Local Education Agencies
Building Authentic Relationships with Youth At Risk
(2010). Building Authentic Relationships with Youth At Risk.
Effective Strategies. Clemson, SC : National Dropout Prevention Center/Network.
Service-Learning Passport for Life
Service-Learning Passport for Life.
(1996). Linking Learning with Life Series.
Career and Technology Education (CTE) Resources
Publications
Making the Connection: Advanced Technological Education and Dropout Prevention.
(2010). Solutions to the Dropout Crisis.
Connected Counseling: Connecting Students to Success.
(2008). Solutions to the Dropout Crisis.
(2006). Ready for college and ready for work: Same or different?.
Iowa City, IA : Author.
(2005). Dropping Out of High School and the Place of Career and Technical Education: A Survival Analysis of Surviving High School.
National Dissemination Center for Career and Technical Education.
(2005). Dropping out of high school and the place of career and technical education: A survival analysis of surviving high school.
Columbus, OH : National Dissemination Center for Career & Technical Education.
(2004). Helping Students Graduate: A Strategic Approach To Dropout Prevention.
Larchmont, NY : Eye On Education.
(2002). Career and Technical Education and the 15 Effective Strategies for Increasing Graduation Rates.
Clemson, SC : National Dropout Prevention Center.
(2001). Features of occupational programs at the secondary and postsecondary education levels.
Washington, DC : National Center for Educational Statistics.
(1996). Learning technology: Effective use of technology in education; A report on the status of technology in preparing students for the workplace.
Waco, TX : Center for Occupational Research and Development (CORD).
(1993). Enhanced Vocational Education: Developing a District-Wide Dropout Prevention Program.
Solutions and Strategies.
Web Sites
the largest national education association dedicated to the advancement of education that prepares youth and adults for careers
a national nonprofit organization providing innovative changes in education to prepare students for greater success in careers and higher education; also sponsors the National Tech Prep Network and assists educators in secondary schools and colleges
Individualized Instruction Resources
Publications
(2011). Research-Based Remedial Reading Strategies for Teens.
Effective Strategies. National Dropout Prevention Center/Network.
Improving Graduation Rates through Virtual Schooling.
(2009). Solutions to the Dropout Crisis.
(2004). Helping Students Graduate: A Strategic Approach To Dropout Prevention.
Larchmont, NY : Eye On Education.
(2001). The art of personalized learning.
NASSP News, 2(3)
(1991). Structuring schools for student success: A focus on instructional improvement.
Quincy, MA : Massachusetts Department of Education.
Web Sites
Educational Technology Resources
Publications
Dropout Prevention in the Digital Society.
(2009). Solutions to the Dropout Crisis.
Improving Graduation Rates through Virtual Schooling.
(2009). Solutions to the Dropout Crisis.
(2008). K-12 Online Learning: A 2008 Follow-up of the Survey of U.S. School District Administrators.
Newburyport, MA : The Sloan Consortium.
Technology and Dropout Prevention - Tools, Tactics, and Things You Should Know.
(2008). Solutions to the Dropout Crisis.
(2004). Helping Students Graduate: A Strategic Approach To Dropout Prevention.
Larchmont, NY : Eye On Education.
(2001). Benefits of laptop computers for elementary teachers.
Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 33(5)
(2001). Teacher interaction: Motivating at-risk students in web-based high school courses.
Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 33(5)
(2001). Web-based instruction in a rural high school: A collaborative inquiry into its effectiveness and desirability.
NASSP Bulletin, 85(6)
(2000). Children and computer technology.
The Future of Children, 10(2)
Web Sites
a monthly newspaper developed to provide the news and information necessary to help K-12 decision makers successfully use technology
the largest professional educational association, principal voice, and information clearinghouse devoted to enhancing technology education through experiences in our schools (K-12)
a social networking site for K-20 educators interested in laptop learning
Active Learning Resources
Publications
Service-Learning: A Dropout Prevention Strategy and MORE!.
(2009). Solutions to the Dropout Crisis.
Keeping Youth In School - How Service-Learning Can Help!.
(2008). Solutions to the Dropout Crisis.
(2004). Helping Students Graduate: A Strategic Approach To Dropout Prevention.
Larchmont, NY : Eye On Education.
(2002). Here's how to reach me: Matching instruction to personality types in your classroom.
Baltimore : Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co..
(2001). Pocket Guide to Service-Learning.
Linking Learning with Life Series.
(2001). The art of personalized learning.
NASSP News, 2(3)
(2000). Courageous learners: Unleashing the brain power of students from at-risk situations.
Winter Park, FL : BrainSmart.
(1998). Pocket Guide to Multiple Intelligences.
Clemson, SC : National Dropout Prevention Center.
(1992). Students at risk in at-risk schools: Improving environments for learning.
Newbury Park, CA : Corwin Press.
(1989). Learning styles of at-risk youth: A schoolwide study skills program.
