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ADD Resources: ADD Resources is a rapidly growing national non-profit organization whose mission is to help people with ADD/ADHD achieve their full potential through support and education. Their website offers 100 free and carefully chosen articles helpful to adults with ADD/ADHD and to parents of children with ADD/ADHD, a free monthly eNews, 100 links to other ADHD-related websites, the National ADHD Directory, and more.
Education Consumers Clearinghouse: "The Education Consumer's Clearinghouse is an Internet mailing list whose purpose is to empower education's consumers. It serves as a medium for communication and source of consumer-friendly advice and expertise. Subscribers are able to ask questions, post information and opinion, or just listen. It is supported by advertising and free to users.".
Educational Theory Handbook: This site is an encyclopedia for theorists and theories in Educational Psychology. It provides a brief overview of many influential theories found in Educational Psychology.
Global SchoolNet: Provides access to resources relevant to global project-based learning, problem-based learning, and online collaborative learning.
Personal Counseling in Secondary School Education: Article discusses how to counsel adolescents.
Traditional Intelligence Theories: Site provides information about how schools have been impacted by traditional theories of intelligence, how they may be impacted by the theory of multiple intelligences. It also provides information about Howard Gardner.

Intelligence

Emotional Intelligence Site: "The information on this independent site covers everything from the academic and corporate definitions of emotional intelligence to articles on parenting, relationships and emotional and sexual abuse."
Emotional Intelligence: Popular or Scientific Psychology: This article briefly discusses the merits of emotional intelligence with respect to whether it is a popular or scientific theory.
Intelligence: Site provides a small amount of information about intelligence theories and quite a few links to other resources concerning intelligence.
One Intelligence or Many?--Alternative Approaches to Cognitive Abilities: This article looks at theories about general intelligence and multiple intelligences.
The Emergence of Intelligence: Article discusses the evolution of intelligence.

Instruction

Association for Direct Instruction: "The Association for Direct Instruction is a non-profit organization dedicated to dissemination of information on effective, research-proven practices for schools.".

Learning

English Words May Hinder Math Skills Development: Article discusses how "the words and symbols used to represent numbers may interfere with understanding of math concepts.".
How the Brain Learns Best: This article discusses how to obtain "optimal learning in the classroom by activating different parts of the brain.".

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