CJRL: Education Place

2012-01-30T09:06:00.002-06:00

Educational Freebie: Valentine’s Day Preschool Printable Pack

Download a free Valentine’s Day Preschool Printable Pack from Homeschool Creations.

This post was obtained from www.moneysavingmom.com.

2012-01-25T09:56:00.000-06:00

Educational Freebie: Free Winnie-the-Pooh Preschool Printable Pack

Download a free Winnie-the-Pooh Preschool Printable Pack from Living Life Intentionally.

This post was obtained from www.moneysavingmom.com.

2012-01-23T09:15:00.002-06:00

Educational Freebie: The Mitten Preschool Pack

Download a free preschool pack based upon The Mitten by Jan Brett. This is one of my childrens’ favorite stories!

This post was obtained from www.moneysavingmom.com.

Learn German on-line for Free

2012-01-18T11:33:00.000-06:00

"With the free German courses from Deutsche Welle, you can choose the learning style that suits you best: e-learning at the computer, with short videos, audio courses or podcasts, or with texts and worksheets you can print out. Select from courses for beginners, intermediate learners, and advanced learners. German language teachers are welcome to use our multimedia material in their lessons. The Course Finder helps you choose the best format for each level."

Click here to access this site.

2012-01-10T14:53:00.002-06:00

Educational Freebie: 3 Digit Math Games

by Crystal on January 10, 2012

Download a free 3-Digit Math Games printable pack.

This post was obtained from www.moneysavingmom.com.

2012-01-03T12:00:00.000-06:00

FREE Educational Printables for Kids! {The Snowy Day}

On the hunt for more fun Educational Freebies? Head on over to print these fun Snow Day Printable Pages!

This post was obtained from www.thefrugalgirls.com.

2011-12-16T11:24:00.000-06:00

Educational Freebie: Candy Cane Printable Preschool Pack

by Crystal on December 16, 2011

Download a free Candy Cane Printable Preschool Pack from 2 Teaching Mommies.

This post was obtained from www.moneysavingmom.com.

2011-11-17T11:30:00.000-06:00

Educational Freebie: Numbers 1-20 Practice Sheets

by Crystal on November 17, 2011

Download free Number Practice Sheets.

This post was obtained from www.moneysavingmom.com.

2011-11-14T13:54:00.002-06:00

Educational Freebie: Jesse Bear Early Learning Printable Pack

by Crystal on November 14, 2011

Download a free Jesse Bear Early Learning Printable Pack.

2011-11-08T14:51:00.002-06:00

Educational Freebie: Thanksgiving Printable Pack

by Crystal on November 7, 2011

Download a free Thanksgiving Printable Pack from Homeschool Creations.

Find more free Fall printables here.

This post was obtained from www.moneysavingmom.com.

2011-11-08T14:25:00.002-06:00

Educational Freebie: Turkey Printable Pack

by Crystal on November 8, 2011

Download a free Turkey Printable Pack from 2 Teaching Mommies.

This post was obtained from www.moneysavingmom.com.

2011-10-25T13:08:00.000-05:00

Educational Freebie: Pumpkin Preschool Pack

by Crystal on October 25, 2011

Download a free Pumpkin Preschool Pack from 1+1+1=1.

This post was obtained from www.moneysavingmom.com.

2011-10-24T08:56:00.002-05:00

Educational Freebie: Free How Do I Become a President? Poster

by Crystal on October 24, 2011

Request a free How Do I Become a President? Poster.

You can also still request a free 2012 Electoral College Poster.

This post was obtained from www.moneysavingmom.com.

2011-10-24T08:38:00.002-05:00

Educational Freebie: T is for Turkey Multi-Age Printable Pack

by Crystal on October 24, 2011

Download a free T is for Turkey Multi-Page Printable Pack from a Heart for Home.

This post was obtained from www.moneysavingmom.com.

2011-10-18T13:25:00.000-05:00

Educational Freebies: Pumpkin and Leaf Printables

by Crystal on October 18, 2011

Two Teaching Mommies have some fun Pumpkin Preschool Printables you can download and print.

I also posted some Fall Fun Preschool and Kindergarten printables here, if you missed them.

Find more Pumpkin Printables here and Autumn Leaf Activities here.

