www.cast.org/publications/ncac/ncac_diffinstruc.html
From the website: Not all students are alike. Based on this knowledge, differentiated instruction applies an approach to teaching and learning so that students have multiple options for taking in information and making sense of ideas. Differentiated Instruction is a teaching theory based on the premise that instructional approaches should vary and be adapted in relation to individual and diverse students in classrooms.

www.edutopia.org
The people at Edutopia, funded in large part by the George Lucas Educational Foundation, have done exhaustive research on SEL/SECD: Social-Emotional Learning & Social, Emotional & Character Development. They have found what works in schools and report on it for others to model.

www.responsiveclassroom.org
Created by classroom teachers and backed by evidence from independent research, the Responsive Classroom approach is based on the premise that children learn best when they have both academic and social-emotional skills. The approach therefore consists of classroom and schoolwide practices for deliberately helping children build academic and social-emotional competencies.

www.responsibilityproject.com
From the website: ...the idea of responsibility can be difficult to define. What does it mean? Why is it important? These aren’t questions that can be easily addressed or agreed upon. There are a lot of differing opinions and beliefs involved. And while we may never uncover any definitive answers, we believe the questions are still worth asking.

www.aee.org
The Association for Experiential Education (AEE) is a nonprofit, professional membership association dedicated to experiential education and the students, educators and practitioners who utilize its philosophy. The majority of their work is based on the standards and research of the Association.

www.youthtoday.org
This is a leading newspaper/magazine (with a subscription OR much information is available free online) on the developments of youth work today. A great deal of the focus is on the political developments of youth work. They do have quite a list of funding opportunities and a highlight of a strong program each month.

www.childtrends.org
From the website: Child Trends is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research center that studies children at all stages of development. Our mission is to improve outcomes for children by providing research, data, and analysis to the people and institutions whose decisions and actions affect children, including program providers, the policy community, researchers and educators, and the media.

www.egadideas.com/ideas.asp
A listing of over 1,700 games and activities for youth groups to play. The primary focus is on youth ministry and church-based youth groups, however easily adapted to any group. I have not reviewed every activity for appropriateness. There is a listing of both INDOOR and OUTDOOR games.

www.teachingtolerance.org
This is one of my “go-to” websites if I need information on creating an inclusive classroom. Here, you will find links to information for students, teacher and parents—the complete cycle of a safe learning environment. Curriculum that is available is generally created from classroom educators and already tested. They also have links to a few grants, books, additional resources, etc.