Education Databases and Webpages

ERIC
The Educational Resource Center contains more than 1,194,000 records and links to more than 100,000 full-text documents.  (Available through Ebsco)

Teacher Reference Center
Provides indexing and abstracts for more than 270 of the most popular teacher and adminstrator periodicals to assist professional educators.  (Available through Ebsco)

Academic Search Complete
Multi-displinary database contains more than 5,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 4,600 peer-reviewed journals.  (Available through Ebsco)

Education Resources Online

Children's Literature Web Guide
Includes lists of "best books" in a variety of catagories.

International Children's Digital Library

A collection of digitized children's books for ages 3-13 in a variety of languages. Most of the texts offered are older.

Kathry Schrock's Guide for Educators
Renowned for its complete coverage, Schrock's website offers subject and topical access to education resources online.

NWREL's Library in the Sky

This comprehensive educational site has features for teachers (lesson plans, teaching and homework resources), students (games, virtual field trips) and parents (burping a baby, planning for college).

Preschool Printables

Offers digital versions of certificates, calendars, and other educational documents for printing.

Virginia Department of Education
Here you can find a directory of education officials and schools as well as information ont he much discussed Standards of Learning, including sample SOL questions.