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  • Praxis Series Tests
    An Educational Testing Service (ETS) program that provides tests and other services for states to use as part of their teacher certification process. The Iowa Board of Educational Examiners will not issue you a teaching license without taking the Praxis II examination. Praxis Series assessments are also used by colleges and universities to qualify individuals for entry into teacher education programs. A number of professional associations and organizations also use these tests. Study guides are on reserve in the library or you may purchase your own from the ETS store. Advanced registration is required. See Career Services in Heelan Hall Room 057.
  • National Center for Education Statistics
    The NCES analyzes collected data about education in the United States and other nations.
  • Blue Web’n
    Blue Web’n is a virtual library of online sites that focuses on education. It is not an all compassing collection of web sites; the sites listed meets the expectations of the organizers of Blue Web’n.
  • Iowa Department of Education
  • Iowa Distance Learning Database
  • GEM
    The Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM), sponsored by the U. S. Department of Education, links to over 25,000 high quality lesson plans, curriculum units and other education resources on the Internet.
  • Lexicon of Learning
  • U.S. Department of Education
    The aim for this award-winning web site, which is hosted by our National Library of Education (NLE), is to provide you with information about the offices and programs of the U.S. Department of Education (ED), education initiatives of the President and the Secretary, the full text of ED reports and publications, links to organizations they support, and more.
  • WWW 4 Teachers
  • NCES (National Center for Educational Statistics) Students' Classroom
    NCES Students' Classroom from the US Department of Education provides education information and activities for students and adults alike.
  • K-12+ Schools
    This page of TENET (Texas Education Network) Web contains links to World Wide Web sites at K-12 schools, school districts, colleges of education, as well as to school web site development resources.
  • Education World
    "Where Educators Go To Learn," this site is filled with information of interest to any educator--from lesson plans, subject centers, jobs, reviews, recommended links, grants, current issues, and more.
  • The Educator's Reference Desk
  • EduHound
    A great directory of resources for educators, students, and parents. Browse through all the categories and find really useful resources.
  • FREE (Federal Resources for Educational Excellence)
    Provides links to all educational resources from the federal government.
  • Accountability Resources
    Here is a sampling of resources available to educators to manage information, keep up with the standards, prepare for high-stakes testing, and more.
  • Awesome Library
    This site "organizes the Web with 14,000 carefully reviewed resources, including the top 5 percent in education." Special portals are provided for kids, teens, parents, teachers, librarians, and community members.
  • Education Virtual Library
    The Australian Charles Sturt University hosts this site as part of the W3 Virtual Library. It's a comprehensive set of links covering all areas of education around the world.
  • Education Index
    An annotated guide to the best education-related sites on the Web. They're sorted by subject and life stage, so you can find what you're looking for quickly and easily.