Resources
X3 - National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
The National Association for the Education of Young Children, the world’s largest organization for early childhood educators, has a magazine designed especially for preschool educators.
Publication: Caslon Community
Topic: Policy, Leadership, and Advocacy
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Object(s): website
X3 - National Board of Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS)
The founding mission of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards is to advance the quality of teaching and learning by:
Maintaining high and rigorous standards for what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do;
Providing a national voluntary system certifying teachers who meet these standards;
Advocating related education reforms to integrate National Board Certification in American education and to capitalize on the expertise of National Board Certified Teachers.
Publication: Caslon Community
Topic: Professional Development
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Object(s): website
X3 -National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition (NCELA)
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition (NCELA) works to support the mission of the office of English Language Acuisition (OELA), U.S. Department of Education, in meeting the needs of English learners in our schools.
Publication: Caslon Community
Topic: Professional Development
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Object(s): website
X3 - National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
The National Council of Teachers of English is devoted to improving the teaching and learning of English and the language arts at all levels of education.
Publication: Caslon Community
Topic: Policy, Leadership, and Advocacy
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Object(s): website
X3 - Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (Smarter Balanced) is a state-led consortium working to develop next-generation assessments that accurately measure student progress toward college- and career-readiness. Smarter Balanced is one of two multistate consortia awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Education in 2010 to develop an assessment system aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) by the 2014-15 school year.
Publication: Caslon Community
Topic: Policy, Leadership, and Advocacy
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Object(s): website
X3 - TESOL International Association
TESOL is an international association of professionals advancing the quality of English language teaching through professional development, research, standards, and advocacy. TESOL International Association is run primarily by member volunteers with assistance from an office staff based in Alexandria, Virginia, USA.
Publication: Caslon Community
Topic: Policy, Leadership, and Advocacy
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Object(s): website
X3 - Understanding Language, Stanford University
Understanding Language aims to heighten educator awareness of the critical role that language plays in the new Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards. The long-term goal of the initiative is to increase recognition that learning the language of each academic discipline is essential to learning content. Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information; articulating and building on ideas; constructing explanations; engaging in argument from evidence—such language-rich performance expectations permeate the new Standards.
Publication: Caslon Community
Topic: Policy, Leadership, and Advocacy
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Object(s): website
X3 - WIDA
WIDA advances academic language development and academic achievement for linguistically diverse students through high quality standards, assessments, research, and professional development for educators
Publication: Caslon Community
Topic: Professional Development
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Object(s): website