RESOURCES

AOL@SCHOOL
This site has a variety of resources for students, teachers, and administrators - and you don't need to be an AOL subscriber to access them!
http://www.aolatschool.com

Biomedical Science Careers Program, Inc.
The Biomedical Science Careers Program, Inc. provides students of all races, ethnic backgrounds, gender and financial status with encouragement, support and guidance needed for the successful pursuit of careers in biomedical sciences. We believe that the individual potential of each student should not be lost or ignored.
http://www.bscp.org/default.asp

New England Resource Directory
The New England Resource Directory provides information to students, advisors and administrators on outreach efforts, internships and science-related programs at New England educational institutions, and biomedical and biotechnology organizations. The directory describes non-degree programs sponsored by high schools, colleges, universities, professional and graduate schools, hospitals, private industry, foundations and government agencies.
http://www.bscp.org/resourceDirectory.asp

The Chronicle of Higher Education
Published weekly, The Chronicle of Higher Education is the No. 1 news source for college and university faculty members and administrators. A subscription to The Chronicle includes free access to all of its web site and to Academe Today, a daily e-mail newsletter.
http://chronicle.com

The College Board
The College Board's mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity. We are a not-for-profit membership organization committed to excellence and equity in education. Founded in 1900, the association is composed of more than 4,500 schools, colleges, universities, and other educational organizations. Each year, the College Board serves over three million students and their parents, 23,000 high schools, and 3,500 colleges through major programs and services in college admissions, guidance, assessment, financial aid, enrollment, and teaching and learning. Among its best-known programs are the SAT®, the PSAT/NMSQT®, and the Advanced Placement Program® (AP®). The College Board is committed to the principles of excellence and equity, and that commitment is embodied in all of its programs, services, activities, and concerns.
http://www.collegeboard.com/splash

Discover Engineering Online
http://www.discoverengineering.org/

Education Development Center, Inc.
An international, non-profit organization with more than 335 projects dedicated to enhancing learning, promoting health, and fostering a deeper understanding of the world.
http://main.edc.org/

Engineer Girl!
The Engineer Girl website is part of the NAE's Celebration of Women in Engineering project. This project tries to bring national attention to the opportunity that engineering represents to all people at any age, but particularly to women and girls.
http://www.engineergirl.org

The Engineering Center
http://www.engineers.org/outreach.html

Engineering Center's Scholarship Clearing House
Many of the societies listed administer their scholarships through their local/state chapters. Start by contacting the national office and requesting the proper local contact name. Many organizations have national AND local scholarship programs, or may have only national programs, or they rely entirely on the local chapters. Interested applicants should write or e-mail the contact person requesting information. Enclose a student resume and at least one teacher reference name.
http://www.engineers.org/scholweb.html

FastWeb
FastWeb, the Internet's leading scholarship search service, helps students make the decisions that shape their lives: choosing a college, paying for college and finding jobs during and after college. And it's all free.
http://fastweb.monster.com/

FastWeb Educator Information Pages
http://fastweb.monster.com/fastweb/content/educators/index.ptml?

FinAid
The SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid. Valuable information and links for students, parents, educators and FAAs.
http://www.finaid.org/

Grassroots.org
Grassroots.org is offering web hosting, e-mail, and other Internet services
free of charge to charities and other registered nonprofit organizations in
the U.S. and Canada. Grassroots.org, a nonprofit organization that is
looking to change the world through use of the Internet at the local,
national, and international levels, serves non-religious, nonprofit
organizations involved in addiction, crime control, youth issues,
education, environmentalism, humanitarian relief, fighting disease,
homeless issues, political freedom, government reform, consumer protection,
and other like-minded, non-legislative causes. By offering nonprofits free
Internet services, Grassroots.org hopes to save the organizations money
that can be used to help their constituents. The services also are designed
to help charities become more efficient. Organizations interested in the
free web hosting and e-mail services should complete the Grassroots.org
application form and submit proof of 501(c)3 status.
http://grassroots.org

Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century
The goal of the Greatest Achievements project is to celebrate a remarkable century of technological achievement. Initiated by the National Academy of Engineering, this project is a collaboration with the American Association of Engineering Societies, National Engineers Week, and 27 other professional engineering societies.
http://www.greatachievements.org/

Harvard Medical School
Office of Diversity and Community Partnerships
The Office for Diversity and Community Partnership at Harvard Medical School was created to promote increased recruitment, retention and advancement of underrepresented minority faculty at Harvard Medical School and to oversee all diversity activities involving Harvard Medical School faculty, trainees, students and staff. The Office seeks to preserve the Harvard tradition of excellence in medicine and science by amplifying the search for, and support of, well-trained faculty, while creating a cadré of medical professionals reflecting the larger community that we serve. In addition, the Office coordinates the School’s many and varied interactions with community groups and organizations. The Office for Diversity and Community Partnership (DCP) programs and initiatives fall into two broad areas – minority faculty development and community outreach.
http://www.hms.harvard.edu/dcp/k12/index.htm

Inside Higher Ed
Inside Higher Ed is an online source for news, opinion and career advice and services for all of higher education. Whether you’re an adjunct or a vice president, a grad student or an eminence grise, we’ve got what you need to thrive in your job or find a better one: breaking news, provocative daily commentary, blogs, discussion areas, practical career columns, and a powerful suite of tools to help higher education professionals get jobs and colleges identify and hire employees.
      Today, the site contains only a fraction of the features and services that you’ll find here soon, but we wanted to introduce ourselves.
      Inside Higher Ed was founded in 2004 by three executives with decades of expertise in higher education journalism and recruitment. We believed that higher education was evolving quickly and radically, and that the time was right for new models of providing information and career services for professionals in academe.
http://insidehighered.com

Institute for Responsive Education
The Institute for Responsive Education (IRE) is a research, policy, and advocacy organization that encourages and supports school, family, and community partnership to enable high quality educational opportunities for all children. We believe that schools, families, and communities all share the responsibility to improve schools and raise education standards.
http://www.responsiveeducation.org/

iWaswondering.org is a project of the National Academy of Sciences intended to showcase the accomplishments of contemporary women in science and to highlight for young people the varied and intriguing careers of some of today's most prominent scientists. The site draws from and accompanies the publication of a ten-volume series of biographies entitled Women's Adventures in Science, co-published by the Joseph Henry Press (an imprint of the National Academies Press) and Scholastic Library Publishing.

Jobs for the Future
Jobs for the Future believes that all young people should have a quality high school and postsecondary education, and that all adults should have the skills needed to hold jobs that pay enough to support a family. As a non-profit research, consulting, and advocacy organization, JFF works to strengthen our society by creating educational and economic opportunity for those who need it most.
http://www.jff.org/jff/

K-12 Mathematics Curriculum Center
The K-12 Mathematics Curriculum Center was established in 1997 by Education Development Center, Inc., with funding from the National Science Foundation. Its mission is to support school districts as they build an effective mathematics education program using curriculum materials developed in response to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics' Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics.
http://www2.edc.org/mcc/

The Literacy Project
A resource for teachers, literacy organisations and anyone interested in reading and education, created in collaboration with LitCam, Google, and UNESCO's Institute for Lifelong Learning. Find books, articles and videos about literacy, or start your own literacy or reading group.
http://www.google.com/literacy/index.html

Machine Science
Machine Science's mission is to open up the world of digital technology to young people by enabling them to complete sophisticated engineering projects. We provide schools, community centers, museums, and other organizations with the equipment, curriculum, and support that they need to offer hands-on engineering programs for middle-school and high-school students.
http://www.machinescience.org/

Massachusetts Association of Science Supervisors
An Organization for all Science Leaders Committed to the Improvement of Science Education in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
http://mass.uml.edu/index.shtml

Massachusetts Association of Science Teachers
http://www.mast.nu/

Massachusetts Board of Higher Education
The Board of Higher Education is an independent advocate for the system of public higher education and a supporter of the significant role played by the independent higher education sector in Massachusetts. The Board is committed to insisting that its institutions use public funds efficiently and avoid unnecessary duplication. To that end, it has created a system of institutions with diverse missions among and within its segments that is founded on cooperation, collaboration, and participation.
http://www.mass.edu

