homework Help Hours Kids' Site Library Subject Guide Locations Renew a Book Request a Book Research Databases Resource Guide Search Subject Departments Support the Library Teens' Site Subject Search: Web Site Catalog Internet Search Database Search Events Search Resource Guide: ... K-12 Special Education Pittsburgh Region Pennsylvania United States International See also Disabled: Children and Disabled: Education Pittsburgh Region The Children's Institute http://www.amazingkids.org/ Located in Pittsburgh, (formerly the Rehabilitation Institute), this is the region's leading comprehensive rehabilition facility dedicated to serving the special needs of children and young adults. DePaul Institute http://www.oraldeafed.org/schools/depaul/ Where Deaf Children Learn to Speak. Located in the South Hills The Early Learning Institute http://trfn.clpgh.org/teli/ programs and services for children with developmental delays The Institute for Learning Abilities was created to help children and adults overcome serious cognitive and learning disorders.

62. Parents Involved Network: Resources education in a Nutshell and The Rights to Special education in pennsylvania, a Guide For the Record is a booklet prepared by the Parents Involved Network as http://www.pinofpa.org/resources/

Conferences PEAK Workshop Children's Mental Health Guide ... PIN of Philadelphia Newsletters Resources Providing information to families has been a high priority of PIN since its beginning. Included in this section is a variety of resources concerning mental health treatment, advocacy, legal and program issues intended to educate families. Philadelphia Community Services for Children and Adolescents: A Straightforward Guide to Mental Health and Related Services for Children and Adolescents Popularly known as the Children's Mental Health Guide, this is a resource for parents and caregivers to help them navigate the mental health and other child serving systems to find help for their children. The Guide is written from a parent's perspective. This guide is an acknowledged resource for professionals working with children and their families. This electronic version is regularly updated. PIN Factsheets Find information related to diagnosis and medication, the variety of issues associated with treatment including involuntary treatment, advocacy, managed care, consumer education and issues related to negotiating the mental health system. Getting Help . Speak to a PIN advocate. Does Your Child Need Help?

63. Family Village -- Parent Training & Information Centers pennsylvania parent education Network Mentor parent Program. Rhode Island Rhode Island parent Information Network. South Carolina parent Training Resource http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/education/pti.html

Family Village School We have provided links to those Parent and Information Centers that have a web site. If you are aware of a PTI web site that we do not have listed, please send a note to rowley@waisman.wisc.edu be found on the PACER Center National Groups National Center for Latinos with Disabilities Specialized Training Of Military Persons (STOMP) Native American Families Together Parent Center State Groups Alabama SEAC - Special Education Action Committee Alaska P.A.R.E.N.T.S., Inc. Arizona Pilot Parents of Southern AZ Raising Special Kids Arkansas Arkansas Disability Coalition California Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Inc. (DREDF) Exceptional Parents Loving Your Disabled Child Matrix Parent Network and Resource Center ... Vietnamese Parents with Disabled Children Association Colorado PEAK Parent Center, Inc. Connecticut Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center, Inc. (CPAC) Delaware Parent Information Center of Delaware District of Columbia Advocates of Justice and Education, Inc. Florida Family Network on Disabilities of Florida Parent to Parent of Miami Georgia Parents Educating Parents and Professionals for All Children (PEPPAC) Idaho Idaho Parents Unlimited, Inc.

64. COPAA State Special Ed Resource Page 1321 pennsylvania Ave, SE Washington, DC 200033027 Ph (202 quality and quantity of legal assistance for parents of children State education Law resources. http://www.copaa.net/resources/statespedlaw.html

The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates An independent, nonprofit, tax-exempt organization of attorneys, advocates and parents established to improve the quality and quantity of legal assistance for parents of children with disabilities. State Education Law Resources This page contains a compilation of Special Education Law State-Specific Internet Resources submitted by COPAA listserv members. Please contact us , if you find any outdated or nonfunctional links. Be sure to include the link with your email. State Education Law Resources are listed alphabetically. An alpha index is provided for your convenience. Not all States have their education laws or regulations on the Internet. If you know of a resource that is not listed here or you find an outdated link, drop us a note and we will add it as soon as possible. However, please do not expect us to conduct searches for you. A C D F ... Misc Alabama Alabama State Department of Education 50 North Ripley Street P.O. Box 302101 Montgomery, Alabama 36130-2101 http://www.alsde.edu/ver1/

65. PA Higher/Adult Ed. College Planning And Financial Aid Resources bulletPHEAA The pennsylvania Higher education Assistance Agency s interactive web site has resources for students, parents and borrowers, including http://www.pdehighered.state.pa.us/higher/cwp/view.asp?a=133&Q=42010

