Breakfast Club Blog
The BOOST Breakfast Club Blog is a curated space where bloggers from around the world contribute content on a continual basis about a variety of topics relevant to in and out-of-school time. The BOOST Breakfast Club blog is at the heart of an ongoing dialogue where expanded learning and education professionals share their personal thoughts and stories from the in and out-of-school time field. They also tell us what they ate for breakfast!
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MITOPENCOURSEWARE
MIT offers up the curriculum that is taught in their classes and supportive materials and resources to use this curriculum to contribute to STEM teachings in the classroom. Read More
livescience
This website provides any information, relevant news, and trending topics to anyone interested in science in today’s world. Read More
HippoCampus
HippoCampus.org is a free, core academic web site that delivers rich multimedia content–videos, animations, and simulations–on general education subjects to middle-school and high-school teachers and college professors, and their students, free of charge. Teachers project HippoCampus content during classroom learning and assign it for computer labs and homework. Students use the site in the evenings for study and exam prep. Read More
How Stuff Works
HowStuffWorks explains hundreds of subjects, from animals to electronics, using clear language and many illustrations. Read More
Young Writers Society
The world’s largest writer’s site for young adults ages 13 to 25. Youth can share their literacy works in this online community and receive constructive criticism on their poem or story. Read More
shelfari
This extension of amazon.com provides a social media type platform where you can keep track of books you have read and want to read in the future as well as get recommendations for books you might be interested in. Using this website can get children excited about reading and help to find books that are appropriate and interesting for them. Read More
National Center for Families Learning
Families Learning provides families with the resources they need to be sure that everyone in the household is literate. Read More
Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy
The Barbara Bush foundation’s mission is to create 100% literacy in America through advocacy, family literacy, and mentoring. Read More
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
A collection of over 150,000 Historical Maps available for free viewing online. The site also includes news articles and videos explaining historical cartography. Read More
J. Paul Getty Museum
Education-related activities, lessons, and resources offered by the Getty. Read More