Transforming Education
Self-Management Strategies
What self-management techniques help scholars achieve their goals? Readers review a list of strategies for managing stress, increasing motivation, and setting goals. They discover how to monitor their emotions, create checklists to stay...
American Psychological Association
A Silent National Crisis: Violence Against Teachers
School violence is becoming an epidemic in America. How can schools protect their teachers—and teach them how to protect their students? Read an important brochure about how violence affects teachers personally, emotionally, financially,...
Mind Tools
Mind Tools: Time Management
Mind Tools provides information regarding time management, information on beating procrastination, activity logs, action plans, prioritized to do lists, information on scheduling skills, personal goal setting tips, and time management...
PBS
Pbs Kids Afterschool Adventure!: Operation: Lights, Camera, Action Activity Plan
Let's take it from the top! This week's adventure, Operation: Lights, Camera, Action!, takes children to a movie set where they work behind-the-scenes and explore different kinds of jobs such as production assistant (keeps track of the...
Childnet
Childnet: Online Safety: For 7 11 Year Olds
This age group may spend lots of extra time online which can be hard to manage. It can be hard to know when to switch off. Use our activities below to help them manage their online lives whilst spending more time at home. We've selected...
Other
Fun a Day: How to Manage Free Choice Learning Centers in Preschool
Free choice centers offer many benefits for preschoolers. It allows them to direct their own learning, make their own decisions, and learn time management. Here are some ideas for implementing free choice centers in your classroom.
Other
University of Northern Iowa: Study Skills
Collection of web sites that provide tips to help you study more effectively, manage your time, take better notes, and handle the stresses of school life.
University of Missouri
Microbes in Action: Classroom Activities: Composting by Microbes
A science experiment to observe how materials decompose over time, By recording the smell, appearance, and movement of materials over three weeks, students will be able to make conclusions about their decompositions. Students will also...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution: Time and Navigation
Explore navigation methods by sea, air, and space, what latitude and longitude mean, how GPS works, about satellite navigation, and learn about professional navigators. Includes a timeline of developments in navigation from 1280 to the...
NASA
Nasa: Glenn Research Center: Teamwork in Aerospace Activity
Learn about the principles of aerospace engineering and the importance of teamwork by designing and building a paper airplane for a "fly-off" competition. Lesson plan includes introduction to team structure, activity directions, and...
Mind Tools
Mind Tools: Activity Logs: Finding Out How You Really Spend Your Time
Learn to manage your time more wisely by using an activity log. This article explains the benefits of keeping a log and provides a template to begin one.
Childnet
Childnet: Online Safety: For 11 14 Year Olds
This age group may spend lots of extra time online, and on their devices which is hard to manage. For those who are not yet 13 years old, they may feel extra pressure to join social media to stay in touch with friends. Use our activities...
Childnet
Childnet: Online Safety: For 14 18 Year Olds
Older teenagers may rely on the internet even more for their friendships and entertainment. Use our activities to help them manage their online lives. We've selected a couple of activities from across our resources to help older teens...
Understood For All
Understood.org: How to Teach Your Grade Schooler Organization Skills
Many kids struggle with basic organization and time management. You may need to work with your grade-schooler on these skills. Here are seven ways to teach your child organization.
Other
Business Education Resource Consort: Management & Entrepreneurship Online Manual
In this online manual you will find examples of integrated performance activities developed to coordinate with the Accounting and Finance Career Path in the Business Education Career Path and Model Curriculum Standards. Included with the...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Summer Camp: Fill Each Day With Possibilities! Creating Routines Packet: Pre K and K
Use these routines-themed activity sheets to allow children to choose their own learning adventures.
Other
Tennessee State University: The Study Skills Help Page
The Study Skills Help Page provides learning strategies for success. Explore the learning tools and tips that you can use to become a more skilled learner.
US Geological Survey
Usgs: Earth Surface Dynamics (Research Activities)
This site from USGS provides several activities to help understand the interrelationships among earth surface processes, ecological systems, and human activities. Also included are links to new findings and programs concerning Earth...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Preconditioning Balloons
Students use balloons (a polymer) to explore preconditioning a viscoelastic material behavior that is important to understand when designing biomedical devices. They improve their understanding of preconditioning by measuring the force...
Other
Middle Tennessee State University: Study Skills Help Page
The Study Skills Help Page offers many learning strategies for success. The website is based on a college course - it has a wide variety of online learning resources such as study skills course objective, notes, and practice tests/games.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: General Tips for Test Taking
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides test taking strategies. Students will find strategies to use before, during, and after test taking.
ACT360 Media
Act Den: Microsoft Front Page 98 Tutorial
Are you looking to learn the basics of web page design with Microsoft FrontPage 98? This fun and educational tutorial offers interactive activities and quizzes. The tutorial covers: introduction to FrontPage, creating your first website,...
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Spreadsheet Software: M5: L3: Customization: Modifying a Worksheet
In Module 5 Lesson 3 of this course on spreadsheets, students learn how to work with two or more spreadsheet workbooks at the same time where they have related data and how to create different customized views. Includes slideshow tutorials.
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Improve Your Study Skills
Having trouble studying for tests or comprehending new material? This in-depth guide provides a multitude of ways to help you acquire reading and critical thinking skills necessary for understanding new material.