Our mission is to help teachers and schools educate children and youth to be active participants in a diverse democracy. Teaching Tolerance provides free resources to educators—teachers,
administrators, counselors and other practitioners—who work with
children from kindergarten through high school. Educators use our
materials to supplement the curriculum, to inform their practices, and
to create civil and inclusive school communities where children are
respected, valued and welcome participants. Our program emphasizes social justice and anti-bias. The anti-bias
approach encourages children and young people to challenge prejudice and
learn how to be agents of change in their own lives. Our Social Justice
Standards show how anti-bias education works through the four domains
of identity, diversity, justice and action. These robust, ready-to-use classroom lessons offer breadth and depth, spanning essential social justice topics and reinforcing critical social emotional learning skills. Search by keyword or browse our lesson
bank—you can filter lessons by grade level, subject, topic or social
justice domain.
I have filtered for middle school lessons (6-8). Here is the link.
The National Recording Preservation Board is presented by the Library of Congress.
Here is a little about the project.
Each year since 2002, the National Recording Preservation Board (NRPB)
and members of the public have nominated recordings to the National
Recording Registry. The depth and breadth of nominations received
highlights the richness of the nations' audio legacy and underscores the
importance of assuring the long-term preservation of that legacy for
future generations.
Everyone is welcome to submit nominations to the National Recording
Registry. Nominations are forwarded to the Librarian of Congress and the
National Recording Preservation Board for their consideration. Individuals may submit up to fifty Registry nominations per year.
Please include in your nomination as much information about the
recording as possible. All nominations should include the recording
artist(s), title, and record label name/number for published recordings
or a brief but specific description for unpublished and broadcast
recordings. Nominations should include a compelling justification that
explains the cultural, historical and/or aesthetic significance of the
recording(s). All recordings selected by the Librarian of Congress for inclusion
in the Registry will be listed in the Federal Register, as required by
law. Due to the number of submissions anticipated, nominations will not be acknowledged. We are continuously accepting nominations to the National
Recording Registry. For each year's Registry we accept public
nominations up to the date we can comfortably compile the results for
the National Recording Preservation Board. As this date varies from year
to year, nominations which come in after that date are rolled over to
the next year.
Nominations for 2020 are being accepted now. See the 'Criteria' information on the site.
Idioms By Kids is fun, creative, and educational for children of all ages and abilities. It teaches what idioms are and celebrates their use in funny, sensitive and attainable ways.
Here is an example:
This one is called "Middle of Nowhere"
This used to be "Globe Trekker" and before that it was "Lonely Planet" airing for the first time to British audiences in 1994. I don't know why the name keeps changing but it's always fun and educational to watch. Students love the fast pace and adventurous spirit of the hosts. Host and comedian Ian Wright has been with the program since the Lonely Planet days! "Globe Trekker" transports viewers to unforgettable destinations through
its stunning photography, indigenous music, and spirit of adventure. In
each episode, a traveler ventures off the beaten path to soak up the
local culture, sample the cuisine, and revel in breathtaking vistas. In
keeping with their goal of "living as the locals do," hosts Ian Wright,
Justine Shapiro, Zay Harding, Megan McCormick, and others explore
everything from big city landmarks to exotic sights in remote villages."
EconEdLink provides a premier source of classroom-tested, Internet-based
economic and personal finance lesson materials for K-12 teachers and
their students. With over 435 lessons to choose from, teachers can use
as many of the lessons as they would like and as often as they would
like.
EconEdLink is brought to you by the Council for Economic Education. CEE
is the leading organization in the United States that focuses on the
economic and financial education of students from kindergarten through
high school—and we have been doing so for nearly 70 years.
The Internet-based lessons are targeted for K-12 teachers and their students. Many of the lessons include a teacher’s version as well as a student’s version. Each of the lessons are designed to be delivered in a variety of formats and classroom settings.
"Here at ReadWriteThink, our mission is to
provide educators, parents, and after school professionals with access to
the highest quality practices in reading and language arts instruction
by offering the very best in free materials.
Every lesson plan on ReadWriteThink has been aligned not only to the
IRA/NCTE Standards for the English Language Arts but to individual state
standards and Common Core State Standards, when applicable."
http://www.readwritethink.org/about/
On ReadWriteThink there are some very cool writing resources - lots for poetry! Here is the specific link.
Here is a wonderful online opportunity provided by Denver Public Library. Not only is this an option for the future for our DDS students, but older siblings and adults might find this useful.
https://www.denverlibrary.org/cohs
Career Online High School (COHS) is an online high school diploma and
career certification program funded by the Denver Public Library.
Residents of the City and County of Denver who have completed eighth
grade and are 19-years-old or older are eligible to apply.
Students who attended high school and did not complete it, may be able
to transfer previously earned credits. Students who successfully
completed General Equivalency Diploma (GED®) segments may be able to
apply towards their course work through the library.
Application Process:
In order to enroll, students must successfully pass an online
self-assessment with an essay question and prerequisite course.
