Math K-12

Caution! Make take a little digging. Provides the solution step by step.

MYPH Mustang Orientation Guide 2011-2012

MPHS Students! Here's a quick link to the calendar, contacts, and requirements.

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

The Jungle online text available.

Test Your Memory Skills - National Geographic Magazine

Fascinating interactive memory challenges.

The World of Dante

Great resource and organization.

CMS Graduation Project Guidelines

Attention CMS juniors and seniors. Link includes the rubric and guidelines for the Graduation Project Paper.

Anti-Social - Mac/OS X Social Networking Block Software

For Macs. Social Networking Block Software.

TeacherTube Videos - Easy Ways to Remember Constitutional Amendments

Constitutional Amendments

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Verb Tenses - A Clear and Simple Guide

Wonder which verb tense to use? "Ask Betty" provides examples. Just scroll down the page to find the guidelines for:

Academic Writing

Books, Plays, Poems, Movies

Historical Contrast

Research Proposals

Resumes and Cover Letters

Stories and Narrative Prose

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History . Home

Research site.

USATestprep, EOC

End of Course HS Online Interactive Review

Super online practice site for CIVICS, US HISTORY, and ENGLISH.
Walter M. Williams High School

Regents Prep U.S. History & Government: Multiple-Choice Questions

Specific categories. Online quizzes. Use these!

EOC Review Resources - CCS Social Studies Test Banks

Look around this site.

World Maps - geography online games

Interactive maps at different levels. Continents. Countries. Cities. Bodies of Water.

Multiplication.com - Interactive Games

Aim to know 0-5 and 10s multiplication facts by the spring of 3rd grade.

Aim to know all the multiplication facts before entering 4th grade.

Ancient History World History Mesopotamia Unit 1

Excellent notes and review. If you need to complete a project - look here.

World War II in Europe Timeline

What if the Secret to Success Is Failure? - NYTimes.com

Thank you to Charlotte parent Anne Schmitt, who sent me this article. I've long been a skeptic of AP courses in high school. And now it seems, with good reason.

Homework tracker app - iStudiez-pro

Thanks to Stuart, a high school junior, who shared this super app.  iStudiez-pro helps him to keep track of his homework, quizzes, tests, and grades. Let me know if you think it's helpful to you, too.

Building a Good Relationship with Your Child's Teacher

Great guide for parents of elementary and middle school students.

Literary Elements

Reminders and definitions.

Lord of the Flies

Interactive online memory game. Focuses on characters, symbolism, and events.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens

Sean Covey says:

Be Proactive.
Begin with the End in Mind.
Put First Things First.
Think Win-Win.
Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood.
Synergize.
Sharpen the Saw.

A Conversation with Sally Shaywitz, M.D., Author of Overcoming Dyslexia

What is the most important thing a parent can do to help her dyslexic child? Great interview with Dr. Shaywitz.

Gray Matter Volume Changes Following Reading Intervention in Dyslexic Children

According to Krafnick, Flowers, and Napoliello, "These findings provide encouragement that learning can result in both lasting behavioral and structural changes in children who struggle with learning to read."

Michelle in the Middle

Good news for parents of middle schoolers in Charlotte, NC. Take a look and pass it on. Thanks, Michelle Icard. You're a pioneer.

A Student's Research Writing Tools

Take a look. Save these tools and resources to your FAVORITE bookmarks for easy access.

Thesis Maker

http://corptrain.phoenix.edu/thesis_generator/thesis_generator.html

MLA Format

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/

Writing Support

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/

Research and Documentation

http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/

5 Love Languages Assessment

Looking to improve your communication with others? I came across these interesting assessments - at all levels of relationships. Even includes an assessment on apology.

Learning Disabilities: Sorting Fact from Fiction

Learning Disabilities: Sorting Fact from Fiction

Learning disabilities are, in the words of a renowned researcher, islands of weakness in a sea of strength.

Fostering Motivation in Kids With Learning and Attention Problems - Survival Strategies

Fostering Motivation in Kids With Learning and Attention Problems - Survival Strategies | GreatSchools
I truly believe that the key to motivation is connection. More attention must be paid to developing the teen's strengths and interests. Each month, look for ways to promote and develop those interests by helping your teen to connect to his or her strengths and interests. Make sure to spend time listening to them. Suggest  opportunities for them to explore different jobs and careers. Consider arranging field trips; hopefully, a short-term internship or apprenticeship will evolve. Make a plan together. The sooner the better.

Zoology and Biology Visual and Interactive Graphic Organizers and Notes

Biology students studying the animal kingdom - take note! Lots of visual information for you.

Executive function: A new lens for viewing your child

Frustrated and confused by your child's challenges with focus and effort? Author Kristin Stanberry offers parents information about learning and the role of executive functioning. A clear and concise explanation.

TV And Smartphones May Hamper A Good Night's Sleep

Teenagers and sleep - or lack of ... Great NPR "Science Friday"program.
Sleep researchers Charles Czeisler and Scott Huettel discuss how sleep deprivation affects the brain, and why bedtime technology use may be partly to blame.

Learning Outside the Lines

If you haven't already read "Learning Outside the Lines" written by Jonathan Mooney and David Cole, 2000, then do so right now. Run get it. Read it immediately. Pass it on. A mom shared this book with me yesterday (thank you, Tracy), and even though I'd heard of the title, I had not taken the time to read the book. I care about you all, and I think of you constantly (really). I search for ways to help students tap into their own learning. These two young men who took the time to write their story offer students ways to take control of their own learning. I'm studying their comments today.

Dante's Inferno

Thank you to MPHS student - Ben!  A super visual experience to Dante's Inferno. Please share with others.

The Teen Brain | Harvard Magazine

“The teenage brain is not just an adult brain with fewer miles on it,” says Frances E. Jensen, a professor of neurology. “It’s a paradoxical time of development. These are people with very sharp brains, but they’re not quite sure what to do with them.”

The Doodle - multi-sensory input at work

Khan Academy

Wondering just how to do work the problem? Take a look.

Pocket Mod - a super way to make and keep condensed notes in review

To Really Learn, Quit Studying and Take a Test

“I think that learning is all about retrieving, all about reconstructing our knowledge,” said the lead author, Jeffrey Karpicke, an assistant professor of psychology at Purdue University. “I think that we’re tapping into something fundamental about how the mind works when we talk about retrieval.”