| Vol. I,
No. 1 |
Oct.
20th, 2000 |
Links to Learning & Education On-Line
The amount of info on the web
is enormous, as anyone who's ever tried to run a search can attest
to. And, to put it all in context, best estimates say that
only a fraction, maybe 20 - 40 % of what's out there is actually
making its way to the search engines.
Well ...
Here at DownStreet, we'd like to try to
help. So each issue, we post a few links in House & Home
to sites that might interest you. Sometimes the links will
be related to one another ... sometimes we'll just
offer up a somewhat random sampling. In either case, we
think we might be able to help you find the kind of site you've
been looking for.
Of course, while we can't vouch for the fact
that every link we provide will be of interest to everyone, we do
our best to filter out the noise and the bustle. ...
We hope you enjoy the following sites as much
as we do..
A Few Links to Vermont School
Sites ...
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K-12 Schools in Vermont
This page is about as simple as it comes ... a listing of links to K-12
school web sites in Vermont. It also includes links to District &
Supervisory Union Websites.
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What you'll find when you do greatly depends on which schools or supervisory
union sites you visit. But in the sampling we tried, there were pages
of links to other sites and tons of documents. Some examples?
Student newsletters and projects, including web projects ... information
about planning & curriculum ... links to info on school board or bond
votes ... and lots more.
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If you're at all curious about what's going on in your schools, this site is
the place to start. And if you're concerned about what's going on in
the schools, you have no excuse for not visiting. Rating: ***** [5
stars]
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Vermont Education Clearinghouse
This is the title of the page, but it's actually the State's Dept. of
Education main page. Here, you'll find lots of stuff of interest,
beginning with the Vermont Education Matters
sub-site, which provides everything from a full-text version of the Vermont
School Report, to Home Study Guidelines ,to Act 117 -- the Comprehensive
System Of Educational Services And The Educational Support System. {We
know. Act 60 gets all the attention.}
In addition to that, the Vermont Education Matters sub-site
also includes a 2000 Legislative Summary, the Vermont Interactive
Learning Network, the Department of Education Safe Schools Initiatives,
Accountability Rules, and much more ... while the main Clearinghouse page
also offers info an Action Planning Guide for citizens and educators developing school improvement
strategies ... a School Improvement Support Guide which allows you to select specific assessment data and then
produce graphs based on your selections ... and the Vermont Framework of Standards & Learning Opportunities
which covers curriculum & methods requirements ... as well as info on
Vermont School-to-Work and a Vermont Performance Assessment Resource Bank.
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So, you say you're interested in our schools? Then this site is a
must. Rating ***** [5 stars].
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Web
66 / Mustang: Select your Destinations
The title of this page sounds a bit strange, but if you're an educator,
you're probably familiar with Web 66 -- the U. Minnesota site which has been
at the forefront of trying to help integrate the web into the K12
curriculum.
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This particular page is on their 'Mustang' server -- a 'vehicle' which
allows teachers and others interested to use it to find info on different
parts of the curriculum. The major link categories are: Art &
Music, Language Arts, Languages, Physical Education & Health, Math,
Media, K-12 Resources, Science, & Social Science. Click on any of
the links and you'll find yourself at another page offering up anywhere from
dozens to more than a hundred links to on-line resources for that area of
the curriculum.
Web 66's Mustang, then, is not intended as anything more
than a "jump" site to get at resources on the internet {kind of
like we try to do on our links pages here at DownStreet.} But
it's impressive lists of solid sites make it well worth the visit ... even
if for your own education. Rating: ****1/2 [4-1/2 stars]
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If you know of any links that you think are
worthwhile, why not send them along to ...
links@downstreetmagazine.com
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If we agree, we'll be happy to include them
in an upcoming issue to pass the word along. ...
Thanks.
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