This post was obtained from www.moneysavingmom.com.

2011-10-17T08:48:00.002-05:00

Educational Freebie: Police Preschool & Kindergarten Printable Pack

by Crystal on October 17, 2011

Download free Preschool & Kindergarten Police Printable Packs from Homeschool Creations.

This post was obtained from www.moneysavingmom.com.

2011-09-26T09:46:00.000-05:00

Educational Freebies: Fall Fun Learning Preschool and Kindergarten Printable Packs

by Crystal on September 26, 2011

Download free Fall Fun Learning Preschool and Kindergarten Printable Packs from Homeschool Creations.

from www.moneysavingmom.com...

2011-09-19T08:59:00.002-05:00

Educational Freebie: Dogs & Cats Preschool Printable Packs

by Crystal on September 19, 2011

Download a free Dogs Preschool Printable Pack from Homeschool Creations.

from www.thefrugalgirls.com

2011-09-06T11:17:00.000-05:00

FREE Educational Printables for Kids! {circus preschool pack}

By Heidi on September 5, 2011

On the hunt for more fun Educational Freebies? Head on over to print these FREE Circus Preschool Printable Pages!

Then… check out more educational freebies!

from www.moneysavingmom.com...

2011-08-31T10:50:00.000-05:00

Free alphabet coloring pages

by Crystal on August 31, 2011

Pondered in My Heart has some beautiful free alphabet coloring pages you can download for your young ones.

from www.moneysavingmom.com...

2011-08-30T09:27:00.002-05:00

Educational Freebie: Puppy Preschool Pack

by Crystal on August 30, 2011

Download a free Puppy Preschool Pack from Confessions of a Homeschooler.

2011-08-29T11:47:00.000-05:00

Educational Freebie: We’re Going on a Bear Hunt Preschool Pack

by Crystal on August 29, 2011

Download a free preschool printable pack to correlate with the book, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt.

This post was obtained from www.moneysavingmom.com.

2011-08-19T10:39:00.002-05:00

Educational Freebie: Owl Tot Pack

by Crystal on August 19, 2011

Download a free Owl Tot Pack from Our Little Monkeys.

This post was obtained from www.moneysavingmom.com.

2011-08-18T14:36:00.000-05:00

FREE e-Book: Organized Teacher, Happy Classroom {by Melanie Unger}

By Heidi on August 18, 2011

Amazon has temporarily marked down the ‘Organized Teacher, Happy Classroom‘ e-book by Melanie Unger to FREE!

Read it on your Kindle, Blackberry, iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android, Windows Phone 7, or your PC & Mac! Go here to get your free Amazon reader App!

Got a Barnes & Noble Nook? Get it for Free when you search for ‘Organized Teacher, Happy Classroom’ on your Nook!

Prices change often, so if it’s still Free… the price will still be listed as $0.00.

This post was obtained from www.thefrugalgirls.com.

2011-08-18T12:19:00.000-05:00

Educational Freebie: Pond-themed Printable Preschool Pack

by Crystal on August 18, 2011

Download a free pond-themed printable preschool pack from Homeschool Creations.

This post was obtained from www.moneysavingmom.com.

2011-08-16T09:40:00.002-05:00

Free ebook: Stepping Stones for Early Readers

by Crystal on August 16, 2011

Download a free copy of Stepping Stones for Early Readers from SchoolSparks. This e-book provides tips for helping your child become a confident and successful young reader through a combination of activities such as learning sight words, getting familiar with word families (groups of letters that appear frequently together, such as “-at” or “-ing”), and understanding the meaning of basic punctuation.
The e-book also includes all of my early reading resources in one place for easier printing: 92 Dolch sight word flashcards, 96 easy-to-read sight word sentences, 10 sight word bingo cards, and 10 word family sliders.
You can also download a free copy of the Early Writing for Little Hands ebook from SchoolSparks. This ebook includes a summary of how to introduce your child to the 26 letters, tips for teaching your child the proper pencil grip for writing and 52 full-color letter tracing worksheets (one worksheet for each uppercase and lowercase letter).
SchoolSparks also offers a number of other free preschool and kindergarten worksheets.

This post was obtained from www.moneysavingmom.com.

