Academic, Professional, Governmental, & Public Service Agencies & Associations
EDUCATION
Federal, State, and City
US Department of Education
Federal Resource Center for Special Education
Education Commission of the States
National Governors' Association Center for Best Practices: Education and the States
National Governors' Association Center for Best Practices: Early Childhood Education
Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)
ISBE Special Education
ISBE Special Education: Early Childhood
Links to Illinois Schools and Organizations
Cook County Suburban Regional Office of Education
Chicago Public Schools (CPS)
Specialized Professional Associations (SPAs) Standards for Teaching and Learning)
Early Childhood Education National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)*
Midwest AEYC (MWAEYC)
Illinois AEYC (ILAEYC)
Chicago Metro AEYC (CAEYC)
Zero to Three: National Center on Infants & Toddlers for Parents & Professionals
World Association for Infant Mental Health
Illinois Association for Infant Mental Health
Ounce of Prevention
Center for Early Childhood Leadership
National Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (INCCRRA)
INCCRRA: Illinois Director Credential*
Center for Career Development in Early Care and Education
Center for the Childcare Workforce
Organizations Geared Toward Private Child Care Providers National Child Care Association*
National Association of Child Care Professionals*
PSO/Illinois Child Care Association
Association of Professional Child Care Educators
Elementary Education Association for Childhood Education International*
National School-Age Care Alliance
National Asociation of Elementary School Principals
Middle School Education National Middle School Association
Secondary Education National Asociation of Secondary School Principals
Illinois High School Association
Center for Adolescent Studies
Special Education Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
CEC: Division for Early Childhood (DEC)*
Illinois CEC: Division for Early Childhood
Council of Educators for Students with Disabilities
National Clearinghouse for Professions in Special Education
Other Professional Organizations and Unions Council of Chief State School Officers*
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards*
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Alliance of Work/Life Professionals
National Education Association
Illinois Education Association
American Federation of Teachers
Illinois Federation of Teachers
National Alliance of Black School Educators
Early Childhood Initiatives and Research Build Initiative --Multistate partnership to improve early care and education
Illinois Early Learning Project
International Society for Infant Studies
National Institute for Early Childhood Research
Basic Skills and Content Area SPAs International Reading Association*
National Institute for Literacy
National Council of Teachers of English*
Illinois Association of Teachers of English
American Library Association
Reading Pathfinder
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
National Council for the Social Studies*
National Council for History Education
Organization of American Historians
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics*
National Science Teachers Association*
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education
The National Academies: Center for Education
Illinois Math & Science Academy: Center for Problem-Based Learning
International Society for Technology in Education*
Fine Arts National Art Education Association*
Americans for the Arts
Arts Education Partnership
Urban Gateways Center for Arts Education
National Association for Music Education*
Physical Education American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
Illinois Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
National Association for Sport and Physical Education*
PE Central
Health and Safety The National Academies
National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
Institute of Medicine
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Child Life Council
American Medical Association
American Academy of Pediatrics
National Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition
Healthy Steps for Young Children Program
Bright Futures: Health Supervision from Birth through Adolescence
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Global, Multicultural, and Bilingual Education Council for Global Education
National Association for Multicultural Education
National Association for Bilingual Education
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Illinois Association for Multilingual Multicultural Edication
Multicultural Center for Research and Practice
McGraw-Hill: Multicultural SuperSite
Equity, Justice, and Children At-Risk Human Rights, Advocacy and Underrepresented Groups and Special Populations
National Coalition for Equity in Education
Educational Equity Concepts
Consortium for Equity in Standards and Testing
National Council for Urban Peace and Justice
Network of Educators on the Americas
National Center for Children in Poverty
World Bank Group: Early Child Development
Early Head Start National Resource Center
Department of Health and Human Services: Head Start Bureau
National Head Start Association
Illinois Head Start Association
National Even Start Family Literacy Association
Early Childhood Quality Network
Special Needs US Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
