Here are some links to websites used by fellow CBI teachers to enhance the learning of students. 

State of Ohio Department of Education

CBI-CC Website

 

ACTE Online (Lesson Plan Library in Resource Center)

 

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CAREERS & WORK ISSUES

America’s Career InfoNet

Occupational Outlook Handbook

Teen Workers Laws  Department of Labor - Teen worker safety and health information

http://mycooljob.org   designed for middle-school and early high school students

http://www.careervoyages.gov/indemandmagazine-main.cfm  InDemand—Connecting students with the careers of tomorrow

 

RESOURCES

http://www.m-w.com/ On-line Dictionary with the new Spanish/English Dictionary

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/   National Geographic Society

http://www.awesomelibrary.org/  Carefully reviewed resources, including the top 5 percent in education

http://www.consumersdigest.com/   Consumer Digest Online

http://school.discovery.com/  Discovery School

http://www.educationindex.com/  submit ratings & reviews for schools, university or college

http://www.emtech.net/index.shtml  Over 15,000 resources organized by topics for teachers, students, and parents.

http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/    Internal Revenue Service

http://www.usaweekend.com/classroom/teacher_guides.html  teacher guides to go along with USA Weekend Newspapers.

http://www.edzone.net/~mwestern/stuff.html    Technology Tips for teachers

 

 

MATH

http://www.explorelearning.com/

http://www.funbrain.com/  (FunBrain Math Games)

http://www.coolmath.com/home.htm (games…OK site, not great)                     

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/index.shtml  (great math games…ignore suggested grade level)

http://www.hmco.com/hmco/school/math/brain/index.html  (fun facts)

http://forum.swarthmore.edu/k12/mathtips/  (cool math tricks and puzzles for critical thinking)

http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/   Economics lessons

http://www.moneyinstructor.com/   Money lessons, lesson plans, worksheets etc.

 

HISTORY

Helpful for research projects:

http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/census  (census facts/figures)

http://www.census.gov/  (census facts/figures)

http://www.biography.com/  (biographies on public figures)

http://americanhistory.si.edu/  (Smithsonian Institute site – “virtual” exhibits on American History)

http://www.hpol.org/  (History and Politics Out Loud –archive of politically significant audio materials)
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/ (gateway to History resources)  

CURRENT EVENTS

http://www.worldskip.com/  (current events/news from around the world)

http://www.headlinespot.com/ (searchable database for news headlines)

http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/  Front pages from 581 newspapers around the world

 

 GEOGRAPHY

http://www.quia.com/jg/4.html   Learn the capitals of the U.S. states

 

ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS

http://www.bartleby.com/ 

http://www.literarytraveler.com/  (companion for Literature classes)

http://www.webenglishteacher.com/  (comprehensive collection of Language Arts resources)

http://www.poets.org/index.cfm  (information about poets)

http://www.annefrank.com/

http://crayon.net/  (create your own newspaper free…never tried…looks interesting)

http://www.pantheon.org/  (great resource for Mythology)

http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/ (great resource for Shakespeare)

http://www.vocabulary.com/

http://www.thesaurus.com/ (Roget’s Thesaurus online)

http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html (resource on how to site internet research according to APA guidelines)

 

SCIENCE

http://www.explorescience.com/ (interactive Science site)

http://www.froguts.com/ (virtual frog dissection….students love it)

http://www.learner.org/exhibits/garbage/intro.html (recycling)

http://www.howstuffworks.com/

http://www.mos.org/exhibits/(online science exhibits)

http://www.virtualfishtank.com  (build your own fish and set it loose in the ocean!)

http://www.goodearthgraphics.com/virtcave/ (virtual cave exploration)

http://whyfiles.org/ (deals with the scientific facts about things in the news)

 

LEARNING STYLES

http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lsi/lsiframe.html

http://www.rrcc-online.com/~psych/LSInventory.html

 

COORDINATOR RESOURCES

http://www.khake.com - Information on Vocation Education
                                      (Career-Technical)

http://www.irs.gov/app/understandingTaxes/index.jsp - Understanding taxes

http://www.grantsalert.com/ - Grant information

http://www.thegateway.org/  Lesson plans and other teaching and learning resources

http://www.education-world.com/  Lesson Plans, Professional Development, Technology, and School Issues

http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/busyt/   Busy Teacher Resources

http://www.eduhound.com/  Everything for Education

http://www.uri.edu/hss/hdf/gff/highschool/ordernefe.htm  FREE ECONOMIC BOOKS!

http://www.nefe.org/hsfppportal/ NEFE High School Financial Planning Program

http://www.ysa.org/awards/       Grants for youth service projects.

http://lmi.state.oh.us/PROJ/OutlookPosters.pdf  Jobs outlook posters

 

 

 

 

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