Research By Subject: Education
Children's Literature Guides
Curriculum Guides and Standards
Dictionaries
Books: Use the Library Catalog
ERIC - Education Resources Information Center 
Index and full-text for peer-reviewed journals, trade publications, research reports, and newspapers in the field of education.
Academic Search Premier 
Index and full text of magazines, newspapers, and scholarly journals in a variety of disciplines. This is usually a good place to start your research.
Professional Development Collection
This database focuses on practical concerns for practicing teachers and is a very good place to look for information to help you apply research in your classroom.
PsycINFO
Education students will find articles related to developmental psychology in PsychINFO.
Note: Links Automatically to Full Text when available
PsycCRITIQUES
Full-text database with tens of thousands of incisive book and film reviews from 1956 to present. It provides users with insight on publications from a psychological perspective allowing them to choose relevant reading material, to select appropriate course materials, and more.
Learning theories, A to Z
Learning theories are a crucial element of education studies for anyone involved with students from pre-school to higher education and business training. This book is a substantive dictionary of over 500 terms relating to learning theories and environments. Definitions range from approximately 100 to 700 words, and each term is identified by the primary type of learning theory to which it applies: cognitivism, constructivism, behaviorism, humanism, or organizational learning. An annotated bibliography provides further resources to the most important writings about learning theories.
Call number: LB15 .L4695 2002
Oxford Dictionary of Education
Provides clear and concise definitions for 1,250 terms, from A* to zero tolerance, that anyone studying education or working in the field is likely to encounter. Coverage includes all sectors of education: pre-school, primary, secondary, further and higher education, special needs, adult and continuing education, and work-based learning.
Ebsco Ebook Collection 
The library's collection of downloadable ebooks.
Google Book Search 
Google Books contains thousands of books that have been digitized. Books under copyright are available as a limited preview only, while books in the public domain are often available in their entirety.
Encyclopedia of Education
This eight-volume encyclopedia set covers all aspects of education. Entries range from one to twenty pages long and include bibliographies for further reading.
Call No: REF. LB15 .E47 2003
Encyclopedia of Education and Human Development
This three-volume encyclopedia set is designed for professional educators as well as students in the field; it covers educational theory and practice from the primary grades through higher education.
Call No: REF. LB 15 .E473 2005
Encyclopedia of Special Education
This three-volume encyclopedia set provides information on the education of exceptional children and adults. Each entry includes a bibliography for further reading.
Call No: REF. LC 4007 .E53 2000
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education. NCES issues numerous publications and datasets each year. These include: early releases, issue briefs, statistical reports, directories, and handbooks of standard terminology. Many publications report the findings of specific surveys, but at least three--Digest of Education Statistics, Projections of Education Statistics, and The Condition of Education--cover the field of education statistics from a broad perspective.
A to Zoo: Subject Access to Children's Picture Books
This book organizes children's picture books by subject, allowing the reader to identify almost 23,000 picture books on 1,200 subjects. Use this source when you want to identify a picture book on a given theme.
Call No: Z1037 .L715 2001
Note: An earlier version of this book is available in the CMC.
Best Books for Children: Preschool Through Grade 6
This book provides a list of books recommended for children's recreational reading as well as use in a typical school curriculum. Books are listed by topic, and each entry includes bibliographic information as well as review citations.
Call No: Ref. Z 1037 .G48 2002
Note: An earlier edition of this book is available for checkout in the CMC.
BookHive: Your Guide to Children's Literature
BookHive is a web site designed for children ages birth through twelve as well as their parents, teachers, or anyone interested in reading about children's books. Providing reader's advisory service, this site contains hundreds of reviews of recommended books in a variety of reading levels and interest areas.
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
This is a collection of reviews of great books for kids; ideas of ways to use them in the classroom; and collections of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes, and professional topics.
Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents
This is the website of an academic center at California State University San Marcos that promotes literacy in English and Spanish. The Center endeavors to inform current and future educational decision-makers about books centered on Latino people and culture and about books in Spanish and their value in the education of English-speaking and Spanish-speaking children and adolescents.
Children's Literature Web Guide
The Children's Literature Web Guide is an attempt to gather together and categorize the growing number of Internet resources related to books for children and young adults. Much of the information that you can find through these pages is provided by others: fans, schools, libraries, and commercial enterprises involved in the book world.
Database of Award Winning Children's Literature
DAWCL has over 7,000 records from 84 awards across six English-speaking countries.
Lexile Framework for Reading: Find a Book
Use Lexile measures or grade level and interest categories to find books for K-12 readers.
