Education
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Recommended Databases
Academic Search Premier*
A multi-disciplinary database that provides full text for nearly 4,500 journals, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed titles.
American Doctoral Dissertations, 1933-1955
Provides electronic access to the only comprehensive record of dissertations accepted by American universities during that time period.
Book Collection: Nonfiction – (choose specific edition)
Contains informative abstracts and searchable full text for more than 1,290 popular nonfiction books. The database includes high interest titles on animals, weather, holidays, Native Americans, United States, Canada, biographies, civics and more.
Dissertations & Theses Global
Comprehensive global collection of full text dissertations and theses.
EBSCOhost Databases
Search multiple EBSCO databases simultaneously. Custom select any number of databases from the library’s complete list available through EBSCO.
Education Research Complete*
EBSCO’s most comprehensive collection of full-text education journals.
Educational Administrative Abstracts*
Includes bibliographic records covering areas related to educational leadership, management and research.
ERIC*
Indexes education journals and documents with links to full-text ERIC documents.
Films on Demand
A web-based digital video delivery service for streaming over 6000 educational videos from Films Media Group.
Google Scholar
Accesses online journals and institutional repository/ self-submitted scholarly articles.
JSTOR
Access to open and free content only
LexisNexis Academic (now Nexis Uni)
Full text coverage of news, business, law, medicine and general reference.
MAS Ultra – School Edition*
Contains full text for nearly 500 popular, high school magazines, 360 full text reference books, 85,670 biographies, 107,000 primary source documents and image collection.
Middle Search Plus*
Provides full text materials for middle school level research with reading level indicators (Lexiles) assigned.
Primary Search*
Provides full text materials for elementary school research with reading level indicators (Lexiles) assigned.
Professional Development Collection*
Comprehensive and specialized collection of full text education journals designed for professional educators.
Project Muse
Free content only
SAGE Premier
SAGE Journals in Communication Studies, Criminology, Education, Health Sciences, Management & Organization Studies, Materials Science, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and Urban Studies & Planning.
SAGE Knowledge
E-books in the area of Criminal Justice, Social Work, Education, Psychology, etc.
Teacher Reference Center
Provides indexing and abstracts for 280 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist educators.
TeachingBooks.net
TeachingBooks.net includes thousands of resources about fiction and nonfiction books used in the K–12 environment and adds a multimedia dimension to the reading experiences of children’s and young adult books.
The World Factbook
General information about all countries including flag, map, statistical and government information and geography.
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Video Resources
Films on Demand
Multidisciplinary documentary film resource.
Websites
WISCONSIN
Implementation of “No Child Left Behind” in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Best Practices for High Academic Standards
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction – Schools & Educators
Wisconsin Student Assessment System
Educational Communications Board
Wisconsin Historical Society Lesson Plans
NATIONAL
Regional Education Laboratories
National Association of State Boards of Education
ERIC- Education Resources Information Center
State Departments of Education/ Public Instruction
STATISTICS
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction- State Data
National Center for Education Statistics
National Assessment of Educational Progress
Digest of Education Statistics
U.S. Census- Educational Attainment
STANDARDS
Certification Requirments by State
Wisconsin Model Academic Standards
Education World National Standards
TEACHING
ECAP- Early Childhood and Parenting Collaborative
FREE- Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
CLWG- Children’s Literature Web Guide
College Board Standards and Curriculum Alignment Services
Teacher’s Network: Lesson Plans
CCBC- Cooperative Children’s Book Center
MERLOT- Multimedia Online Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
OER- Open Educational Resources Commons
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