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American Psychological Association

Sexual Orientation and Youth

For Teachers 7th - 12th
A 24-page manual provides principals, educators, and other school personnel with factual information about sexual orientation development, important legal principles they must consider, and problematic efforts to change sexual...
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Activity
Trinity University

Trinity University: Inequality and Education

For Students 9th - 10th
Trinity University offers an overview of the problems of inequality in the education system in the United States. Has links to charts and articles about income and education.
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New York University

Reading 101: Education Overview

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Although there is no title to this resource, it looks at the history of education. Discusses why schools were established, what they had to do with capitalism and the effects of education on individuals.
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Frontier Life: Frontier Education and the One Room Schoolhouse

For Students 9th - 10th
See how much public education has changed from the one-room schoolhouse days of the frontier. From a companion essay to the PBS series, Frontier House.
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Article
Texas A&M University

Jae: Agricultural Teacher Education Preceding the Smith Hughes Act [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This detailed article from the Journal of Agricultural Education describes the place of agriculture in both elementary and secondary education in the early part of the 20th century. Read about the push to graduate teachers of agriculture...
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Other

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction: Educator Licensing

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This state site provides you with all you need to know about educational licensure within Wisconsin.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: A Century of Education

For Students 3rd - 8th
This exhibit describes the history of education in southeast Saskatchewan over a 100-year period from its beginnings in one-room schools built by settlers up to today's modern system of education.
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US Department of Education

Status and Trends in the Education of Hispanics

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has information on education of the Hispanic population of the U.S. It is very useful for the teacher preparing coursework for Hispanic students, and for high school students doing research in this field.
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Other

Quebec Ministry of Educ.: Functional Situations for Immigrant Literacy Stu [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Adult immigrants to Canada often have no English and little or no education. This guide provides lesson units on basic life skills they need such as how to send money to another country, how to take public transit and how to plan a group...
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University of Houston

University of Houston: Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This useful resource offers a broad general background for using digital storytelling for a variety of educational purposes. Also included is information about studies on the effectiveness of digital storytelling as an educational tool.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Common Sense Education: Identifying High Quality Sites

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Learn how to "test before you trust" the sites and information found on the Web in this lesson plan and student handout from Common Sense Education. Assessing what you find on the Web is an essential skill for today's students. Use this...
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Other

National Education Association: Read Across America

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read Across America honors Dr. Seuss' birthday on March 2. The National Education Association offers a website filled with ideas and resources to use for celebrating the joy of reading. Teachers can find ideas to inspire reading, and...
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Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the famous Supreme Court decision that ended school segregation, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954).
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Lesson Plan
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Saving for Post Secondary Education

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners use an online compound interest calculator to answer questions and create charts that show the value of saving money over time for future education goals.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Proposals Relating to the Education of Youth in Pennsylvania

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with Benjamin Franklin's "Proposals Relating to the Education of Youth in Pennsylvania" accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a...
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Lesson Plan
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Ways to Pay for Higher Education

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars use the Internet to explore ways to pay for their higher education and record their findings in an informational brochure.
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Professional Doc
Childnet

Childnet: Online Safety: Educators Pack for Online Safety Awareness

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The internet provides educators with a great tool for teaching young people, communicating with others, and sharing successes with the wider community. In order to make the most out social media, technology and the internet, we have put...
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Website
University of Nebraska

Nebraska Council on Economic Education (Ncee)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The NCEE's mission is to "improve school economic education programs throughout Nebraska." Its website provides information on the organization and resources for the classroom teacher.
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Article
PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Obama Outlines Five Top Education Priorities

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of President Obama's speech to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce outlining his administration's education agenda. (March 10, 2009)
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Other

Meter My Educational Technology Evaluation Resources

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site provides a variety of educational technology evaluation resources focused on helping schools and districts measure the role technology plays in teaching and learning. It has a great collection of relevant information on...
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Youth's Educator for Home and Society

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1899 publication of Youth's Educator for Home and Society by Anna R. White, a nonfiction book for children.
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Professional Doc
Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Department of Education: Improving Student Achievement [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In 2009, a Virginia Department of Education stakeholder group on parent involvement in public schools disseminated a questionnaire to over 1000 parents, teachers, and school administrators across Virginia. Recipients were asked to share...
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Other

Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education (Sigcse)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The main site for the ACM's Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education.
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Other

Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This sites provides a wealth of information regarding issues that surround educational rights. PACER works with parents of children with disabilities to insure educational equity.