Learning Community Charter Schools Oroville-Chico

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A wiki is a space on the Web where you can share work and ideas, pictures and links, videos and media - and anything else you can think of. Wikispaces is special because we give you a visual editor and a bunch of other tools to make sharing all kinds of content as easy for students as it is for their teachers.

For this installment of Schools That Work, we chose Manor New Technology High School, a public high school that is part of the New Tech Network of schools. Located just outside of Austin in Manor, Texas, it is an entirely project-based learning school that has consistently achieved outstanding results since opening. We followed a project there for three weeks to find out what makes their model so effective.

Learners become familiar with registers of language through class discussion and exposure to examples of a common fairy tale written in two different registers. Working in small groups, learners then translate a story into two different registers.

The Shifts in ELA/Literacy and math provide foundational knowledge for understanding the Common Core State Standards by describing the essential changes in practice required by the standards. Below, we've shared materials that help educators grasp the Shifts in detail.

Many great resources for studying language. Fun and engaging. See links down sides of page for lessons.

Practice oral language skills and asking questions about photos.

Sandra Day O'Connor's website teaching civics to students. Interactive and designed specifically to help our students learn about the functions of our government.

Great resources for parents. Good articles and curriculum connections.

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Reading Rockets has developed a set of reading adventure packs to encourage hands-on fun and learning centered around paired fiction and nonfiction books.

Welcome to Wonderopolis®, a place where natural curiosity and imagination lead to exploration and discovery in learners of all ages. Brought to life by the National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL), our Wonders of the Day® will help you find learning moments in everyday life-ones that fit in with dinner preparations, carpool responsibilities, a stolen moment between breakfast and the bus, or within school curriculum and education programs. Wonder is for everyone. It can happen anywhere and at anytime. Connecting the learning we do in our schools, our homes, and our communities, Wonderopolis walks the line between formal and informal education. Each day, we pose an intriguing question and explore it in a variety of ways. Our approach both informs and encourages new questions, sparking new paths of wonder and discovery in family and classroom settings.

Brought to you by USA.gov, Kids.gov is the official kids' portal for the U.S. government. We link kids, parents and teachers to U.S. government information and services on the web from government agencies, schools, and educational organizations, all geared to the learning level and interest of kids. Our Mission To provide a safe place online where kids can create, play, and learn. How The Site is Organized Kids.gov is organized into three audiences: Grades K-5, Grades 6-8, and Educators. Each audience tab is divided into educational subjects like Arts, Math, and History. Within each subject, the websites are grouped as either government sites (Federal, state, military) or other resources (commercial, non-profit, educational). The sites listed under the other resources category are maintained by other public and private organizations. When users click on these links, they are leaving Kids.gov and are subject to the privacy and security policies of the owners/sponsors of the outside websites. Please visit our Kids Privacy page for more information. Social Media We believe in delivering information and services in ways that are convenient for you. Check out our YouTube and TeacherTube channels and be sure to sign up for our weekly newsletter to get up to date information on what's happening in the Kids.gov community.

What is it? Science NetLinks is a premier K-12 science education resource produced by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. At Science NetLinks, you'll find teaching tools, interactives, podcasts, and hands-on activities, and all of it is free! Who is it for? Science NetLinks provides K-12 teachers, students, and families with quality resources for teaching and learning science. How do I use it? All of the resources are Internet based and free to everyone. Lessons and activities can be printed or used online. Many of the interactives, esheets, and tools work great on an interactive white board or in a computer lab. All of the resources are designed to be delivered in a variety of formats and classroom settings.