by Carol A. Josel | Nov 20, 2013 | Helpful Resources
*** www.nps.gov/teachers ~ This National Park Service site offers “distance learning, field trips, and curricular materials,” plus professional development opportunities for teachers” and says, “The parks are America’s greatest classroom....
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 13, 2013 | Helpful Resources
*** www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/news/cnfall12/Fall2012.pdf ~ This site features the FDIC’s primer, “For Young Adults and Teens: Quick Tips for Managing Your Money.” *** www.usmint.gov/kids ~ Here, kids learn all about the mint via games, toons,...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 30, 2013 | Helpful Resources
*** http://powermylearning.org ~ Here you’ll “find and use thousands of free games, videos, and interactives in all major K-12 subjects and aligned to the Common Core”–all designed with educators, parents, and students in mind. ***...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 23, 2013 | Helpful Resources
*** www.googlelittrips.com ~ These are “free downloadable files that mark the journeys of characters from famous literature on the surface of Google Earth.” *** https://edshelf.com ~ This is “a directory of websites, mobile apps, and desktop programs...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 16, 2013 | Helpful Resources
*** www.ReadyCommonCore.com ~ Saying, “We make harder easier,” this site offers instructional materials, full-length practice tests, a teacher resource book, and an online Teacher Toolbox. *** http://creativecommons.org ~ This site, “helps you share...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 26, 2013 | Helpful Resources
*** www.teachingbooks.net: This site says, “If you read fiction and nonfiction books in any discipline or settling, TeachingBooks.net’s database of instructional materials will enliven your K-12 reading and library activities.” *** www.jason.org:...