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Professional Development
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Suggested Web Sites
Quia.com. http://www.quia.com/tech.html
Teachers developed this Web site and made these Web-based interactive quizzes using content of interest to them and their students. On-line games and quizzes help students check their knowledge of computers, e-mail, Internet, HTML, and other sets of skills. The site covers a wide variety of subject areas.
The Gateway to Educational Material. http://www.thegateway.org
This Web site is designed by US Department of Education and ERIC Clearinghouse to help teachers find
instructional materials on the Internet. The lesson plans, activities, and projects are searchable by subjects, titles, and keywords.
Wordsmyth. http://www.wordsmyth.net/
This educational dictionary-thesaurus is designed to emphasize full, supportive usage information in entries, including example sentences and phrases, and indicators of context and grammar. It offers extensive cross-referencing and lists synonyms and similar words.
Figure This! Math Challenges for Families. http://www.figurethis.org
This site offers interactive math problems families can use to help children understand estimation, volume, and
other important mathematical concepts.
The EFF Special Collection. http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/collections/eff/eff.html
This site presents all the elements that are basic to using EFF - the EFF Standards; Content Framework; Common Activities; and Role Maps. Also included is a concise overview of the EFF Standards development and system reform initiative.
National Fathers Network (NFN).
http://www.fathersnetwork.org
This nonprofit organization offers support, mentoring and other resources to help men, who are "critical to the health and well-being of their
families." NFN also focuses on fathers and families of children with developmental disabilities and chronic illness, and the professionals who serve them.
LINCS. http://www.nifl.gov/lincs
The Literacy Information and Communication System is a service of the National Institute for Literacy. Its mission is
to use technology to strengthen the adult basic education and literacy
community, and does this by providing tools to find literacy information
easily, locate literacy resources, and discuss literacy issues online. Currently, LINCS gets over 1,000,000 hits/month, and has 140 Web sites, 134 lists, and over 10,000 subscribers. Special features to note include the search functions, data bases, discussion list archives, and hot sites. Click on
"Collections" to browse LINCS' Special Collections of Web-based resources, including EFF, Civic Participation, ESL, Family Literacy, Math, and others.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Kid's Pages.
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/home.htm
This site teaches children about the connection between their health and the environment and encourages the pursuit of careers in health, science, and the environment. It includes brainteasers, puzzles, stories, and science activities. These activities can be adapted to work in adult education programs.
Jobs For the Future. http://www.jff.org
Jobs for the Future's goal is to devise and disseminate strategies that engage young people and adults in their own learning and equip them to shape their futures. This site includes resources and links to other literacy-related Web pages.
The ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education. http://ericacve.org
ERIC publications are "intended to meet the information needs of a variety of audiences by selecting, synthesizing, explaining, and reviewing material from the ERIC database and other sources." Also included at this site are links to journals on the Web and numerous literacy-related Web pages. ERIC publications include Digests, Trends & Issues Alerts, Myths & Realities, Practitioner Files, and more.
The Literacy List http://alri.org/literacylist.html
The Internet resources listed at this Web site have been reviewed by other adult literacy or ESOL practitioners. Links from this page are categorized as: Web sites for Teachers and Students; Electronic Lists; Lesson Plans; Software Reviews; Fundraising and Grant Information;
Web page Design Tools; On-line Internet Training Resources; MOO's; Web-based Virtual Field Trips; and An Eclectic Collection of Other Good Web sites.
Web-based Gallery of Lesson Plans.
http://www.lacnyc.org/resources/curricula.htm
Some of the topics in this collection of lesson plans are: wildlife, nutrition, family traditions, world facts, women's history, toxic waste, job search, culture shock, and soap operas. The participants in the World Wide Web Institute for Literacy and ESOL Teachers and Staff Developers, a project of the Literacy Assistance Center sponsored by NetTech in collaboration with Eastern LINCS, developed these Web-based materials.
SearchEdu.com http://www.Searchedu.com/
Over 20 million university and education pages are accessible from this Web site. Hot links to online dictionaries, Library of Congress, CIA World Factbook, US Census, plus more. Searchable database is included.
[Editor's note: Keep in mind that Web sites continually change and often relocate or disappear, thus these Web sites are not guaranteed.]
 
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