US Office of Special Education Programs
Federal Interagency Coordinating Council
US Dept. of Education Office for Civil Rights
National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research
National Alliance Of The Disabled (NAOTD)
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
National Directory of Children, Youth, and Families Services
Academy for Educational Development: Disabilities Studies and Services Center
Family Village: Global Community of Disability-Related Resources
National Organization for Rare Disorders
Family & Advocates Partnership for Education
The Association for Social Justice and Human Rights (TASH): Illinois
American Association on Mental Retardation
The Arc of the United States: National Organization on Mental Retardation
President's Committee on Mental Retardation
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Learning Disabilities Association of America
International Dyslexia Association
Attention Deficit Disorder Association
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice: Improving Services to Children and Youth with Emotional and Behavioral Problems
Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies
National Association of the Deaf
Gallaudet University
National Federation of the Blind
Perkins School for the Blind
Illinois Advocates for the Deaf-Blind
Autism Society of America
Cure Autism Now Foundation
National Down Syndrome Association
Sickle Cell Disease Association of America
Epilepsy Foundation of America
United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Chicago
Spina Bifida Association of America
Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus
National Spinal Cord Injury Association
AIDS Education Global Information System
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation
Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Association of America
National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Muscular Dystrophy Association
March of Dimes
Illinois Resources Council for Disability Rights
Family Resource Center on Disabilities
StarNet
Project Choices
Gifted/Talented National Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development
National Association for Gifted Children
Gifted Child Society
Illinois Association for Gifted Children
Gifted Development Center
Odyssey of the Mind --Creative Problem-Solving Competitions
Odyssey of the Mind State Affiliates
Learning Labs Stanford Learning Lab
Phi Delta Kappa International
New Horizons for Learning
21st Century Learning Initiative
Foundations
Aims Education Foundation
George Lucas Educational Foundation
McCormick Tribune Foundation
Kohl Foundation
United Way
Annie E. Casey Foundation
McArthur Foundation
Carnegie Corporation
Annenberg Foundation
Pew Charitable Trusts
Spencer Foundation
Arthur Vining Davis Foundation
Foundations with Educational Funding in the USA
Progressive/Child-Centered Center for Dewey Studies
Jean Piaget Society
Pedagogy Association of Constructivist Teaching
Association for Direct Instruction
Ethics and Conflict Resolution Educators for Social Responsibility
Peace Education Foundation
National Center for Conflict Resolution Education
Conflict Resolution in Education Network
Character Education Partnership
Association for Moral Education
Bureau for Essential Ethics Education
One World, Our World: Global Education and Conflict Resolution
Educational Improvement The Education Resource Institute
Education International
Enabling Education Network
Institute for Student Achievement
Best Practices in Education
National Center on Education and the Economy
Child Development National Academy for Child Development
Society for Research in Child Development
Society for Research on Adolescence
National Black Child Development Institute
National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education
Play International Association for the Child's Right to Play
American Association for the Child's Right to Play
Association for Play Therapy
The Theraplay Institute
National Lekotek Center
Families: Parents as Partners in Education Alliance for Parental Involvement in Education
Families and Work Institute
Family Research Council
National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education
National Parent Information Network
National Parent Information Network Illinois
Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights
National PTA
PTO Today
PSYCHOLOGY
American Psychological Association (APA)
APA Divisions
APA: The Center for Psychology in Schools and Education
American Psychiatric Association
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards
International School Psychology Association
National Association of School Psychologists
National and International Psychological Associations
State APA and NASP Affiliates
Illinois Psychological Association
Illinois School Psychologists Association
American Psychological Society
British Psychological Society
National Academy of Neuropsychology
American Academy of Neurology
Dana Foundation
Society for Psychophysiological Research
Society for Neuroscience
Cognitive Neuroscience
Society
Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience
Cognitive Science Society
Center for the Psychology of Abilities, Competencies, and Expertise (PACE Center) at Yale
Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
International Society for the Study of Individual Differences
Society for Research on Identity Formation
Stanford Psychology Department
