That sounds like a great program! Two good ones in Florida include Faith Farm and Dunklin Memorial. One of these days I would like to run something similar...farm and faith based, alternative ed, counseling on site. Thanks for sharing!
Those who have worked within New Student Programs and Orientation know that summers are not a time for vacation or downtime. The months of June and July stacked tightly, back to back, with transition programs for new students and their families.
University of Houston: A storyboard is a written or graphical representation of the all of the elements that will be included in a digital story. The storyboard is usually created before actual work on creating the digital story begins and a written description and graphical depiction of the elements of the story, such as images, text, narration, music, transitions, etc. are added to the storyboard. The elements of the story are arranged in the storyboard in the chronological order in which they will appear in the story and this allows the developer to organize and re-arrange the content for maximum effect.
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Discovery Education has great videos in content specific areas and topics. This is a great tool for enhancing and inspiring learning in the classroom. Engaging and interactive learning at the click of a buttion. For free registration, you have to register through your school.
Subscription required, but there are a few free resources. Excellent website for integrating technololgy into the classroom. Offers lesson plans, teacher made, computer based assessments based on both Common Core and Sunshine State standards, teacher and student resources. Highly recommended for any school pre K-12.
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Discovery Education has terrific resources that is linked to the current textbook that your county may be using for it's curriculum. User friendly and the United streaming is also helpful when planning lessons with the library of video segments.
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Trying to find a way to wrap up your lesson? This article provides closure activities to help facilitate an effective transition to finish a unit or assess what students learned. Here are 22 closure activities to explore.
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Investor and philanthropist George Soros established the Open Society Foundations to help countries make the transition from communism. Read more The Open Society Foundations work to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable and open to the participation of all people. Read more How do foundations decide when a grantee can survive without them?