Teacher Education
Finding Scholarly Journal Articles and Conference Papers
What is scholarly publication?- Academic Search Elite
- Indexes over 3,400 publications, including scholarly journals in the social sciences, humanities, general science, education and multicultural studies, as well as popular magazines published from 1990 to present. Full-text articles for over 2,000 periodical titles.
- ERIC
- Indexes educational resources, including educational documents and educational journal articles, published from 1966 to the present. Some full-text available.
- Kraus Curriculum Development Library
- Full-text database of curricula, frameworks, and standards brings together educational objectives, content, instructional strategies, and evaluative techniques for all subjects covered in grades Pre-K through 12 and adult basic education.
Finding Books
- PolyCat
- The Kennedy Library online catalog of books, journals, and other resources. If you don’t find the title there, submit an interlibrary loan request.
Consulting Authoritative Websites
- Annenberg Media
- The mission of Annenberg Media, a unit of The Annenberg Foundation, is to advance excellent teaching in all disciplines throughout American K-12 schools. They pursue this mission by funding and broadly distributing multimedia resources for teachers to help them improve their own teaching practice and understanding of their subject.
- California Department of Education
- Information on accreditation, research, school law, and statistics on k-12 education in the State of California.
- National Education Association
- The National Education Association (NEA), the nation's largest professional employee organization, is committed to advancing the cause of public education. NEA's 2.8 million members work at every level of education—from pre-school to university graduate programs. NEA has affiliate organizations in every state and in more than 14,000 communities across the United States.
- United States Department of Education
- Website for k-12 students parents, teachers and administrators maintained by the United States Department of Education. Information on government policy, educational grants, and programs are available here.
