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Website
Other

Go Army

For Students 9th - 10th
Official site of the US Army lists a variety of training opportunities including GED, the GI Bill, skill training, and money for college.
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Website
Other

Vocalist International Singers

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is for those serious about vocal training and those who are interested in bettering their voice. Includes helpful hints from people struggling with their vocal studies and progression.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Get in Gear

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover how gears work and how they can be used to adjust a vehicle's power. Specifically, they learn how to build the transmission part of a vehicle by designing gear trains with different gear ratios.
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Unit Plan
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Best of Friends: Kids and Dogs

For Students K - 1st
A comprehensive site that explores every part of dog ownership. Learn the anatomy of a dog, breeds of dogs, costs to take care of a dog, and how to train the new pet. In addition, there are online activities, a teacher's guide, and...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Train Stuck in a Blizzard

For Students 9th - 10th
An old photo showing a train stuck in a huge snow blizzard. A man stands on one of the back carriages as the train remains stuck in the deep snow.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Number Patterns Trains

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students are asked to fill in the train cars to complete the pattern.
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Article
International Reading Association

Reading Online: Practice Makes Practice, or Does It?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this journal article, the authors sought to determine the relationship between theory from teacher training programs and actual reality of what happens in an instructional setting with new teachers. The researchers concluded that...
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Website
Employment Spot

Employment Spot: Back to School

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Perhaps it's time to consider further education or training. In today's job market, the competition is fierce. Applicants are more qualified and better educated than their counterparts of only a few years ago. Many times, the only way to...
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Website
Other

State of Maine Career Center

For Students 9th - 10th
The State of Maine Career Center is a place to find job resources and training options that are available in Maine.
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Interactive
Starfall

Starfall: Reach for the Stars How I Became an Astronaut

For Students K - 1st
This is the interactive ebook "How I Became an Astronaut: The Story of Stephanie D. Wilson." It provides a short biography of her childhood interests, her education, and training to become an astronaut.
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Website
Other

Psych Net Uk

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the world of psychology! Investigate association/societies, jobs, training, colleges, and industry profiles.
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Handout
Other

Lansing Community College: Career Facts for Collision Repair

For Students 9th - 10th
With this resource, explore career facts about the field of auto body work and collision repair. Topics include salary, essential skills, and training requirements.
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Handout
National Institutes of Health

Niddk: Weight Control & Healthy Living a to Z

For Students 9th - 10th
NIDDK provides tips for becoming physically active and in-shape, the notes at this website are appropriate for students of all ages. Information is organized into several brief sections including: "Health Benefits of Physical Exercise,"...
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Website
Other

Madison Media Institute

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you interested in exploring a media career? The site has training opportunities in electronic media, including radio and TV broadcasting, and recording and multimedia technology programming.
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Website
Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Kids Web Japan: High Tech Japan

For Students 3rd - 8th
At this site sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, high tech aspects of modern Japan are explained by products, such as cellular phone, game machine, bullet train, high tech eco products and dog language translator. The...
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Professional Doc
Childnet

Childnet: Online Safety: Childnet Digital Leaders

For Teachers 1st - 9th
The Childnet Digital Leaders Programme is a youth leadership training program empowering works and how it will impact your pupils, while building a whole-school approach to online safety, visit the program website at...
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Website
Other

Quebec Ministry of Education: Customized Literacy Training: Arithmetic [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Basic arithmetic skills for adult learners are the focus of this teacher's guide.
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Website
Other

Quebec Ministry of Education: Customized Literacy Training: Learner's Journal

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This package consists of assessment materials set up as learning journals. The teacher can work alongside adult students to track their learning progress as they develop their basic literacy and Math skills.
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Website
Other

Rwm: Vocational School Database

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a licensed or accredited vocational school from this database, which is organized by state.
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Website
Other

Quebec Ministry of Educ.: Customized Literacy Training: Functional Situati [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Adults weak in basic literacy skills often have difficulty with basic tasks that involve Reading, Writing and Math. This guide provides lesson units on teaching tasks such as filling out forms, estimating the amount of a shopping bill...
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Handout
Other

Gateway Nmra: Trains and Railroads in the Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
Why were the railroads so important to both the Confederates and Union and how were they targets of raids? How were railroad executives involved in the course of the war? Find out the answers to these questions and more in this...
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Handout
PBS

This Is Home: The Hmong in Minnesota

For Students 9th - 10th
This radio series gives an up-close-and-personal view of Hmong history, culture and the challenges of resettling in the U.S. Listen to, or read transcripts of, interviews with Hmong refugees, a clan leader trained by the CIA as part of...
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Unit Plan
University of California

Uc Davis: Welcome to Experiential Learning

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This comprehensive resourse offers an overiew, a tool box, and training modules featuring Experiential Learning.
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Unit Plan
University of California

Uc Davis: Welcome to Experiential Learning

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This comprehensive resourse offers an overiew, a tool box, and training modules featuring Experiential Learning.