Useful Links Page

Local
    East Bay School Districts
        Barrington
        Bristol Warren
        East Providence
        Little Compton
        Middletown
        Newport
        Portsmouth
        Tiverton

State of Rhode Island
       Audubon Society of Rhode Island
        High Expectations for Learning in Middle School Science (HELMSS)
        Northern Rhode Island Collaborative
        Rhode Island Department of Education
                Grade Level Expectations and Spans for Mathematics, Reading and Writing
        Rhode Island College  
        Rhode Island Technical Assistance Project
        RICAT (Rhode Island's Automated School Library System)
        RILINK (Rhode Island's Library Information Network)
        Save the Bay
        Science Literacy Integration Project (SLIP)
        Southern Rhode Island Collaborative
        University of Rhode Island (GEMSNET Project)

National
    Agencies
        CESAME
        Educational Development Center
        Exploratorium Museum
        National Science Foundation
        National Science Resources Center
        National Science Teachers Association
        National Science Teachers Outstanding Science Trade Books
        National Science Education Leadership Association (NSELA)
        TERC
        Horizon's Research Website on Professional Development

    Science Standards
        Benchmarks for Science Literacy
        National Science Education Standards
        Inquiry and The National Science Education Standards
        Science For All Americans
        ScienceNetlinks
        State Standards
        Vermont's Grade Expectations for Science
     Standards for Other Curriculum Areas
        Art Standards
        English/Language Arts Standards
        National Council of Teachers of English
        Geography Standards
        History/Social Studies Standards
        Mathematics Standards
        McREL  (Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning)
            Language arts
            Mathematics
            Science
            Geography
            Economics
        New Standards Performance Standards
            English Language Arts
             Mathematics
             Science
             Social Studies
             Applied Learning
        Social Studies Standards
        Technology Standards

    Other Science Reform Projects
        ASSET
        Bay Area Schools for Excellence in Education (BASEE - San Francisco))
        Colorado Springs Project
        DESERT Project (Tuscon)
        Einstein Project
        El Centro, CA
        Elementary Science Integration Project (ESIP)
        Elementary Science Project (Monroe BOCES)
        HASP (Alabama)
        Local Systemic Change Network (TERC)
        LSC Project Websites
        Mesa Systemic Initiative
        Montgomery County Public School System
        San Francisco Unified School District
        Tapestries Project
        VIPS Project

    Curriculum
        Delta Education
        Event Based Science
        FOSS - Full Option Science System
        FOSS Web
        INSIGHTS
        Science and Technology for Children
        Science and Technology Concepts for Middle School Students
        SEPUP (Science Education for Public Understanding Program)

    Research on Program Effectiveness
        The Center for Science Education (CSE) at Education Development Center, Inc.,
            Has Inquiry Made a Difference? A Synthesis of Research on the Impact of
            Inquiry Science on   Student Outcomes
        Rhode Island College's Science and Literacy Integration Project

    Miscellaneous
        Keystone Science Network at the Franklin Institute
        Life Science Links
        Samples of Web Based Instructional Materials
        Science Kit Instructional Program
        Simply Science

Resources for a Fee
       Reading a-z.com (subscription for leveled reading resources)
        Search-It Science (subscription - $10/6 week trial for trade book bibliography)