“Meaningful gamification is the use of gameful and playful layers to help a user find personal connections that motivate engagement with a specific context for long-term change.” Scott Nicholson has written an article that fully explains gamification and its significance in the classroom.
National Center for Community Education (NCCE). This guide organizes resources into six areas necessary for the successful operation of after-school programs: Management, Communication, Programming, Integrating K-12 and After-School Programs, Community Building/ Collaboration, and Evaluation. The resources complement the training curricula developed by the NCCE Training Task Force for 21st Century Community Learning Centers.
Lesson plans and activities based on character education for students of all ages!
This toolkit is designed to provide information to those who are implementing Title I Part A parental involvement provisions. By using these tools, you can increase the "transparency" for parental involvement in children's education.
Participate in this scavenger hunt to learn more about space shuttles.
A collection of thousands of pages of math lessons K-8 level.
ABCya.com is a free educational website for elementary students to learn through games and activities. The educational games are developed to be interactive to provide children with lessons on subjects such as math and language arts while also introducing basic computer skills.
Facilitation can be challenging to teach, but when your counselors "get it," the results are phenomenal. Check out these training tools, with exercises in facilitation, staff schedules, expectations, and examples, and consider if they have a place in your staff training.
Find free online courses, lectures, and videos from the best colleges in the country. Take online classes from schools like Yale, MIT and Stanford.
AcademicInfo is an online education resource center with extensive subject guides and distance learning information. Our mission is to provide free, independent and accurate information and resources.
Since 1993, Education Unlimited has provided comprehensive academic summer camps to children ages K-12. Located in California and Massachusetts, students focus on public speaking, college admissions prep, science camps for girls, acting, creative writing, computer skills, video production, and East Coast college tours.
Kids can visually solve math problems and win cool prizes.
Frequently asked questions about Adverse Childhood Experiences, toxic stress, and how to reduce the effects.
ACEs Connection is a social network that accelerates the global movement toward recognizing the impact of adverse childhood experiences in shaping adult behavior and health, and reforming all communities and institutions.
This website gives educators information about working with common core.
A step-by-step guide for what to do if Immigration Agents come to your door based on your rights, along with an instructional video.
This resource provided by the ACLU gives guidance to knowing your rights when questioned by law enforcement agencies and authorities. A copy of "My Rights Card" is available in this resource for use if needed. This resource is prepared in English.
This resource provided by the ACLU gives guidance to knowing your rights when questioned by law enforcement agencies and authorities. A copy of "My Rights Card" is available in this resource for use if needed. This resource is prepared in Spanish.
The ACT 4 Juvenile Justice (ACT4JJ) advocates for the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) and for federal funding for juvenile justice programs and services.
ACT (Assets Coming Together) for Youth Center of Excellence connects research to practice in the areas of positive youth development and adolescent sexual health.