Links
Lions Quest is dedicated to providing opportunities for networking and bringing you the very best educational resources. Below is an ever-changing list of links to other websites that may be of interest to you. (Please note that inclusion on this list does not imply that Lions Quest or Lions Clubs International Foundation endorses or supports a particular organization.) If you have any suggested additions, please e-mail us at info@lionsquest.org.
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- Commercial
- Government
- K-12 Teacher Resources
- Libraries and Museums
- Lions Clubs
- Organizations
- Service-Learning
- Suggested Readings
Commercial
- Live Wire Media
- Produces a wide selection of videos for the school market.
- Public Broadcasting System
- The Internet site of the community of America's public television stations.
- Scholastic Internet Center
- Scholastic Magazine's contribution to the Internet.
Government
- Internet in the Classroom
- Home of NASA's K-12 Internet Initiative.
- North Carolina Department of Public Instruction's InfoWeb
- Contains curriculum goals for all subject areas, and much more.
- U. S. Department of Education
- USDE's WWW Server sponsored by the Department's Office of Educational Research and Improvement(OERI).
K-12 Teacher Resources
- AskERIC
- Lesson plans, Collections, Searchable Database and Gopher, and much more.
- Bilingual Books for Kids
- A great collection of Spanish/English books to help increase language and learning abilities.
- Children's Literature Web Guide
- Internet resources for best books, classics, folklore, children's writing, and more.
- Childwatch International
- Childwatch International is an international network for major research institutions involved with children's issues.
- Discovery Channel School
- Season schedules with video clips; Learning Communities link ; professional support, more.
- Education Week
- American Education's Online Newspaper of Record.
- Electronic School
- The National School Boards Association's magazine which serves the information needs of all school leaders and administrators who are striving to enhance student learning through the use of technology.
- Heroin Kills
- A movie produced by Residents Attacking Drugs (RAD). RAD is a grassroots non-profit organization dedicated to the public awareness and prevention of drug abuse. The deaths of several teens and a reported 156 heroin-related hospital visits in 1998 led local residents of Carroll County, Maryland, USA, to form RAD. The movie, Heroin Kills, is a chilling tale of one youth's losing battle with heroin and the disease of addiction.
- In the Mix
- Web home of the weekly PBS series for teens. A great tool for educators.
- KIDLINKS
- A grassroots project aiming at getting as many children in the age group of 10-15 as possible involved in a GLOBAL dialog.
- My Virtual Reference Desk
- A vast compendium including "My Virtual Facts on File," virtual encyclopedia; newspapers from every state in the US and around the world; Reuters feeds, business news, technology news, weather, and more.
- Yahoo's Education Page
- Multiple sources of educational information.
- SuperKids Educational Software Review
- provides unbiased reviews of children's software by parents, teachers, and kids.
- Teacher's Edition Online (TeachNet)
- Lesson ideas, creative tips on a range of subjects.
- Teacher Talk
- A publication for preservice, and practicing secondary education teachers.
- UNICEF (The United States Committee)
- Encourages children through the nation to learn about the conditions of their peers in the developing world.
- United Nations Youth Information Network
- Includes information on youth and education, employment, health and development, and drug abuse around the world. The Youth Unit, the focal point within the United Nations system on matters relating to youth, has been set up to: a) enhance awareness of the global situation of youth and increase recognition of the rights and aspirations of youth; b) promote national youth policies in cooperation with both governmental and non-governmental youth organizations; c) strengthen the participation of youth in decision-making processes at all levels; and d) encourage mutual respect and understanding and peace among youth.
- University Links
- An excellent site for college-bound students or those already attending.
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Libraries and Museums
- American Library Association
- Home page of the national association representing public, school, academic state, and special libraries; contains ALA Now news, ALA Library, ALA Events; and links.
- Internet Public Library
- Provides services and information which enhance the value of the Internet to its ever-expanding and varied community of users.
- Library of Congress/Congressional Server
- Tours of historical documents and a section on "How Our Laws Are Made." Connections to more government sites and a range of links.
