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ISTE Standards
ISTE Standards
ISTE Standards

The ISTE Standards for Educators are your road map to helping students become empowered learners. These standards will deepen your practice, promote collaboration with peers, challenge you to rethink traditional approaches and prepare students to drive their own learning. Connect with other educators in the ISTE Standards Community and learn how to use the standards in the classroom with the ISTE Standards for Educators ebook.
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Physical Education Articles from Edutopia
Physical Education Articles from Edutopia
Physical Education Articles from Edutopia

Explore and share tips, strategies, and resources for helping students develop physical fitness and health.
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Be Internet Awesome-Google
Be Internet Awesome-Google
Be Internet Awesome-Google

To make the most of the Internet, kids need to be prepared to make smart decisions. Be Internet Awesome teaches kids the fundamentals of digital citizenship and safety so they can explore the online world with confidence.
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El Sol Neighborhood Educational Center
El Sol Neighborhood Educational Center
El Sol Neighborhood Educational Center

We are Community Health Workers and Promotors! Community health workers (CHWs) and promotors are at the center of everything we do. Each year, El Sol serves over 50,000 community residents through its programs led by CHWs and promotors. El Sol has been serving the Inland Empire for more than 30 years working to achieve positive, measurable change. El Sol offers foundations and other organizations technical assistance on the development and implementation of CHWs and promotors programs to identify and target community priorities.
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How Parents Can Prepare Kids for First Grade Post-pandemic
How Parents Can Prepare Kids for First Grade Post-pandemic
How Parents Can Prepare Kids for First Grade Post-pandemic

This article by Karen D'Souza offers ideas for ways parents can help prepare their child for first grade following a year of kindergarten via zoom or no kindergarten at all. Parents need to ask, "Is my child emotionally and socially ready for first grade?" in addition to academically readiness.
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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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How to Support Academic Success by Encouraging Your Child to Talk
How to Support Academic Success by Encouraging Your Child to Talk
How to Support Academic Success by Encouraging Your Child to Talk

Building strong oral language (speaking and listening) skills is a crucial foundation for participation in school, for developing reading and writing proficiency, and for academic success.
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Salsa! Spanish Language Series: Season One
Salsa! Spanish Language Series: Season One
Salsa! Spanish Language Series: Season One

SALSA blends puppets, animation, live action and music to create a unique experience for first-time learners of Spanish language and culture. The series spices up learning by creating a visually exciting production, complete with funny characters that children can enjoy, in situations they can quickly recognize and understand.
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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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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.
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Connecting Virtually through SBConnect
Connecting Virtually through SBConnect
Connecting Virtually through SBConnect

The Alliance for Education supports the alignment of partner work and resources across San Bernardino County by connecting business and community organizations to education. Alliance partners from business, labor, industry, community and faith-based organizations, education, and government work collaboratively to increase relevance in student learning. Our online platform, powered by SBConnect, offers businesses and schools the chance to make connections and bring concrete, real-world experience to the classroom. Professionals can share their knowledge and expertise with students across our region. Students can gain insight into career pathways and expand their awareness of high-demand jobs and growing industries throughout San Bernardino County.
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Cultivating SEL Outside of School Time
Cultivating SEL Outside of School Time
Cultivating SEL Outside of School Time

Authors detail ways in which parents can promote their child's Social and Emotional Learning outside of school hours.
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The California Department of Education - Overview of the LEA Accountability Report Card
The California Department of Education - Overview of the LEA Accountability Report Card
The California Department of Education - Overview of the LEA Accountability Report Card

California Department of Education's (CDE) webpage contains information about the requirements and contents of the Local Educational Agency (LEA) Accountability Report Card.
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Read Write Think
Read Write Think
Read Write Think

ReadWriteThink is an online resource that contains lessons, interactive activities, printables, and an app to help kids improve their reading and writing skills.
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ELA / Literacy: Text-Dependent Questions
ELA / Literacy: Text-Dependent Questions
ELA / Literacy: Text-Dependent Questions

Tools for teachers to help write and evaluate text-dependent questions.
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Achieve the Core ELA/Literacy: Foundational Skills
Achieve the Core ELA/Literacy: Foundational Skills
Achieve the Core ELA/Literacy: Foundational Skills

This site includes classroom resources for reading foundational skills.
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ELA / Literacy: Text Complexity
ELA / Literacy: Text Complexity
ELA / Literacy: Text Complexity

Tools to support teachers' understanding of text complexity.
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PBS Kids
PBS Kids
PBS Kids

Resources for parents & educators to help make the most of PBS KIDS and support your child's learning every day .
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Tools for Teachers-Smarter Balanced
Tools for Teachers-Smarter Balanced
Tools for Teachers-Smarter Balanced

Educator-created lessons, activities, strategies, and professional development to help tailor instruction and boost learning.
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Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research

Research & resources for educators to teach reading.
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Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets provides a range of resources for teachers, administrators, parents, and childcare providers: classroom strategies, writing samples of peer children, as well as reading topics by skill level.