Massachusetts School-Age Coalition
The Massachusetts School-Age Coalition (MSAC) is the only statewide organization dedicated to systematically enhancing the workforce and professional development of school-age workers at all levels. MSAC's mission is to be a voice for change in the out-of-school-time field. MSAC seeks to ensure a comprehensive system of out-of-school-time opportunities for children, youth, and families that are diverse, accessible, balanced, and of the highest quality. MSAC works to empower professionals in the field through advocacy, leadership development, and career advancement.
http://lightsonmass@mass-sac.org/

Measuring Up
The National Report Card on Higher Education
http://measuringup.highereducation.org/default.cfm

MSPnet: The Math and Science Partnership Network
MSPnet is an electronic learning community for the Math Science Partnership (MSP) program. Through the MSPnet Hub, MSP projects can exchange resources and tools and learn from each other's experience. Through customized project spaces, partners within a project can enhance their communication. Some sections of this site have been made available to the public to increase awareness of the efforts and achievements of the MSP program.
http://hub.mspnet.org/

STEM Conferences (MSPnet)
Information about the annual upcoming conferences (including AAAS, AERA, NARST, NCTM, NSTA, etc.) that may be relevant to MSPs' work is provided here.
http://hub.mspnet.org/index.cfm/stem_conf

Museum Institute for Teaching Science (MITS)
http://www.mits.org

MITE2S (Minority Introduction to Engineering, Entrepreneurship, and Science) is a rigorous six-week residential, academic enrichment summer program for promising high school juniors who are interested in studying and exploring careers in science, engineering, and entrepreneurship. This national program stresses the value and reward of pursuing advanced technical degrees and careers while developing the skills necessary to achieve success in science and engineering in an increasingly racially and ethnically diverse nation and world. MITE2S is rooted in MIT's belief in the importance to our nation that minorities and other underrepresented segments of the population pursue higher education and careers in these fields.
http://web.mit.edu/mites/www/home_page.html

Museum of Science, Boston
http://www.mos.org/

The National Academies
Advisors to the Nation on Science, Engineering, and Medicine
http://www.nas.edu/

Technically Speaking
Technological literacy, a broad understanding of the human-designed world and our place in it, is an essential quality for all people who live in the increasingly technology-driven 21st century. This website explains what technological literacy is, why it's important, and what's being done to improve it. Extensive links to:
   - Contests and Awards
   - Camps and Special Programs
   - Teacher Education
   - Tools for the Classroom
   - Standards and Related Publications
   - Diversity and Equity
http://www.nae.edu/NAE/techlithome.nsf/

National Science Foundation
http://www.nsf.gov

Directorate of Education and Human Resources (EHR)
The Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) is responsible for the health and continued vitality of the Nation's science, technology, engineering and mathematics education and for providing leadership in the effort to improve education in these areas.
http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/

National Science Resources Center
The National Science Resources Center’s mission is to improve the learning and teaching of science in school districts in the United States and throughout the world. The NSRC employs strategies that are informed by research, incorporate best practices, and leverage change through the development of strategic partnerships.
http://www.nsrconline.org/

National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
http://www.nsta.org

NSTA Awards, Grants and Competitions
http://www.nsta.org/awardscomp

New England Aquarium
http://www.neaq.org

New England League of Middle Schools
The New England League of Middle Schools through its vision, leadership, and programs, provides a network of services for learning about and implementing developmentally appropriate practices for young adolescents that will serve them in their ever changing world.
http://www.nelms.org

OMSI Engineer It!
The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) is a scientific, educational, and cultural resource center dedicated to improving the public's understanding of science and technology.
http://www.omsi.edu/explore/

See also

Guide to Online Science Resources
Links to all sorts of cool online science resources, compiled by your friendly OMSI educators.
http://www.omsi.edu/explore/resources.cfm

Online Science Activities
Bringing the world of science home to you, OMSI is building exciting new resources including projects with the Science Learning Network, sites about exhibits that are traveling around the US and the world, and online interactive versions of some of their prototypes and exhibits.
http://www.omsi.edu/explore/online.cfm