Following the prerequisite course you will be invited to an in-person
interview. A determination will be made by the Library’s enrollment team
within 3 days of the interview regarding scholarship award.
Also Check out Career Certificates!
Career Certificates
Earn your career certificate in addition to your high school diploma.
Students choose a major from one of the following high-growth,
high-demand career fields and complete coursework to develop the skills
and knowledge that employers are looking for:
Hello DDS Community!
This site is called Arts Edge - it's produced by The Kennedy Center. I have used this in the past. It's truly excellent and very creative. It uses adobe flash. There are lots of lessons to choose from with very clear directions. Take Care! Kathleen http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators.aspx
Khan Academy is a free resource for students, teachers, and parents.
What is Khan Academy? We offer
exercises, quizzes, and tests so students can practice and master
skills, as well as instructional videos to help students learn or review
material.
Khan Academy has a library of
standards-aligned lessons covering kindergarten through early college
math, grammar, science, history, AP® courses, SAT® preparation, and
more.
Students can practice skills with exercises, quizzes, and mastery challenges and get immediate feedback and support.
This
interactive online learning tool has gone through some changes – so now it’s
the “new” Free Rice. Same great learning, same great humanitarian cause.
To
see the different categories for learning and practice scroll down the
multi-bar icon on the upper left.
As you play Freerice and answer questions right,
advertisements appear on your screen. When you see one of these advertisements,
you trigger a financial payment to the World Food Programme (WFP) to support its work
saving and changing lives around the world.
In the game, these payments are represented via grains of
rice. The amount of money generated when you see an advertisement can vary, but
is roughly equivalent to what the World Food Programme spends to purchase 10
grains of rice.
By playing, you are generating the money that pays for this
rice. This money is used for many types of assistance — not just rice —
depending on where needs are greatest. Regardless of the type of assistance,
you can be sure that 100% of all funds generated on Freerice go to the World
Food Program, and 93.5% of every payment received by the World Food Program
goes directly towards helping children and their families. Freerice does not
earn or keep any money it raises.
Where does the rice go?
WFP doesn’t use the funds raised via Freerice to only
purchase rice. Instead, money raised via Freerice funds a variety of WFP
projects around the world, depending on where needs are greatest.
The ‘food basket’ is what WFP calls the mix of foods
provided to people in different places around the world, depending on their
emergency and nutritional needs, local customs, and other factors. In countries
where rice is a staple part of the diet, WFP provides, on average, about 400
grams of rice per person, per day (for families, including children and
adults). This is intended for two meals that include other ingredients to
ensure a minimum of 2,100 kilocalories per day. There are approximately 40–50
grains of rice in a single gram.
In an effort to provide distance-learning resources for parents,
teachers and students I will be listing worthwhile sites with a brief
explanation of what the site is teaching, how navigable it is, and for what
grade level. I’m going to include sites for all ages and abilities in an effort
to cast a wide net of potential learning.
So our journey begins …
This
site is from Annenberg Learner Media.
I've used Annenberg extensively through the years and everything they produce
is excellent.
I selected the middle school level for these resources - but there are
endless options with Annenberg.Take Care!
Kathleen
About Annenberg Learner
As part of its mission to advance excellent teaching in American
schools, Annenberg Learner funds and distributes educational video programs –
with coordinated online and print materials – for the professional development
of K-12 teachers. Many programs are also intended for students in the classroom
and viewers at home, with videos that exemplify excellent teaching. Annenberg Learner also
partners with impactful organizations to provide other means of achieving this
goal. As part of the Annenberg Foundation, Learner supports the Foundation’s
mission to encourage the development of more effective ways to share ideas and
knowledge.
K-12 educators, students, and lifelong learners may access
Annenberg Learner resources for free at Learner.org.
Unfortunately the event below is now postponed until later in the spring. Please keep checking back for more information!
We are very fortunate to be hosting author and historian Tom Noel at the DDS library on Saturday, March 21st from 12 noon until 1:15pm.
Tom will be presenting a talk and slide show on the history of the Park Hill area. Lunch is provided and Tom will be signing and giving away ten of his Denver history books.
Please come!
Students must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Teachers, staff and community members are encouraged to attend this wonderful opportunity to learn more about their community greater neighborhood!
A little about Tom Noel: Tom Noel, PhD, professor of history and director of Public History & Preservation, was appointed by History Colorado and started in the post on Aug. 1, Colorado Day.
Professor Tom Noel has been named State Historian for Colorado.
The role of state historian is itself a part of the state’s history;
since 1924, History Colorado has appointed a state historian to help the
organization preserve, interpret and share Colorado’s past.
Historian and author Tom Noel will chair the first State Historians
Council for Colorado’s historical society, which operates the History
Colorado Center museum in downtown Denver and others around the state.
Noel is a professor and the director of public history, preservation and
Colorado studies at the University of Colorado Denver. He is coauthor
of “Colorado: A History of the Centennial State” and is known as “Dr.
Colorado” for his books, TV appearances and articles discussing the
state’s history. He also is a tour guide for History Colorado.