National Institute of Relationship Enhancement
American Sociological Association
American Counseling Association
National Institute of Mental Health
World Association for Infant Mental Health
Illinois Association for Infant Mental Health
International Society on Infant Studies
Pediatric Mental Health
International Society for Child and Play Therapy
The Theraplay Institute of Chicago
American Psychoanalytic Association
American Psychotherapy Assocation
RESEARCH
American Educational Research Association
AERA Divisions
National Research and Development Centers
National Research Council
American Evaluation Association
MidContinent Research for Education and Learning
North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
Northwest Regional Education Lab
Southwest Educational Development Lab
US Office of Educational Research and Improvement
National Center for Education Statistics
Bureau of Educational Research
British Educational Research Association
Scottish Council for Research in Education
Association for Institutional Research
Institute for Research on Learning
Educational Research Network
Illinois State Board of Education Research & Statistics
Consortium on Chicago School Research
National Council on Measurement in Education
Center for Research on Education, Diversity, and Excellence
Educational Research Service
Educational Testing Service
National Opinion Research Center
American Association for Public Opinion Research
Public Agenda Online
Grounded Theory Institute
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Applied Research Ethics National Association
ADMINISTRATION & SUPERVISION
Early Childhood and School-Age Child Care Center for Early Childhood Leadership
Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies --INCCRRA
Midwest Center for Non-Profit Leadership: Forum for Early Early Childhood Organization and Leadership Development
Wheelock College Institute for Leadership and Career Initiatives
US Dept. of Health & Human Services Administration for Children and Families: Child Care Bureau
National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
National Child Care Information Center
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
National Child Care Association
National Network for Child Care
Action for Children --Formerly Day Care Action Council of Illinois
National School-Age Child Care Alliance (NSACA)
Illinois School-Age Child Care Network (ISACCN)
Ecumenical Child Care Network
Child Care Coalition of Lake County
Winnetka Alliance for Early Childhood
Public and Charter Schools Council of Chief State School Officers
National Policy Board for Educational Administration (NPBEA)
Educational Leadership Constituent Council
American Association of School Administrators
National Association of Elementary School Principals
National Association of Secondary School Principals
Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC)
National School Boards Association
Illinois Association of School Boards
USDE Charter Schools
The Edison Project --Privately Managed Public Schools
Private/Independent Schools National Association of Independent Schools
National Independent Private Schools Association
National Private Schools Association Group
Montessori Organizations
Association of Waldorf Schools of North America
Chicago Sudbury School --Sudbury Democratic Model
Summerhill School (UK) --A.S. Neill's Free School
British Schools of America
Accreditation NAEYC Accreditation Division: National Academy of Early Childhood Programs
National Association of Child Care Professionals
Professional Administrator National Credential Program
NCCA: National Early Childhood Program Accreditation
NSACA: School-Age Accreditation
Leadership Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Academy for Educational Development
Education Leaders Council
Institute for Educational Leadership
Institute for Transformative Leadership
National Governors' Association Center for Best Practices: School Leadership
School Improvement National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools, and Teaching
Annenberg Institute for School Reform
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
Fordham Foundation: K-12 Education Reform
Center for School Reform
Management National Academy of Public Administration: Center for Human Resource Management
Academy of Management Online
The Deming Institute
Human Resources Society for Human Resource Management ,
Human Resource Planning Society
National Human Resources Association
International Association for Human Resource Information Management
Public Relations National School Public Relations Association
Policy Education Commission of the States
Consortium for Policy Research in Education
Education Policy and Leadership Center
Center on Education Policy
AACTE Education Policy Clearinghouse
State Early Childhood Policy Leadership Forum
Essential Schools
Human Rights, Civil Rights, and Anti-Discrimination Equity, Justice, and Children At-Risk Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
U.S. Fund for Unicef
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Council on Foreign Relations
Chicago Council on Foreign Relations
Amnesty International
Amnesty International USA: Human Rights Education
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Educator's Network
Human Rights Resource Network
People's Movement for Human Rights Education
US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Department of Justice: Civil Rights Division
