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Learning Ally provides books read by humans. The books are available in both curricular and social areas. Although this was designed for students with dyslexia and difficulty reading, it is an excellent tool for multi-sensory learning. Students not only hear the text, but they can follow along with the written version as they listen

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Barbara Wilson, importance of audiobooks

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JA is a non-profit that provides educational materials and interactive learning experiences. Their goal is to foster work-readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy skills in students.

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How you can get started

Junior Achievement USA provides several ways that you can get involved whether you’re someone looking to volunteer, part of a district or school looking for educational materials, or part of a business looking to help us expand the reach of our mission.

Volunteers

In-person or Virtual you can Volunteer with Junior Achievement and make a profound difference in the youth of our community.

Volunteers, begin here

Schools and Parents

Junior Achievement provides activities, guides, thought leadership and lots of additional resources to support learning.

Schools and Parents, begin here

Partners

Junior Achievement partners with corporations and individuals to fund the programs that are delivered to our local students.

Partners, begin here

2503926

Students Reached Nationally
2020-2021

86452

Classes Nationally
2020-2021

29737

Volunteers Nationally
2020-2021

11116

Schools Reached Nationally
2020-2021

Organizations Partnering With Us

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Economic Empowerment Through Education | Junior Achievement USA

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Junior Achievements purpose is to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy. Read more about JA here!

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Knowledge Matters offers virtual business simulations. Students see how business decisions they make affect outcomes. Simulations are offered in eight areas of business.
https://knowledgematters.com/

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LinkedIn offers networking opportunities for professional individuals. Students wishing to job search can make a profile and link to profiles of people they know. Once connected, they can explore the networks of others and can reach out to introduce themselves.

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1 billion members | Manage your professional identity. Build and engage with your professional network. Access knowledge, insights and opportunities.

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O*Net is an excellent resource for career planning. They offer detailed information including educational requirements, salary, work environment and more. Profiles are by career, but can be searched by career cluster or by name.

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Detailed descriptions of the world-of-work for use by job seekers, workforce development and HR professionals, students, developers, researchers, and more. Individuals can find, search, or browse across 900+ occupations based on their goals and needs. Comprehensive reports include occupation requirements, worker characteristics, and available training, education, and job opportunities.

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BrainPop offers videos and quizzes on many different topics across multiple subject areas. The videos are short and simple, but it is a great tool for introducing a new topic or reinforcement.

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Discovery offers detailed lessons in STEM content areas. We used this more in Science than Business Education, but their content and images were very informative.

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Every student learns in their own way. Science Techbook is specifically developed for diverse student audiences and curated by experts for ease of access. High quality multi-modal content is essential to improving academic vocabulary, breaking down barriers to learning, providing all students multiple ways to shine, and engaging students in higher-level thinking. Science Techbook supports students of different abilities, learning styles and language needs by delivering information through interactive games, multimedia resources, text-to-speech, the ability to adjust Lexile levels along with authentic Spanish translations.

Watch how Science Techbook is supporting equity for all learners.

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Digital Science Textbooks | Discovery Education

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Every student learns in their own way. Science Techbook is specifically developed for diverse student audiences and curated by experts for ease of access. High quality multi-modal content is essential to improving academic vocabulary, breaking down barriers to learning, providing all students multiple ways to shine, and engaging students in higher-level thinking.

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Kahoot! offers interactive games in many subject areas. Games can be used to reinforce or review learning and also as a fun brain break. Students love making up names and competing with peers.
https://kahoot.com

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Raise the stakes or add a bonus question with double points, or give learners a little break in the game by toggling off points

Use image reveal to build anticipation or give hints (Pro or Premium subscription required)

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How to Play Kahoot! | Inspiring ways to play learning games | Kahoot!

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Raise the stakes or add a bonus question with double points, or give learners a little break in the game by toggling off points Use image reveal to build anticipation or give hints (Pro or Premium subscription required)

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Field Trip Zoom offers virtual field trips through live, interactive events. The events cover all grades and most subject areas although there is more available in Science, English and Social Studies than other subjects.
https://www.fieldtripzoom.com/

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YouTube offers videos on every topic you can imagine. In science we've enjoyed Myth Busters, for Community Service we've researched gardening and hydroponics and in technology we've explored recent tech advances.

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Mythbusters S08E21 - President's Challenge