Center for Critical Thinking
http://www.criticalthinking.org
This website focuses on critical thinking resources for K-12 teachers, including articles on the latest research, sources of funding, standards and testing.
New Times Demand New Ways of Learning
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/edtalk/newtimes.htm
This website for the North Central Regional Education Lab discusses research on ways to use technology to boost learning and the shortcomings in using traditional methods.
Thinking Curriculum
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/content/cntareas/science/sc4think.htm
This essay focuses on the characteristics of a thinking curriculum which teaches thinking and learning processes that apply across all content areas, such as decision making, problem solving, evaluating, and comparing.
Meaningful, Engaged Learning
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/engaged.htm
This website presents arguments to support interactive, collaborative learning and delineates teacher and student roles in this process.
INTASC
http://www.ccsso.org/projects/Interstate_New_Teacher_Assessment_and_Support_Consortium/
This website contains information about the parent organization for INTASC, its standards, proposed methods of teacher assessment, and publications.
Praxis
http://www.ets.org/praxis/prxfaq.html
This website answers frequently asked questions about the Praxis and provides a content outline, sample questions in each content area, and test-taking strategies.
