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The following links may be beneficial to gain more information. If you find inappropriate information contained on any link on our site, please report it to us immediately. Thank you! Teacher & Parent Links: (If you know of groups/resources not on this list, please email us w/their mailing address, phone # and web-site or email address! Thanks!) Homework Helpers (Click Here!) (Teachers and Administrators! Share this resource list with parents and help them help their children at home during the summer and school year. ) Lesson Plans & Teacher Kits (Click Here!). Find a wide variety of plans and many teacher work kits, and save yourself time, energy & $$$! Awesome resources (Lots of free stuff listed and a really cool site for both educators and parents!) http://www.brainybetty.com/ Homeroom (from Princeton Review, integrates technology with education to improve a child's academic performance and test scores). 1-877-8-homeroom or visit http://www.homeroom.comThe Gateway (Free Educational Resources!) http://thegateway.org/ Free resources! http://www.ed.gov/free/index.html Gear Up Program Info (preparing underprivileged students for college opportunities) http://www.ed.gov/gearup/ Disneyland, California: Visit Mickey at his West Coast Home! Information regarding sleep-deprivation among children, affecting school performance and personality : National Sleep Foundation http://www.sleepfoundation.org and National Center on Sleep Disorders Site http://starsleep.nhlbi.nih.gov New Teacher Support (Two free issues for first year classroom concerns, lesson plans, online teaching tools, management, parent interaction and relationships with other school personnel) http://www.scholastic.com/instructor Schools! The "Weather Bug" site has been selected as one of the new 'hot sites' on the internet. Ask your school's parents & teachers to click in to this site and download free software which provides weather conditions directly to their PC! Great visuals, 'instacams' and other information in your area or across the US. When you download info (& register), you're asked to identify your school by their ID. (Site provides listing of registered schools. If your school isn't listed, it may be listed for free.) As the school receives 'credits', they are able to obtain weather equipment and materials. It's also a great resource for teachers! http://aws.com/corp/mainpage.asp Campbells Soup Company exchanges school supplies for soup labels. (Items include sports equipment, computers, musical instruments and even mini-vans). http://www.labelsforeducation.com (1-800-424-5331 8:30am-5pm CT) http://www.teachersfirst.com/crisis Excellent site for teachers on issues related to their students in times of crisis, grief. For Children Experiencing
Chronic, Long or Short Term Illnesses: www.netsmartz.org (Site teaches children about online safety and etiquette on the web with computerized, cartoon-like 3D characters and on-going soap opera dealing with two online teens. Site is project of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America). 2 night rates from $74...Viva Las Vegas! Texas Department of Health http://www.tdh.texas.gov (Health-related data and information on public health services) National Crime Prevention Counsel, 1000 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 13th Floor, Washington, DC 20036 (202-466-NCPC). Provides information as well as educational materials through the offices at 1 prospect Street, POB 229, Amersterdam, NY 12010 (518-842-4388) (featuring "McGruff takes a bite out of crime") http://www.mcgruffspo.com US Department of Education http://www.ed.gov Get FREE business cards for your business or personal use! These are premium quality, full-color cards you can easily design online. FREE reorders too! Texas Education Agency (TEA) http://www.tea.state.tx.us Children First: Web-site of National Parent Teachers Association http://www.pta.org (National PTA convention dates, information and chat rooms regarding parents, schools & education. Texas Parent Teacher Association Web-site: http://www.onr.com/tpta (Index of Texas & National legislation updates, training information and on-line materials for classroom instructors) Teacher Exchange Program, US State Dept, Fulbright Program (exchange 1 year w/teacher abroad) (800-726-0479) http://www.fulbrightexchanges.org Explore America 1-800-503-2323 extension 12 or email request for information to exmplore@ef.com Raising Performance in Low-Performing Schools http://www.aft.org/edissues/rsa/guide CHIPS Health Insurance Program for Texas Children (up to 18 years). 1-800-647-6558 Teachers Web-site http://www.educationaustin.org Report: "Can Public Schools Learns From Private Schools?" http://www.epinet.org Staples School supplies http://www.staples.com (check out web-site specials) IRS/Financial resources for families (click here) Teachers???? Put your classroom on line!! "A Force More Powerful" Free/TV Series on power of non-violence WETA-TV, PBS Affliate, Washington, DC (703-998-2459, contact Karen Zill) "America's Kindergarten Report" http://nces.ed.gov (You may be surprised at this report) Take Kaplan's GRE course National Board for Professional Teaching Standards http://www.nbpts.org Turn Off TV Campaign http://www.tvfa.org Center on Educational Policy & American Youth Policy Forum http://www.ctredpol.org (Includes "Good News About American Education.") Martin Luther King Teaching Kits (for TFT members) 1-800-222-3827 Teaching From the Heart by teacher Sharon Draper http://www.heinemann.com "Hope For Urban Education" http://www.ed.gov/pubs/urbanhope National Center for Education Statistics http://www.ed.gov/pubs/stats.html Education Index http://www.educationindex.com American Council on Education http://www.acenet.edu American School Directory http://www.asd.com Education Resources Information Center http://www.accesseric.org Educational Information http://www.ed.gov Education Free Forum http://www.edforum.com Education Week http://www.edweek.org Family Education Network community@familyeducation.com School.Net http://www.school.net Harvard Education Letter http://www.edletter.org American College Testing (ACT) Service http://www.act.org The Learning Space http://www.learningspace.org Education World http://www.education-world.com The Education Trust http://www.edtrust.org/main/index.asp Internet Puppets http://www.internetpuppets.org National Resource Center for Paraprofessionals in Education and Related Services http://web.gc.cuny.edu/dept/case/nrcp Parent Teacher Organization http://www.pta.org
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