Literacy Links

Workforce - Workplace

Suggested Web Sites

Workforce Development

http://136.165.122.102/mambo//
The National Research Center for Career and Technical Education is the nation's largest center for research and development in work-related education.

http://www.cew.wisc.edu/
The Center on Education and Work (CEW) provides leadership in identifying and responding to issues affecting the connections among education, work, and community. Major CEW initiatives involve School-to-Work, Tech Prep, Career Development, Workplace Learning, Integrated Curriculum, and Special Needs.

http://www.cord.org/
The Center for Occupational Research and Development (CORD) is dedicated to providing educational leadership in developing a more productive, competitive workforce.

http://www.scans2025.com/
The SCANS/2000 Center is comprised of an interdisciplinary research group at the Johns Hopkins University Institute for Policy Studies (IPS). Projects include school-to-work, welfare-to-work and education reform. Their central theme is creating a workforce development system that properly prepares workers to compete in the international economy of the 21st century.

Funding

http://www.wecaretoo.com/Organizations/TX/naogwanc.html
The National Association of Grant-writers and Non-Profit Consultants (NAOGWANC) is a non-profit organization that provides resources for grant writers, consultants, volunteers, and non-profit organizations. Resources for proposal writing.

Software Reviews

http://sabes.org/boston/
Adult Literacy Resource Institute/Greater Boston SABES Regional Support Center has provided a list of adult education software review sites.

Tips for Teachers

http://www.academicinnovations.com/
Academic Innovations is a collection of hot links for teachers and other educators. Some links include: Lesson Stop; The Poetry Circle; TeacherLINK; and many more.

[Editor's note: Keep in mind that Web sites continually change and often relocate or disappear, thus these Web sites are not guaranteed.]