No Child Left Behind

Scientifically Based Research

South Dakota Department of Education Scientifically Based Research Resources

• South Dakota's What Works Clearinghouse
• SBR Evaluation Tool (Word Document)

United State Department of Education Scientifically Based Research Resources

• Coalition for Evidenced-Based Policy
• New Guide on Evidence-Based Education
• Regional Educational Laboratories
• USDOE Seminar of SBR
• What Works Clearinghouse

SBR Research Findings

• Review of High Quality Experimental Mathematics Research

Research Libraries and Search Tools

• ERIC Clearinghouse
• South Dakota Library Network
  • ProQuest
  • InfoTrac
• National Clearinghouse for Comprehensive School Reform

Reading Resources on Research and Instructional Practices

• The National Reading Panel
• The Partnership for Reading
• The Center for Improvement of Early Reading Achievement
• Teaching Reading IS Rocket Science: What Expert Teachers of Reading Should Know and Be Able to Do
• International Reading Association
• South Dakota Reading Association

Mathematics and Science Resources on Research and Instructional Practices

• Adding It Up: Helping Children Learn Mathematics
• USDOE Exemplary and Promising Mathematics and Science Programs
• NCTM Principles and Standards for School Mathematics
• National Council of Teachers on Mathematics
• South Dakota Council of Teachers of Mathematics
• National Science Teachers Association
• South Dakota Science Teachers Association
• Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education
• Improving Student Achievement in Mathematics
• The National Center of Improving Students Learning and Achievement in Mathematics and Science
• A Synthesis of Empirical Research on Teaching Mathematics to Low - Achieving Students ("in press" article for The Elementary School Journal)
• What We Know About Mathematics Teaching and Learning
• What We Know About Science Teaching and Learning

Resources Schoolwide Improvement Initiatives and Professional Development

• The Catalog of Comprehensive School Reform Models
• The Educator's Guide to Schoolwide Reform
• National Staff Development Council: Results Based Staff Development
• Promising Practices Network