additional resources
NCLB Basics for Teachers & Principals
Rene Islas & Carolyn Snowbarger
The following may be helpful in setting up teacher study groups, action research projects, etc. for the purpose of digging deeper into content areas to explore the connection between NCLB requirements and what is being provided in the school curriculum.
Teacher Tools
Marco Polo: Internet Content for the Classroom
http://www.marcopolo-education.org/
Faculty Study Groups:
http://www.nsdc.org/library/publications/jsd/murphy202.cfm
Action Research:
http://www.nsdc.org/library/publications/jsd/glanz203.cfm
Professional Articles
NCLB: Forward by President George W. Bush
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/reports/no-child-left-behind.html
Olson, Lynn "In ESEA Wake, School Data Flowing Forth," Education Week, Dec. 10, 2003.
Web Resources
The Access Center: Improving Outcomes for All Students K-8
http://www.k8accesscenter.org/
The CAST National Center on Accessing General Curriculum
What is Universal Design for Learning?
http://www.cast.org/ncac/index.cfm?i=372
Education Week on the Web
Quality Counts, Count Me In
http://www.edweek.org/sreports/qc04/
Get Results about NCLB
http://www.schoolresults.org/
Teacher Quality Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.ed.gov/nclb/methods/teachers/teachers-faq.html
Learning First Alliance: Strengthening Public Schools for Every Child
http://www.learningfirst.org/publications/nclb/
