Kraus Curriculum Development Library

kcdlonline is a searchable database providing curriculum information on a variety of subjects covered in PreK-12 and Adult Basic Education. kcdlonline provides you with a direct link to the curricula (2000 - present) and contact information on the agencies that issue the curricula.

Online full text content 2000 - present
Citations to microfiche holdings 1983- 1999 (KCDL fiche is on the 3rd floor LB1570 .C8918)

State departments of education
http://www.ccsso.org/chief_state_school_officers/state_education_agencies/index.cfm

Oregon Public Education Network O.P.E.N.
http://www.openc.k12.or.us/index.html

Excellent site for Oregon School Reform materials; links to content standards, benchmarks, CIM requirements, PASS requirements, assessment samples, etc.

Professional Association Curriculum & Standards Sources

National Association for Music Education
http://www.menc.org/

•  Position Statement on Early Childhood Education
• The K-12 National Standards, PreK Standards, and What They Mean to Music Educators
• What Students Should Know and Be Able to Do in the Arts

National Council of Teachers of English
http://www.ncte.org/

• Standards for the English Language Arts
  Links to standards as well as pages offering discussion and background on their development.
• Read Write Think

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
http://www.nctm.org/

• Principles and Standards for School Mathematics
• NCTM Illuminations
  "Gateway to Standards-Based Mathematics Educaiton". Includes links to lesson plans, multimedia teaching units, selected web resources, reflective teaching materials.

National Council for the Social Studies
http://www.ncss.org/

• Curriculum Standards for Social Studies: Expectations of Excellence
  Introductory sections excerpted from the full-length standards publication. (Expectations of excellence : curriculum standards for social studies available in PSU Library -- LB1584 .E97 1994

National Art Education Association
http://www.naea-reston.org/index.html

• Visual Arts Education: Setting an Agenda for Improving Student Learning
  

National Science Teachers Association
http://www.nsta.org/

• National Science Education Standards
  Online full text edition of the standards

NCATE Constituent Organizations
http://www.ncate.org/ncate/conslist.htm

The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education is an umbrella organization whose constituent members include many professional educator associations including the subject-related organizations. This list may lead you to an organization's web site and to standards and curriculum developed by that organization.

Compendium of K12 Benchmarks and Standards
A nice site maintained by the Mid-continent Regional Education Lab

PSU Library has a copy of this volume shelved in the Reference collection:
(LB 3060.83 .K46 2000)

Education World's Links to Standards
A listing of content areas with links to standards articulated by the subject area
national organizations.

The Gateway to Educational Materials
http://www.thegateway.org/

Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plans portal
http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/index.shtml

Blue Web'n
http://www.kn.packbell.com/wired/bluewebn

Curricular Resources
http://www.cis.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum

EdSitement
http://edsitement.neh.gov

Educational Resources and Lesson Plans
http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/edres.htm

     Ebscohost ERIC version <http://search.epnet.com/login.asp?profile=education>
             
                      Dept of Education's ERIC server

     Online ERIC Thesaurus to assist in developing search vocabulary <http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/Home.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=Thesaurus&_nfls=false>

Overview of searching ERIC

Vikat
Books, journals, government documents, and other holdings in PSU Library

Subject headings for books about teaching and pedagogy in specific subject areas follow this pattern:

specific topic -- study and teaching (educational level); examples:

language arts -- study and teaching--primary
mathematics -- study and teaching--elementary
social sciences -- study and teaching --secondary
biology--study and teaching--higher

Evaluating Web Resources
http://www2.widener.edu/Wolfgram-Memorial-Library/webevaluation/webeval.htm