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Creed Seminars |
www.creedseminars.com |
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In Canada,
Dr. Faber is represented by CREED Seminars. Contact them
for information about bringing Sharon to your school or
event in Canada. |
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Incentive Publications |
www.incentivepublications.com |
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Publisher
for Dr. Faber’s book, How to Teach Reading When You’re
Not a Reading Teacher and planner, Reading
Strategies. Contact them to order Sharon’s
publications. |
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National Middle School Association (NMSA) Speakers Group |
www.nmsa.org |
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Since its
inception in 1973, National Middle School Association (NMSA)
has been a voice for those committed to the educational and
developmental needs of young adolescents. NMSA is the only
national education association dedicated exclusively to
those in the middle level grades. Dr. Faber is an NMSA
speaker. |
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Connect
With Kids |
www.cwknetwork.com |
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Connect With Kids Network is an expert in
producing innovative journalistic and educational content
covering teens’ issues. They offer more than 100 Connect
with Kids programs for Elementary, Middle and High
School students and their parents. Dr. Faber is featured in
their television program and video,
Lost for Words: Literacy in America. |
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Adolescent literacy website |
http://www.adlit.org |
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This website supports grade 4-12 literacy
instruction with free instructional materials, articles,
classroom strategies, book lists with guided discussion
questions, and author interviews. |
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Virtual Thesaurus |
http://www.VirtualThesaurus.com |
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This
program allows teachers to visualize different word
definitions and is a great tool for helping students
understand different definitions and broadening their
vocabulary. You get two free trials and then have to
subscribe. Some schools get a school-wide subscription so
all teachers can have access to this rich tool. |
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Annenberg Media |
www.learner.org |
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Annenberg Media uses media
and telecommunications to advance excellent teaching in
American schools. This mandate is carried out chiefly by the
funding and broad distribution of educational video programs
with coordinated Web and print materials for the
professional development of K-12 teachers. It is part of
The Annenberg Foundation
and advances the Foundation's goal of encouraging the
development of more effective ways to share ideas and
knowledge. |
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Six-trait writing website |
http://senior.billings.k12.mt.us/6traits/ |
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This website, created by high-school English
teacher Steve Gardiner, 2008 Teacher of the Year for
Montana, gives detailed descriptions and examples of student
work using the six-trait rubric. |
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Plagiarism and copyright website |
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For grades 3-8, go to:
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http://www.b4ucopy.com/kids |
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For grades 9-12, go to: |
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http://www.b4ucopy.com/teens |
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The Business Software Alliance has just
produced a free curriculum, B4UCopy, on copyright issues and
responsible online behavior. The same organization has
also produced Play It Safe in Cyberspace and Copyright
Crusader, both of which are available at:
http://www.playitcybersafe.com . |
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Geography knowledge website |
http://www.mywonderfulworld.org |
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National Geographic is on a campaign to
improve the geography literacy of American students, and
their My Wonderful World website has online maps and games,
an atlas, a global I.Q. test, a geography career guide, a
newsletter, and links to global organizations like the Peace
Corps. |
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History teachers’ website |
http://www.HistoryTeacher.net |
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This
website is an amazing resource for U.S., European, and World
History courses. It has over 150 PowerPoint presentations on
a wide variety of topics, and also practice tests, oral
history projects, primary sources, and a plethora of links.
Definitely a must for any high-school history teacher! |
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Math help website |
http://www.hotmath.com |
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Hotmath’s award-winning website includes free
services including training for using graphic calculators,
“hint-step” explanations of odd-numbered homework problems
in more than 200 math textbooks used in middle and high
schools, and ways for students to instant-message with each
other while working through teacher-prepared problem
explanations together. |
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NASA website |
http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/index.html |
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This site, created by the Jet Propulsion
Laboratory, includes images taken from the Hubble telescope
of galaxies, as well as views of planets, a dying star, and
more. |
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Middle-school practical math website |
www.publicdebt.treas.gov/mar/marmoneymath.htm |
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The Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic
Education at the University of Missouri/St. Louis has
developed MoneyMath: Lessons for Life, a teacher’s
guide for helping middle-school students manage their money,
stay out of debt, and think about saving for retirement. |
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Math teaching videos |
www.learner.org/resources/series33.html
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This website has six 15-minute films from
Annenberg Media of middle-school math teachers modeling
effective classroom strategies, with lesson extensions and
resources. |
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