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The National Education Association (NEA) is more than 3 million people-educators, students, activists, workers, parents, neighbors, friends-who believe in opportunity for all students and in the power of public education to transform lives and create a more just and inclusive society.

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The SAG-AFTRA Foundation's Daytime Emmy-nominated, Storyline Online, features celebrated actors reading children's books to inspire a love of reading in millions of children worldwide.

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KidLit TV - Explore the world of children's literature.

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Welcome to the award-winning KidLit TV! Go on an adventure in a world of stories with us! We're a trusted resource for parents, teachers, and librarians. KidLit TV is a winner of the Parents' Choice Gold Award and one of the American Library Association's Great Websites For Kids.

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We express ourselves in different ways. On Flip, you can use our simple and fun built-in camera to record your thoughts, add effects and share within your Flip group as video, audio only or text in your web browser or mobile app.

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Flip is a video discussion and sharing app, free from Microsoft.

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Flip (formerly Flipgrid) is a video discussion and video sharing app, free from Microsoft, built for classrooms and beyond. Learn more.

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A Real Classroom Teacher Blog for Remarkable Teachers Everywhere

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One of my sorority sister actually created and developed this. She is such an inspiring teacher and I am blessed to know her.

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Thank you for visiting my channel! My name is Kim. I'm a 5th grade teacher in West Michigan. In addition to LOVING teaching, I also enjoy hiking, reading, snuggling my sweet ginger cat, and life in general!!

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In this new Private i History Detectives unit, Elementary students analyze primary sources to discover how Constitutional Amendments attempted to address slavery's wrongs, how the courts challenged unfair laws, and how individuals and groups fought for civil rights.

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In this new Private i History Detectives unit, Elementary students analyze primary sources to discover how Constitutional Amendments attempted to address slavery's wrongs, how the courts challenged unfair laws, and how individuals and groups fought for civil rights.

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Kahoot! | Learning games | Make learning awesome!

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Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform that brings engagement and fun to 1+ billion players every year at school, at work, and at home.

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A handy guide and library of different data visualization techniques, tools, and a learning resource for data visualization.

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Educational Games, Worksheets, and More for Kids

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Focuses on Diversity and Inclusion

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Dancer and actress Debbie Allen, and artist Kadir Nelson - the author/illustrator team who produced Brothers of the Knight, an African-American reinterpretation of the old German fairy-tale of The Twelve Dancing Princesses - turn their attention here to the world of ballet, and the result is a picture-book with considerable charm. The story of Sassy, a talented and enthusiastic young dancer who often feels like the odd one out, because she is taller than the other dancers in her studio,...more

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Dancer and actress Debbie Allen, and artist Kadir Nelson - the author/illustrator team who produced Brothers of the Knight , an African-American reinterpretation of the old German fairy-tale of The Twelve Dancing Princesses - turn their attention here to the world of ballet, and the result is a picture-book with considerable charm.

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Another way to display current and past news.

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Research and data to make progress against the world's largest problems

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This isn't a popularity contest™

It will take 270 electoral votes to win the 2024 presidential election. Click states on this interactive map to create your own 2024 election forecast. Create a specific match-up by clicking the party and/or names near the electoral vote counter. Use the buttons below the map to share your forecast or embed it into a web page.

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270toWin - 2024 Presidential Election Interactive Map

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Create your own forecast for the 2024 presidential election

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Just Ask Us: Kids Speak Out on Student Engagement
My newest book shares the results of my nationwide survey of 6th-12th graders. In that survey, I asked one simple question: What engages you as a learner? The responses came from states all over the country and from every school model, from traditional public schools to charter schools, from private schools classes to homeschooled students, from rural communities to urban centers. With every response, I soon realized that are all asking that teachers utilize the same strategies. These requests became the focus of the chapters of the book. Just Ask Us is full of quotes from the students themselves, research from those in academic circles, videos into classrooms to see each strategy in action, and lessons from across the subject areas to try yourself. The companion website also includes a downloadable survey for your own students so that you can start on a journey to be the engaging teacher that you can be. Order now!
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Contact me for options for parent groups, private schools, public schools, or any model in-between.

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Order my newest book now! Just Ask Us: Kids Speak Out on Student Engagement My newest book shares the results of my nationwide survey of 6th-12th graders. In that survey, I asked one simple question: What engages you as a learner?

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George Lucas Educational Foundation

The benefits of movement in the classroom aren't limited to younger students. Pairing new words and concepts with gestures or dance moves locks in understanding-and active brain breaks prime students to learn even more.

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A free source of information, inspiration, and practical strategies for learning and teaching in preK-12 education.