66. Andrew's Web Hub: Education: Gifted And Talented Students: Resources Old Donation Center for the Gifted and Talented; PAGE The pennsylvania Association for Gifted School Reform and Gifted education; TAG parent Network; TAGFAM http://members.ozemail.com.au/~andrewd/links/links34.html

Home Search Feedback My Web Sites: Canberra ISPs Sailing in Australia Sailing in Canberra Canberra YMCA Sailing Club ... Amateur Radio Links - Australian Directories Entertainment, Sports, Hobbies Music Food Art Fashion Family Tourism ... Magazines, Newspapers, Media Education links: Oz Schools Oz Education International Education Resources Mathematics ... Rockets, Space Travel IT resources: Developing WWW pages Software and Technical Resources Education: Gifted and Talented Students Updated 06-May-03. Australian Associations NSW Association for Gifted and Talented Children Inc with information about resources, policies, schools, school systems including Government, Catholic, Montessori and Steiner, curriculum issues, discussion lists, links and more Gifted Children and Students - a policy statement from the SA Dept of Education Northern Territory Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented Gifted and Talented Children's Association of WA (Inc) (link updated Oct 2001) Concepts and Discussion Communication and self esteem in gifted children by Paule Eckhaus. This is one of several articles from the South Australian Education Department's Nexus site. Perfectionism Understanding Giftedness Through Film CHIP Foundation - An educational resource for children of high intellectual potential Gifted and Talented Children - definitions, concepts and issues are discussed. Also gives links and addresses of Australian and New Zealand Associations.

67. Region III Comprehensive Center - Focus Area - Parent And Community Involvement and Resource Centers US Department of educationfunded parent information and Youth Services, in Cincinnati, OH pennsylvania Community Action http://ceee.gwu.edu/parent_community/iresource.htm

Parent and Community Involvement Internet Resouces Table of Contents This guide points to selected Internet information resources that address the various issues relating to parent involvement. It is organized in six sections: Policy national education policy Practices a discussion of effective practices in parent involvement Research studies of parent involvement programs Organizations centers, assocations, and other organizations Regional Resources resources at the state and local level within Region 3 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.

68. TeachersFirst - E-READY Special Education Parent Resources In addition to encouraging parent involvement it has Individuals with Disabilities education Act (PL 99457 the flexibility, expertise, and resources to meet http://www.teachersfirst.com/sped/parents/preschool/eric-prepare.html

Effective Practices for Preparing Young Children with Disabilities for School. ERIC Identifier: Publication Date: Author: Salisbury, Christine L. - Smith, Barbara J. Source: ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education Reston VA. Research Shows Childhood Intervention Makes a Difference Over 50 years of research on children with many types of disabilities receiving a range of specialized services in many different settings has produced evidence that early intervention can: (1) ameliorate, and in some cases, prevent developmental problems; (2) result in fewer children being retained in later grades; (3) reduce educational costs to school programs; and (4) improve the quality of parent, child, and family relationships. Much of what we know about early intervention effectiveness is drawn from this diverse historical base of information. In addition to encouraging parent involvement it has been found that the most effective interventions are those that also: (1) occur early in the child's life

69. Character Development Group, Leaders In Character Education Across The Country. education Institute (California University of pennsylvania). Society for Experiential education National Youth at Duke University) parent s Television Council http://www.charactereducation.com/links.htm

Character Education Internet Resources Compiled by Gene Bavis Wayne Central School District Ontario Center, NY (Some additional links added by the Center for the 4th and 5th Rs) This list appears on the website for the Center for the 4th and 5th Rs. We strongly recommend that you visit their site ( http://www.cortland.edu/www/c4n5rs/ ) as you explore character education. Gene Bavis suggests that you start with the sites that he has given a "5-star rating" ). Happy Surfing! Absolutely Whootie: Stories to Grow By Action Without Borders ("Idealist - 15,000 organizations under one roof") Active Citizenship Act-React (Conflict and violence prevention; grades 6-12) Adventures from the Book of Virtues (PBS) America's Heroes and You America's Promise AmeriCorps Appleseeds ... Center for Ethics (University of Idaho) (at Cortland) The Center for Learning Center for Youth Issues (STARS) Character Building Blocks The Character Building Site (by Steve Hanna) Character Counts Character Education - ERIC Resources Character Education Institute (California University of Pennsylvania) The Character Education Network The Character Education Partnership (closely related to Tom Lickona's work)

70. PA Parent Information Resource Center This information was obtained on pennsylvania s Department of education Winter The US Department of education has funded 58 parent Information Resource http://papirc.org:6080/cgi-bin/public.pl?command=about_us

