Career Cornerstone Center
Profiles of Chem. Engineers: Fluor Daniel Process Eng.
Presents a profile of Mr. William Huang, a process engineer for Fluor Daniel Inc, located in Sugar Land, Texas. Includes the transcript from a video interview with Mr. Huang, covering time management skills, job responsibilities, and...
Career Cornerstone Center
Profiles of Chemical Engineers: Dupont Process Engineer
Gives a career profile of Mr. Lee Margolis, a process engineer for Dupont, located in Seaford, Delaware. This site contains an interview transcript covering his job responsibilities, professional development, and advice to rising...
The Book Report
Kids reads.com: Brian Jacques
This site gives you a biography of Brian Jacques as well as an interview with him about his writing.
Other
How to Create a Great First Impression
This site describes how to make good initial immpressions by developing adequate telephone skills. Students who practice these skills will be more prepared for job interviews and careers.
Other
The Courtald Institute of Art: Art and Architecture
Information and pictures of art and architecture from around the world, including artist's works, interviews, links to further information, and polls and discussions about art. Some features of the website require free registration.
Other
Official Website of the Hfpa and the Golden Globe Awards
The official site for the Golden Globes. Search website for winner's video interviews, photos.
Other
Sabelallende: Isabel Allende
Isabel Allende's biography can be found on this site. The site also contains a timeline, family album, press photos, interviews and her speeches. You can also read an excerpt and summary of her books.
PBS
Pbs: American Masters: Willa Cather
A discussion of the writings and life of Willa Cather. There is also an interactive timeline of her life, and an interview with the makers of the film, Willa Cather: The Road Is All.
Other
Vic Firth: Educator's Resource Library
This website is a cornucopia of resources for percussion instruction. There are videos, audiocasts, podcasts, interviews with talented percussionists. Please check out this website is you are interested in any aspect of percussion.
The Field Museum
Field Museum: Exhibits: Evolving Planet: Precambrian
This interesting tour examines how life began on earth, provides images of the first life forms, and delves into the role that photosynthesis sexual reproduction, and natural selection played in the the Precambrian period. Listen to...
Royal Shakespeare Company
Royal Shakespeare Company Play Guide: "Julius Caesar"
The Royal Shakespeare Company presents this play guide of "Julius Caesar." With background information about the play, history of past productions, and interviews with the director and cast.
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Ibrahim Al Jaafari, Iraq's Likely Leader
This interview examines the background of Ibrahim al-Jaafar and his potential to become Iraq's new leader. (February 22, 2005)
Wessels Living History Farm
Living History Farm: Bank Failures
The bank runs and bank failures of the 1930s are described here, as well as personal interviews with people who experienced the Great Depression.
Other
Serena Williams
The official homepage of Serena Williams contains pictures, news, statistics and interviews, for fans of tennis great Serena Williams. You can find out where she's playing next and read her comments on individual matches. Includes video.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: What Kind of Screen Time Parent Are You? Take This Quiz and Find Out
An article and a quiz for parents on technology use by parents and kids. Includes a short interview with author Anya Kamenetz who wrote "The Art of Screen Time: How Your Family Can Balance Digital Media and Real Life." [5 min.]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Common Application for Undergraduate College Admission
SCU uses StoryCorps' tested interviewing techniques-combined with outstanding radio broadcasts and animated shorts-to support high school students in the development of identity and in drawing connections between their unique strengths...
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Exploring Careers in Your Community
Students learn about careers that are available in their community by interviewing family members, friends, or other trusted adults to learn about the work they do. Includes teaching guide and student worksheets.
University of Virginia
University of Virginia Career Services: Helpful Handouts
The University of Virginia Career Services Center offers numerous helpful handouts and career guides for the student preparing for a career. Handouts range from how to analyze your work preferences to how to write a resume. All handouts...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Book Files: Holes
"Holes" by Louis Sachar, is a Newbery winner. Trouble seems to follow Stanley Yelnats and his family. Can Stanley "fulfill" the void/hole that exist? Make the smart choice by enjoying the novel with a BookFiles reading guide. The file...
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Walk Two Moons
Discussion question, a lesson plan, and links to related resources for teaching students reading "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Taking Stephen King Seriously
Several related stories are featured here as heard on National Public Radio, mainly centered around King's National Book Award for Distinguished Contributions to American Letters.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Many Younger Facebook Users "Unfriend" the Network
A learning module that begins with "Many Younger Facebook Users 'Unfriend' the Network" by Patti Neighmond, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or...
Curated OER
Prehistoric Planet: Interview With Dr. Mary R. Dawson
Dr. Mary R. Dawson, paleontologist.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Biography of General Colin L. Powell
This site is a biography of Colin Powell. It includes a transcript of an interview with General Colin Powell.