Austin, TX : Texas Education Agency.
Web Sites
a unique international, nonprofit, nonpartisan association of professional educators whose jobs cross all grade levels and subject areas - founded in 1943, with the mission to forge covenants in teaching and learning for the success of all learners
a nonprofit membership association of educators, businesses, and community leaders founded in 1971; serves as a national resource center for the development and improvement of experiential education programs nationwide
Professional Development Resources
Publications
(2011). Building Authentic Relationships With Youth At Risk.
Professional Development Series.
Promoting Powerful Professional Learning to Advance Student Achievement.
(2010). Solutions to the Dropout Crisis.
(2009). A New Definition.
Journal of Staff Development, 30(4), 10-16.
Building Authentic Relationships with Youth At Risk.
(2009). Solutions to the Dropout Crisis.
Call Me MISTER.
(2009). Solutions to the Dropout Crisis.
Improving Reading for Academic Success: Strategies for Enhancing Adolescent Literacy.
(2009). Solutions to the Dropout Crisis.
(2008). Evidence-based Practices in Classroom Management: Considerations for Research to Practice.
Education and Treatment of Children, 31(3), 351-380.
Policies and Practices Related to Student Failure and Dropping Out: Tools and Resources.
(2008). Solutions to the Dropout Crisis.
The Role of the Principal in Dropout Prevention.
(2008). Solutions to the Dropout Crisis.
Consider These Critical Questions to Strengthen Your School Improvement Plan.
(2006). Journal of Staff Development, 27(4), 59-60.
(2004). Helping Students Graduate: A Strategic Approach To Dropout Prevention.
Larchmont, NY : Eye On Education.
(2002). Designing powerful professional development for teachers and principals.
Oxford, OH : National Staff Development Council.
(2001). How to Get There from Here.
Journal of Staff Development, 22(3)
(2001). What makes professional development effective? Results from a national sample of teachers.
American Educational Research Journal, 38(4), 915-945.
(1998). High-quality professional development: An essential component of successful schools.
Portland, OR : Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NREL).
Web Sites
downloadable presentations dealing with CSTA's purpose, projects, and partnerships, given at conferences across the country
an alliance of educators, researchers, national associations, and officers of professional organizations and foundations committed to promoting the academic performance and healthy development of young adolescents
the only national education association dedicated exclusively to the growth of middle level education
founded in 1969; the largest nonprofit professional association committed to ensuring success for all students through staff development and school improvement
criteria identified by the National Forum to describe high-performing schools that serve students in the middle grades
After-School Opportunities Resources
Publications
Successful Summers: The Role of High-Quality Summer Learning in High School Completion.
(2010). Solutions to the Dropout Crisis.
Afterschool Time.
(2006). Mosaic.
(2006). Essential elements of quality after-school programs.
Clemson, SC : National Dropout Prevention Center/Network.
(2006). Learning from small-scale experimental evaluations of after school programs.
Out-of-School Time Evaluation Snapshot, 8
(2004). Helping Students Graduate: A Strategic Approach To Dropout Prevention.
Larchmont, NY : Eye On Education.
(2000). 21st Century Community Learning Centers: Providing quality afterschool learning opportunities for America's families.
Jessup, MD : U.S. Department of Education.
Web Sites
a coalition of public, private, and nonprofit organizations dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of after-school programs and advocating for quality, affordable programs for all children
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs' mission is to significantly increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education
the only national membership organization representing the entire array of public, private, and community-based providers of after-school programs
its mission is to ensure that all children, youth, and families have access to high quality programs, activities, and opportunities during non-school hours
Alternative Schooling Resources
Publications
Middle College High School: A Meaningful Option.
(2008). Solutions to the Dropout Crisis.
Pasco School District Teen Parent Program: Our Children Are Our Legacy.
(2008). Solutions to the Dropout Crisis.
Policies and Practices Related to Student Failure and Dropping Out: Tools and Resources.
(2008). Solutions to the Dropout Crisis.
(2006). Middle College High Schools: A Meaningful Option for Disconnected High School Students.
Effective Strategies.
(2004). Helping Students Graduate: A Strategic Approach To Dropout Prevention.
Larchmont, NY : Eye On Education.
(2003). Alternative Schools: Best Practices for Development and Evaluation.
Effective Strategies.
(1998). Positive Directions for Schools and Communities: Non-traditional alternative to school organization.
Seeds of change: Positive directions for schools and communities. University of Minnesota Extension Service.
(1995). How to establish an alternative school.
Thousand Oaks, CA : Corwin Press.
Web Sites
Alternative Education Resource Organization (AERO) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1989 by education expert Jerry Mainz to advance learner-centered approaches to education. AERO is considered by many to be the primary hub of communications for educational alternatives around the world.
furthers and supports multifaceted instructional approaches and means of assessing learning for all students, particularly those in nontraditional environments (many states have similar organizations)