71. PA Parent Information Resource Center Parents Anonymous® of pennsylvania is a vital statewide resource office established to develop groups and provide expert education, information and advocacy http://papirc.org:6080/cgi-bin/public.pl?command=related_locations

72. Home Schooling increasingly diverse crowd Homebased education has long family is still white, two-parent, and better to statistics reported to pennsylvania Homeschoolers by http://www.angelfire.com/pa/sergeman/issues/education/homeschooling.html

Home > Issues > Education Home Schooling Returning educational choices to parents Resources American Homeschool Association Bnos Henya Project (Jewish Orthodox Homeschooling) Catholic Homeschool Network of America EducationalFreedom.com Georgia Home Education Association (GHEA) Home Education Information Resource (HEIR) Home School Legal Defense Association Home Sweet Homeschool Homeschool World Homeschooling at Homeschool.com ... Illinois H.O.U.S.E. (Home Oriented Unique Schooling Experience) Jewish Home Educator's Network National Home Education Network National Home Education Research Institute Native American Homeschool Association ... Patrick Henry College Publications The Link - the Nation's Homeschool Newspaper Home Education Magazine Why Home School? Parents find numerous advantages to homeschooling - Mike Perrault, December 28, 2003 [The Desert Sun] Home school offers faith-based education, family values - Amy Hatten, December 6, 2003 [Craig Daily Press] Teacher for a Day So the chance to sit down with them during a real school day and supervise the process of learning in a homeschool setting was a rare treat, and something I would wish on every homeschool dad, who often feels that professional responsibilities shut him out of the schooling process. - Jeffrey Tucker, November 15, 2003 [LewRockwell.com]

73. Social Studies Web Sites For Teachers Library Home / resources for Teachers and Parents Menu / Social a look at the Geo education link for African Studies Center of the University of pennsylvania. http://www.sldirectory.com/teachf/socsci.html

Resources for Teachers and Parents Go Back: Virtual Middle School Library Home Resources for Teachers and Parents Menu / Social Studies Social Studies General Sites The National Council for the Social Studies - Standards, teaching resources (internet, print and videos), and links to social studies web sites. Social Studies Lesson Plans and Resources - links to sites with lesson plans for history, geography, and current events. There is also a section on online activities. Professional Cartoonists' Index - A teacher's guide to using political cartoons in the classroom at all grade levels. This web site contains an excellent collection of polital cartoons organized by artists' names and by state. This is a great tool for teaching current events and can also be included in the Language Arts, Journalism, and Art curriculum. Current Events CNN Students News - Resources for both students and teachers. New York Times Learning Network - News summaries and a news quiz. By The People: Elections 2004 - Lesson plans for the elections for elementary and secondary students. By PBS. C-Span - Topics for the discussion of current events in the classroom.

74. Centennial School District - Parent Resources children across the Commonwealth take the pennsylvania System of especially for you, as a parent, and contains active role in your child’s educational success http://www.centennialsd.org/Links/parent.htm

Parent Resources For Tips on Reading Aloud, Books for Reading Aloud and Helpful Hints about reading, visit the Children's Literacy Initiative site. Parent's Guide to Understanding the PSSA "Every year, more than half a million children across the Commonwealth take the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) in the subjects of reading, math and writing. The PSSA is used to determine how well our children are learning at certain grade levels. After all, we can improve only what we measure. to measure his or her academic progress and identify areas where your child may need a little extra help." Parent's Guide to Understanding the PSSA The American Psychological Association has prepared a useful brochure titled "Resilience in a Time of War." An electronic version of the brochure may be found by going to the following web site: APA Help Center:Get the Facts: Psychology in Daily Life The site features: tips for parents and daycare providers of pre-school children tips for parents and teachers of elementary school children tips for parents and teachers of middle school children tips for parents and teachers of teens Contact Us Administration School Board Curriculum Administrators Directions Local Area Map District Map ... Student Perf. Standards

75. Family Resources a copy of the Notice of Parents Rights. Special education Programs for Children with Special Needs. pennsylvania has long been at the forefront of educating http://www.pfcec.org/pf9000.htm

Last Update 6-5-04 PACEC Family Resource Center Welcome Welcome to the Pennsylvania Federation Council for Exceptional Children's Family Resource Center. It is our hope that through this vehicle we will be able to offer information and resources of interest to the families of children and youth with exceptionalities. Everyone is welcome to submit news and other interesting items for inclusion here. All you need to do is e-mail it to the Webmaster for consideration. Or, you can even use good-old snail-mail if you prefer. When ground-mailing items, we ask you to do so on disk along with a paper copy. Don't forget to note the program, version, and filename under which your file has been saved (IBM compatible only, please). After viewing the resources on this page we invite you to take some time and explore the entire system. You never know, you might find something great where you least expect it. You especially will want to visit the subdivision pages for information specific to each exceptionality, the Legislative Update page to keep up on what's happening in Washington and Harrisburg, and the Connections page where you'll find hundreds of links to other websites of interst. Come often as our goal is to update frequently. We hope your visit is helpful and informative. Enjoy! Procedural Safeguards A Step-by-Step Explanation in Non-Legalese Carol Eisenbise, PACEC Treasurer and Supervisor of Special Education in Colonial IU #20 has compiled an explanation of the Procedural Safeguards you have received so often - in plain language. She has received numerous positive comments from parents of her students, so we've asked her to share it here.

