Use the topics below to find links to web sites with local,
Virginia and national information for families and children.
| NATIONAL
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTERS |
| Center
for the Study of Teaching and Policy (CTP) |
Features
information on research and policiy sought to renew the
quality of teaching initiatives enacted at the local and
state level, in school systems and teacher education institutions,
and through the engagement of supportive groups in the
community. |
| National
Center for Improving Student Learning and Achievement in
Mathematics and Science (NCISLA) |
Looks
at ways to advance K-12 students' learning of mathematics
and science. |
| National
Center for Postsecondary Improvement (NCPI) |
Dedicated
to creating a national forum for examining and improving
teaching, learning, and reorganization efforts across a
wide range of postsecondary settings. |
| National
Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) |
A
federally funded research and development center focused
solely on adult learning. |
| Consortium
for Policy Research in Education |
Information
on efforts to improve elementary and secondary education
through practical research. |
| National
Research Center on English Learning & Achievement (CELA) |
Dedicated
to improving the teaching and learning of English and language
arts. |
| National
Research Center on the Gifted and Talented (NRC/GT) |
Focuses
on emerging research about the broadened conception of
human potential and the need to develop "high-end learning" opportunities
for all of America's students. |
| Center
for Research on Education, Diversity and Excellence (CREDE) |
Federally
funded research and development program focused on improving
the education of students whose ability to reach their
potential is challenged by language or cultural barriers,
race, geographic location, or poverty. |
| Center
for Research on the Education of Students Placed At-Risk
(CRESPAR) |
Promotes
efforts to research, develop, evaluate, and disseminate
school and community programs and practices capable of
ensuring that each child, regardless of family circumstances
or other factors, achieves his or her full potential. |
| National
Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student
Testing (CRESST) |
Dedicated
to the development
of scientifically based evaluation and testing techniques,
vigorously promoting the accurate use of data, test scores,
and technology for improved accountability and decision
making. |
| Center
for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement (CIERA) |
Complete
source for center news and information of CIERA's efforts
to finding answers to persistent problems in reading
through research, to disseminating those solutions to
people who impact children's early reading achievement:
teachers, teacher educators, parents, policymakers, and
others. |
| Clearinghouse
on Educational Policy and Management |
Provides
access to resources covering all aspects of the governance,
leadership, administration, and structure of public and
private educational organizations at the elementary and
secondary levels. |
| National
Child Care Information Center |
National
clearinghouse and technical assistance center that links
parents, providers, policy-makers, researchers, and the
public to early care and education information. |
| American
Association of College for Teacher Education |
Links
to information about professional development schools. |
| Center
for Entrepreneurial Leadership,Clearinghouse on Entrepreneurship
Education |
Database
contains abstracts of materials on entrepreneurship education
at all levels. |
| Center
for Adult English Language Acquisition (CAELA) |
National
information center focusing on the language and literacy
education of adults and out-of-school youth learning English. |
| National
Service-Learning Clearinghouse (NSLC) |
Offers
resources from the service-learning community in higher
education, kindergarten through grade twelve, community-based
initiatives and tribal programs, as well as all others
interested in strengthening schools and communities using
service-learning techniques and methodologies. |
| National
Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities |
A
free public service that provides information on planning,
designing, funding, building, improving, and maintaining
schools. |
| PARENTING
(EDUCATION, NETWORKING, SUPPORT) |
| The
Center for Effective Discipline |
Center
for Effective Discipline has information about corporal
punishment and other options. |
| Kids
Help Online |
National
website for parents and youth providing information about
resources for children and teenagers by geographical location.