2011-07-25T11:58:00.000-05:00

Educational Freebie: Pirate Preschool Printables

by Crystal on July 25, 2011

You can download a free Pirates Printables summer unit from 2 Teaching Mommies.
This kit includes:

Beginning Writing/Cutting Practice
Shadow Match
Size Sequencing
Patterns
Letter Match
Number Order Puzzle
Memory Verse
Pirate Hat Craft

This post was obtained from www.moneysavingmom.com.

2011-07-22T20:18:00.002-05:00

Educational Freebie: Alphabet Tracing Pages

by Crystal on July 22, 2011

Download free Alphabet Tracing Pages.

This post was obtained from www.moneysavingmom.com.

2011-07-22T15:48:00.002-05:00

Free Downloadable Homeschool Planners

by Crystal on July 22, 2011

I’m so excited because, after many requests from you all, Joy from FiveJs.com put together some free downloadable homeschool planners. You can use these to plan and track your homeschooling lessons and activities.
This free download includes the following homeschool planners, each of which is customizable on your computer:

Attendance record
Six 6-week planners (to plan an entire year for an individual subject)
1-week planner (to plan one week of all subjects)

How to use the homeschool planning pages
Download the homeschool planning pages pack (8 pages, 217K).
You may also want to download the directions for how to use the different planners. (2 pages, 1.8M)
Open the file in a PDF reader such as Adobe Reader.
Use your TAB key to tab through the customizable fields of each form. Each form has numerous fields in which you can enter your own information.
Click on the section(s) you’d like to fill in and type in your text.
Print out the document when you’re done typing in your text.
Save your document if you’d like to save your changes. You’ll be able to open the document again to add different text at any time.
If desired, you can save the document several times under different names to use with different subjects.

This post was obtained from www.moneysavingmom.com.

2011-07-13T09:16:00.002-05:00

Educational Freebie: Free Preschool Activity Ebook

I mentioned this a number of months ago, but I wanted to post it again for those who didn’t get a chance to download it then. You can download a free preschool activity ebook from Heavenly Homemakers. This is full of fun summertime activities that are free or mostly-free to do!

This post was obtained from www.moneysavingmom.com.

2011-06-29T10:58:00.002-05:00

Educational Freebie: Sonbeams preschool curriculum

by Crystal on June 29, 2011

Sonbeams is offering the first month of their downloadable preschool curriculum for free right now.

This post was obtained from www.moneysavingmom.com.

2011-06-29T10:30:00.002-05:00

Educational Freebie: Printable Camping Preschool Pack

by Crystal on June 29, 2011

Homeschool Creations is offering a free printable Camping Preschool pack.

This post was obtained from www.moneysavingmom.com.

2011-06-28T12:13:00.000-05:00

Educational Freebie: Z is for Zoo Preschool Packet

by Crystal on June 28, 2011

Download a free Z is for Zoo Preschool Packet from Oopsey Daisy.

This post was obtained from www.moneysavingmom.com.

2011-06-27T12:36:00.002-05:00

Educational Freebie: Number Tracing Cards

by Crystal on June 27, 2011

Download free Number Tracing Cards from Homeschool Creations.

This post was obtained from www.moneysavingmom.com.

2011-06-06T15:00:00.002-05:00

Dare to Explore National Geographic Kids' Games, Animals, Photos, Stories---and more. Click here.

2011-06-06T14:24:00.002-05:00

Hundreds of Free Online Games

Click here to access hundreds of free online educational games from pbskids.org.

Posted by CJRL Director at 2:23 PM

2011-05-17T10:31:00.002-05:00

Free ebook: Homeschool Tips From a Homeschool Veteran

by Crystal on May 17, 2011

Click on the “Like” button on the Smockity Frocks Facebook page to download a free copy of the Homeschool Tips From a Homeschool Veteran ebook.
You can read more details on this free ebook here.

This post was obtained from www.moneysavingmom.com.

2011-05-17T09:37:00.002-05:00

Educational Freebie: Pond Life Preschool Printable Pack

by Crystal on May 17, 2011

Download a free Pond Life Preschool Printable Pack from Homeschool Creations.

This post was obtained from www.moneysavingmom.com.

2011-05-16T20:39:00.002-05:00

Educational Freebie: Alphabet Flashcards

by Crystal on May 16, 2011

Download a free set of alphabet flashcards.

