Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Simple Things Principals Can Do to Help All Children Read Well
Explore a list of simple things that principals can do to help all children learn to read. Come and learn more about the collaboration process with school administrators, teachers and staff.
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Aasa: Rigor, Relevance and Relationship
This resource is a featured article from The School Administrator featuring in-depth information about incorporating rigor, relevance, and relationship within a classroom.
Curated OER
Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Indiana: Mabel Mc Dowell Elementary School
Architect John Carl Warnecke designed this contextual work as part of the movement to improve the quality of life in Columbus through outstanding architecture. This school in the modern style contains five separate one-story buildings...
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Brookings Institution: Obama's Education Policy
A discussion about the changes that the Obama Administration wants to make to the education system and opinions as to whether or not the changes will be successful. Includes link to video. (March 13, 2009)
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Dressing the Part
Dress code requirements in business and school are always a controversial topic. In this project students will research the value of dressing appropriately for a variety of settings to include business and school. They will research...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Professional Learning Communities
Professional learning communities (PLC) establish a schoolwide culture that develops teacher leadership explicitly focused on building and sustaining school improvement efforts. Generally, PLCs are composed of teachers, although...
Broward Education Foundation
Broward Education Foundation: I Belong, You Belong, We Belong [Pdf]
The students begin with sharing their attributes. The students then work on their family diary, which is a home/school connection. Students will then learn about their city and state. Students will draw a map of their community first and...
University of California
History Project: The Bonus Army in Washington
In this high school lesson plan, students will analyze twenty-two primary source documents then answer questions pertaining to the "bonus marchers" in Washington in the summer of 1932.
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Be an Actuary: Career Without Boundaries
Have you considered a career as a actuary? Explore this business field that provides career planning resources for high school students, college students, and educators.
PBS
Pbs News Hour Extra: 'Race to the Top' Aims to Overhaul the u.s. Education System
Fixing America's public school system is not an easy task, but Obama has promised that the youth of the country will be prepared to face an "ever-changing global society." Obama has also promised funding, but there are strings attached...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: It's Time
Students must prepare to be future business professionals. By researching the importance of employee/student time and attendance and creating a brochure, students will gain essential knowledge of practical business practices. The...
Other
4 Law School: Marbury v. Madison
This article breaks down the facts of the Marbury v. Madison case, and briefly summarizes the Justices' opinions.
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Fanschool: Blogs for Teachers and Students
Fanschool provides a safe and simple blogging platform for students in both elementary and middle schools. Teachers have administrative control over all student blogs and accounts, and blogs are only viewable by classmates and the...
American Institutes for Research
Center on Response to Intervention: Supporting Teachers With Progress Monitoring
This 2006 presentation (PDF PowerPoint and Handouts), conducted by Dr. Erica Lembke and Dr. Laura Saenz.at the Summer Institute on Student Progress Monitoring, discusses issues related to successfully implementing Curriculum Based...
US National Archives
Nara: Letter From Jackie Robinson
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), while focusing on his contributions to the Civil Rights, features a letter written by Jackie Robinson to President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The letter responded to Presidential Civil...
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: March on Washington
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom took place on August 28, 1963, with the purpose of making demands for civil rights legislation and the elimination of racial segregation in public schools and jobs.
University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame: Summary of "Goals 2000"
An overview from the University of Notre Dame of "Goals 2000 - The Clinton Administration Education Program." Discusses modern educational reform. Describes the "National Education Goals," which are part of the Goals 2000: Educate...
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Department of Transportation: Maritime Career
Resource describes jobs in the maritime industry, ways to get training for various career paths in the industry, and employment opportunities. Links to Maritime Museum websites are included.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: The Content Literacy Continuum: Improving Adolescent Literacy
The Content Literacy Continuum (CLC) is a tool for enabling teachers and administrators to evaluate literacy instruction/services offered within a school and to formulate a plan for improving the quality of those services. This article...
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: The Love Canal Tragedy
An assessment of the horrific tragedy of the chemical pollution whcih seeped into the town of Love Canal. Written by an EPA administrator just months after carcinogenic materials began leaching into yards and the public school built over...
Other
Florida Department of Education: Teach in Florida
This Florida Department of Education site says the nation's "fourth largest school system" "is in the midst of a teacher shortage." Here the state provides easy access to employers who wish to place job openings and teachers and...
Texas A&M University
E education/tamu.edu
"The eEducation group, located in the College of Education at Texas A&M University," centers most of its activities "around web-based curriculum development and professional development for teachers and administrators" in Texas and...
American Institutes for Research
Center on Response to Intervention:implementing Effective Literacy Practices Ell
The training module, Implementing Effective Literacy Practices for Instructing English Language Learners Within the Response to Intervention (RTI) Framework, provides facilitators with materials to conduct a half-day workshop that can be...
American Heart Association
American Heart Association: Be the Beat!
The American Heart Association wants to help create a new generation of life savers - teens who know how to perform CPR and use AEDs (Automated External Defibrillators) to save lives. Be The Beat! teaches teens about heart health and...