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Newsela
Daily vetted news articles for students upper elementary through high school with LEXILE levels to match your students reading proficiency. Excellent source for cultivating responses to informational text. Run by educators.
Posted by Heidi Hayes Jacobs, last updated on November 8, 2013
KeySpace™ - Touch Typing App for Kids (7+ years old)
Not being able to touch type could be costing you and your students millions of words.
KeySpace™ teaches students how to touch type fast and accurately without looking at the keyboard. This program is designed to be run on a Windows operating system.
Posted by @mykeyspace, last updated on May 29, 2013
Paintbrush Diplomacy
Under the guidance and direction of Paintbrush Diplomacy, children globally engage in an art and writing exchange. Each year there is a new theme, whereby children share particular aspects about their lives and what they wish to see for the future.
Posted by lnewman, last updated on March 8, 2013
Letters of Note: Authentic Letters of "NOTE"
A compendium of letters from great thinkers, historical figures, politicians, leaders, writers, artists. Organized by date, subject tag, author's name, and "type". Submitted by Lauren Hall from St. Joseph's Academy in St. Louis.
Posted by Heidi Hayes Jacobs, last updated on November 14, 2012
Pulitzer Center for Global Journalism
The Pulitzer Center has created a dynamic and constantly updated site with their reporters world-wide covering personal perspectives in world news. They have curriculum units and lesson plans to assist classroom teachers and students.
Posted by Heidi Hayes Jacobs, last updated on November 14, 2012
Newspaper Global Map
Engage your learners with newspapers from around the world. These can be read in the host country language or translated to English. Compare perspectives on world events.
Posted by Heidi Hayes Jacobs, last updated on September 14, 2012
The Green Schools Sustainability Curriculum Directory
Scroll down the page and DOWNLOAD this fantastic resource for teaching links for the study of sustainability.
Posted by Heidi Hayes Jacobs, last updated on September 14, 2012
The Scale of the Universe2
See the macro and micro views of the universe. Think the "power of 10' and let your students zoom and in zoom out to see perspectives of the universe. Use the SCROLL function at the bottom of the page; click on each item see the description.
Posted by Heidi Hayes Jacobs, last updated on March 28, 2012
Global Partnership Hub from Curriculum21
Liink to the curriculum21 Global Partnership hub which will be referenced in the Global Forum today.
Posted by Earl Nicholas, last updated on March 24, 2012
Global Competency Matrix
Global Competency Matrix from the Global Forum at ASCD 2012 with Heidi Hayes Jacobs, Brandon Wiley and Silvia Tolisano.
Posted by Earl Nicholas, last updated on March 24, 2012