Category Archives: Classroom Resources
Introducing Africa.com
Introducing an excellent online resource recently developed to provide extensive information and data for curriculum development and courses that focus on Africa. The website Africa.com contains current and historical information for students interested in one or more of the fifty-three countries on the continent. Examples of topics for each country include the following items: Short [...]
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Finish the Dream Video Series Online
“Finishing the Dream” (www.nbclearn.com/finishingthedream) is a new, free online video series for teachers, students, and parents bringing the civil rights movement to life so that students can see what actually happened and hear and see the people who actually participated in the movement. Some details: Free online video resource Chronicles 60 years of the Civil [...]
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Fraud-Prevention Videos from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service has produced an excellent series of short dramatic fraud-prevention videos that can be downloaded free or streamed online. Available videos include: Truth or Consequences: Fake Check Scams Mixed in with the bills you get a surprise — it’s a big check made out to you. Before you cash that check [...]
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Education in Action’s 2009-2010 Call for Outstanding Student Nominations
Nominate your outstanding 5th-8th graders to join delegations of distinguished students from across the state of Texas at the Lone Star Leadership Academy, a weeklong, TEKS-based, experiential learning leadership development program to Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin or Houston/Galveston during spring break or summer. The Lone Star Leadership Academy provides opportunities for students to experience grade level [...]
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Economics Outside the Box Essay Contest
Economics is more than a subject in a classroom. The 2010 Economic Essay Contest challenges your 11th and 12th grade students to step outside the box and see economics in the world around them. The task asks students to choose any narrative that illustrates an economic lesson. The essay should describe the narrative, explain the [...]
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2010 Letters to Leaders Initiative
Teachers and others who work with youth are invited to involve their students in Letters to Leaders, an art and letter-writing contest especially for Texas school children that aims to provide a hands-on lesson in civic engagement. For the 2010 contest, winners will have their submissions shared in a capital-area public forum with state leaders [...]
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Free Teaching & Learning Resources
The Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) website has recently been re-designed and now offers over 1,500 teaching and learning resources addressing 100 different educational topics, all available free-of-charge from the federal government. http://free.ed.gov
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Portal to Texas History: The Battle of San Jacinto
The Portal to Texas History announces a new Primary Source Adventure, “The Battle of San Jacinto,” This Primary Source Adventure explores the victory that was the pivotal point of the Texas Revolution. To investigate the battle, excerpts are examined from Jesse A. Ziegler’s When Texas Was Young, a hand-written Santa Anna order, and a Lynchburg [...]
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Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine to Reach 9000 Texas Schools
This September, Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine will begin a new “Keep Texas Wild” student section for teachers and families to introduce children to the world of nature and the outdoors. For the next year, magazine issues containing the new section will mail to more than 9,000 schools across the state, thanks to a grant [...]
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Teaching About Asia