The IF/THEN® Collection is the largest free resource of its kind dedicated to increasing access to authentic and relatable images of real women in STEM.
Here in this digital library, you will find thousands of photos, videos and other assets that authentically represent women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). The content features careers as diverse as shark tagging, fashion design, and training Olympic athletes, and nudges public perceptions in a more realistic direction that illuminates the importance of STEM everywhere.
iLearn offers new sites for K-12 and suggestions for how best to integrate them into the classroom. All of the posts are accurately tagged and easy to search on iLearn. Kelly is an excellent resource of new goodies for teachers of all levels to check out.
The Illinois State Board of Education provides resources for teachers of ESL students.
Free interactive activities and lessons for K-12.
A Native woman-led racial and social justice organization, IllumiNative has created free resources (in partnership with the National Indian Education Association and Amplifier) that increase the visibility of and challenge the negative narratives of Indigenous peoples.
Resources available include youth and adult publications centered in advocacy, awareness, and research. Lesson plans include remote learning opportunities that explore the work of Indigenous leaders and changemakers in digital tool formats for grades PreKindergarten through 8th grades.
In response to the ongoing threat of ICE’s mass raid and deportation operations, IDP has compiled all of our Know Your Rights resources in one easily accessible place.
All people in the United States, regardless of immigration status, have certain rights and protections under the U.S. Constitution. The ILRC’s Red Cards help people assert their rights and defend themselves in many situations, such as when ICE agents go to a home.
The Immigration Advocates Network (IAN) is a collaborative effort of leading immigrants' rights organizations designed to increase access to justice for low-income immigrants and strengthen the capacity of organizations serving them. IAN promotes more effective and efficient communication, collaboration, and services among immigration advocates and organizations by providing free, easily accessible and comprehensive online resources and tools.
California Department of Justice (Office of the Attorney General) has provided a quick reference guide for school officials should an immigration-enforcement officer come to their academic institution. This quick reference guide aids conversations and ensures that all rights are protected.
ImmiLocal is an interactive online map where you can search for: 1.) Nonprofit immigration legal service providers 2.) Financial lenders for immigration loans.
Use this directory of nonprofit immigration legal service providers and financial lenders for immigration loans to search for help on questions about immigration, filling out an application, or about paying immigration application fees.
Children's Funding Project offers communities who are implementing new voter-approved funding a toolkit for designing, operating, and evaluating programs. From creating a timeline to telling your programmatic-outcome story, this toolkit provides step-by-step guidance.
This website offers information on various dating related topics such as teen dating, safe sex, relationship tips and guidance for seeking teens.
A 2005 report on how states are addressing the federal failure to fully fund afterschool programs.
GLSEN's resources include educator guides, LGBT-Inclusive curriculum, and lesson plans on bullying, bias, and diversity.
"Increasing Parent Engagement Through Absent Narratives" highlights parent narratives around family engagement with schools. The film allows all of us access to vital narratives, such that a multiplicity of community stories can also emerge.
This guide helps inspire and educator teachers on how to inspire students in and out of the classroom, through tips on how to adopt leadership practices, and includes various scholarly articles.
The Incredible Art Department offers a number of resources for art education including free lesson plans, art resources, a community forum for art teachers, and a special section on cartoon art.
A resource for Washington’s foster youth that provides information and advice about how to gain independence and be successful after leaving the foster care system. This link provides information about scholarships, jobs, housing, education, and money management.
ITVS is dedicated to promoting, funding and presenting various documentaries and media projects on television and the web, that present various issues and points of view that reflect a diverse society. Provided is a list of ITVS supported films with lesson plans and curriculum for middle and high school educators.
Together, school districts and educators can help students develop social-emotional learning competencies by intentionally teaching these skills, by implementing educational neuroscience learning strategies, by practicing culturally responsive classroom-management, and by approaching this work with a growth mindset. The goals of this toolkit are (1) To increase educators’ awareness, knowledge, and skills regarding social-emotional learning (2) To promote collaboration between educators, community, and families to address the social-emotional learning competency development of all students (3) To enhance knowledge of educational practices that promote social-emotional learning competency development (4) To provide tools and resources to educators to help improve students' social-emotional skills.