Link to search engines that help you find education-related articles, dissertations, etc.
Search Engines

http://www.libraries.psu.edu/crsweb/ed/insy.htm
INSYS resource links published by Penn State's library

http://www.questia.com/Questia.jsp
Questia, a powerful online library and search tool - $19.95 monthly subscription

http://www.ascd.org/readingroom/books/mcbrien97book.html#c
McBrien, J.L. & Brandt, R.S. - The Language of Learning: A Guide to Education Terms

http://ericir.syr.edu/Eric/
Search publications database on ERIC

http://ericae.net/pare/getvn.asp?v=7&n=7
Practical Assessment, Research, and Evaluation

http://www.lias.psu.edu/
Penn State library system remote access

http://library.dialog.com/bluesheets/html/bl0035.html
Dissertation abstracts

http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/gateway
Dissertations database

http://www.uwex.edu/disted/home.html
Distance education clearinghouse

http://ide.ed.psu.edu/idde/
Instructional design resource site

http://www.edexcellence.net/
The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation supports research, publications, and action projects of national significance in elementary/secondary education reform.

http://brandonhall.com
Brandon Hall's resource site

http://www.metacrawler.com
MetaCrawler performs multiple searches simultaneously using more than one search engine and presents the information in an organized manner.

http://www.ajkids.com/teachers/TeachersMR.asp
Designed specifically for teachers, this site allows you to type-in questions in everyday language, not keyword format. Excellent source for a variety of teacher tools.