Education Resources

Education Liaison
Brian Conlan
conlan@stolaf.edu
(507) 786-3307

Databases | Websites

Databases

ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts
  ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts on the Web is an indexing and abstracting tool covering health, social services, psychology, sociology, economics, politics, race relations and education. Updated monthly. Covers 1987-present.
  EndNote Instructions (PC)
EndNote Instructions (Mac)
Education Index
  An index to approximately 400 English-language education periodicals and yearbooks, as well as selected series, supplements, and book reviews.
 
Print index in the Rolvaag Reference Room and Rolvaag Storage Basement
(RR L11 .E24; 2002-present; 1929-2002 Rolvaag Storage Basement)
ERIC
  An index to education journals, plus curricular material and reports gathered by the US Department of Education.
  EndNote Instructions (PC)
EndNote Instructions (Mac)
Social Sciences Citation Index
  The Social Sciences Citation Index is a multidisciplinary index to the journal literature of the social sciences. It fully indexes over 1,950 journals across 50 social sciences disciplines, and it indexes individually selected, relevant items from over 3,300 of the world's leading scientific and technical journals. Permits you to search for works that cite another work or author. Covers 1956 - present. Available online via Web of Knowledge.
  EndNote Instructions (PC)
EndNote Instructions (Mac)
 
Print index in Rolvaag Storage Basement
(H1.A1 S64; 1974-1998)
Social Sciences Index
  An index to 350 core English-language social science journals. Preceded by: Social Sciences & Humanities Index [RR AI3 .R47] (1965/66-1974); International Index [RR AI3. R282] (1955-1958); International Index to Periodicals [RR AI3 .R47] (1907-1955)
 
Print index in Rolvaag Storage Basement
(RR AI3 .R472; 1974-2006)

Websites

General

Condition of Education (STATISTICS)
  This website is an integrated collection of the indicators and analyses published in The Condition of Education 2000–2007. Some indicators may have been updated since they appeared in print.
Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)
  "Free access to more than 1.2 million bibliographic records of journal articles and other education-related materials and, if available, includes links to full text. ERIC is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES)."
Education Portal
  Find information about hundreds of colleges, schools, and universities. Independently researched and categorized.
Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM)
  The Gateway to Educational MaterialsSM is a Consortium effort to provide educators with quick and easy access to thousands of educational resources found on various federal, state, university, non-profit, and commercial Internet sites.
International Archive of Educational Data
  Supported by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR). The site "processes, documents, and disseminates data collected by national, state or provincial, local, and private organizations, pertaining to all levels of education in countries for which data can be made available."
Minnesota Department of Education
 
National Center for Education Statistics
  From the U.S. Department of Education, a search interface that provides access to tables, figures, and charts relating to assessment, educational attainment, state education profiles, etc.
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition
  NCELA "collects, analyzes, synthesizes and disseminates information about language instruction educational programs for English language learners and related programs."
Regional Resource & Federal Center Network
  "The Regional Resource and Federal Centers (RRFC) Network is made up of the six Regional Resource Centers for Special Education (RRC) and the Federal Resource Center (FRC). The RRCs and the FRC are funded by the federal Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) to assist state education agencies in the systemic improvement of education programs, practices, and policies that affect children and youth with disabilities. These centers offer consultation, information services, technical assistance, training, and product development."
SchoolMatters
  Find information on schools by city, state, zip code, or district name. Information includes test scores, special needs enrollment, and total number of students.
SearchEdu.com
  Allows you to search "over 20 million university and education pages indexed and ranked in order of popularity."
UNESCO Education Sector
  United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization works to improve education worldwide.
U.S. Department of Education
 

Resources for Teaching

C-SPAN Classroom
  Free clips from C-SPAN related to civics and government
Educator's Reference Desk
  Includes "2,000+ lesson plans, 3,000+ links to online education information, and 200+ [ERIC] question archive responses".
Harvard Education Letter
  A newsletter for preK-12 teachers and administrators, provides research and analysis on issues that affect school performance. Published bimonthly by the Harvard University Graduate School of Education.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
  Resources for mathematics educators of all levels. Includes: lesson plans, articles, job postings, conference listings, news, standards.
Study Guides and Strategies
  Study guides, strategies, skills, tips and habits for learners and students in 30 languages.
Teachable Moment
  A project of Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility. Includes classroom activities and student readings.
TeacherLingo
  Comprehensive teacher blog community
Teachers (Library of Congress)
  Includes educational resources, teachers' guides, lesson plans, digitized holdings
Teach for America
  National teacher recruitment program which seeks to attract college graduates to the classroom.