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Accountability Progress Reporting
Reports both the state Academic Performance Index (API) and the federal Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) and Program Improvement (PI) information.
Bureau of Educational & Cultural Affairs
Provides information on various study abroad/educational exchange programs.
California Content Standards
The content standards adopted by the California State Board of Education. Available by discipline.
California Department of Education
Information on curriculum & instruction, testing & accountability, data sets, news, and professional learning can be found on this page.
California School Directory
This page provides detailed contact information for public schools, private schools, districts and county offices within the state.
California State Board of Education
Provides information on standards (including California Common Core State Standards) and frameworks that students should acquire at each grade level.
California Statewide System of Support
A network of resources, professional development, and expert guidance for California's educators, to close equity gaps and drive continuous improvement for student wellbeing and success.
Commission on Teaching Credentialing
Provides teacher credential requirements in California
Common Core Standards
This page gives detailed information regarding the common core state standards initiative.
CSUSM Library Government Documents
This page can help you find government documents pertaining to Education that are housed both here in our library and online.
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
Regulations, resources, and highlights about ESSA.
Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
The K-12 science content standards
Recommended Juvenile Literature
A national database that provides pre-k thru 12 literature recommendations as well as a list of literature resources.
San Diego County Office of Education
This website provides a variety of services and information regarding the various school districts, charter schools, and community colleges throughout San Diego County.
Teacher.org
A free site that helps you become an educator in California.
U.S. Department of Education
This page will guide you to various national educational laws, data sets, news, and much more.
United States Census Bureau
This is a page provided by the United States government and provides various types of data sets, statistics, news and more.
USA.gov
Provides accessible government information and services to the general public.

Lesson Plans

American Memory Project
Sponsored by the Library of Congress, this site offers a variety of history lesson plans and teacher resources.
Figure This!
Download and print math challenges.
Illuminations
Sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, this site offers a variety of mathematical lesson plans and teacher resources.
International Education and Resource Network (iEARN)
Enables teachers to collaborate on projects via the Internet that "both enhance learning and make a difference in the world."
Lesson Planet -
A lesson plan search engine for teachers that provides teacher-reviewed online resources including more than 150,000 online lesson plans and 75,000 online worksheets.
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
Interactive, web-based tutorials.
North Coastal Consortium for Special Education
A Special Education Local Planning Area (SELPA) that is composed of 14 school districts in the North County.
Resources and Dialogues for Equity in Education.
Resources and Dialogues for Equity in Education put together by the Critical Multicultural Pavilion
SpellingCity
Free site that makes learning to spell fun!
Virtual Middle School Library
A compiled lists of multicultural lesson plans and resources.

Study Guides

CSUSM has many resources available that can help you study for exams. Some of the resources will be available as eBooks, some will be available here at CSUSM, and some can be ordered from other CSUs. Click on the links below to find out the availability of the resources:

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