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What it is: Recently, the good people at SAM Labs sent me an Alpha Kit to play with and review. You guys, this is such a cool product! I love that as soon as students open it up, it puts them in charge of the learning. Best of all, it encourages the learning to happen through playful trial and error. Each SAM Labs Kit comes with clever little blocks that each does something specific (think switches, light sensors, temperature sensors, DC motors, etc.). These little blocks interact with the SAM Labs app and empower students to become the inventors of great ideas. Through these 17 blocks (the Alpha Kit comes with 4 of the 17 blocks), students get a front row learning experience to delve into programming, logic, and analytical skills while they express themselves creatively and become problem solvers. The uses of the blocks are seriously endless, paired with the app they can do anything from composing music, to creating a remote controlled car, to exploring temperature, to auto-tweeting or post to Facebook. You can play with these little blocks all day long and keep coming up with new combinations of things to do with them (in fact, I did!). I'm imagining all of the new directions SAM Labs could take our inquiry blocks this year!

How to integrate SAM Labs into the classroom: SAM Labs boasts itself as a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) tool. And it is. But SAM blocks are so flexible, that I think that they reach beyond these few subjects. When I look at the blocks, I see endless inquiry possibilities. Yes, students will learn programming basics, how motors and light sensors work, how to use logic to build if/then type scenarios. But students will see more possibilities with these open-ended blocks. SAM Labs has a great collection of lesson plans to get you and your students started if you like, but like Legos, I like to see what the students come up with BEFORE they get the prescriptive input from the adults. They will come up with things we wouldn't have dreamed of and then we can let the iteration begin! Speaking of Legos, the SAM Labs components snap together seamlessly with Legos. I'm telling you, the sky is the limit with these! I adore tools that are flexible for any classroom, capitalize on student ingenuity and imagination, and give students the power to dream big. Using the SAM Labs blocks students can explore light and temperature, compose songs, experiment with resistance and friction, monitor plant life, create "smart" devices, test out properties of matter, begin to understand programming and patterns and learn about circuits.

I think Anastasis students are going to find some pretty unique ways to hack these little blocks into something that hasn't yet been imagined for an inquiry project or experiment!

Tips: The Alpha Kit that SAM Labs sent me to play with is impressive even with a limited number of bricks. For a classroom setting, I'll definitely be purchasing more. These will be a hot commodity for student creations...no need to cause unnecessary arguments over whose turn it is to use them! (Top tip: we solve those kinds of arguments with dance-offs!)
Have you played with the SAM Labs blocks? What have your students dreamed up with them?

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a practical guide to integrating technology in the classroom

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Now students can follow the latest news. All tailored to their reading level. To explore the kids' website, select a grade and discover new stories each week.

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Now students can follow the latest news. All tailored to their reading level. To explore the kids' website, select a grade and discover new stories each week. View articles by grade level

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Play Mission Us

1848 the antebellum era

Flight to Freedom

Teach mission us

Mission US includes extensive teaching materials for each mission. The educator guides feature:

What people are saying about Mission US

About mission us

Mission US is an award-winning educational media project that immerses young people in transformational moments from U.S. history.

Developed for use by middle school students in the classroom and beyond, Mission US is a deeply-researched, award-winning educational media project with proven positive impact on history learning. To date, more than three million registered users across the country have played and learned from Mission US.

Mission US is committed to teaching complicated and sensitive topics in American history. We recommend that teachers/parents preview game content to make sure it is appropriate for their students/children.

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Adoption and usage

Simple, effective, and surprisingly easy to use

With nearly 30 million users in 80% of US schools, the numbers speak for themselves: students, families, and educators love using Remind.

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Remind | Communication Platform for Education

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Remind is a communication platform that reaches students and families where they are and supports learning wherever it happens. Millions of educators, students, and parents use Remind to connect with the people and resources that help them teach and learn.

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Desmos offers best-in-class calculators, digital math activities, and curriculum to help every student love math and love learning math.

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TeachHUB provides educators with the latest teaching strategies, lesson plans, classroom resources, and professional development, created by teachers for teachers.

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Focuses on Self-Respect and Kindness to others

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I Am Enough book. Read 827 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. I Am Enough is the picture book everyone needsThis is a gorgeous, ly...

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Focuses on Mental Health

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"Meet a boy with a heart so big, his feelings glow from his cheeks, spill out of his eyes, and jump up and down on his chest. What good i...

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Focuses on learning how to love and greed

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My childhood favorite

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I know that this is popular and I get what the book is trying to say about not worrying about what other people think, but I was freaking terrified of this book when I was a kid. In fact, I'm still creeped out to this day. The visuals and some of the stuff that happened to the main character was just terrifying.

It's not a bad book, it really isn't, but it scared the crap out of me and I will not go anywhere NEAR that book. So a big round of applause to you who love this book, cuz I sure as hell...more

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I know that this is popular and I get what the book is trying to say about not worrying about what other people think, but I was freaking terrified of this book when I was a kid. In fact, I'm still creeped out to this day.

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Focuses on emotions

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The Color Monster book. Read 17 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Unpack feelings with color in this international bestseller that ...