Multicultural Readings Bibliography
This site provides an annotated bibliography of K-12 books great for curriculum building, collection diversification, and reading group planning.
Picturing Childhood: Illustrated Children's Books From University of California Collections, 1550â1990
This online version of an exhibition catalog contains essays focusing on the history and tradition of children's publishing; movable and pop-up books, toys, and games; 19th-century illustrators; and 20th-century technology used in illustrating children's books. Features over 30 illustrations, a checklist of works, and selected bibliography.
Vandergrift's Children's Literature Page
A website with information on children's books, including bibliographies of books with female and minority protagonists.
Curriculum Guides and Standards
Benchmarks for Science Literacy
Benchmarks for science education compiled by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Developing Educational Standards
A website guide to educational standards by geographic location and topic.
Illinois Learning Standards
The Illinois Learning Standards (ILS) define what all students in all Illinois public schools should know and be able to do in the seven core areas as a result of their elementary and secondary schooling.
Indiana Standards and Resources
Organized by content area and grade level, this Web site allows Indiana's academic standards, the core standards and their accompanying resources to be viewed, printed, or downloaded on-demand as needed.
McREL: Standards and Benchmarks Database
Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning is a compendium of content standards and benchmarks for K-12 education in both searchable and browsable formats.
National Science Education Standards
An electronic book that offers a coherent vision of what it means to be scientifically literate, describing what all students should understand and be able to do in science.
Principles and Standards for School Mathematics
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) standards website. Some material available exclusively to NCTM members.
Wisconsin Model Academic Standards
Academic standards set by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
Education World
Education World is a website with lesson plans and other information for teachers and administrators. The quality of the content varies considerably, so use judgement when perusing this source.
EduPlace Activity Search
A website provided by the textbook publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Activity Search allows educators to search or browse for classroom activies.
Environmental Health Science Education
A website with curricular materials, lesson plans, and professional development information for K-12 teachers. Maintained by the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of Environmental and Health Sciences.
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence 
K-12 teaching and learning resources from U.S. federal agencies covering Arts & Music, Health & Phys Ed, History & Social Studies, Language Arts, Math, and Science. Provides links to resources including animations, primary documents, photos, and videos.
Lesson Plans @ the Educator's Reference Desk
This collection contains more than 2000 unique lesson plans which were written and submitted by teachers from all over the United States and the world.
MAS Ultra
Designed specifically for high school students, this resource includes articles from popular periodicals, reference books, charts, graphs, maps, and photos. Useful for curriculum planning for secondary education majors
Read Write Think
This website is a partnership between the International Reading Association (IRA), the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), and the Verizon Foundation. It contains free lesson plans and curriculum materials.
Scholastic Lesson Plans
Free lesson plans provided by Scholastic book publishers.
Beacham's Guide to Literature for Young Adults
This 16-volume set includes detailed entries on a wide variety of books for young adults.
Entries include:
Call No: 1037 .A1 B 38 1989
Books For You: Annotated Booklist for Senior High
A comprehensive annotated bibliography for high school level reading materials organized by subjects, Books for You lists over 1,000 books in 33 genres.
Call No: Ref. Z 1037 .B724 2001
Lexile Framework for Reading: Find a Book
Use Lexile measures or grade level and interest categories to find books for K-12 readers.
Young Adult Reader's Adviser
This two-volume set includes recommended reading for young adults, organized by topic and author. Volume 1 features the best in literature, language arts, mathematics. and computer science. Volume 2 features the best in social sciences, history, science, and health.
Call No: Z 1037 .Y674 1992
Children's Book Award Websites
Abraham Lincoln Award
The Abraham Lincoln Award is given annually to the author of the book voted as most outstanding by participating students in grades nine through twelve in Illinois.
Caldecott Medal Home Page
The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
Newbery Award Home Page
The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
Notable Tradebooks for Young People
The books that appear in these annotated book lists were evaluated and selected by a Book Review Committee appointed by the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and assembled in cooperation with the Children's Book Council (CBC).
Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students Kâ12
The books that appear in these lists were selected as outstanding children's science trade books. They were selected by a book review panel appointed by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and assembled in cooperation with the Children's Book Council (CBC).
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
The Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award is an annual award given to the author of the book voted most outstanding by students in grades four through eight in participating Illinois schools.
Education Resource Organizations Directory
Compiled by the U.S. Department of Education, the Education Resource Organizations Directory can be used to find organizations that provide information, assistance, and subject-specific resources on many education-related topics, such as multicultural education, at risk persons, standards, teaching methods, and much more. Organizations include curriculum materials centers, regional assistance centers, education libraries, and many government offices related to education.
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