Kids Chat Rooms (monitored), National Hotlines, and online
advice. |
| Family
Research Laboratory |
Research-based
information on disciplining children, corporal punishment,
spanking, and effects on behavior. |
| University
of Missouri Outreach and Extension |
Practical
advice and some research-based information on family related
topics such as discipline. |
| The
Administration for Children and Families |
Parent
educators can search this site for fact sheets and information
about different health and human services agencies, such
as Head Start, Children's Bureau, etc. |
| Colorado
Parent Information and Resource Center |
Parent
involvement, child health and child care information provided
in multiple languages. Links to resources in Colorado and
nationwide. Funded
by the Department of Education's Goals 2000 Educate America
Act. |
| Child & Family
Web Guide |
Created
by the faculty at Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development
at Tufts University, this site evaluates web sites that
contain research-based information about Child Development. |
| Parents
as Teachers National Center, Inc. |
Focuses
on the importance of parental involvement, and also features
training information and a form to fill out to obtain more
information about the project. |
| Center
for Effective Parenting |
A
project of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences,
Arkansas Children's Hospital and Jones Center for Families,
founded by U.S. Department of Education. |
| Parenthood.com |
Parenting,
pregnancy, family, child care and infant resources, provides
baby names and meanings of names. |
| Parents
Place |
This
web site contains lots of parenting tips from parent educators,
as well as other parents, as well as a chat room for parents
to interact with other parents. |
| Kid
Source |
Offers
articles, products, and services related to each specific
age category, as well as links to other sites. Articles,
which are grouped by health, education, recreation, and
parenting, use a five-star rating system. |
| Parenting
Matters |
Features
fresh and informative articles and forums for parents and
non-parents on health related, relationship, success, nutrition
and fitness issues. Parents can also post questions and
recieve answers message boards for the counselors |
| The
National Parenting Center |
Parenting
authorities (doctors, psychologists and parenting experts/authors)
offer advice for parents. The reading rooms or newsletters
are based on age-specific groups, which offer a variety
of advice for children in each stage of development. |
| Sesame
Street Parents |
Produced
by Sesame Street and the Children's Television Network,
this site contains articles for parents on behavior/discipline,
education, family & community, health and safety issues. |
| Family
Fun |
Provided
by Disney Online, this electronic newsletter contains a
variety of parenting advice, recipes, chat rooms, bulletin
boards for parents and learning ideas for parents to work
on with their children. |
| Children,
Youth and Family Consortium |
The
Consortium's Electronic Clearinghouse and Table of Contents
provide links, articles and publications on parenting-related
issues for parents, parent educators, and education personnel,
as well as information about the CYFC. |
| Parent
News |
Brief
parenting articles and tips featuring an overview of parent
related news from the week, movie reviews, and book lists.
Links to educator sites and sites that kids can access
to receive help in homework. |
| Children,
Youth and Families Education and Research Network |
Information
on parent-child relationships, family dynamics, research,
and professional organizations and institutions. Provided
by the National Children, Youth and Families at Risk Initiative. |
| Positive
Parenting |
Features
information on the "Redirecting Children's Behavior" program
sponsored by the International Network for Children and
Families, and contains a list of classes for different
states, as well as an index listing trained trainers in
each state. Provides resources to make parenting effective
and fun. |
| Wonder
Wise Parent |
Offers
credit or non-credit courses online in different areas
of child development for parents and parent educators,
as well as parenting links, news about children, a humor
section, and a section called "Reflections" with
activities designed to help parents reflect on various
parenting related issues. |
| Zero
to Three |
Promote
the healthy development of our nation's infants and toddlers
by supporting and strengthening families, communities,
and those who work on their behalf. |
| KidsHealth
- Parents |
Created
by The Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health
Media, KidsHealth provides families with accurate, up-to-date
a wide array of topics about medical, emotional, and developmental
issues of children and their families. |
| Talk
With Your Kids |
A
national initiative by Children Now and the Kaiser Family
Foundation to encourage parents to talk with their children
earlier and more often about tough issues like sex , HIV/AIDS
, violence , alcohol , and drug abuse. |
| Child
Development Institute |
Numerous
articles and information. |
| SAFETY |
| U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission |
CPSC
is an independent federal regulatory agency that helps
keep families safe by reducing risks of consumer products. |
| National
Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care |
Promotion
of health & safety in out-of-home child care settings.
It is funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of
the US Department of Health & Human Services. |
| FEMA
for Kids |
The
Federal Emergency Management Agency is a federal agency
in charge of helping people before and after disasters.