HUD: Office Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
Illinois Department of Human Rights
Cook County Human Rights Commission
The Association for Social Justice and Human Rights (TASH)
Human and Civil Rights Organizations of America
CivilRights.org: A Social Justice Network
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Anti-Defamation League
Americans for Indian Opportunity
Washington Office on Latin America
Advocacy Equity, Justice, and Children At-Risk National Association of Child Advocates
National Children's Advocacy Center
National Coalition Building Institute
Child Welfare League of America
The Urban Institute
National Court Appointed Special Advocates
Civitas --Chicago based Initiative
Civnet --Civitas International
Children's Defense Fund
The Future of Children
America Tomorrow
Children Now
I Am Your Child
Voices for Illinois Children
Charter for Illinois Children
Child Trauma Academy
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect
National Council on Child Abuse and Family Violence
Parent and Child Advocacy Coalition of Canada
Central Missouri Child Child Advocacy Law Center --Resource Links
Advocacy for Children --Web Site Resources
Employment and Anti-Discrimination US Department of Labor
Illinois Department of Labor
US Occupational Safety and Health Administration
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Consumer Protection Federal Trade Commission
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Federal Consumer Information Center: Recalls
Illinois Department of Public Health: Children's Product Safety --Product Recalls Impacting the Safety of Children (Required Reading in Illinois for Child Care Center Directors)
Better Business Bureau
TEACHER EDUCATION
State Education Agencies National Association of State Boards of Education
Links to State Education Agencies
Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)
Teacher Ed Accreditation National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
NCATE Electronic Exhibit Rooms
Eastern Illinois University: NCATE 2000 Electronic Exhibit Room
Illinois State University: NCATE Electronic Exhibit Room
University of Illinois at Springfield: Preparing for Accreditation
Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC)
Certification and Standards National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC)
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS)
Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC)
National Association for Alternative Certification
Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE): Professional Preparation, Certification and Certificate Renewal
ISBE: State Teacher Certification Board
Teacher Education and Liberal Arts American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
Association of Teacher Educators
National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators
American Associate Degree Early Childhood Educators
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC): Teacher Education Division
CEC Illinois Teacher Education Division
Association for Teacher Education in Europe
Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges for Teacher Education
Council of Colleges of Liberal Arts and Sciences
National Center for Research on Teacher Learning
Association of Math Teacher Educators
International Organizations International Bureau of Education
International Study Association for Teachers and Teaching
Education, Teaching, and Learning National Center for Education Information
National Commission on Teaching and America's Future
ETS: Teaching and Learning Division
Educational Policy Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy (CTP)
Education Policy Institute
Restructuring and Reform National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools, and Teaching
Center for Educational Renewal
The Center for Education Reform
National Clearinghouse for Comprehensive School Reform
The Education Trust
Association for Educational Development
Excellence and Accountability National Partnership for Excellence and Accountability in Teaching
National Council on Teacher Quality
Council of Learned Societies in Education
Psychology in Education National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology
Association for the Teaching of Psychology
APA Division 2: Society for the Teaching of Psychology
APA Division 15: Educational Psychology
APA Division 16: School Psychology
Teaching Educational Psychology Special Interest Group (SIG) of the American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Midwest Association of Teachers of Educational Psychology (MATEP)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
International Association for Continuing Education and Training --Authorizes providers of continuing education units (CEUs)
Council for Adult and Experiential Learning
National Staff Development Council
Holmes Partnership
Academy of Human Resource Development
Association for Experiential Education
International Association for Continuing Education and Training
International Society for Performance Improvement
The Organization Development Institute
NAEYC Professional Development Division
Teach the Teachers Collaborative
Skylight Professional Development
Lightspan
Council for Professional Recognition --Child Development Associate (CDA)
National Institute on Out-of-School Time --Professional Development for Providers of School-Age Programs
Chicago MOST --Making the Most of "Out-of-School-Time" (School-Age)
