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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Medical Assistants

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource offers a comprehensive site that lists significant points, working conditions, job outlook, training/advancement, earnings, realted occupations, and sources for additional information regarding Medical Assistants.
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Physician Assistants

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Occupational Outlook Handbook provides a good description of what a physician's assistant is. An outline is provided with links to make navigation of this article easier. This is a great site to check out on the subject.
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PBS

Pbs Kids Afterschool Adventure!: Operation: Animal Assistants Activity Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - K
The animals need help! In this week's Afterschool Adventure, children will take the role of Animal Assistants and use their spatial skills to help save the day. Each section of this weeklong adventure is introduced by a video clip or...
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Other

Infinitec: Assistive Technology in School: Glossary of Common Acronyms and Terms

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A glossary of terms that are used when discussing and learning about the use of assistive technologies in an educational setting.
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Other

Physician Assistants in Orthopaedic Surgery

For Students 9th - 10th
Home page of a professional organization of Physician Assistants working in Orthopaedic Surgery settings. Site includes a detailed job description, salary averages, job opportunities, educational resources, general information, and...
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Physician Assistants

For Students 9th - 10th
Published by the U.S. Department of Labor, this site offers a great deal of information about the Physician Assistant career.
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Other

Social Assistance Program for Vietnam

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource is the home page for the Social Assistance Program for Vietnam.
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Questions to Ask Colleges About Assistive Technology Resources

For Teachers 9th - 10th
It is important that students with disabilities consider accommodations that colleges provide, including assistive technology (AT) devices and services. This Info Brief highlights differences between the availability of AT in the K-12...
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Other

Simpson College: Writing Assistance: Research Papers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource provides writing assistance to users, including an area about research papers.
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Paralegals and Legal Assistants

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides in-depth information relating to paralegals such as: nature of the work, working condition, employment, training, job outlooks, earnings, and more.
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Secretaries and Administrative Assistant

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the job outlook for different secretarial specialties, check out the average annual salaries and note the skills requirements.
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Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

Merck Manual: Therapeutic and Assistive Devices

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about different therapeutic and assistive devices.
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Mutual Assistance Within the Ghetto Walls

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In order to make it through the dark days in the Warsaw Ghetto, Jews leaned on each other for support and guidance. Using the Warsaw Ghetto as an example, this lesson plan will highlight those who put their lives on the line to help...
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Digital History

Digital History: Pre Civil War Reform: Assisting the Disabled

For Students 9th - 10th
The early 19th century saw giant strides in social reform. Read about those who advocated for the mentally ill, deaf, and blind from the Digital textbook from University of Houston.
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Other

Paradigm Online Writing Assistant: Occasions for Informal Essays

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
What are the occasions for informal essays? Use this informative site to learn more about when and how to write these types of informal essays.
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Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Audio Assisted Reading

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A resource for teachers to understand how to effectively use audio books in their reading programs. Includes links to teaching materials.
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Other

Infinitec: Resource Guides

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
These two resource guides are a great way to learn about the full array of assistive devices and services available for a wide variety of special hearing and vision needs for any age.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Slingshot to the Outer Planets

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are introduced to the engineering challenges involved with interplanetary space travel. In particular, they learn about the gravity assist or "slingshot" maneuver often used by engineers to send spacecraft to the outer planets....
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Truman Doctrine

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a copy of a speech given in 1947 that describes US intent in stopping the spread of communism. It outlines threats to communist expansion into Greece and Turkey, and the US response to such a threat. This is a great primary...
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Information Fluency

Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy: Accessibility Awareness [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Micro-Module covering relevant information on Accessibility Awareness and Section 508, the American Disabilities Act for the Internet. The thorough and informative article addresses applications of Section 508, WC3, website compliance,...
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TryEngineering

Try Engineering: Engineer a Cane

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan focuses on how engineers improve assistive devices such as a cane to meet the needs of the elderly. Students work in teams to re-engineer a cane for a "client." They are assigned a client profile, develop a design to...
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Mutual Benefit, Making of African American Identity: V. 1

For Students 9th - 10th
Four documents establishing black mutual assistance and self-help organizations from the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries. A link to each document is provided.
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Other

Slipstick: Rules Wizard and Assistants

For Students 9th - 10th
The Rules Wizard for Microsoft Outlook automatically processes both incoming and outgoing messages. You set conditions similar to those used for Microsoft Outlook filters, then indicate what action(s) you want to be performed on messages...
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Nursing Assistants and Orderlies

For Students 9th - 10th
The Occupational Outlook Handbook offers information about the working conditions, kind of work and employment outlook for psychiatric, home health and nurse aides.

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