NCSM - NCSM Sourcebook 2000-01

NCSM Sourcebook 2000-01 - Org. Acronyms "N"

NABSE
http://www.nabse.org/

NABSE, a 5,000 plus member, nonprofit organization founded in 1970 by Dr. Charles D. Moody, Sr. and other prominent educators, is the nation's largest network of African American educators. NABSE is dedicated to improving the educational accomplishments of African American youth through the development and deployment of instructional and motivational methods that increase levels of inspiration, attendance and overall achievement.

National Alliance of Black School Educators
310 Pennsylvania Ave.. SE
Washington, DC 20003
E-mail: nabse@nabse.org
phone: (202) 608-6310
fax: (202) 608-6319
Toll Free: (800) 221-2654

NABT
http://www.nabt.org/

The National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) is "the leader in life science education." To date, more than 9,000 educators have joined NABT to share experiences and expertise with colleagues from around the globe; keep up with trends and developments in the field; and grow professionally.

The mission of the National Association of Biology Teachers is to empower educators to provide the best possible biology and life science education for all students.

National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT)
12030 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 110
Reston, VA 20191
703/264-9696
800/406-0775

NACME
http://www.nacme.org/

Since 1974 NACME (the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc) has provided both leadership and support for the national effort to increase the representation of successful African American, American Indian and Latino men and women in engineering and technology and in mathematics and science-based careers.

NACME, Inc.
The Empire State Building
350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2212
New York, NY 10118-2299
Phone: (212) 279 - 2626
Fax: (212) 629 - 5178

NAEA
http://www.naea-reston.org/

NAEA is a non-profit, educational organization. NAEA strives to promote art education through Professional Development, Service, Advancement of Knowledge, and Leadership.

National Art Education Association
1916 Association Drive
Reston, VA 20191-1590
703.860.8000
Fax: 703.860.2960
naea@dgs.dgsys.com

NAEP
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as "the Nation's Report Card," is the only nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America's students know and can do in various subject areas. Since 1969, assessments have been conducted periodically in reading, mathematics, science, writing, U.S. history, civics, geography, and the arts.

U.S. Department of Education
National Center for Education Statistics
Assessment Division
1990 K Street, N.W., 8th Floor
Washington, DC 20202
202-502-7400
202-502-7440 FAX
http://www.nces.ed.gov/NAEP

NAESP
http://www.naesp.org/

The mission of NAESP is to lead in the advocacy and support for elementary and middle level principals and other educational leaders in their commitment to all children.

The National Association of Elementary School Principals
1615 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
800-38-NAESP [800-386-2377] or (703) 684-3345

NAEYC
http://www.naeyc.org/

NAEYC is the nation's largest membership organization of early childhood professionals and others dedicated to improving the quality of services for young children and their families. NAEYC's over 103,000 members believe in the importance of the early years -- birth through age 8 -- the critical years of development.

National Association for the Education of Young Children
1509 16th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036

NAGB
http://www.nagb.org/

In 1988, Congress created the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB) to set policy for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The independent, 26-member Board is composed of state, local, and federal officials, educators, business representatives, and members of the general public.

NAEP assesses samples of students in grades 4, 8, and 12 in various academic subjects. Results of the assessments are reported for the nation and states in terms of the Governing Board's achievement levels -- basic, proficient, and advanced.

800 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 825
Washington, D.C. 20002
Phone: 202-357-6938
Fax: 202-357-6945

NAGT
http://www.nagt.org/

NAGT was established in 1938. Its purpose is to foster improvement in the teaching of earth sciences at all levels of formal and informal instruction, to emphasize the cultural significance of the earth sciences and to disseminate knowledge in this field to the general public.

NAGT
P.O. Box 5443
Bellingham, Washington
98227-5443
Telephone: 360-650-3587
E-mail: nagtweb@aol.com

NARST
http://www.narst.org/

The National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) is a worldwide organization of professionals committed to the improvement of science teaching and learning through research. Since its inception in 1928, NARST has promoted research in science education and the communication of knowledge generated by the research. The ultimate goal of NARST is to help all learners achieve science literacy. NARST promotes this goal by:

encouraging and supporting the application of diverse research methods and theoretical perspectives from multiple disciplines to the investigation of teaching and learning in science;
communicating science education research findings to researchers, practitioners, and policy makers; and
cooperating with other educational and scientific societies to influence educational policies.

NARST
The Ohio State University
1929 Kenny Road
Columbus, OH 43210 USA
(614) 292-6717 (voice)
(614) 292-0263 (Fax)

NASDTEC
http://www.nasdtec.org/

NASDTEC is the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification. It is the organization that represents professional standards boards and commissions and state departments of education in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Department of Defense Dependent Schools, the U.S. Territories, New Zealand, and British Columbia, which are responsible for the preparation, licensure and discipline of educational personnel. Associate members include Canadian provinces and representatives of other constituent groups with an interest in the preparation and certification of educational personnel.