76. Learn At The Franklin Institute Online and groups, parents, homeschoolers, parentteacher organizations District of Philadelphia, pennsylvania, accepted the a new model for inquiry science education. http://sln.fi.edu/learn.html

The Human Brain - Research and Rewards Archived Webcast Educational Programs are available during your Visit to the Museum. A Teacher's Guide to Institute Exhibits and Films and Exhibit Correlations to National/State Standards (PA, NJ, DE) are accessible online. Traveling Science Shows bring science demonstrations to your location. The 2003 Flight Forecast online program challenged K-12 students to predict the weather conditions for flight at the Centennial of Flight celebration at the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on December 17, 2003. The results are in. Check out the most accurate forecasts! The Human Brain New Presentation! Delve into the depths of the human brain. Learn about nourishing, protecting, exercising, and resting your body's most important organ. Effective Detective Be a detective! You have 25 chances to discover the secret rule governing a natural phenomenon. Girls at the Center: Girls and Adults Learning Science Together is a timely guidebook of tested programs and ready-to-use materials that invite girls and adult partners to become enthusiastic science learners. Girls at the Center is the result of a four-year collaboration of The Franklin Institute Science Museum and the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. and was field-tested with multi-cultural audiences in 42 sites nationwide. This book will have particular value for youth leaders and groups, parents, homeschoolers, parent-teacher organizations, museum educators, and community-based organizations.

77. Redirect Peace Center is located in Langhorne, pennsylvania. comprehensive approach to peace education and violence parent Talk Column parenting questions and answers http://www.comcat.com/~peace/PeaceCenter.html

78. Parent Resources parent resources Southern Columbia Secondary School High School education Web Sites Family education.com United of ED Publications for parents National parents http://www.scolumbiasd.k12.pa.us/parent/parentresources.htm

Parent Resources Southern Columbia Secondary School High School Office: (570) 356-3450 High School Fax: (570) 356-2835 Middle School Office Secondary Building (570) 356-3400 Goal : This web paged is dedicated to keeping secondary parents informed of important information and events at the Southern Columbia Secondary School. Secondary School Polices Student Handbook High School - Rules and regulations for senior high students. Handbook Middle School - Rules and regulations for senior high students. Acceptable Use Policy of the Computer Network - Rules and regulations of using technology in the secondary building. Lunch Menu Current Lunch Menu - Listing of breakfast and lunch menu for the Secondary School. School Contact Information High School Teacher Phone Numbers Middle School (Secondary Building) Phone Numbers Middle School and High School Office Phone Numbers School Events Information School Calendar - A listing of events and activities for the school district.

79. About The California Parent Center Action Center for education Community Development (716 pennsylvania parent Information Resource Center (215) 236 South Dakota parent Resource Network (605) 347 http://parent.sdsu.edu/pirc_aboutcpc.htm

Parental Information and Resource Centers (PIRCs) in California There are now six Parental Information Resource Centers funded by the US Department of Education in California: Information about these Resource Centers is provided immediately below. For those wishing to contact other PIRCs across the country, this list is followed by a more comprehensive listing of such centers in the other states." The California PARENT Center at the June Burnett Institute 6310 Alvarado Court, San Diego, CA 92120 Project Director: John Wedemeyer - Phone: 619 594-4756 Assistant Director: Beth Sondak - Phone: 619-594-4756 Program Director: Jeana Preston - Phone: 619-594-4756 Toll Free Parent Warm Line - 1-877-9 PARENT American Indian Parental Assistance Program (Project AIPAP) of Southern California Tribal Chairmen's Association P.O. BOX 1470, Valley Center, CA 92082 Project Director: Jack Ward - Phone: (760) 742-8600 Key Web Site address: http://www.sctca.net

80. TEE - The Trust For Early Education Head Start Bureau, 2001) • 2,479 children enrolled in pennsylvania Kindergarten for 4Year-Olds (education Week, 2002) resources in pennsylvania â http://www.trustforearlyed.org/resources_state.aspx?id=45&txt=Pennsylvania

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