History for Kids: Teaching Social Studies
History for Kids provides helpful ideas to assist teachers in the preparation of their social studies lesson plans. The website contains a list of links to interactive activities that can stimulate research and exploration of particular topics.
Houston A+ Challenge: Preparing to Dream
Program aiming to improve postsecondary access and success among low-income and first-generation college students in the Houston, TX region.
How Do I Choose Between a Two-Year and Four-Year College?
This video series from MonkeySee features college advice for students about a number of topics, including choosing between a two-year and four-year college.
How to Develop a Lesson Plan that Includes ELLs
This article from Colorín Colorado offers some ideas for developing effective lesson plans in ELL, mainstream, or content-area classrooms.
How to Make the Most of Summer: What Parents Can Do to Keep Kids Sharp Over the Summer
This parent tip sheet from the National Center for Summer Learning offers parents ideas on ways that they can encourage summer learning. The tip sheet is also available in Spanish.
Howard Gardner, Multiple Intelligences and Education
This article describes Howard Gardner, the creator of the Multiple Intelligences theory, and his "seven intelligences."
Human Rights Watch: Children's Rights
Information, articles, and reports on refugee, displaced, and migrant children.
I Love That Teaching Idea: First Day Ideas
First day of school ideas submitted by teachers, categorized by grade levels and subject areas.
Icebreakers for Students
On About.com's Secondary Education website, you can find many icebreaker ideas for starting the school year and new classes. Many activities can be used for the elementary level, as well.
Idaho Education Association
Idaho Education Association is a National Education Association State Affiliate that regularly lobbies legislators for the resources schools need, campaigns for higher professional standards for the teaching profession, and files legal actions to protect
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Web Resources
Explore this section and discover useful web resources, some in multiple languages, to help our current and future generations of English language learners succeed. While we continue to check and update these links to other websites, some may have changed since our most recent update.
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Statewide Resources
To see web resources organized by state, visit our State Resources section.