NASDTEC promotes: High standards for educators, Teacher mobility across state lines, Comprehensive personnel screening, and Clearinghouse on teacher discipline.

NASDTEC
39 Nathan Ellis Highway
PMB # 134
Mashpee, MA 02649-3267
Voice: 508.539.8844
FAX: 508.539.8868
E-mail: nasdtec@mediaone.net

NAS
http://www4.nationalacademies.org/nas/nashome.nsf

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a private, non-profit, self-perpetuating society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. Upon the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requires it to advise the federal government on scientific and technical matters.

2101 Constitution Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20418

NASA
http://www.nasa.gov/

"NASA is deeply committed to spreading the unique knowledge that flows from its aeronautics and space research...." Since its inception in 1958, NASA has accomplished many great scientific and technological feats in air and space. NASA technology also has been adapted for many non-aerospace uses by the private sector. NASA remains a leading force in scientific research and in stimulating public interest in aerospace exploration, as well as science and technology in general. Perhaps more importantly, our exploration of space has taught us to view the Earth, ourselves, and the universe in a new way. While the tremendous technical and scientific accomplishments of NASA demonstrate vividly that humans can achieve previously inconceivable feats, we also are humbled by the realization that Earth is just a tiny "blue marble" in the cosmos.

NASA Headquarters Building at 300 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20546 (mail code ZH)

NASBE
http://www.nasbe.org

The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) is a non-profit association that represents state and territorial boards of education. Our principal objectives include strengthening state leadership in educational policymaking; promoting excellence in the education of all students; advocating equality of access to educational opportunity; and assuring continued citizen support for public education.

National Association of State Boards of Education
277 South Washington Street, Suite 100
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone (703) 684-4000
Fax (703) 836-2313

NASPE
http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/naspe_main.html

The National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) is a nonprofit professional organization comprised of individuals engaged in the study of human movement and the delivery of sport and physical activity programs. Through its members as well as corporate and public partnerships, NASPE develops and supports quality sport and physical activity programs that promote healthy behaviors and individual well-being. Educating the American public about the importance of physical education for all children and youth is primary focus.

1900 Association Drive
Reston, VA 20191
1-800-213-7193 ext. 410
fax: 703 476 8316
E-mail: naspe@aahperd.org

NASP
http://www.nasponline.org/index2.html

The mission of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) is to promote educationally and psychologically healthy environments for all children and youth by implementing research-based, effective programs that prevent problems, enhance independence, and promote optimal learning. This is accomplished through state-of-the-art research and training, advocacy, ongoing program evaluation, and caring professional service.

4340 East West Highway, Suite 402
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: 301 657 0270

NASSP
http://www.nassp.org/

In April 1916, 78 high school principals met to form a new professional organization, the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP). Since that time, membership has grown to approximately 40,000 middle level and high school principals, assistant principals, and aspiring principals from the United States and more than 60 other countries.

Our mission is to promote excellence in school leadership. To this end, we provide our members with a wide variety of programs and services to assist them in: Administration, Supervision, Curriculum planning, and Effective staff development.

We also work to advance middle level and high school education by: Promoting high professional standards, Focusing attention on the challenges faced by school leaders, Providing a "national voice" for school leaders, Building public confidence in education, Strengthening the role of the principal as instructional leader, Representing the interests of our members-and the students they serve-before Congress, and Publicizing the issues and interests of our members in the news media.

NASSP
PO Box 3250
Reston, VA 20195-1250

NBEA
http://www.nbea.org/

The National Business Education Association (NBEA) is the nation's largest professional organization devoted exclusively to serving individuals and groups engaged in instruction, administration, research, and dissemination of information for and about business. NBEA is the leading association devoted to the recognition that business education competencies are essential for all individuals in today's fast-changing society.

NBEA is committed to the advancement of the professional interest and competence of its members and provides programs and services that enhance members' professional growth and development. Further, NBEA serves as a unifying agency among other groups dedicated to advancing and improving business education.

1914 Association Drive
Reston, VA 20191 -1596
Phone: 703 860 8300
Fax: 703 620 4483

NBPTS
http://www.nbpts.org/

The mission of the National Board is to establish high and rigorous standards for what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do, to develop and operate a national voluntary system to assess and certify teachers who meet these standards, and to advance related education reforms for the purpose of improving student learning in American schools.