- The Library of Congress
- Using the World Wide Web (WWW) to present information about and materials from its collections over the Internet.
- Smithsonian Institution
- Collections, calendars, and virtual visits to Museum of the American Indian, American History Museum, Air Space Museum, National Gallery, and National Zoo.
- The World Wide Web Virtual Library on Education
- The education section of the WWW Virtual Library. This comes from downunder, mate, and may be slow.
Lions Clubs
- Lions Quest Argentina
- Lions Quest Australia
- Lions Quest Canada
- Lions Quest Colombia
- Lions Quest Greece
- Lions Quest Czech Republic
- Lions Quest Denmark
- Lions Quest Finland
- Lions Quest Germany
- Lions Quest Iceland
- Lions Quest India
- Lions Quest Italy
- Lions Quest Japan
- Lions Quest Kenya
- Lions Quest Netherlands
- Lions Quest Life Skills (New Zealand)
- Lions Quest Norway
- Lions Quest Pakistan
- Lions Quest Singapore
- Lions Quest South Africa
- Lions Quest Sri Lanka
- Lions Quest Sweden
- Lions Quest Thailand
Organizations
- The American Association of School Administrators (AASA)
- AASA is the advocacy and professional organization for 16,000 educational leaders in the U.S. and worldwide. The AASA advocates for improving the condition of children, transforming leadership of school systems, preparing schools for the challenges of the 21st century, and building community support on behalf of all children.
- American Council for Drug Education (ACDE)
- The American Council for Drug Education's web site provides browsers of all ages with the most up-to-date information about drugs, a bibliography and resource list detailing where to get further information, and much more.
- Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development ASCD)
- A diverse, international community of educators, forging covenants in teaching and learning for the success of all learners.
- Big Brother/Big Sisters
- The acknowledged leader in building professionally-supported, dynamic relationships which unite children with committed volunteers, primarily on a one-to-one basis, transforming their lives, and enriching families, communities and society.
- Collaborative to Advance Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL)
- An international collaborative of educators, scientists, human service providers, policy makers, and concerned citizens who are working together to promote social and emotional learning (SEL) as an integral part of education in schools throughout the world. CASEL seeks to provide a forum that fosters the exchange of educational ideas and practices that support the development of knowledgeable, responsible, and caring students.
- Get Your Angries Out
- Teaches kids how to handle their anger, conflict resolution and alternatives to violence. There is a section for parents on dealing with kids when they are angry, fighting siblings, and even when the parents themselves are angry, either with the kids or at other adults. Other features include a section for couples, for teachers and therapists, and downloadable articles.
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Service-Learning
- The Big Dummy's Guide to Service-Learning
- 27 simple answers to good questions on: Faculty, Programmatic, Student, Administrative & Non-Profit Issues.
- Corporation for National Service
- National Service Learning Partnership
- Provides teachers, administrators, parents, school board members, young people, community leaders, teacher educators, researchers, and policymakers, with products and tools to make service-learning a core element in every K-12 student's education.
- The Learning Partnership
- A group that nurtures the growth of partnerships among schools, businesses and communities, devoted to constantly strengthening our publicly-funded school systems; encourages caring adults to grow by sharing ideas, talents and resources for kids; and creates learning opportunities that challenge and excite kids to grow.
Service-Learning Journals/Sites
- SERVEnet
- SERVEnet is part of the Youth Service America offerings, and is a World Wide Web community dedicated to expanding the scope and impact of service and volunteerism. With daily programming, interactive communications, and a vast library of resources, SERVEnet offers tools to improve the efficiency and capacity of the service movement.
- University of Michigan
- Edward Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning.
- University of Minnesota's Human Rights Library
- Contains a list of service-learning resources. The list is from the publication "The 4th R- Creating a Human Rights Culture: The Role of Service-Learning," vol. 8, no. 1, Spring 1997.
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Suggested Readings
Corrie is an author, educator, and lecturer from
Cedar City, UT and has spent thirty-five years of
her life studying, lecturing, and writing about child
development and family relations and has mothered
more than forty special-needs foster children, in
addition to her own nine.