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e-Edition Tutorial

Click here to see a PowerPoint presentation illustrating how to use an electronic edition in your classroom. The presentation has examples and screen prints from the Anchorage Daily News electronic edition to help you become familiar with this exciting new learning tool. Questions and Answers about the new Anchorage Daily News e-Edition can be found here.

  

 Earth Day & Arbor Day

 

There are many resources available on the internet to assist teachers in teaching their students about Earth Day. I've tried to give a selection for you.

 

Scholastic - Teaching ideas, lesson plans, and fun student activities to promote environmental awareness on Earth Day and throughout the year.

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/collection/celebrate-earth-day

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TeacherVision -  April 22 is Earth Day. Use the lessons, printables, and references below to teach your class about our environment and how to preserve our planet. Resources on global warming, recycling, and pollution will help you explore this important topic. There are plenty of fun hands-on activities for science and art to keep students interested in learning about their world. You'll find a variety of cross-curricular Earth Day resources to enhance your curriculum for kindergarten through twelfth grade.

Read more on TeacherVision:http://www.teachervision.fen.com/earth-day/teacher-resources/6612

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 EducationWorld - In honor of Earth Day, Education World offers two dozen classroom activities for use across the grades. Help keep Earth Day alive for another generation with these cross-curriculum activities.

http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson174.shtml

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 Earth Day 2012 - Mobilize the Earth Official Website

http://www.earthday.org/2012

 

 

 

William Shakespeare born April 23, 1564

http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/122

http://absoluteshakespeare.com/trivia/biography/shakespeare_biography.htm

 

 

Library of Congress Established April 25, 1800

http://www.loc.gov/index.html

 

 

 Administrative Professionals/Secretaries Day - April 25

http://www.iaap-hq.org/events/apw

 

 

 

 

Additional Links and Resources

Calendar of People and Events

A day-by-day calendar of historical events and people.

 

 

 

Ocean Literacy

This guide presents a vision of an ocean-literate society. A practical resource for educators, it outlines the knowledge required to be considered ocean literate in accordance with the National Science Education Standards (NSES). In developing the NSES, NAS invited science educators to add their unique perspectives on how to improve science education and science iteracy. In a similar vein, we sought the perspectives and expertise of a cross-section of the ocean sciences and education communities. 

 

 Kid Scoop

Kid Scoop believes learning is fun! So they create packets of weekly activity pages on a variety of fascinating topics. Your children will enjoy the illuminating puzzles and games while they absorb the knowledge Kid Scoop's activities provides.

 

http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/

Puzzlemaker is a puzzle generation tool for teachers, students and parents. Create and print customized word search, criss-cross, math puzzles, and more—using your own word lists.

 

http://www.siemensscienceday.com/index.cfm

 Teachers, engage and amaze your students. Here you'll find videos, tools and revealing hands-on activities for students in grades 4 through 6 to help reinvent your science class. New, original experiments with intuitive directions, materials lists and home extensions.
Get started today.

 

The Teacher's Corner

http://www.theteacherscorner.net/

The Teacher's Corner - Teacher Resources and Lesson Plans.

Reading Is Fundamental

 http://www.rif.org/educators/

RIF is the nation's largest children's literacy organization! Find advice, articles and booklists.

 

www.nieteacher.org/adnnie

 Over 300 instructional resources are provided including many high quality teacher guides, serial stories, student supplements, character education materials, numerous subject-specific resources, video & audio teacher training modules, and the popular NIE Instructional Calendar.

 

The Learning Page... especially for teachers

memory.loc.gov/learn/

American Memory Project – Here is a “teacher’s eye view” of over 7 million historical documents, photographs, maps, films, and audio recordings along with lessons, features, activities and tips.

  

www.alaskahistoricalsociety.org/

The Alaska Historical Socity is a non-profit, volunteer-based organization dedicated to the promotion of Alaska history.

 

edHelper

www.edhelper.com/

edHelper.com was created by a team of teachers and is dedicated to providing teachers a single shop for educational resources.

 U.S. Department of Education: Promoting Educational Excellence for all Americans - Link to ED.gov Home Page

www.ed.gov/teachers/landing.jhtml

U.S. Department of Education – Promoting educational excellence for all Americans.

www.loc.gov

The Library of Congress official site featuring online galleries, research information, library news and more.

  

TeacherVision - Lesson Plans, Printables and More

www.TeacherVision.com

TeacherVision is dedicated to helping teachers save time. Find 17,500 pages of classroom-ready lesson plans, printables, and resources.

 

Smithsonian

www.si.edu
www.smithsonianeducation.org/students/
www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/

Smithsonian Institute: the world's largest museum complex and research organization composed of 19 museums, 9 research centers, and the National Zoo.