1525 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 500
Arlington, VA 22209
Phone: 703-465-2700
Fax: 703-465-2715
26555 Evergreen Road, Suite 400
Southfield, MI 48076
Phone: 703-351-4444
Fax: 248-351-4170

NCA
http://www.ncacasi.org/

The NCA Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement is a dynamic school accreditation and evaluation organization that protects the public trust and is proactive in promoting a system of education that: Enhances student learning and love for learning, Fosters healthy, creative, and innovative human beings, Prepares students to live and learn in an ever changing and diverse world, and Provides standards and evaluation services for schools that ensure successful schooling transitions for its students.

Commission on Schools
Arizona State University
Box 873011
Tempe, AZ 85287-3011
Phone: 602-965-8700; 800-525-9517

NCAL
http://litserver.literacy.upenn.edu/ncal.html

NCAL's mission incorporates three primary goals: to improve understanding of youth and adult learning, to foster innovation and increase effectiveness in youth and adult basic education and literacy work, and to expand access to information and build capacity for literacy and basic skills service provision.

The Center has pursued this mission by engaging in cutting-edge and high-impact research, innovation, and training in youth and adult education in the following areas: research and development, technology and distance learning, staff development and training, curriculum and instruction, improved linkages between research, policy, and practice, and dissemination of the latest findings in applied R & D.

Graduate School of Education
3700 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6216
Phone: 877-PENNGSE

NCATE
http://www.ncate.org/

NCATE is the professionís mechanism to help establish high quality teacher preparation. Through the process of professional accreditation of schools, colleges and departments of education, NCATE works to make a difference in the quality of teaching and teacher preparation today, tomorrow, and for the next century.

NCATE is a coalition of 33 specialty professional associations of teachers, teacher educators, content specialists, and local and state policy makers. All are committed to quality teaching, and together, the coalition represents over 3 million individuals.

National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
2010 Massachusetts Ave NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: (202) 466-7496 Fax: (202) 296-6620
General e-mail: ncate@ncate.org

NCBE
http://www.ncbe.gwu.edu/

The National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education (NCBE) is funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs (OBEMLA) to collect, analyze, and disseminate information relating to the effective education of linguistically and culturally diverse learners in the U.S. NCBE is operated by The George Washington University, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Institute for Education Policy Studies.

NCBE provides information through its World Wide Web site and produces a weekly news bulletin, Newsline, and manages topical online discussion groups, the Roundtable Forums.

NCBE
The George Washington University
Center for the Study of Language & Education
2121 K Street NW, Suite 260
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: (800) 321-NCBE (6223) or 202) 467-0867 - within DC area
Fax: (800) 531-9347 or (202) 467-4283 - within DC area
Email: askncbe@ncbe.gwu.edu

NCEA
http://www.ncea.org/

The National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) is a professional membership organization that has been providing leadership and service to Catholic education since 1904. NCEA's mission is to advance the educational and catechetical mission of the Church and to provide leadership and service to its members in preschools, elementary and secondary schools, parish catechetical/religious education programs, diocesan offices, colleges, universities and seminaries. Our members serve over 7.6 million students.

National Catholic Educational Association
1077 30th Street, NW, Suite 100
Washington, DC 20007-3852
Telephone: (202) 337-6232
Fax: (202) 333-6706
E-mail: nceaadmin@ncea.org

NCEA
http://www.ncea.com/

NCEA's mission is to provide leadership to those who build learning communities in response to individual and community needs.

It does this by providing its members with national and regional training conferences and workshops; specialized periodicals, publications, and products; opportunities for peer support and networking; and information and referral services. In addition it acts as an advocate for community education by working with related organizations and promoting at the national, state, and local levels: parent and community involvement in public education; the formation of community partnerships to address community needs; and the expansion of lifelong learning opportunities for all community residents.

NCEA
3929 Old Lee Highway #91-A
Fairfax, VA 22042
Phone: 703-359-8973
Fax: 703-359-0972
Email: ncea@ncea.com

NCEIC
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/At-Risk/temple1.html

The center mission is to strengthen education and related resources in inner cities by conducting a program of interdisciplinary research and development on families, schools, and communities. The central question of the CEIC is "What conditions are required to cause massive improvements in the learning of children and youth in this nation's inner cities?"

Temple University
933 Ritter Hall Annex
13th and Cecil B. Moore Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Phone: (215) 204-3001

NCEL
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/educatrs/leadrshp/le2con10.htm

The Harvard Principals Center and Institute are two of the earliest proponents of intensive professional development for principals. Providing a weeklong summer program in leadership that focuses on vision building, reflection, and managing change, the Center also develops and offers programs around the country.

(no mailing address found)

NCEQW
http://www.irhe.upenn.edu/centers/ctrs-prog3.html

The National Center on the Educational Quality of the Workforce (EQW) investigates the relationships that exist between schooling and work. EQW represents a collaborative research endeavor involving the Wharton School and IRHE. Its mission is to examine the interactions among employers, schools, students/workers, and public policy to determine how better connections among these stakeholders would bolster the nation's economic competitiveness. The Center was the initiator of the National Employer Survey in 1994.

