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GeoInquiries Collection
GeoInquiries Collection
GeoInquiries Collection

GeoInquiries™ are short, standards-based inquiry activities for teaching map-based content found in commonly used textbooks. Each activity is designed using a common inquiry model and can be presented quickly from a single computer and projector or modified for students’ hands-on engagement. Collections of 15-20 activities per topic enhance your curriculum throughout the year.
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Spelling Bee
Spelling Bee
Spelling Bee

The Spelling Bee is an annual contest held amongst the winners of the thirty-three school districts in San Bernardino County where K-8th grade students are challenged to spell words from a given list, as well as more challenging words that require students to have an in-depth knowledge of word morphology. San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools promotes and encourages students to improve their spelling, expand their vocabularies and learn correct English usage that will positively affect communication, reading, and writing skills for the rest of their lives.
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Academic Decathlon
Academic Decathlon
Academic Decathlon

Academic Decathlon promotes educational experience for teams of high school (9th-12th) students to compete in ten academic events and a super quiz centered around a competition theme. Students of all GPA levels can compete. The goals of the Academic Decathlon are to encourage students to develop a greater respect for knowledge, to promote wholesome inter-school competition in academic areas of study and interest, to stimulate intellectual growth and achievement, and to encourage public interest and awareness of outstanding programs in secondary schools.
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International Children's Digital Library
International Children's Digital Library
International Children's Digital Library

This digital library hosts a collection of books from around the world. Ultimately, this organization hopes to have every culture and language represented so that every child can know and appreciate the riches of children's literature available from the world community.
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Starting Smarter
Starting Smarter
Starting Smarter

The Starting Smarter website includes information on student score reports, sample test questions, parent-teacher conferences, and other no-cost resources in English and Spanish.
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Multilingual Learning Toolkit
Multilingual Learning Toolkit
Multilingual Learning Toolkit

The Multilingual Learning Toolkit is an online hub for research-based key principles, instructional strategies, and associated, free, practical, and easy-to-use resources that are geared towards educators who teach PreK-3rd Multilingual Learners.
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Translanguaging: Theory, Concept, Practice, Stance… or All of the Above?
Translanguaging: Theory, Concept, Practice, Stance… or All of the Above?
Translanguaging: Theory, Concept, Practice, Stance… or All of the Above?

This CAL Commentary from Marybelle Marrero-Colón examines emergent practices, debates, and examples of translanguaging in the classroom and highlights the educational advantages and benefits of translanguaging in multiple contexts: dual language immersion, English as a Second Language, and more!
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CalSNAP SBCSS
CalSNAP SBCSS
CalSNAP SBCSS

CalSNAP is an all in one media library that allows teachers and students to search premier licensed media content through multiple vetted resources. The media resources that are available through CalSNAP include California Streaming, Khan Academy, Pics4Learning, Library of Congress, Common Sense Media, CK-12 and so much more! CalSNAP is a tool that can be used to help promote student agency and empower students to take their learning journey into their own hands as they acquire and synthesize information. Students are able to practice the digital citizenship skills that they have learned while becoming avid researchers.
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Grade Retention Research Brief
Grade Retention Research Brief
Grade Retention Research Brief

Hanover Research reviews literature on the academic, social-emotional, and equity-related effects of grade retention. This research brief also presents potential alternatives to retention and social promotion, and includes case studies of two school districts which have successfully implemented alternatives to grade retention.
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The Educator’s Guide to Copyright, Fair Use, and Creative Commons
The Educator’s Guide to Copyright, Fair Use, and Creative Commons
The Educator’s Guide to Copyright, Fair Use, and Creative Commons

It has never been easier to publish online or consume digital content. This comes with many advantages and can make teaching and learning so much more targeted and impactful. Living in a digital world also brings up many questions — one issue that is very important to understand is copyright.
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Copyright & Creativity-For Ethical Digital Citizens
Copyright & Creativity-For Ethical Digital Citizens
Copyright & Creativity-For Ethical Digital Citizens

