Education Topics

General Education

ERIC

This database allows you to search through over 1.1 million citations going back to 1966 and through more than 107,000 academic journal articles about education.

Explorations in Learning and Instruction

This guide provides descriptions and overviews for different theories related to student learning and teacher instruction.

MIT OpenCourseWare

This website provides free access to MIT courses. This includes textbooks, online lectures, and coursework.

US Department of Education

This website provides information on news, statistics, and current policies relating to the education system in the United States.

Early Childhood Education

Database of Award Winning Children's Literature (DAWCL)

This database allows you to search through an index of children's literature books that have won awards across the world.

STEMfinity

This website provides resources for elementary school teachers working with STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering, and math).

Physical Education

The Cooper Institute

This nonprofit organization is dedicated to to promoting life-long health and fitness through scientific research.

CDC - Center for Disease Control

This website provides information official CDC research, tips, and reports.

Educational Technology Clearinghouse

This index provides hyperlinks to databases with information and resources related to physical education and sports media.

HHS - Human Health and Services

The official website for the HHS department provides information about current programs, laws, and grants.

IMBA - International Mountain Bicycling Association

IMBA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing current information about Bicycling trails, tips, and bylaws.

NFL Play 60

NFL Play 60 focuses on increasing physical activity for younger individuals.

NSCA - National Strength and Conditioning Association

This website provides information about current strength training and conditioning research and tips.

Olympic

This is the official website of the Olympic Games. They provide information about upcoming events and historical stories.

PE Central

This website provides lesson plans and classroom management ideas for physical education teachers.

Safe Routes

Using national data, this website provides information about safe routes to schools across the country.

Science for Sport

This website provides information for all things related to sports science.

Shape America

Shape America is dedicated to improving the physical education standards for schools across America.

Topend Sports

This website includes information about nutrition, sports, fitness, and athletes.

USA Ultimate

The official website to the USA Ultimate Frisbee organization.

WebMD

The reliable resource created by medical professionals that provides information about health.

Secondary Education

This online guide provides materials for high school and college history teachers to utilize in the classroom. This includes over 1,000 primary documents, annotated syllabi, projects, and online forums.

MERLOT

The MERLOT database provides multimedia educational resources for learning and online teaching. These resources are geared towards secondary education teachers and higher learning.

Special Education

National PTA - Special Education Toolkit

This online guide provides resources and information relating to special education for parents, teachers, and researchers. This includes policy overviews, directories to resources, and learning guides.