(emailed for contact information -- no response)

NCES
http://nces.ed.gov/

NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to Education in the United States and other nations.

National Center for Education Statistics
1990 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 502-7300

NCLIS
http://www.nclis.gov/

The U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) is a permanent, independent agency of the federal government charged with advising the executive and legislative branches on national library and information policies and plans.

The Commission reports directly to the White House and the Congress on the implementation of national policy, conducts studies, surveys and analyses of the nation's library and information needs, promotes research and development activities, conducts hearings and issues publications as appropriate and develops overall plans for meeting national library and informational needs and for the coordination of activities at the federal, state and local levels.

1110 Vermont Avenue, N.W.
Suite 820
Washington, DC 20005-3552
Telephone: 202-606-9200
Fax: 202-606-9203

NCME
http://www.ncme.org/

NCME is an organization that is incorporated exclusively for scientific, educational, literary, and charitable purposes. Its purposes include:

Encouragement of scholarly efforts to: advance the science of measurement in the field of education; improve measurement instruments and procedures for their administration, scoring, interpretation, and use; improve applications of measurement in assessment of individuals and evaluations of educational programs.

Dissemination of knowledge about: theory, techniques, and instrumentation available for measurement of educationally relevant human, institutional, and social characteristics; procedures appropriate to the interpretation and use of such techniques and instruments; applications of educational measurement in individual and group evaluation studies.

NCME
Central Office
1230 17th St. NW
Washington, DC 20036-3078
Phone: 202-223-9318
Fax: 202-775-1824

NCPTLA
http://www.ed.psu.edu/cshe/htdocs/research/NCTLA/nctla.htm

Originally funded from the U. S. Department of Education's OERI, The National Center on Postsecondary Teaching, Learning, and Assessment (NCTLA) is a research, development, and dissemination center that seeks to discover what facilitates student learning. NCTLA comprises faculty, administrators, and researchers at Penn State University, the University of Illinois at Chicago, Syracuse University, Northwestern University, Arizona State University, and the University of Southern California.

403 South Allen Street, Suite 104
State College, Pennsylvania 16801
Voice: 814.865.5917
Fax: 814.865.3638

NCREATE
http://www.wmich.edu/evalctr/create/

The mission of CREATE shall be to: provide a forum for the presentation, discussion and dissemination of personnel and program evaluation research, policy, and practice in education; provide an international mutual assistance network of personnel engaged in educational evaluation research, policy, and practice; and, provide a professional organization for persons engaged in educational evaluation.

The Evaluation Center
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5237
Western Michigan University
Phone: (616) 387-5895
Fax: (616) 387-5923

NCREL
http://www.ncrel.org/

Throughout the country, teachers, parents, principals, community members, policymakers, and students are working toward a common goal: improving our nation's schools to make them safe and productive places where children can learn and grow. Since 1984, the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory has been a partner and resource in this important endeavor.

North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
1120 East Diehl Road, Suite 200
Naperville, Illinois 60563
Phone: 630-649-6500 or 800-356-2735
Fax: 630-649-6700
E-mail: info@ncrel.org

NCREST
http://www.tc.columbia.edu/~ncrest/

NCREST, established at Teachers College in 1990, supports restructuring efforts by documenting successful initiatives, creating reform networks to share new research findings with practitioners, and linking policy to practice. NCREST works to develop understandings that help schools become: learner-centered by focusing on the needs of learners in school organization, governance, and pedagogy; knowledge-based, by structuring teacher learning and professional development; and responsible and responsive, by restructuring accountability and assessment practices.

NCREST Box 110
Teachers College,
Columbia University|
525 West 120th Street
New York, New York 10027
Telephone: (212) 678-3432
Fax: (212) 678-4170

NCRMSE
http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/ncisla/whatwedo/NCRMSE.html

Our Centerís work expands on work conducted by the NCRMSE. The mission of NCRMSE was to provide a research base for the reform of school mathematics.

Among its accomplishments, NCRMSE researchers: refined conceptions of what it means to learn mathematics with understanding documented how learning important mathematics ideas occurs in classrooms developed new forms of instruction and professional development played a leading role in early algebra and geometry reform.

NCRMSE director Thomas Romberg and collaborating researchers also: created a national network of scholars provided leadership to the national mathematics education standards movement designed groundbreaking tools for teachers, including the middle-school mathematics curricula, Mathematics in Context, and the Cognitively Guided Instruction approach to elementary mathematics instruction authored several publications to advance research-based reform.

