Urban Ed Resources
Urban Ed, School Reform, and Social Justice
City FarmerGet all up in this website and you'll never get out! Out of Vancouver, this website is basically a posting site for thousands of gardening articles, technical notes, and even some great ideas for lessons.
Service in SchoolsA joint partnership of the NYC Department of Education and NYC Service, Service in Schools strives to expand the number of NYC students engaged in transformative community service and service-learning experiences that enable them to use their voice, skills, and critical thinking to affect positive change in their communities and the world.
Green ThumbInterested in starting a garden at your school? A division of the NYC Parks Dept., this is NYC's largest (over 3,000 gardens) community garden group.
Pay $20 and have a program to keep all of your grades organized. You can also keep your seating charts and attendance records organized. Have each student give you an ID name (something only they would know) and each week print out your records so they can see how they are doing.
This group has some initiatives in NY.
National Institute for Community Innovations
This group seeks to foster local economic and social well-being through educ ational innovation. Contains resources related to equity, higher education, banks, businesses, k-12 schools, libraries, and technology
Education Reform
Resources to address the digital divide in schools and communities
Urban Education Partnership
Current events in urban education, discussions and advocacy concerning urban education.
Berkeley Center for Urban Education
Home page for Urban Education Partnership, a not-for-profit organization that helps students in high-need public schools improve their academic achievement by partnering with educators, parents and the community.
Center for Multilingual Multicultural Research
Council of the Great City Schools What Works in Urban Education
Department of Urban Education
New Jersey City University Multicultural Education
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Migrant & Bilingual Education
Penn GSE Perspectives on Urban Education
University of Gloucestershire Urban Learning Foundation
Museum of Modern Art Programs and Resources for Educators
Site for the Museum of Modern Art and its educational opportunities for teachers. Workshops for teachers, Information center for teachers, resources.