ReadWriteThink

"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.

http://www.readwritethink.org/search/?resource_type=16&type=28

DPL Career Online High School

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:

• Certified Protection Officer
• Child Care and Education
• Commercial Driving
• Food and Hospitality
• General Career Preparation
• Home Care Professional
• Homeland Security
• Hospitality and Leisure
• Office Management
• Retail Customer Service

ArtsEdge

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

Khan Academy is a massive system of excellent lessons, guides and resources.

https://www.khanacademy.org/

https://khanacademy.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360040167432-How-can-Khan-Academy-be-used-for-remote-learning-during-school-closures-

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.
• Khan Academy is available in 40 languages. 
• Students without laptops can access the Khan Academy website or use the Khan Academy app on smartphones.

Free Rice Game

Free Rice

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.

Game:  https://freerice.com/game

About Free Rice

How does Freerice work?

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.

Distance Learning Resources

Hello DDS Community

 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. 

https://www.learner.org/search/?_sft_series-type=classroom-resources&_sft_grade-level=6-8

Author visit by Tom Noel is postponed

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.