Wisconsin Center for Education Research
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1025 W. Johnson St.
Madison, WI 53706

NCRTL
http://ncrtl.msu.edu/

The name of the National Center for Research on Teacher Learning (NCRTL) reflects its innovative vision and the focus of its research. Originally called the National Center for Research on Teacher Education, the NCRTL was founded at Michigan State University's College of Education in 1985 with a grant from the Office of Education Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education. The center was renamed in 1991 to reflect its new emphasis on teacher learning and the center's desire to provide leadership in defining this new area of research.

(emailed for mailing address)
Phone: (517) 355-3486
Fax: (517) 432-2795
E-mail: floden@msu.edu

NCRVE
NCRVE closed its doors on December 31, 1999. The mission of the National Center for research in Vocational Education (NCRVE) was to strengthen education to prepare all individuals for lasting and rewarding employment and lifelong learning. Furthering this effort into the year 2000 and beyond is the National Research and Dissemination Centers for Career and Technical Education.

Ohio State University
1900 Kenney Rd.
Columbus, OH 43210-1090|
URL: http://www.nccte.com
E-mail: ndccte@osu.edu
Phone: 800.848.4815 or 614.292.9931
Fax: 614.292.1260

NCSI
(no website found)

NCSL
(no website found)

NCSM
http://ncsmonline.org/

The National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM) is an organization for leaders in mathematics education, pre-K through adult. NCSM is unique in its purpose &endash; supporting mathematics leadership at the school, district, college/university, state/province, and national levels. Its membership constitutes an international force, collaborating to initiate and implement reform in mathematics education.

NCSM envisions a cadre of well-trained, broadly informed, and perceptive leaders of mathematics at all levels. These leaders must be empowered and held accountable for overseeing and facilitating the implementation of substantive reform of school mathematics for all students.

NCSM
P.O. Box 150368,
LAKEWOOD, CO 80215-0368
Voice Mail and Fax: 303-274-5932
E-mail:

NCSS
http://www.ncss.org/

Founded in 1921, National Council for the Social Studies has grown to be the largest association in the country devoted solely to social studies education. NCSS engages and supports educators in strengthening and advocating social studies. With members in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and 69 foreign countries, NCSS serves as an umbrella organization for elementary, secondary, and college teachers of history, geography, economics, political science, sociology, psychology, anthropology, and law-related education. Organized into a network of more than 110 affiliated state, local, and regional councils and associated groups, the NCSS membership represents K-12 classroom teachers, college and university faculty members, curriculum designers and specialists, social studies supervisors, and leaders in the various disciplines that constitute the social studies.

National Council for the Social Studies
3501 Newark Street, NW
Washington, DC 20016
Telephone: 202 966-7840
Fax: 202 966-2061

NCSSMST
http://www.ncsssmst.org/

The goal of the Consortium is to foster, support, and advance the efforts of those specialized schools whose primary purpose is to attract and academically prepare students for leadership in mathematics, science, and technology.

The NCSSMST was established in 1988 to provide a forum for schools to exchange information and program ideas and to evolve alliances between them. Ther are currently 68 institutional members (secondary schools), representing more than 35, 000 students and 1, 400 educators. These are joined by over 100 affiliate members (colleges, universities, and corporations) who share the goals of transforming mathematics, scince, and technology education.

3020 Wards Ferry Road
Lynchburg, VA 24502
Voice: 434-582 -1104
Fax: 434-239-4140

NCSTL
(no website found)

The NCSTL is headquartered at Ohio State University. Its main focus is on factors that effect science teaching and learning that are generally out of a classroom teachers' hands, such as social or cultural influences, public incentives and perceptions, political and economic forces, and the impact of new technologies. They are funded by a variety of sources including the National Science Foundation, the US Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement, Ohio State University and the Ohio Board of Regents. They publish two journals, COGNOSIS and the NCTSL Digest, as well as a series of monographs. NCSTL is active in promoting partnerships and collaborations between classroom teachers and science/technology experts, often from Ohio State University. They encourage open communication between teachers, scientists, administrators and public policy makers to discuss education reforms (White and Klapper, 1993 and Klapper, et al, 1991).

NCTSL Research Center 104
1314 Kinnear Road Columbus, OH 43212
(614) 292-3339

NCSWL
http://www-gse.berkeley.edu/research/NCSWL/csw.homepage.html

The National Center for the Study of Writing and Literacy (NCSWL), one of the educational research centers sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, has completed its mission and no longer functions as an independent entity. The mission of the Center was to improve understanding of how writing is best learned and taught--from the early years through adulthood. The Center supported research projects examining how students learn to write, how teachers can best help students who come from an increasing diversity of cultural backgrounds, how writing can be used more effectively across the curriculum, how larger social forces (such as ethnic background, relations with family members, social class, and the neighborhood) affect success in school, how we might develop better ways to assess what students are learning, and how new technologies and new demands in the workplace affect the literacy skills students need to learn.

