I.
The 2007 Top Ten MERA Web Links:
- http://www.aera.net/
Gives most information about the American
Educational Research Association, meetings, divisions etc. See
member's web sites below for special information.
- http://treas-secure.state.mi.us/meritaward/meritindex.htm
Gives MEAP scores and most other MEAP information.
- http://www.edweek.org/
Gives complete information on Education Week
and most past issues of national ieducational nterest. A free
automatic online update of top weekly educational headlines can be obtained
at: http://www.edweek.org/register/register.cfm?mode=enews
- http://www.ascd.org/
This ASCD
or American Association for Curriculum Development Site gives complete
information on the association, trainings available, publications, and
numerous online updates.
- http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/kappan.htm
This Phi
Delta Kappa site provides past issues, membership and publication
information.
- http://www.middlecities.org/
Middle Cities Education Association
is a collaboration of 33 Michigan urban
districts, includes legislative updates, current issues, personnel etc.
- http://www.edzone.net/~mascd/
MASCD or
Michigan Association for Curriculum
Development
This site provides a wide range of
information on most of the current issues of most interest to public
school educators.
- http://www.ses.standardandpoors.com/
Gives The Standard and Poor evaluations of Michigan schools.
- http://www.gomasa.org/
Michigan Association of School Administrators or
MASA - this site provides information of interest to principals and
superintendents.
- http://www.masb.org/
Michigan Association of School boards or MASB
tells conferences, materials, legislation and resources of special
interest to Michigan parents and school board members
II.
Member Web Links. The
space below is provided for recent MERA members to share their favorite research
and achievement related web sites. Recent
MERA Members are those that have attended a MERA conference in the past 4 years. MERA neither supports nor
opposes any of these websites, these only represent the opinions of the people
writing them. We encourage YOU to
go to the end of this page to see how to submit your own favorite websites OR to
make corrections, register concerns, etc.
¨Sites
suggested by Kim Good - kgood@tband.net - a
former MERA board member.
1. http://pareonline.net/
Practical Assessment, Research and Evaluation (PARE) is an on-line
journal supported, in part, by the Department
of Measurement, Statistics, and Evaluation at the University of Maryland,
College Park. Its purpose is to provide education professionals access to
refereed articles that can have a positive impact on assessment, research,
evaluation, and teaching practice, especially at the Local Education level.
2. http://cresst96.cse.ucla.edu/
The UCLA Center for the Study of Evaluation (CSE) and National Center
for Research on Evaluation Standards, and Student Testing (CREEST) have been
on the forefront of efforts to improve the quality of education and learning
in America. CSE/CRESST has pioneered 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. The website has
available reports, policy briefs and newsletters published through the Center.
3. http://www.horizon-research.com/
Horizon Research, Inc. (HRI) is a private research firm located in
Chapel Hill, North Carolina specializing in work related to science and
mathematics education. National level reports on the status of science and
mathematics education are available to be downloaded from this site.
Additionally, papers from conferences are accessible as well as
instrumentation (e.g., surveys) used to collect data.
4. http://nces.ed.gov/
NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data
that are related to education in the United States and other nations. A number
of different reports and statistics are available from this website including
the Nation’s Report Card (NAEP data).
5. http://www.relnetwork.org/
The
network of 10 Regional Educational Laboratories (RELs), serving geographic
regions that span the nation, works to ensure that those involved in
educational improvement at the local, state, and regional levels have access
to the best available information from research and practice.
In addition to serving a geographic region of the nation, each of the
10 Regional Educational Laboratories has a designated specialty area where it
takes national leadership (e.g., standards-based instructional practice,
technology, educational leadership). This
website contains information on the products and services available by the
labs as well as links to each of the RELs.
¨Sites suggested by Sam Ewing –SamEwing@aol.com A past MERA President and current educational consultant.
Sam has worked for the past 35 plus years helping teachers and
administrators use data to improve student learning.
1. www.makingstandardswork.com
The mission of the Center for Performance Assessment is to improve student achievement
by building the knowledge and skills of educators and school leaders. The
Center is a great source of professional development and supporting materials
in the areas of standards, assessment, and accountability.
2.
www.aasa.org/reporting/
This site, well hidden at the American
Association of School Administrators, is an excellent site to see
exemplary reporting practices from around the country for NCLB. The site includes numerous hot links to examples and
resources at State and District websites.
3. www.ecs.org
The Education
Commission of the States (ECS) is an interstate compact created in
1965 to improve public education by facilitating the exchange of information,
ideas and experiences among state policymakers and education leaders.
Follow the NCLB links to find how each state stands in implementing the
numerous components of NCLB. ECS
creates unique opportunities to build partnerships, share information and
promote the development of policy based on available research and strategies.
4. www.SchoolResults.org
- The School
Information Partnership is a public-private collaboration designed to
empower parents, educators and policymakers to use the No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
data to make informed decisions and improve school results. Standard &
Poor's created the website which includes a suite of interactive analytical
tools from Standard & Poor's School Evaluation Services and the National
Center for Educational Accountability.
5.
www.doe.state.in.us/asap/welcome.html
Indiana Department of Education designed
this website to assist Indiana school communities in their efforts to improve
education. The data and resource information provided can be used by all
stakeholders to make informed decisions that have a positive impact on student
achievement. This website
provides an example of all the pieces in one place – Data, School
Improvement, Standards and Benchmarks, Curriculum Resource materials,
Accountability, and Etc.
¨How
to submit a favorite link:
- Look
at the very first 5 favorite links listed above by Kim Good or Sam Ewing.
Follow this format.
- Specific
formatting issues are:
- Use
up to 3 lines (Arial Narrow type face size 12) to describe yourself.
- First
list the website address - note it works best if you load the website and
copy the address.
- Put
the name of the web site sponsor in bold letters.
- Tell
what it is in the website and how it is helpful for gaining understanding
about educational research, evaluation, and student achievement issues.
- Type
your material up in Microsoft Word, submitting no more than 5 web sites with
no more than 4 lines (Arial narrow size 12) per website.
It is usually better to start with 1 or 2 sites.
- Email/attach
the word file to lschafte@hotmail.com
- Be
patient, with a limited budget, it may take a month for volunteers to find
the time to read, approve and enter your material.
- MERA
may remove favorite links after 2 years if they are not updated or if
members become inactive.
¨Send
comments/suggestions to:
lschafte@hotmail.com
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