Cisco Networking Academy Networking Academy provides online courses, interactive tools, and lab activities to prepare individuals for ICT and networking careers in virtually every type of industry. Free courses cover a range of topics to help students succeed based on their interests and goals:
http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/netacad/course_catalog/index.html
Exercise Revolution: New Science of Exercise & The Brain, John Ratey
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Hale Farm & Village: has a full slate of educational, interpretive and special programming. Regular hours in which Hale is open to the general public run from late May through October. From February through December, Hale is open to educational groups for students Pre-K through high school, to participate in program encompassing history, math, science, social studies and more. Hale Farm & Village closes every January for regularly scheduled maintenance. To plan your visit: http://www.wrhs.org/index.php/hale/planyourvisit
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Gateway for 21st Century Skills: Select from over 50,000 educational resources: http://www.thegateway.org/
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The Institute for Global Ethics (IGE) wants to make sure our students are learning to appreciate the broadest purpose of education—to create a just and ethical society. IGE provides highly interactive and effective in service opportunities and direct, developmentally appropriate experiences for students, aimed at making sure schools balance attention to academic rigor with attention to the ethical development of young people.
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GreenFILE...provides a variety of information for individuals from installing solar panels and recycling to hybrid cars. Providing news and information as up-to-date as yesterday, with content going back 35 years. Use GreenFILE to learn more about the environment
and its impact on you Just click on the FINE ENGINE at www.cuyahogalibrary.org
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Links and Threads — an electronic newsletter for published by the Ohio Arts Council and the Ohio Department of Education (ODE). Links and Threads is presented to arts educators and partners to help them as they strive to make the arts a more integral part of core curriculum. The goal of the publication is to promote dialogue about arts integration and school improvement. Articles include success stories and news about current arts-related topics. Issues are listed with clickable pdf files. Links and Threads homepage —
http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEDetail.aspxpage=3&TopicRelationID=1368&ContentID=25570&Content=48410
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High quality English literature resources available on the web: http://www.luminarium.org/
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Ohio Praxis Test Requirements: www.ets.org
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The Partnership for 21st Century Skills:The Framework for 21st Century Learning, a plan to help students and educators achieve 21st-century learning goals, addresses key concerns by developing a clear vision for student outcomes in the new global economy and defines how school systems can best support them. Framework for 21st Century Learning.
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The Cleveland Orchestra's Teacher & Education Links: A tradition since 1921, Cleveland Orchestra Education Concerts introduce more than 30,000 students annually to classical music in historic Severance Hall. For information on their educational programming, please refer to: http://www.clevelandorchestra.com/html/Education/SchoolsAndTeachers.asp
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Independent School Educators Network: Public network for teachers, students, and administrators discussing education, asking questions, and experimenting with a "social networking" platform for vibrant intellectual purposes. http://isenet.ning.com/
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Independent School Management (ISM) Resource Links:
http://www.isminc.com/index.php3?M=mlink&L=mbh3
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Library of Congress: More than 10 million primary sources online. http://www.loc.gov/teachers/
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INTEL The Intel® Teach Program offers proven professional development programs to promote 21st century skills.
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ISTE's National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) have served as a roadmap since 1998 for improved teaching and learning by educators. ISTE standards for students, teachers, and administrators help to measure proficiency and set aspirational goals for the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to succeed in today’s Digital Age. http://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=NETS
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NATURE Club: WVIZ/PBS ideastream®, in conjunction with NATURE produced by WNET in New York, in partnership with the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and Holden Arboretum, are pleased to announce a FREE NATURE Club for teachers. Register today at by clicking HERE! Or, go to: www.wviz.org/moodle and click on NATURE Club. Use the code: nature2010 to sign up. That's all lowercase letters with no spaces. What is the NATURE Club? It is an online club that provides teachers with special resources, materials, classroom study guides, collaborative discussion forums to share ideas, and discounts and freebies at partner organizations.
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Ohio Dept. of Education Quick Links:
http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEDetail.aspx?page=295
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PBS Program Search: Bill Moyers Journal's has a wealth of educational materials:
(iTunes download required): http://www.pbs.org/podcasts/
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The Story of Stuff: Hundreds of U.S. educators are using a 20-minute online video, "The Story of Stuff," to teach children about consumption and pollution, lessons that some educators say are more current than classroom textbooks. http://www.storyofstuff.com/index.html
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STEM: The Ohio STEM Learning Network (OSLN) serves to connect, share and build upon STEM-education initiatives in Ohio, ultimately creating a borderless education network. http://www.osln.org/audience/p-12-educators.php or the Teaching Institute for Excellence in STEM: http://www.tiesteach.org/