National Writing Project (NWP)
5511 Tolman Hall
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720

NCTE
http://www.ncte.org/

The National Council of Teachers of English is devoted to improving the teaching and learning of English and the language arts at all levels of education. Since 1911, NCTE has provided a forum for the profession, an array of opportunities for teachers to continue their professional growth throughout their careers, and a framework for cooperation to deal with issues that affect the teaching of English.

1111 Kenyon Road; Urbana, IL 61801 1096
call 1-800-369-6283
fax: 217 328- 9645
E-mail: public_info@ncte.org

NCTM
http://www.nctm.org/

The mission of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics is to provide the vision and leadership necessary to ensure a mathematics education of the highest quality for all students. With more than 100,000 members and 250 Affiliates throughout the United States and Canada, NCTM is the world's largest mathematics education organization.

NCTM Headquarters Office
1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-9988
Phone: (703) 620-9840
Fax: (703) 476-2970

NDN
(no website)

The National Diffusion Network (NDN), up until June of 1996, was a remarkable system, administered by the U.S. Department of Education, for sharing education programs that work among public and private schools.Titles of some well-known NDN programs include: Hands-On Elementary Science, Fishbanks, Ltd., Chapter I HOTS (Higher Order Thinking Skills), Folger Library Shakespeare Project, Philosophy for Children, REACH (Respecting Ethnic and Cultural Heritage), Decision Making Math, and Teaching Geography. For information about any of these programs, please contact Lynda Lathrop at EIRC at 609-582-7000 or email llathrop@eirc.org.

NEA
http://www.nea.org/

NEA is Americaís oldest and largest organization committed to advancing the cause of public education. Founded in 1857 in Philadelphia and npow headquartered in Washington, D.C., NEA proudly claims more than 2.5 million members who work at every level of education, from pre-school to university graduate programs. NEA has affiliates in every state as well as in over 13, 000 local communities across the United States.

1201 16^th Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 833-4000

NEGP
http://www.negp.gov/

The National Education Goals Panel is an independent executive branch agency of the federal government charged with monitoring national and state progress toward the National Education Goals. Under the legislation, the Panel is charged with a variety of responsibilities to support systemwide reform, including: reporting on national and state progress toward the goals over a 10-year period; working to establish a system of high academic standards and assessments; identifying actions for federal, state, and local governments to take; and building a nationwide, bipartisan consensus to achieve the Goals.

1255 22nd Street, NW, Suite 502
Washington, DC 20037
Fax: 202-632-0957 or 202-632-1032
Email: NEGP@ed.gov

NESAC
(could not find a website)

NESTA
http://seaborg.nmu.edu/nesta/default.html

NESTA is a nonprofit educational organization, founded in 1983, whose purpose is the advancement, stimulation, extension, improvement, and coordination of Earth Science education at all educational levels.

NESTA
P.O. Box 2194
Liverpool, NY 13089-2194
E-mail: cwozniak@nmu.edu.

NEWEST
http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/trc/Teacher/wrk.html

NASA conducts two types of national summer educator workshops each year. The workshops are the NASA Educational Workshop for Elementary School Teachers (NEWEST) and NASA Educational Workshop for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Teachers (NEWMAST). These workshops model the integration of the National Education Standards in mathematics, science and technology. The workshops provide teachers with an opportunity to observe NASA's state-of-the-art research and development through direct interaction with NASA scientist, engineers, technicians and educational specialists at NASA Field Centers. Translation activities are incorporated into the workshop to help teachers adapt their new content knowledge, experience and materials into their specific educational situations. Selected participants will spend two weeks in the summer at one of NASA's centers or facilities.

NASA Dryden Educator Resource Center
45168 N. 3rd St. East
Lancaster, CA 93535
NASA Central Operation of Resources for Educators (CORE)
Lorain County Joint Vocational School
15181 Route 58 South
Oberlin, OH 44074
Email: http://www.nsta.org/programs/new.htm

NEWMAST
http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/trc/Teacher/wrk.html

NASA Dryden Educator Resource Center
45168 N. 3rd St. East
Lancaster, CA 93535
NASA Central Operation of Resources for Educators (CORE)|
Lorain County Joint Vocational School
15181 Route 58 South|
Oberlin, OH 44074
Email: http://www.nsta.org/programs/new.htm

NFIE
http://www.nfie.org/

NFIE envisions a future in which public education in America provides all of its students with a world-class education. Created by the National Education Association in 1969, NFIE empowers public education employees to innovate, take risks, and become agents for change to improve teaching and learning in our society. The foundation awards grants to educators who propose innovative and promising ways to help all students experience academic success and reach their full potential, especially those who have been historically underserved by society's institutions. NFIE conducts research on these efforts and publishes reports on its findings.

