Whole Child Education This is a new website of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development -- ASCD (June, 2007) -- inspired by the report of the Commission on the Whole Child below. A MUST-READ http://www.wholechildeducation.org/?topicId=8619& lk=6943409-6943409-0-27202-k9hz2TC/w8Bh7/ LsrDUweqbxNwaiBtj6

ASCD Commission on the Whole Child For those of us committed to a broad child-centered approach to education (rather than a narrow test- centered one), this 2007 report is manna from heaven. A MUST-READ http://www.ascd.org/ASCD/pdf/Whole%20Child/ WCC%20Learning%20Compact.pdf

hello friend: Ennis William Cosby Foundation Don’t overlook “Good Classroom Teaching for All Kinds of Learners” http://www.hellofriend.org/teaching/good_classroom www.hellofriend.org

Choice Literacy: Come for the resources/Stay for the inspiration “We are literacy coaches, teachers, and school leaders with experience in dozens of diverse classrooms. This site presents the best of the tools, guides, literacy lessons, and sage advice we've gathered and tucked away as we've worked together over the years.” I highly recommend signing up for their free weekly e-newsletter, The Big Fresh. http://www.choiceliteracy.com/public/main.cfm

Education Oasis [ideas information inspiration] http://www.educationoasis.com/ Terrific Sites for Teachers and Super Sites for Students http://www.educationoasis.com/resources/links_library.htm http://www.educationoasis.com/resources/student_sites.htm

The Public School Parents Network: A Resource Guide and Information Source for Parents Edited by parent and founder Tonye Gray of Wilmington, Delaware, this comprehensive site strives to “candidly address the educational issues that confront school age students and their parents daily”. http://www.psparents.net/default.htm

Teachers Network “By Teachers/ For Teachers” : Teachers Network's focus is on the dissemination of classroom-proven curriculum innovations. http://www.teachersnetwork.org

Teachers.Net  The site of Harry & Rosemary Wong, authors of the best selling practical guide The First Days of School: How To Be An Effective Teacher . Every month, the Wongs publish a new collection of classroom strategies and approaches designed to help teachers become more effective. http://teachers.net/wong/

SCHOLASTIC Helping Children Around the World to Read and Learn From Clifford the Big Red Dog to Harry Potter http://www.scholastic.com