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March 13, 2009
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Free financial literacy resources available online
A free, online financial education resource is available from Ohio’s credit unions. MoneyAndStuff™ is a comprehensive, one-stop Web portal of financial education lesson plans, personal finance tips, budget worksheets and interactive games for educators and parents. Plans are sorted by age, with topics ranging from basic money concepts to saving and investing. The Web site was created to assist classroom educators in developing classroom resources for financial literacy. In addition, credit union staff and volunteers are available to conduct financial education training. Contact your local credit union to learn more about services credit unions have to offer your school. If you need help finding a credit union, contact Laura Busque or Becky Hart at the Ohio Credit Union League at (800) 486-2917 or www.MoneyAndStuff.info |
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Online magazine for elementary teachers meshes science with literacy teaching
Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears is a free online professional development magazine for elementary teachers that focuses on preparing to teach polar science concepts in an already congested curriculum by integrating inquiry-based science with literacy teaching. Such an integrated approach can increase students' science knowledge, academic language, reading comprehension, and written and oral discourse abilities. Click here to preview the site.
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New Spanish encyclopedia joins INFOhio Core Collection
INFOhio now has three online foreign language encyclopedias in the Core Collection of Electronic Resources. The newest edition is Gran Enciclopedia Hispánica from World Book, a comprehensive Spanish-language encyclopedia written from a Latin American perspective with special emphasis on science, technology, history and art. Gran Enciclopedia Hispánica includes themes of the day, an interactive atlas, multimedia resources, timelines, a comprehensive dictionary, a homework help area for different grade levels, and a visual navigation for the visual learner. Other INFOhio foreign language encyclopedias are L'Encyclopédie Découverte for French-speaking students, and Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos for younger Spanish-speaking students. The INFOhio username and password can be requested from your school librarian or by e-mailing central@infohio.org. |
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K12-Solutions Special Offer
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Opportunities and Challenges for Web 2.0 in Schools
http://www.media.qualitytech.com/client/new_bay/2009_0331/137512/launch.htm |
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Brain compatible instructional strategies that make "cents" and improve learning for all students Description
Brain-compatible instructional strategies provide a cost-effective path to
improved student performance. Knowing how the brain learns while
encouraging innovation and creativity in your students, this will keep them
engaged and on course to high achievement. This webinar will explore the
possibilities that emerge when we use our creativity and dare to innovate.
For Thursday, March 19 at 3:30 pm EST/12:30 pm PST https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/392810755
For Thursday, March 26 at 6:30 pm EST/3:30 PST https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/810847967
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Event Information: Teaching STEM and 21st Century Skills with Kidspiration®
Students
in the first grade this year will graduate in the year 2020. Will they have
the skills necessary for success in the 21st Century? According to the State
Educational Technology Directors Association’s (SETDA) recently released
Class of 2020: Action Plan for Education, early exposure to Science,
Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) is critical to success in the 21st
century and should be integrated throughout the curriculum for all children
starting in kindergarten.
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