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PUBLICATIONS & RESOURCES: RESOURCES (Updated 12/16/11)

The links to Web sites and other materials on this page are provided as resources for visitors to this site. This list is not comprehensive and will be updated periodically to include additional resources for students, parents, educators, schools, community members, and others who are interested in education. (NOTE: Because almost all of the links below will take you off the Agency of Education Web site, please review our Disclaimer Notice). Publications Resources (Off-site materials and links)

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	ERIC - the Education Resources Information Center An online digital library of education research and information sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education. ERIC provides access to an expansive body of education literature (1966-present) to support the use of educational research and information to improve practice in learning, teaching, educational decision-making, and research.

	Center for Health and Learning The center works collaboratively with schools, communities and institutions of higher education in preparing professionals to help youth make healthy choices and reduce risk-taking behavior.

	Federal Resources for Educational Excellence Hundreds of education resources supported by agencies across the U.S. government. Resources cover student activities, research and materials for most subjects and grade levels.

	Model Policies Model policies provide guidance, direction and recommended standards to help school administrators develop general school policy statements. At times, the agency is specifically tasked by the Vermont State Board of Education or the Vermont Legislature to create model policies that address specific issues related to students and schools. Other recommended and/or mandatory policies are developed by the Vermont School Boards Association, often in conjunction with agency staff.

	Agency of Human Services: Help for Vermonters This easy to use site can help families and individuals locate services in their communities that can help them meet their personal needs. Here you will find information on education, jobs and training, families and children, people with disabilities, health, and more.

	Supporting Military Kids During Deployment When military personnel are mobilized, their children are in need of and deserve special support from local schools and communities. A significant portion of stability in their family system has temporarily disrupted resulting in increased levels of stress and potential separation anxiety. As a result, these military kids are in need of heightened understanding and support for professionals in local school building where they spend a large portion of their day. Airman, Soldiers & Family Readiness Program View must-have contact phone numbers for Vermont Familiy Assistance Centers and other related military family resources. Supporting Military Kids During Deployment This document includes information about the stages of deployment, symptoms of deployment related stress in the classroom and teacher intervention strategies. Educator's Guide to the Military Child During Deployment An Educational Opportunities Directorate of the Department of Defense document YOUNIVERSITY MALL (a National Guard Child & Youth Program Web Site) With its mission to support the social, emotional and academic needs of National Guard children and youth, this site provides kid-friendly educational games and videos, learning modules, etc.

	U.S. Department of Education This is the official site of the federal agency that oversees education.

	Vermont Community Data Bank Access over a half-dozen data collections about Vermont Communities through the Center for Rural Studies at UVM.

	Vermont Council on Economic Education The Vermont Council on Economic Education assists teachers, principals, superintendents, and school boards in their efforts to ensure that Vermont students understand the economic world around them and become successful participants in the local, state, national, and world economies.

	Vermont Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) for 2009 Every two years since 1993, the Department of Health's Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs and the agency have sponsored the Vermont Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). The YRBS measures the prevalence of behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death, disease and injury among youth. The YRBS is part of a larger effort to help communities increase the “resiliency” of young people by reducing high risk behaviors and promoting healthy behaviors. View links to: Additional YRBS reports for 1995 through 2007 YRBS Data Briefs Survey date on the risk behaviors surrounding bycycle helmets, prescription drug misuse, binge drinking and concurrent alcohol and marijuana use.

	Vermont's Odyssey of the Mind Program Vermont's Odyssey of the MindT program focuses on helping students develop divergent, out-of-the-box thinking skills. Teams of students work for several months to solve challenging, but fun, long-term problems in a range of subject areas. Students also practice creatively solving a variety of shorter, spontaneous problems. Long-term problem team solutions are judged at regional and state tournaments. Teams placing first advance to the Odyssey of the MindT World Finals competition.

	VITA-Learn: Vermont Information Technology Association for the Advancement of Learning VITA-Learn is a statewide organization for people interested in supporting the integration of information technology in Vermont schools.

	The Web Project This exciting Web site is for teachers and students of art of all kinds.



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