The foundation believes that students' success depends on what teachers know and can do. The focus of NFIE's programs, therefore, is two-fold. First, NFIE seeks to ensure that the three million teachers in the nation's public schools have opportunities throughout their careers to keep up to date with new knowledge, new technology, an ever-changing society, and changing expectations for what all students should know. Through its programs, the foundation works to weave continuous learning into the fabric of teaching. Second, NFIE's programs are designed to identify those educators who do the extraordinary in serving their students and their profession, to provide them with the means to explore their best ideas, and to support them as role models for their colleagues.

The NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education
1201 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202.822.7840
Fax: 202.822.7779

NMSA
http://www.nmsa.org/

Since its inception in 1973, National Middle School Association (NMSA) has been a voice for those committed to the educational and developmental needs of young adolescents. NMSA is the only national education association dedicated exclusively to the growth of middle level education.

With over 28,000 members representing principals, teachers, central office personnel, professors, college students, parents, community leaders, and educational consultants across the United States, Canada, and 45 other countries, NMSA welcomes and provides support to anyone interested in the health and education of young adolescents. In addition, NMSA has a network of 57 affiliate organizations in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia that strengthens our outreach to the regional, state, provincial, and local levels.

NATIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
4151 Executive Parkway, Suite 300
Westerville, OH 43081
Phone: 1-800-528-NMSA (6672)
Email: info@NMSA.org

NOLPE
(no website found)

Southwest Plaza Building
3601 S.W., 29th Street
Suite 223
Topeka, KS, 66614
Tel: (913) 273-3550
Fax: (913) 273-2001,

NRC
http://www.nas.edu/nrc/

The National Research Council was organized by the National Academy of Sciences in 1916 to associate the broad community of science and technology with the Academy's purposes of further knowledge and advising the federal government. Functioning in accordance with general policies determined by the Academy, the National Research Council has become the principal operating agency of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, and the scientific and engineering communities. The National Research Council is administered jointly by both Academies and the Institute of Medicine.

National Academy of Sciences
2101 Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20418
202-334-2000

NRCAET
(now called CRESST -- National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing)
http://www.cse.ucla.edu/

Funded by the U.S. Department of Education and the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) conducts research on important topics related to K-12 educational testing.

CRESST/UCLA
GSE&IS Building, Mailbox 951522
300 Charles E. Young Drive North
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1522
Tel: 310-206-1532 Fax: 310-825-3883

NRCCDSLL
http://www.cal.org/Archive/projects/ncrcdsll.htm

The National Center for Research on Cultural Diversity and Second Language Learning was funded by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement of the U.S. Department of Education to conduct research on the education of language minority students in the United States. The Center was operated by the University of California, Santa Cruz, through the University of California's statewide Linguistic Minority Research Institute, in collaboration with the Center for Applied Linguistics and other institutions nationwide. The Center was committed to promoting the intellectual development, literacy, and thoughtful citizenship of language minority students and to increasing appreciation of the cultural and linguistic diversity of the American people.

Center for Applied Linguistics
4646 40th Street NW
Washington, DC 20016-1859
Phone: 202-362-0700

NRCGT
http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/nrcgt.html

The work of The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented (NRC/GT) is guided by emerging research about the broadened conception of human potential and the need to develop "high-end learning" opportunities for all of America's students. Programs and services designed to challenge the highest levels of learning and creativity; to promote high expectations, rigorous standards, and greater engagement with subject matter should be an integral part of every school's overall program. We believe that the nation's largest reservoir of untapped talent can be found among those young people who, by reason of economic circumstances and all of the problems that surround poverty in America, have not been given equal opportunity and encouragement to develop their potentials to the fullest. Accordingly, our orientation and related research has been to apply the strategies of high-end learning to total school improvement and to focus our research on developing gifts and talents in young people based on a broad array of both traditional and emerging indicators of potential for high performance.

University of Connecticut
2131 Hillside Road
Unit 3007
Storrs, CT 06269-3007
Phone: 860-486-4676
Fax: 860-486-2900

NRCLTL
http://www.albany.edu/ltl/mltlp/tofc.html

The National Research Center on Literature Teaching and Learning is a research and development center located at the University at Albany, State University of New York. The Center was established in 1987 (as the Center for the Learning and Teaching of Literature), and in January 1991 began a new, five-year cycle of work administered by the Office of Research, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education. The Center's mission is to conduct research and sponsor activities to improve the teaching and learning of literature, preschool through grade 12, in schools across the nation.

National Research Center on Literature Teaching and Learning
University at Albany
State University of New York
1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12222

NRCSL
http://ericae.net/edo/ed338704.htm or http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/educatrs/leadrshp/le4nrcsl.htm or
http://www.lrdc.pitt.edu/

The National Research Center on Student Learning (CSL) focuses on how thinking skills affect what students learn in school. One of 23 national centers funded by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, CSL is an integral part of the University of Pittsburgh's Learning Research and Development Center (LRDC). LRDC's mission is to conduct fundamental research on learning and to construct scientific foundations for education and training.