This site relates this information for kids. |
| Safe
USA |
Practical
information about safety at home, in the school and the
community, on the move and at work. |
| Safety
Tips for Sleeping Babies |
Simple
safety tips to prevent SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)
from US Consumer Product Safety Commission. |
| SEXUALITY |
| The
Alan Guttmacher Institute |
Research,
policy and practical information covering teen pregnancy,
sexual behavior, abortion, abstinence and related topics. |
| SOCIAL
SERVICES |
| Virginia
Department of Social Services |
Web
site for Virginia Department of Social Services. |
| STATE
of VIRGINIA LEGISLATION |
| Virginia
Information Providers Network |
VIPNet
is a state agency that assists other Virginia government
entities in providing information services via the Internet. |
| TEACHING |
| Center
for the Study of Teaching and Policy (CTP) |
A
consortium of several major universities, focused on the
system-wide improvement of learning and teaching and the
development of a highly capable, committed teaching force. |
| TECHNOLOGY
(Education, Internet Safety, etc.) |
| Center
for Children and Technology |
Investigates
the roles that technology can play in improving teaching
and learning inside and outside the classroom. |
| GetNetWise |
Information
for parents to educate themselves and their children about
how to use the Internet safely. |
| ChildNet
International |
Works
on behalf of access, awareness. |
| TEENS & ADOLESCENTS |
| Focus
Adolescent Services |
Resources,
support and information for teens and family. |
| National
Middle School Association |
Research
and practical information covering peer relationships,
teen development issues, comprehensive school health programs
and more. |
| Children,
Youth and Families Education and Research Network |
Information
on parent-child relationships, family dynamics, research,
and professional organizations and institutions. Provided
by the National Children, Youth and Families at Risk Initiative. |
| ChannelOne |
Community
that brings together young people from around the globe
to learn about and discuss everything that's on their minds
-- from issues in the news to what happens in school. |
| Teen
Matters |
Contains
information on various topics relevant to teenagers. |
| TeensHealth |
Provides
teens and families with accurate, up-to-date, and jargon-free
health information they can use. |
| American
Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry |
The
Facts For Families section is of special interest to parent
educators and to parents. It contains articles/fact sheets
related to a variety of concerns, such as manic depression,
sleep problems, eating disorders, etc. |
| American
Counseling Association |
Research
articles on causes, prevention and treatment of depression,
children and adolescents, as well as many other mental
health topics. |
| American
Psychological Association (D) |
Research-based
articles and practical information on depression in middle
childhood and adolescents and other topics. |
| Young
Positive Pregnancy Online |
Support,
Information and Resources for Young Parents and Teen Pregnancy. |
| Texas
Youth Commission |
Directory
of Programs, references, resources dedicated to the prevention
of child and adolescent problems and the promotion of youth
development. (Long list of linked articles.) |
| TWINS & MULTIPLES |
| National
Organization of Mothers of Twins Clubs, Inc. |
This
site is for mothers of twins, triplets or other multiple
birth children. It contains information/tips of specific
interest to these mothers, lists products and publications
for parents of multiple birth children, and serves as a
clearinghouse for information about local chapters of "twin
clubs." |
| Twin
Stuff |
Large
online community for twins, multiples and their families. |
| TwinsList |
This
list is intended for discussion of all aspects of twins
and supertwins (triplets, quadruplets,...). |
| Marvelous
Multiples |
Dedicated
to providing education and information for expectant parents
of twins, triplets and other multiples. We are also a resource
for health care professionals, providing specialized materials
for multiple birth education. |
| VOLUNTEERING |
| ServeNet |
Website
on service and volunteering, with a large database of volunteer
opportunities throughout America. |
| Volunteer
Match |
Online
service that helps interested volunteers get involved with
community service organizations throughout the United States. |
| UN
Volunteers Online |
Connects
organizations working in or focused on developing countries
with a diverse, abundant pool of people from all over the
world with a variety of talents and expertise. |
| Youth
Service America |
A
resource center that partners with thousands of organizations
committed to increasing the quality and quantity of volunteer
opportunities for young people in America, ages 5-25, to
serve locally, nationally, and globally. |