This post was obtained from www.moneysavingmom.com.

2011-05-05T14:15:00.000-05:00

The National Education Association (NEA) Foundation Offers Support for Educators and Students. The NEA Foundation supports a variety of efforts by teachers, education support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff to improve student learning in U.S. public schools, colleges, and universities. The foundation is accepting applications for the following grants:

Learning & Leadership Grants: Provides opportunities for public school teachers, public education support professionals, and/or faculty and staff in public institutions of higher education to engage in high-quality professional development and lead their colleagues in professional growth. Applicants must be practicing U.S. public school teachers in grades PreK-12; public school education support professionals; or faculty or staff at public higher education institutions. Awards will be given to individuals in the amount of $2,000 and $5,000 for groups engaged in collegial study. For more information visit: http://www.neafoundation.org/pages/educators/grant-programs/learning-and-leadership/. Deadline: June 1.

Student Achievement Grants: Provides grants of $5,000 to improve the academic achievement of students by engaging in critical thinking and problem solving that deepen knowledge of standards-based subject matter. The work should also improve students’ habits of inquiry, self-directed learning, and critical reflection. Applicants must be practicing U.S. public school teachers in grades PreK-12; public school education support professionals; or faculty or staff at public higher education institutions. For more information visit: http://www.neafoundation.org/pages/educators/grant-programs/student-achievement-grants/. Deadline: June 1.

Information for this post was obtained from the newletter "April 2011 ETA - Youth Services for United States Department of Labor."

2011-05-02T14:52:00.002-05:00

Homeschool Freebie: Pizza Hut Book-It Program

Through September 1, 2011, you can enroll your K-6 homeschooling students in the Pizza Hut Book-It program to earn free personal pan pizzas for reading books.

This post was obtained from www.moneysavingmom.com.

2011-04-27T14:23:00.002-05:00

iTunes: 16 Free Learn Along With Sesame Street Episodes!

iTunes is offering 16 FREE Learn Along With Sesame Street Episodes!
Join your favorite Sesame Street characters as they learn, play, and grow. Elmo and his friends explore an exciting range of topics, from getting ready for school to discovering the wonders of learning with music. So sing, dance, and Learn Along With Sesame.

This post was obtained from www.swaggrabber.com.

2011-04-18T11:59:00.002-05:00

Educational Freebie: Easter preschool printables

by Crystal on April 15, 2011

Download free Easter printables for preschoolers from Confessions of a Homeschooler.

This post was obtained from www.moneysavingmom.com.

2011-04-14T13:16:00.002-05:00

FREE Financial Education Activity Books for Kids

by Tara Kuczykowski on April 12, 2011 · 0 comments

Download two FREE printable Financial Education Activity Books for kids via Planet Orange:

Activity Book I -- for children just beginning to learn about money. This book incorporates activities for children in Pre-K through third grade such as addition, subtraction, word problems, creative writing and simple activities which reinforce the vocabulary and basics of money and finances.

Activity Book II -- for children in fourth through seventh grades. This book focuses on reading, writing, higher-level math and more advanced lessons about money. Financial lessons include budgeting, paychecks, pay stubs and the fundamentals of investing.

This post was obtained from www.dealseekingmom.com.

2011-03-22T20:44:00.002-05:00

Educational Freebie: Free Acrylic and Watercolor Painting ebooks

by Crystal on March 22, 2011

Download a free copy of the Acrylic Painting Secrets ebook.

Download a free copy of the Watercolour Painting Secrets ebook.

This post was obtained from www.moneysavingmom.com

CJRL Director's Note - you must supply an e-mail address to access the ebook.

2011-03-20T18:16:00.003-05:00

These kindle ebooks can be read on the kindle, but also on your computer with the kindle program, or the kindle app on many different mobile devices. There have also been a lot of other free kindle ebooks posted here, so be sure to check those out.

This post was obtained from www.freestufftimes.com.

Careful - prices are subject to change without notice - CJRL Director.

2011-03-15T20:31:00.000-05:00

Educational Freebie: Free Seasons of the Year lapbook

by Crystal on March 15, 2011

Download a free Seasons of the Year educational lapbook from CurrClick. This ebook has games and printable booklets you can make with your youngster to teach them about the four seasons.

