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BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: The Learning Brain: Neuroscience

For Students K - 1st
This series of videos introduces students to the brain, including why it is so special, its parts and functions and how it recalls memories and stores new information. Other videos explain how the brain processes sensory information and...
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Website
University at Buffalo

University of Buffalo: Center for Assistive Technology

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The Center for Assistive Technology conducts research, education and service to increase knowledge about assistive devices for persons with disabilities. This site has four major components: research, education, services and...
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Lesson Plan
Student Achievement Partners

Illustrative Mathematics: Addition and Subtraction Fluency Set of Tasks [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Students explore the relationship between addition and subtraction and develop an understanding of decomposing numbers in different ways in this first-grade lesson plan.
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Professional Doc
American Institutes for Research

Center on Response to Intervention: Rti Implementation Processes: Middle School

For Teachers K - 1st
Planning, developing, implementing, and sustaining organizational change, such as RTI, in middle schools is a complex endeavor. This brief is designed to give guidance to practitioners at the school, district, and state levels based on...
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Handout
Other

Codi: Assistive Technology

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
If you need information on assistive technology take a look at this site! Many of the documents on CODI are publicly available nowhere else on the internet. Many links provided.
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Other

Grandfamilies.org

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site has a wealth of legal information for grandparents raising grandchildren, as well as articles and fact sheets on many topics, such as housing, raising children with disabilities, getting financial assistance, and much more.
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Article
Other

Critical Issue: Using Technology to Improve Student Achievement [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
NCREL provides a detailed report on the use of technology for student improvement. Click on Action Options and scroll down the area designated for teachers to view NCREL ideas on classroom implementation.
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Website
Other

Hpedsb: The Geometer's Sketchpad: Resources

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Lessons and activities for The Geometer's Sketchpad that span Kindergarten to Grade 11 can be found on this site. There are also tutorials and posters. As this is an older site, some links may no longer work.
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Other

Actfl: Performance Descriptors for Language Learners

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages explanation of its Performance Descriptors for Language Learners. Performance Descriptors document is available to download as a PDF.
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Activity
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Bill of Rights Day Is Observed

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Contains plans for seven lessons that ask students to examine Supreme Court cases that have impacted civil liberties in the United States. Students work in groups and report their findings using PowerPoint presentations. In addition to...
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Word Recognition Strategies Using Nursery Rhymes

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This lesson is a great way to teach students about rhymes and word recognition. This plan includes suggest nursery rhymes for you to use, and several supplementary sites to help you out.
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Unit Plan
J. Paul Getty Trust

J. Paul Getty Museum: Dorothea Lange Curriculum

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
An incredible Dorothea Lange resource, this site has it all. It contains lesson plans, an image bank, a biography, a timeline, and even a set of guidelines for discussing photography.
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Professional Doc
CPALMS

Cpalms: Browse and Search Resources

For Students K - 1st Standards
This site shares a collection of expert and peer-vetted teacher resources that are searchable for teachers and students. Searching can be achieved via a subject, grade, audience, and/or type. Curricula standards for the following subjets...
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Handout
University of California

Teaching Guide for Graduate Student Instructors: Cognitive Constructivism

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This guide will provide information on the different aspects of cognitive constructivism.
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Lesson Plan
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: National Poetry Month

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This site offers extensive resources for teaching poetry. Find interviews with poets, ideas for poetry lessons, book lists, and ways to use poetry across the curriculum. There are also resources specifically for National Poetry Month....
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Website
Utah Education Network

Uen: College and Career Awareness

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site provides Utah's College and Career Awareness Core Standards.
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Unit Plan
C3 Teachers

C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Global Citizen

For Teachers 1st
A learning module on what it means to be a global citizen. It includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Students explore their responsibilities as...
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Unit Plan
C3 Teachers

C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Economic Choices

For Teachers K - 1st
A learning module on choices people make with their money. It includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Students will learn how families get...
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Unit Plan
C3 Teachers

C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Geography, Humans, and Environment

For Teachers K - 1st
A learning module on how humans change and shape their local environment. It includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered include...
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Abc Fun

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
In this differentiated instructional activity, teachers will engage students in working with letters and their sounds. Word-making (low level), word making with several letters (middle level), and word generating with random single...
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Other

Georgia Institute of Technology: Ceismc

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing is featured for their encouragement of students pursuing STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) careers and furthering teachers' training in the...
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Other

South Africa Government Online

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The official portal to the South African government includes information on: government leaders, services, key issues, national departments, and the current news. Of definite interest is the tab entitled About SA. There you will find...
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Website
PBS

Pbs Kids

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This resource provides activities in art, literature, social studies, science, music and more. PBS kids primarily focuses on early elementary children, K-2.
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Website
Other

I Am an Artist: Bringing the Visual Arts to Life

For Students K - 1st
Learn about materials that can bring art to life! Click on a category to view a 6-minute video, play an interactive game, and see various lessons revolving around the selected topic. Also included is a link to project ideas.