Education Research

The Smithsonian (https://www.si.edu/) offers many resources

and programs to support educators and students in the classroom. These offerings

encompass an extensive collection of online lesson plans, interactive activities and

multimedia materials, all tailored to various grade levels and subjects. Educators can

access primary source documents, museum exhibits, and expert-curated content,

allowing them to enhance their classroom instruction and engage students in rich, real-

world learning experiences. The Smithsonian also hosts professional development

opportunities, workshops, and webinars for teachers, fostering continuous growth and

innovation in the field of education.

ERIC, the Education Resources Information Center (https://eric.ed.gov/), is a

national information system providing educators, researchers, and the general public

with access to education literature and resources. ERIC is the world’s largest and most

frequently used education digital library with more than 1.3 million bibliographic records,

beginning in 1966. It has information about elevating teaching, early learning, engaging

students, unlocking career success, ESSA, cybersecurity, education statistics, and the

nation’s report card, among many other offerings.

The State Library Resource Center (https://www.slrc.info/research/databases) or

SLRC provides a collection of research database to Maryland’s public libraries and K-12

public schools ensuring that all Marylanders have access to a core collection of

research databases. Most schools have a direct link that is unique to that school on

their media center webpages. One component, the Educator’s Reference Complete, is

very similar to ERIC in that is has many full-length articles from Education Journals that

can be searched by title, date, etc. Funding for SLRC is provided by the State of

Maryland.

The mission of Education.com (https://www.education.com) is to nurture each child’s

passion, curiosity, optimism, and educational success through its digital resources,

tools, and learning materials which are developed by educational experts to incorporate

leading pedagogical practices. Among its educational resources is the Learning Library

which provides education resources designed to keep teachers and students excited

about learning. It features professionally designed lesson plans that include activities to

help solidify student comprehension. There also are in-depth guided lessons that

provide a deep look at various subjects such as blending sounds or understanding

decimals. The Learning Library also provides skills-based games, science project

activities, song videos, and interactive books.

#EduMatch (https://www.edumatch.org/edumatch-foundation) stated mission is to serve

a worldwide community of educators who learn and grow together, support one another

in their professional learning journeys and believe in the power of sharing stories. To

accomplish this, #EduMatch uses social media platforms to connect its members and

empower educators to make global connections across common areas of interest.