This post was obtained from www.moneysavingmom.com

The Best Children's Books.org - Featured Website

2011-02-18T15:23:00.000-06:00

Lists of the Best Children's Books
- Sorted by Topic & Reading Level -

Click here to visit this site.

We are a team of teachers who love children's books and have created this site of the best children's books to help you quickly and easily find the ideal book for any topic and reading level.
And...we don't include ALL the books on a given topic, just the award winning, highly rated books.

To find a children's book on a particular topic, find the category below and then click on the link:

Examples from their site...

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LISTS OF Newbery & Caldecott Books			BOOK LISTS FOR Upcoming Holidays			LISTS OF American History Books
Lists of all books that have won the two most prestigous book awards in children's literature -- the Newbery Award and the Caldecott Award.			books for President's Day lessons books for St. Patrick's Day for kids			Lists of the best American history books to incorporate into your curriculum, all organized by time periods and listed by reading level.
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2011-02-14T19:41:00.000-06:00

Free Transportation Preschool Printables Pack

by Crystal on February 14, 2011

Homeschool Creations is offering yet another wonderful free preschool printables pack! Download your free Transportation Preschool Pack.

This post was obtained from www.moneysavingmom.com

2011-02-08T13:09:00.002-06:00

Educational Freebie: The Elson Readers Primer and Teacher’s Guide

by Crystal on January 31, 2011

Get a free download of The Elson Readers Primer and Teacher’s Guide from HomeschoolFreebieOfTheDay today. Here are more details on this free download:

Classic early reader primer with loads of well illustrated stories, rhymes and poems for primary age beginning readers. This teacher’s edition includes the complete student primer, plus a detailed lesson-by-lesson teaching guide that includes lessons for use before using the primer, plus lessons used with each reading assignment in the primer itself. Covers sight words, phonetics, phrases & sentences, oral readings & dramatizing the stories. Nicely done primer with lots of teaching helps.

This post was found on www.moneysavingmom.com

2011-02-08T09:26:00.000-06:00

Educational Freebie:

Presidents of the United States ebook

by Crystal on February 7, 2011

Download a free 50-page ebook with detailed information on the Presidents, Vice Presidents and First Ladies.

This post was obtained from www.moneysavingmom.com

Free Pocket Constitution and Declaration of Independence

2011-02-04T14:36:00.000-06:00

Pocket Constitution and Declaration of Independence

This offer made available by American Vision.

Free Alaska Vacation planner --- Help with a school project?

2011-01-27T21:16:00.000-06:00

This might be a useful resource for a school project...

Free Alaska Vacation planner

Sign up and get a FREE Official State of Alaska Vacation Planner! Fill out the short form and they will send you everything you need to know about traveling to Alaska. You can choose to have a book mailed to you or view the online guide now!

Click here to get your free travel planner!

(This post obtained from http://www.swaggrabber.com/)

Civil War

2011-01-18T09:33:00.004-06:00

The magazine "The Idea Book" recommends the following websites as helpful online resources for Civil War plans and activities.

www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war
http://www.civilwar.org/
www.loc.gov/rr/main/uscw_rec_links/civilwarlinks.html
http://www.archives.gov/research/military/civil-war/index.html
civilwar.si.edu
http://www.hallowedground.org/

Another useful website and the source of this post's image is http://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/.

2011-01-05T15:29:00.001-06:00

Over 130 free Kaplan ebooks (January 4-10, 2011)

Through January 10, 2011, you can download over 130 Kaplan ebooks for free.

This post obtained from www.moneysavingmom.com

2010-12-06T09:31:00.000-06:00

TeacherTube's goal is to provide an online community for sharing instructional videos. We seek to fill a need for a more educationally focused, safe venue for teachers, schools, and home learners. It is a site to provide anytime, anywhere professional development with teachers teaching teachers. As well, it is a site where teachers can post videos designed for students to view in order to learn a concept or skill.

