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1492: An Ongoing Vogage: Inventing America
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Archived exhibition reveals how European writers and mapmakers thought about America during the Age of Discovery. Describes the allegorical images Europeans sometimes used to portray America and features the Gutierrez map, drawn in 1562, which is full of depictions of giants, cannibals, mermaids, monkeys, and sea monsters.

Subject:
Arts
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
ibiblio
Date Added:
08/28/2023
1961-1963 Cuban Missile Crisis and Aftermath
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This site has information from the Yale Law School on international relations resulting from the Cuban Missile Crisis. Links to further information and related topics can be found within the text.

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
Yale University
Provider Set:
The Avalon Project
Date Added:
08/28/2023
20th Century Works: Top Girls
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Written by Caryl Churchill in 1982, "Top Girls" was one of the first plays to engage directly with Thatcherism. Read an overview of "Top Girls" and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and videos.

Subject:
Arts
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
British Library
Date Added:
05/05/2022
3 ways to help teachers and students get the most out of online learning
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Chris Brown, Director of Technology at Fremont County School District #1 in Lander, Wyoming, has been working with his team to prepare for a district-wide shut down. As a small district in a rural state, Fremont #1 faces some unique challenges—fewer wireless providers, limited connectivity—but much of the advice that Chris has to offer is relevant for districts of all sizes across the country as they prepare to support an extended period of mass remote instruction.

Below, Chris provides guidance on the steps that CTOs can take to prepare, and how they can best support teachers, students, and families as they transition to online learning.

Subject:
Educational Technology
Leadership
Practitioner Support
Material Type:
Reading
Author:
EAB
Sharon Rosenfeld
Date Added:
04/27/2021
ABC's of Website Evaluation [PDF]
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Noted technology educator Kathy Schrock provides an alphabetical list of qualities to evaluate in judging websites. She provides example websites to look at for each quality. In addition, she gives a list of websites to use when demonstrating critical website evaluation. This page also has links to other materials on evaluating sites on the Web, including one designed specifically for elementary students. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].

Subject:
21st Century Skills
Social Emotional Learning
Material Type:
Reading
Date Added:
08/07/2023
ASSC Assessment System
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This instrument assesses school climate and support services to assist schools in achieving a clear sense of where they are and where they can go.

Subject:
Practitioner Support
Material Type:
Reading
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Alliance for the Study of School Climate (ASSC)
Date Added:
08/31/2022
Academics - Elementary School
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Find ideas and resources for working with families to support student academic success areas like Math, English/Language Arts, Art, Social Studies, Physical Education, and Science/Technology!

Subject:
Practitioner Support
Material Type:
Reading
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Provider:
Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center at The Ohio State University
Author:
Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center at The Ohio State University
Date Added:
08/31/2022
Accepting Smithson's Gift: John Quincy Adams' Role
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From a Smithsonian exhibition entitled "From Smithson to Smithsonian," this document relates John Quincy Adams' role in getting the US government to accept and support the gift that became the Smithsonian Institution. A transcript of Adams' report to Congress is included.

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
Smithsonian Institution
Provider Set:
Smithsonian Libraries
Date Added:
08/24/2023
Acton Institute: Multinational Corporations: Myths And Facts
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A commentary on the pros and cons of multinational corporations as they expand throughout the marketplace and the world. (From: Religion & Liberty, Vol. 10, No. 6)

Subject:
Financial Literacy
Social Studies
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
ACTON Institute
Author:
Gary M. Quinlivan
Date Added:
07/20/2010
Ad Reinhardt
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Ad Reinhardt is profiled at this site in a format that begins with a brief biographical sketch of his life. His works are then listed by appearance in the museum's database. Each work is presented in thumbnail format with brief information including title of work and date of creation.

Subject:
Arts
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
Smithsonian Institution
Provider Set:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Date Added:
08/24/2023
Adaptive Radiation: Darwin's Finches
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Finches on the Galapagos Islands have evolved to exploit almost every possible niche. This diagram shows the range of food sources available on the island and the different beak shapes adapted to exploit each of them.

Subject:
Life Science
Science
Material Type:
Diagram/Illustration
Reading
Provider:
PBS LearningMedia
Author:
National Science Foundation
WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:
09/26/2003
Advancing Academic Excellence for All: Equity Gap Analysis Tool
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Advancing Academic Excellence for All: Equity Gap Analysis Tool is designed to assist educators, individually or in groups, in assessing the state of equity at the school and district level. This equity gap analysis highlights six components of comprehensive educational equity

Subject:
Practitioner Support
Material Type:
Assessment
Interactive
Reading
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Provider:
Ohio Department of Education
Author:
Ohio Department of Education
Date Added:
08/31/2022
African American History and Culture in the United States
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Our Teacher's Guide offers a collection of lessons and resources for K-12 social studies, literature, and arts classrooms that center around the achievements, perspectives, and experiences of African Americans across U.S. history. Below you will find materials for teaching and learning about the perspectives of slaves and free African Americans during the American Revolution, the work of the Freedman’s Bureau during and after Reconstruction, the artistry of Jacob Lawrence, the reality faced by African American soldiers returning home after fighting in WWI, the songs and efforts of the Freedom Riders during the long civil rights movements, and the works of Lorraine Hansberry, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and Maya Angelou.

Subject:
History
Social Studies
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
National Endowment for the Humanities
Provider Set:
EDSITEment!
Date Added:
11/19/2020