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The AFT, joining with Save the Children's efforts to actively engage students in the fight to end child poverty, is developing classroom activities and resources for pre-K through 12th-grade teachers that echo Save the Children's core values and support its Valentine's Day card contest.
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The AFT Educational Foundation is looking for civics teachers to participate in an exciting new project to build an international democracy memory bank. The Civic Voices project, funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, asks students to gather oral history interviews from inspiring citizens who helped advance human rights and freedom around the world.
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Are you interested in learning about education in other cultures? The Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program provides opportunities for K-12 teachers to participate in direct one-to-one exchanges of positions with colleagues from other countries for a semester or academic year. |
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Funding Simulations for School Districts Available Online
District funding simulations for 2010 and 2011 are available on the Ohio Department of Education website. At the bottom of the page choose the year then your district from the drop down menu. Note: this resource provides only a simulation of the funding calculation and does not show adjustments or amounts that will be transferred to other educational entities such as the education service centers, charter schools or other school districts through open enrollment, etc. |
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H1N1 resources are now available the AFT Web site. The LeaderNet section includes information geared more toward leaders, while the information on the AFT's public site is for all members.
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INFOhio Provides Resources for Students, Parents, Educators
INFOhio’s Go Further campaign is designed to prepare today’s learners for tomorrow’s success. This collection of resources helps parents and students plan the journey from high school to college and beyond. For educators, INFOhio provides resources for information, media and technical literacy. See what INFOhio has to offer. |
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AFT has launched a website for educators that provides information, materials and lesson plans to help students absorb the many teachable moments of the history-making Obama campaign.
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National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center reveals stories about freedom's heroes, from the era of the Underground Railroad to contemporary times, challenging and inspiring everyone to take courageous steps for freedom today. Using the Underground Railroad as a lens through which to explore a range of freedom issues, the |
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American Labor Studies Center
The American Labor Studies Center collects, analyzes, evaluates, creates and disseminates labor history and labor studies curricula and related materials to kindergarten through 12th grade teachers nationwide. Materials cover areas such as the history, organization, activities, and issues affecting the labor movement and the political, economic, and cultural aspects of workers and their unions.
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Website Provides Tools for Teaching English Language Learners
Looking for ways to help English language learners in your class succeed? Visit www.ColorinColorado.org, a free resource to help PreK-3 educators of English language learners created by the American Federation of Teachers and the Reading Rockets project of public broadcasting station WETA. These helpful resources feature: • Best instructional practices for teaching reading and content; • Strategies regarding the appropriate placement and assessment of English language learners; • A toolkit on effective outreach to Hispanic families; • Bilingual (Spanish-English) information for parents on how to help their child succeed in school • Plus more practical, research-based information on how to help English language learners read and succeed. |