National Center on Student Learning
Learning Research and Development Center
University of Pittsburgh
3939 O'Hara Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260
(412) 624-7450

NSBA
http://www.nsba.org/

The National School Boards Association is the nationwide advocacy and outreach organization for public school governance. NSBA's mission is to foster excellence and equity in public elementary and secondary education in the United States through school board leadership. Founded in 1940, NSBA is a not-for profit federation of state associations of school boards across the United States and the school boards of the District of Columbia, Guam, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

1680 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-838-6722
Fax: 703-683-7590
E-mail: info@nsba.org

NSELA
http://www.nsela.org
The National Science Education Leadership Association (NSELA) was formed in 1959 to meet a need to develop science education leadership for K - 16 school systems. NSELA members have a strong interest in advances in a broad array of topics including student learning, safety, curriculum, technology, professional development, assessment, inquiry, and science education reform. NSELA is an affiliate of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and the International Council of Associations for Science Education (ICASE). At the present time, NSELA has over 1,200 members who hold a variety of science education leadership positions including science department heads, supervisors, coordinators, university science and science education faculty, administrators, science resource teachers, teacher advocates, elementary science lead teachers and others. NSELA also has more than 15 affiliated state leadership groups.

P.O. Box 99381
Raleigh, NC 27624-9381
Phone: 919-848-8171
FAX: 919-848-0496

NSF
http://www.nsf.gov/

The National Science Foundation is an independent U.S. government agency responsible for promoting science and engineering through programs that invest over $3.3 billion per year in almost 20,000 research and education projects in science and engineering.

The National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230, USA
Phone: 703-292-5111 or 800-877-8339 or 703-292-5090

NSPE
http://www.nspe.org/

The National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) is the only engineering society that represents individual engineering professionals and licensed engineers (PEs) across all disciplines. Founded in 1934, NSPE strengthens the engineering profession by promoting engineering licensure and ethics, enhancing the engineer image, advocating and protecting PEs' legal rights at the national and state levels, publishing news of the profession, providing continuing education opportunities, and much more. NSPE serves some 60,000 members and the public through 53 state and territorial societies and more than 500 chapters.

NSPE
1420 King Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-2794
Phone: (703) 684-2800

NSPRA
http://www.nspra.org/

Since 1935, the National School Public Relations Association has been providing school communication training and services to school leaders throughout the United States, Canada, and the U.S. Dependent Schools worldwide.

NSPRA's mission is to advance education through responsible communication. We accomplish that mission through a variety of diverse services that we provide to Our Members and to other school leaders who contract with or buy from us. With 60 years of experience, we have a reputation in the field for practical approaches to solving school district and agency communication problems.

National School Public Relations Association
15948 Derwood Road
Rockville, MD 20855
Phone: (301) 519-0496
Fax: (301) 519-0494
Email: nspra@nspra.org

NSSE
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Complete/Series/NSSE.html

(list of books distributed by NSSE; otherwise no webpage found)
(address assumed to be the same)

5835 Kimbark Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
(312) 702-1582

NSTA
http://www.nsta.org/

The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), founded in 1944 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, is the largest organization in the world promoting science teaching and learning for all. NSTA's current membership of more than 53,000 includes science teachers, science supervisors, administrators, scientists, business and industry representatives, and others involved in science education.

The Association publishes four journals, a newspaper, and many books and publications for teachers, and conducts world-class conventions that attract more than 30,000 attendees annually. NSTA offers many services for science educators, including a new NSTA Institute, which provides on-line and site-based professional development programs; teacher recognition and grant programs awarding more than $600,000 annually; and competitions for students of all grade levels.

NSTA maintains a content-rich website (www.nsta.org) that provides classroom resources, news and information, and opportunities for educators to connect with one another. Two of the most popular resources, Read It! and NSTA Recommends, enable teachers to preview the entire text of select publications on-line and read professional reviews of the best science-based, teacher publications, trade books, and software currently on the market. The website also features NSTA's SciLinkssm initiative, which connects key textbook subjects to NSTA-approved Web sites that can enrich student learning both inside and outside the science classroom.

National Science Teachers Association
1840 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington VA 22201-3000 USA
Phone: (703) 243-7100
Email: www.nsta.org

NWREL
http://www.nwrel.org/

The Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory's mission is to improve educational results for children, youth, and adults by providing research and development assistance in delivering equitable, high-quality educational programs. NWREL provides research and development assistance to education, government, community agencies, business, and labor. NWREL's primary service area is the Northwest states of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.

101 SW Main, Ste. 500
Portland, OR 97204
Phone: (503) 275-9500

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