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At GEAR UP, we believe that with the right tools and support, every student can succeed academically and go on to higher education after high school.

 

We're currently developing content for for the Educator section of our site, and we welcome feedback from users on what kind of resources you find useful and would like to see on this site.

Until then, here are some organizations and links that you can look to for ideas and support.

 

National Council for the Social Studies
http://www.ncss.org/

National Science Teachers Association
http://www.nsta.org/

Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
http://www.k12.wa.us/

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/menuitem.f99ce1aeb9ea20a98d7ea23161...

Coalition of Essential Schools Northwest
http://www.cesnorthwest.org/

Northwest Regional Education Laboratory
http://www.nwrel.org/index.php

Transitions Math Project
http://www.transitionmathproject.org/

The Education Trust
http://www2.edtrust.org/edtrust/

National School Reform Faculty
http://www.nsrfharmony.org/

National Staff Development Council
http://www.nsdc.org/

CommonAction: Youth Engagement in Schools and Communities
http://www.commonaction.org/publications.htm

Center for Educational Policy Research
http://www.s4s.org/cepr.services.php

School’s Out Washington
http://www.schoolsoutwashington.org/

Small Schools Project
http://www.smallschoolsproject.org/

UW College of Education
http://education.washington.edu/

UW K-12 Resource Guide
http://www.outreach.washington.edu/k12guide/

ERIC: Education Resources Information Center
http://eric.ed.gov:80/

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