These materials aim to provide accessible and practical information about copyright – its protections, its limitations, and its role in encouraging creativity. Rather than just emphasizing what copyright prohibits, the goal here is to offer useful and positive information about what copyright allows and how students can successfully navigate and rely on copyright in their own roles as creators. It is important to note that these materials focus on copyright in the United States. Other countries have similar frameworks, but their rules may differ on certain concepts such as fair use.
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The ABLE Guide (Accessing Blended Learning Education)
The ABLE Guide (Accessing Blended Learning Education)
The ABLE Guide (Accessing Blended Learning Education)

The ABLE Guide adapts content from the Distance Learning Playbook by Fisher, Frye and Hattie (Corwin Press) and focuses on four principles of learning and connects and aligns numerous digital tools to help these principles come to life within different learning environments. The four principles of learning are Relationships, Engagement, Monitor & Feedback and Demonstrating Mastery. In each of the four sections of the ABLE Guide we provide some introductory information, a vignette, some additional insights/information and then a link to a digital toolbox which aligns various digital tools to support implementation of the principle. The ABLE Guide also aligns the four principles to important standards in education. The Guide draws connections between the ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) standards, the CASEL (the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning) competencies and the NSQ (National Standards for Quality Online Learning) standards. Links to each of these standards are found in the section for each principle.
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Distance Learning Resources
Distance Learning Resources
Distance Learning Resources

Distance Learning Resources for Administrators, Educators and families.
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California Department of Education Digital Learning Integration and Standards Guidance
California Department of Education Digital Learning Integration and Standards Guidance
California Department of Education Digital Learning Integration and Standards Guidance

The California Digital Learning Integration and Standards Guidance was adopted by the State Board of Education (SBE) at their meeting on May 12–13, 2021.
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San Bernardino County Library (SBCL)
San Bernardino County Library (SBCL)
San Bernardino County Library (SBCL)

San Bernardino County has over 30 libraries and branches throughout the community. This interactive map provides information about each one, as well as the location and hours. Libraries are a great source for books and media for all ages.
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Language Functions
Language Functions
Language Functions

Language and thought are deeply connected. Tools that help students think about the world and shape their ideas conceptually support the development of academic language. And, without the language to express those concepts, it is difficult to engage in analytical thinking. The two are reciprocal and develop together.
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Spanish children's stories
Spanish children's stories
Spanish children's stories

Well-known children's stories translated into Spanish and spoken by a native Spanish speaker. Great for kids... and adults too! Read along in Spanish or English.
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Scaffolds to Support English Language Learners in Writing and Discussion
Scaffolds to Support English Language Learners in Writing and Discussion
Scaffolds to Support English Language Learners in Writing and Discussion

English Language Learners (ELLs) can benefit early on in their English development from sentence frames/starters to help them understand the type of content they are being asked to talk or write about. Sentence frames help students who are new to English by providing vocabulary and structure that they wouldn’t be able to produce on their own.
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9 Ways to Put “Social” in #SocialDistancing
9 Ways to Put “Social” in #SocialDistancing
9 Ways to Put “Social” in #SocialDistancing

Language Learning Activities at Home presented by the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL). CAL is a non-profit organization its mission is to promote language learning and cultural understanding by serving as a trusted source for research, resources, and policy analysis.
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Colorin Colorado
Colorin Colorado
Colorin Colorado

Colorín Colorado is a national multimedia project that offers a wealth of bilingual, research-based information, activities, and advice for educators and families of English language learners (ELLs). Colorín Colorado is an educational service of WETA, the flagship public broadcasting station in the nation's capital, and receives major funding from the American Federation of Teachers and National Education Association.
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6 Key Considerations for Supporting English Learners with Distance Learning - SEAL
6 Key Considerations for Supporting English Learners with Distance Learning - SEAL
6 Key Considerations for Supporting English Learners with Distance Learning - SEAL

We find ourselves in unprecedented times as the COVID 19 pandemic has shut down our schools for an indefinite amount of time. As educators, we are scrambling to adapt to what distance learning means and how to best serve our students. Heather Skibbins provides six key considerations based on foundational research.