TeacherTube was the idea of Jason Smith, a 14-year veteran educator. Jason has been a teacher, coach, campus administrator and district administrator in public schools. He asked the question, "Why can't teachers, students, and schools utilize the power of the read/write web for learning?" To overcome barriers, he decided to just create a site and get started trying to help. He turned to his brother, Adam, who is a younger, digital native, with technical skills. Adam used his skills to develop the site and found a web host. Soon, Jason's wife, Jodie, joined the team to start populating the site with videos and help improve the communication. She too has 14 years of experience in education as a classroom teacher, campus technology integrator, and district curriculum coordinator.

Most importantly, TeacherTube community members are a major part of the evolution of the site. Members are encouraged to not only upload educationally relevant videos, but also to make constructive comments and use the rating system to show appreciation for videos of value to one as an educator or learner. Users also have the ability to preserve the integrity of the site by flagging inappropriate videos. TeacherTube staff review flagged sites and will remove any inappropriate posts. With more collegial commentary and discussion through messaging and responses, the quality of this resource will only increase.

The service is free for everyone.

(icon and blurb obtained from www.teachertube.com)

Featured Site: Nancy Stewart Music

2010-12-02T08:41:00.002-06:00

is a children's singer - songwriter based in Seattle,
Washington. This website is dedicated to providing
FREE songs, resources and information for teachers,
parents, librarians, and home schooling families.

Click here to access this site.

Educational Activities for Thanksgiving

2010-11-19T09:19:00.002-06:00

Homeschool Freebie of the Day is offering three different free Thanksgiving educational freebies:

Be An Indian: Easy Thanksgiving Dress-Up
Girls Of the Mayflower
The Thanksgiving Lapbook

You can also download a free copy of an ebook on Preparing Your Home for the Holidays.

post obtained from www.moneysavingmom.com

Free Digital Holiday download

2010-11-11T17:22:00.000-06:00

The Old Schoolhouse magazine is offering a free 175-page Digital Holiday download right now. This free ebook includes craft ideas, traditions, recipes and more!

This post obtained from www.moneysavingmom.com

Free online typing tutor

2010-11-08T11:16:00.000-06:00

Need to brush up on your typing skills? Well, it's going to take time - literally. There's nothing to do but practice, practice, practice. CJRL recommends trying the online typing tutorial Sense-Lang. The site is easy to use, provides you with instant feedback, and is interesting enough to ward off boredom.

Click here to access this site.

Remember, the trick for learning to type faster -- DON'T LOOK AT YOUR HANDS! If you just can't resist peeking, try having someone lay a dish towel over your hands.

Britain

2010-08-30T17:23:00.002-05:00

Another great website for school reports or general entertainment. www.visitbritain.com has beautiful pictures, lots of links, and tons of information.

StoryBlocks

2010-08-23T17:52:00.001-05:00

StoryBlocks

"Children get ready to read long before Kindergarten. You can help by singing, talking, and playing with the children in your care."

Access http://www.storyblocks.org/ to watch videos to "learn fun songs and rhymes, and how they help build readers."

Germany

2010-08-23T17:04:00.005-05:00

GERMANY

Got a book report due on a foreign country. Why not check out this great website for information on Germany?

http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/02__GIC/GIC/03/__Print.html

It has...
...a printable 'Facts About Germany' Handbook
...'Do You Know Germany?' Brochure
...'Get to Know Germany' color pages

Copiah-Lincoln Community College - Continuing Education

2010-08-16T19:46:00.003-05:00

Copiah-Lincoln Community College offers many programs for continued and adult education...

Adult Basic Education - click here
Learning in Retirement - click here
Senior Community Service Employment Program - click here
Personal Enrichment Classes - click here

GED initiative from Dollar General

2010-07-15T19:20:00.000-05:00

Dollar General Literacy Foundation and the Ad Council are proud to partner on a national public service advertising (PSA) campaign that aims to help high school dropouts get started on the road to their GED^® Diploma.

These young adults know they need to get their GED Diploma but need to be reminded they can do it. The multi-media campaign is scheduled to launch in July 2010 and all materials will be available in English and Spanish. View the TV PSA.

All PSAs will feature a toll free number 877-38-YOURGED and a new website www.yourged.org, where people can find free referrals to local GED programs and information on the GED Diploma process. The program referrals come from a new comprehensive database developed in collaboration with National Center for Family Literacy and ProLiteracy.

We encourage you to extend the reach of the campaign through your communications. For Frequently Asked Questions about the campaign materials and usage, please refer to this document. For more information on the referral database, please visit www.nationalliteracydirectory.org.

