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PUBLICATIONS
& RESOURCES:
RESOURCES
(Updated 4/22/08)
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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 Department of
Education Web site, please review our Disclaimer Notice).
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RESOURCES (Updated 4/22/08)
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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. |
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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. |
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Model
Policies
Model policies provide guidance, direction and recommended standards to help
school administrators develop general school policy statements. At times, the department
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 department staff. |
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ServiceNet
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. |
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Standards
Into Action
The Standards Into Action online tool helps educators ensure students are learning
the essential knowledge and skills outlined in Vermont's Framework of Standards
and Learning Opportunities.
Using this tool, teachers can create standards-based units of study more quickly,
share high-quality resources with each other and assess student progress in a systematic
manner. (See update below.)
NOTE: The Standards into Action site will close down permanently on or before June 30, 2008. The site is no longer technically supportable and providing that it continues to run, it will be available until June 30, 2008. The department has worked to migrate the instructional content of all users who responded to queries to the Riverdeep Learning Village site. Contact Arlyn Bruccoli at arlyn.bruccoli@state.vt.us with any questions. (Added 4/22/08) |
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U.S.
Department of Education
This is the
official site of the federal agency that oversees education. |
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Vermont
Community Data Bank
Access
over a half-dozen data collections about Vermont Communities through the Center for
Rural Studies at UVM. |
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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. |
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Vermont Youth Risk Behavior
Survey for 2007
Every two years since 1993, the Department of Health and the Department of Education have sponsored a survey of Vermont students. The Vermont Youth Risk Behavior Survey
(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 promote the "resiliency" of young people by reducing high
risk behaviors and increasing healthy behaviors. A link to the 2005 report is available below for comparison purposes:
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Vermont’s
Odyssey of the Mind™ Program
Vermont’s Odyssey of the Mind™ 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 Mind™ World Finals competition. |
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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. |
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The
Web Project
This exciting Web site is for teachers and students of art of all kinds. |
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