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Looking for a real National Treasure? Check out the Library of Congress website. Here you'll have access to webcasts, images, music, teaching resources, newspapers, legislative information and website archiving (i.e. you can view what websites looked like on a specific date - like September 11th, 2001).
Subjects cover the gamut from American history to science and music. Familiarizing yourself with the website will feel like a day spent visiting museums. Use photos, primary sources, videos, podcasts and webcasts to bring excitement to your classroom or identify some resources for students to investigate on their own. Have a question? Try the "Ask a Librarian" feature. Cultural literacy is a click away!
Subjects cover the gamut from American history to science and music. Familiarizing yourself with the website will feel like a day spent visiting museums. Use photos, primary sources, videos, podcasts and webcasts to bring excitement to your classroom or identify some resources for students to investigate on their own. Have a question? Try the "Ask a Librarian" feature. Cultural literacy is a click away!
merlot.org
A Vitual Warehouse of Multimedia and Post-Secondary Ed. Teacher Resources
Arranged by Subject Matter
A Vitual Warehouse of Multimedia and Post-Secondary Ed. Teacher Resources
Arranged by Subject Matter
Does your class need content, visuals, study aids, presentation material or multimedia? Well then, have a Merlot! Merlot.org is a website for educators that provides access to a wide variety of articles, tools and multimedia information. Individual memberships are free. Merlot also offers opportunities for instructors who teach similar courses to network with one another. Look for a Lunch 'n Lean seminar (coming soon) where faculty members will show how they're using Merlot to create lessons and improve student learning.
Professional Development Resources for Faculty
FREE BOOKS, VIDEOS, AUDIO FILES at AMERICA.GOV
Teaching English, Political Science, Economics, History, Social Sciences, Women's Studies, Religious Studies, Justice, Social Sciences? How about free books, video and audio content for your class?
http://america.gov has content you and your students can use. Check out the whole website - or just visit their publications page to find materials to supplement your teaching:
http://www.america.gov/publications.html. Click on the image to the right for a free copy of the book "Being Muslim in America."
http://america.gov has content you and your students can use. Check out the whole website - or just visit their publications page to find materials to supplement your teaching:
http://www.america.gov/publications.html. Click on the image to the right for a free copy of the book "Being Muslim in America."
Look Here for Links to Valuable Free Teacher/Student Resources for your Subject Area
Philadelphia had some wonderful local museums - but what if you want your students to see exhibits in far away places? Cheaper than a SEPTA pass and less complicated than coordinating a field trip - the MOOM website can take you and your students to museums across the globe. From conventional to quirky - the museums and exhibits covered by this site are sure to give you and your class something to talk about.
- Take your class on a field trip without leaving the room
- Assign homework that sends your students to distant lands to see museum exhibits in art, history, science etc. without having them leave the city.
L. Dee Fink's "A SELF-DIRECTED GUIDE TO DESIGNING COURSES FOR SIGNIFICANT LEARNING"
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Follow-Up to the L. Dee Fink Seminar held during Professional Development Week
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Fink is an expert in engaging learners and faculty development. A list of his publications can be found by clicking here.