Thanks in advance for your support!

The Dollar General Literacy Foundation and The Ad Council

Featured Site: Internet4Classrooms

2010-06-21T14:06:00.002-05:00

"...a free web portal designed to assist anyone who wants to find high-quality, free Internet resources to use in classroom instruction, developing project ideas, reinforcing specific subject matter areas both in the class and at home and even for online technology tutorials. The portal is used by teachers, parents and students of all ages on six of the seven continents (there are not many classrooms in Antarctica) and is available to anyone with an Internet connection. We do not charge a subscription fee."

This comprehensive site offers assistance to students and teacher alike. Categories are available by subject, grade, and learning objective. Online tutorials (including technology tutorials) and assessments are also available.

Learning games, online tests, diagrams, and much more. This site makes learning fun.

(picture and quote from www.internet4classrooms.com)

Helen Keller videos and resources

2010-05-21T12:33:00.003-05:00

"Helen Keller is an historical figure whose experience and life’s work transcend her disabilities and place her among the twentieth century’s most notable personalities.

The DCMP has launched a new Helen Keller webpage that includes videos and other resources that chronicle the life and work of this amazing woman. Also, thanks to Phoenix Learning Group, we’re pleased to offer the Academy Award–winning Helen Keller In Her Story to everyone (no DCMP account needed) until May 26 (watch with captions or watch with description)."

DCMP's mission is "to promote and provide equal access to communication and learning for students who are blind, visually impaired, deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind."

(photo and quote obtained from www.dcmp.org)

What is 'Career Ready'?

2010-05-12T15:11:00.002-05:00

ACTE Announces "Career Ready" Definition

News Date: April 13, 2010

ALEXANDRIA, VA—The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) today released a paper titled “What Is ‘Career Ready’?” that outlines three broad sets of skills students need to be career-ready: core academic skills, employability skills and technical skills. ACTE created the paper to broaden the national discussion around the term "career readiness."

Career readiness includes core academic skills and the ability to apply those skills to concrete situations in order to function in the workplace and in routine daily activities, employability skills essential in any career area, such as critical thinking and responsibility, and technical, job-specific skills related to a specific career pathway.

From a business perspective, the "career ready" definition is critical to developing a qualified workforce. Allyson Knox, academic program manager for National Partnerships, U.S. Partners in Learning, at Microsoft Corporation, commented, “Ensuring that all students possess strong academic, employability and technical skills is critical as we face the growing demands of the global economy."

To obtain a copy of the paper, please visit ACTE’s Web site.

(these excerpts were obtain from www.acteonline.org)

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Mississippi Leaders: Advocates for Early Childhood Education

"Hear from business leaders from throughout Mississippi, including Jim Barksdale of Barksdale Management; Anthony Topazi of Mississippi Power; Steve Renfroe of Chevron; Haley Fisackerly of Entergy Mississippi; Mayo Flynt of AT&T; and Robin Robinson of Sanderson Farms; as well as Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant and State Representative Kelvin Buck on the video, Mississippi Leaders: Advocates for Early Childhood Education. Others featured include early childhood education leaders Oleta Fitzgerald of the Children's Defense Fund and SPARK; Nita Thompson of Head Start; Dr. Laurie Smith of Mississippi Building Blocks; Steve Williams of the Mississippi Center for Education Innovation; and nationally-recognized early childhood education expert Dr. Cathy Grace of Mississippi State University. Also watch presentations from the 10-city Next Steps Tour."

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"Leaders and Laggards: A State-by-State Report Card on Educational Innovation"

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Undergraduate and Graduate Scholarships...

Casey Family Programs and The Orphan Foundation of America are accepting applications for their 2010-2011 academic year. The Casey Family Scholars Program will award approximately 75 new scholarships for undergraduate study and career/technical training at accredited institutions and programs.

Applications are being accepted for the 2010-11 CASEY FAMILY GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP. This highly prestigious, merit-based scholarship provides $10,000 for post-graduate study in any field. It is renewable for one year.

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"The Legacy Project is about creating your life, connecting with others, and changing the world. A multigenerational education project, it offers free online activities and guides, books, essay contests, workshops, exhibits, community programs, and more."

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