Food and Nutrition Information Center
- http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=4&tax_level=1
Part of the U.S. Dept of Agriculture, this site is a leader in food and human nutrition information dissemination since 1971. It provides credible, accurate, and practical resources for nutrition and health professionals, educators, government personnel, and consumers.
Food and Nutrition Service
- http://www.fns.usda.gov
Sponsored by the USDA, FNS is a variety of programs that provide children and low-income people with access to food, a healthful diet, and nutrition education. This site provides detailed information about each of those programs, as well as other related web resources listed by subject.
Healthy Choices for Kids Online
- http://www.healthychoices.org
The Healthy Choices for Kids nutrition education program was created by the growers of Washington state apples and other industry sponsored. This site provides educators with the four-part curriculum for the program, as well as other activities geared towards educating children about healthy choices.
HealthierUS.gov
- http://www.healthierus.gov
Sponsored by the U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services, this site offers information on nutrition, physical fitness, preventive screenings for health issues, and making healthy choices. Each section contains links to other web resources relating to the topic.
Kids First
- http://www.kidsfirstri.org
Kids First is a RI-based organization dedicated to improving the physical and nutritional well-being of children through education and training. Kids First focuses on their Food Safe Schools project to promote awareness and nutrition education in RI school and childcare systems. Their website provides resources and links to encourage all to get involved and stay aware of what is going on in RI schools.
New England Dairy and Food Council
- http://www.newenglanddairycouncil.org
The New England Dairy and Food Council is a non-profit nutrition education organization. Respected dieticians staff the council and their website provides information for educators, health professionals, school food service workers, and consumers.
Nutrition.gov
- http://www.nutrition.gov
Sponsored by the U.S. Dept of Agriculture and the Dept. of Health & Human Services, this site provides easy access to food and nutrition information from across the federal government by serving as a gateway to reliable information on nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity, and food safety for consumers, educators, and health professionals. It is regularly updated with the latest news and links to other related sites.
Nutrition Explorations
- http://www.nutritionexplorations.com
Nutrition Explorations, implemented by the National Dairy Council, provides nutrition-related resources for educators, parents, and school nutrition professionals to educate children in healthy eating and activities. Its purpose is to provide up-to-date scientifically sound nutrition information in a way that is fun and easy to teach and learn.
School Nutrition Association
- http://www.schoolnutrition.org
The mission of the School Nutrition Association is to advance good nutrition for all children. This site provides school food service news, a searchable recipe database, a parent information page, and access to continuing education in the child nutrition profession.
Team Nutrition
- http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/
Team Nutrition is an initiative of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service to support the Child Nutrition Programs through training and technical assistance for foodservice, nutrition education for children and their caregivers, and school and community support for healthy eating and physical activity.
The Education Commission of States
- http://www.ecs.org/html/issue.asp?issueid=195&subissueID=112
The Education Commission of States provides a compendium of resources on paraprofessional and the No Child Left Behind Act.
National Clearinghouse for Paraeducator Resources (NCPR)
- http://www.usc.edu/dept/education/CMMR/Clearinghouse.html
This NCPR clearinghouse is committed to the charge of providing a comprehensive repository of information, as well as a forum to further the discussion, for achieving the goal of bringing talented paraeducators into the ranks of our nation's teaching force.
National Resource Center for Paraprofessionals (NRCP)
- http://www.nrcpara.org/node
NCRP serves paraeducators; teachers; policymakers and administrators; other education professionals; occupational, physical and speech-language therapists; early childhood specialists; personnel developers in 2 & 4 year colleges and universities; and other stakeholders in addressing policy questions and other needs of the field, provide technical assistance and share information about policy questions, management practices, regulatory procedures, and training models that will enable administrators and staff-developers to improve the recruitment, deployment, supervision, and career development of paraprofessionals.
Rhode Island Technical Assistance Project (RITAP)
- http://www.ritap.org/TA/about-us/about.php
The Rhode Island Department of Education, working through the Rhode Island Technical Assistance Project (RITAP), is recognized nationally as a leader related to policy, professional development and related resources for Teacher Assistants (TAs). On the RITAP site, there is information on teacher assistant related legal requirements and effective practice, announcements of various training opportunities, resources including training materials, PowerPoint presentations and the quarterly teacher assistant newsletter.
Sloan Career Cornerstone Center
- http://www.careercornerstone.org/
The Sloan Career Cornerstone Center is an ever-expanding resource center for anyone interested in exploring career opportunities in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, computing, and medicine. Almost everything on this site is also downloadable in PDF and PowerPoint formats. Explore degree fields, comprehensive education, networking, job hunting, career planning resources, and personal interviews with hundreds of people who offer candid insight into their own diverse careers.