Science Learning Network
An online community of educators, students, schools, science museums and other institutions dedicated to developing a new model for inquiry-based science education. SLN has harnessed the creativity and scientific expertise of its member museums to create a wealth of high quality online resources!
http://www.omsi.edu/teachers/sln/

Race and Diversity Seminar Series

The seminar series will bring to Boston nationally recognized scholars, researchers and practitioners - individuals who can deepen our understanding of what it will take to normalize high academic achievement for students of color. This series will create a location for teachers, teacher-educators, community leaders and involved citizens to engage in a sustained conversation about how race, culture and identity are implicated in the school achievement of Boston's increasingly multiracial and multiethnic student population.
http://www.achievementseminars.com/Seminar_Series_2005_2006/seminars.htm

SCHOOLS MOVING UP
SchoolsMovingUp, a WestEd initiative, helps schools and districts address the immense challenge of raising student achievement in low-performing schools. In an interactive Web format, SchoolsMovingUp offers practitioners knowledge and expertise they need to make sound decisions and take tangible action in their school reform efforts. It provides high-quality resources, proven services, and powerful tools that education professionals can use in their work with low-performing schools nationwide. Resources include profiles of schools from across the country that have improved student achievement, easily implemented or replicated school and district tips to assist in school improvement efforts, and articles, books, and abstracts offering practical ideas and models for school improvement. Frequent online events bring experts to the Web to share lessons learned, new ideas, and related resources. SchoolsMovingUp also offers practical information about the sweeping reform of the No
Child Left Behind Act.
http://www.schoolsmovingup.net

Society of Women Engineers (Boston Section)
SWE is a non-profit educational service organization dedicated to making known the need for women engineers and encouraging young women to consider an engineering education.
http://www.sweboston.org/

STEM Conferences (MSPnet)
Information about the annual upcoming conferences (including AAAS, AERA, NARST, NCTM, NSTA, etc.) that may be relevant to MSPs' work is provided here.
http://hub.mspnet.org/index.cfm/stem_conf

Student Challenge Awards Program
The Student Challenge Awards Program (SCAP) offers students aged 16-18 gifted in the arts and humanities an opportunity to spend two to three intensive weeks during the summer at a scientific research station. The aim is to excite the students' imagination, expand their potential, and stimulate their curiosity about science and technology. SCAP is a competitive fellowship program that rewards creative thinkers and risk takers. The program is funded by an outside donor and implemented by Earthwatch.
      This program also aims to support the research and education initiatives of scientists by providing mentoring opportunities, research grants, and the participation of talented high school students. The funder is especially interested in exposing students to the latest technology and innovative research equipment and projects based at research stations that expose students to a diversity of research.
http://www.earthwatch.org/site/pp.asp?c=dsJSK6PFJnH&b=393883

TechBoston
TechBoston provides high-level technology education to Boston Public Schools students to prepare them for careers and post-secondary opportunities. The TechBoston staff carries out this mission by providing professional development for teachers, classroom and administrative support, planning, and by identifying technology resources for BPS students and schools.
http://www.techboston.org

Test Prep Review
Your source for free practice tests and test preparation advice!

http://www.testprepreview.com/

TryEngineering.org
A new website launched by the IEEE that is packed with information about engineering careers, university engineering programs, and the various fields of engineering. The site includes a one of a kind searchable database of accredited engineering programs in the U.S. and Canada, which will be expanded to global coverage over the next year. TryEngineering aims to inform students (ages 8 to 18), teachers, school counselors, and parents about what engineering is and what engineers do.
http://www.TryEngineering.org

Women's Adventures in Science
iWaswondering.org is a project of the National Academy of Sciences intended to showcase the accomplishments of contemporary women in science and to highlight for young people the varied and intriguing careers of some of today's most prominent scientists. The site draws from and accompanies the publication of a ten-volume series of biographies entitled Women's Adventures in Science, co-published by the Joseph Henry Press (an imprint of the National Academies Press) and Scholastic Library Publishing.