Kansas Learning First Alliance

I nod in agreement with many of these ideas. Yes, we are living in an intensely stimulating world. Yes, students must own their own learning. Yes, learning is more than recall. Yes, we must make real-world links. Yes, yes, yes! But how, how, how in class sizes that are upward of 27 students? How can I stay current and interesting and relevant? How do I engage this new breed of techno-savvy, overstimulated youngsters who are bored to distraction in school? This is what I think about in August. Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/21st+century+classroom+daunting+place/5315656/story.html#ixzz1WQz26soY

Read this teacher-friendly article for an overview of the rationale for using rubrics and tools and tips for implementing rubrics as an assessment tool in your classroom. You will be able to create and start using rubrics for student assessment within an hour.

New to Y4Y? This guide will help you navigate the site and use the online learning and networking features. E-mail our staff your program profile and success story and be a part of the You for Youth movement. What topics are most important to you? Where do you need help?

Resources for Teen Week Read 2011

Resources for teachers of English

Offers hundreds of articles on a range of topics in reading education

Regardless of education level or age, Vocabulary.com will help individuals master the words that are essential to academic and business success

Study Guides and support for learning

Resources for teachers of English and Language Arts

The National Literacy Directory connects parents to the path of success. Coordinated by NCFL and funded by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, the directory connects literacy programs with the people who need services.

Information and resources for teachers and students in elementary and middle school

The Library of Congress. The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution, and it serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with more than 120 million items. The collections include books, sound recordings, motion pictures, photographs, maps, and manuscripts.

Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum

More than 1600 federal teaching and learning resources organized by subject: art, history, language arts, math, science, and others -- from FREE, the website that makes federal teaching and learning resources easy to find.

The Community Learning Network is a website offering a collection of learning resource links organized by subject area, theme or area of interest. This site was designed for teachers to integrate online resources into their classroom but is also valuable for any one who embraces learning.

ICT Literacy Map for Science