The Center Online: Resources for Teaching and Learning
STARnet
Chicago Public Schools Instructional Intranet: CPS Teachers Academy Training & Tutorials Online
Chicago Teacher's Center
North Cook Intermediate Service Center
Yale-New Haven Teacher's Institute
Education By Design: A Resource for Educators
Teachscape
Illinois Math & Science Academy: Offerings for Educators
Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy
Psychology Continuing Education
ADULT LEARNING
US Dept. of Education Office of Vocational and Adult Education
American Society for Training and Development
American Association for Adult and Continuing Education
Council for Basic Education
National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy
National School-to-Work Learning Center
National Center for Research in Vocational Education
National Association of Industrial and Technical Teacher Educators
Learning Resources Network (LERN): Training and Consulting in Lifelong Learning
Lifelong Learning in the UK
Raising Quality and Achievement Programme: Supporting the Further Education Sector in the UK
National Grid for Learning in the UK
HIGHER EDUCATION
Federal Organizations US Dept. of Education Office of Postsecondary Education
National Institute on Postsecondary Education, Libraries, and Lifelong Learning
National Postsecondary Education Cooperative
Higher Ed Accreditation Council for Higher Education Accreditation
National Accrediting Organizations
Regional Accrediting Organizations
Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Specialized and Professional Accrediting Organizations
Professional State Higher Education Executive Officers
American Association of University Administrators
American Association of University Professors
National Association of Scholars
American Federation of Teachers Higher Education Department
American Association of University Women
National Association of Women in Education: Advancing Women in Higher Ed
Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education
International International Association of Universities
Institute for International Education
Higher Education Development International
Global Higher Education Exchange
United Nations Education, Scientific, & Cultural Organization: Education
UK Association of University Teachers
American American Association for Higher Education
American Association of Community Colleges
Association of American Colleges and Universities
Association of American Universities
American Council on Education
American Council of Trustees and Alumni
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Illinois Community College Board
Illinois Articulation Initiative: ITransfer.org
Public American Association of State Colleges and Universities
National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges
Private
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
Council of Independent Colleges
Foundation for Independent Higher Education
Council for Christian Colleges and Universities
Higher Education Partnerships Illinois University Center of Lake County --Partnership of Illinois Public and Private Colleges and Universities
Multi-University Center --Oak Brook, Illinois
West Suburban Higher Education Consortium
Illinois Satellite Network
Associated Colleges of Illinois
Library Library of Congress Online Catalog
ILLINET Online --Illinois
Library Computer Systems Organization (ILCSO), resource sharing system, with
holdings of public & college libraries in Illinois
Policy Analysis Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis
Institute for Higher Education Policy
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education
Research Association for the Study of Higher Education
Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education
Stanford Institute for Higher Education Research
Higher Education Research Institute
Institute for Research on Higher Education
Scholarship Society for Academic Freedom and Scholarship
Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Higher Ed
Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
Center for Teaching Excellence
Improvement National Center for Postsecondary Improvement
Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Ed
Council for Advancement and Support of Education
Law Council on Law in Higher Education
Adult and Accelerated Learning in Higher Education Adult Learning
Consortium for the Advancement of Adult Higher Education
Council for Adult and Experiential Learning
Center for the Study of Accelerated Learning
Schools with Accelerated Programs in Higher Education Nationwide
Post-Secondary Education Technology EduCause .edu Domain Name Registration & Management (for US Accredited Post-Secondary Institutions)
Distance Education United States Distance Learning Association
American Distance Education Consortium
Distance Learning Resource Network
Distance Learning on the Net
Distance Education Clearinghouse
International Distance Learning Course Finder
Equity in Higher Ed Alliance for Equity in Higher Education
GEAR UP Chicago --Dept of Ed federally funded program that encourages students in high-need Chicago Public Schools to
"Gain Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs"
Association on Higher Education and Disability
Service Learning AAHE: Service Learning Project
AACC: Service Learning Clearinghouse
AmeriCorps
Graduate Schools and Future Faculty Council of Graduate Schools
Preparing Future Faculty
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