Essential Biochemistry - DNA Replication

Animated models. Don't forget to press PLAY.

Shawn Achor: The happy secret to better work | Video on TED.com

"We believe that we should work to be happy, but could that be backwards? In this fast-moving and entertaining talk, psychologist Shawn Achor argues that actually happiness inspires productivity."

American History & Government Home Page

Select a chapter. Scan notes. Scroll to the bottom to take the QUIZZES!

World Map - World War II Axis Vs Allied Powers

WWII Allies and Axis Powers

Description of the Allies and Axis Powers

Mrs. Mackay's History Site

Lecture notes, ppts, outlines, quiz and semester reviews

Historic Supreme Court Cases

'Short background explanations for the cases.

U.S. History Links - Colonialism through JFK vs. LBJ

WWII Ends

WWII Begins

Cold War Begins

Cold War Ends

BBC - History: World War One

BBC - History: World War Two

WW II & the Cold War

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Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are | Video on TED.com

Students! Please view this TED talk and watch how your life unfolds as you change your body language.

"Body language affects how others see us, but it may also change how we see ourselves. Social psychologist Amy Cuddy shows how “power posing” -- standing in a posture of confidence, even when we don’t feel confident -- can affect testosterone and cortisol levels in the brain, and might even have an impact on our chances for success.

Amy Cuddy’s research on body language reveals that we can change other people’s perceptions — and even our own body chemistry — simply by changing body positions."

Vocabulary World History December 2012 CCDS 9th flashcards | Quizlet

Vocabulary list: Patronize to Coherent. Study well.

How To Draw Animals, Step-by-Step

Of course, I'd link to the horse.

How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography

"Write a concise annotation that summarizes the central theme and scope of the book or article. Include one or more sentences that:
(a) evaluate the authority or background of the author
(b) comment on the intended audience
(c) compare or contrast this work with another you have cited, OR
(d) explain how this work illuminates your bibliography topic."

MLA Format Quick Guide

How to Advise and Help Your Kids Without Driving Them (or Yourself) Crazy | Psychology Today

Thanks, Peter Gray.

Anatomy and Physiology Learning Modules

Excellent diagrams for identification and labeling the human body. Study well!

Mr. Steve's Exploratorium: Fraction a Day 17 - Sample Fraction Images

Daily practice link.

WWI notes

Charts listing the causes of WWI and the reasons for U.S. entry into the war.

Struggle For Smarts? How Eastern And Western Cultures Tackle Learning

Process and perseverance: Alex Spiegel explores the differences between Eastern and Western cultures.

"Jin Li, a professor at Brown University, who, like Stigler, compares the learning beliefs of Asian and U.S. children finds that 'the focus is on the process of persisting through it despite the challenges, not giving up, and that's what leads to success.'" Li observes, "All of this matters because the way you conceptualize the act of struggling with something profoundly affects your actual behavior."

Thanks to Will for sharing!

how many countries in the world?

Worldmapper: The world as you've never seen it before

World maps

H Spanish IV, Mr. Mahar's wikispace, MPHS

Thank you, Mr. Mahar!

AP English Rhetorical Terms

Link provides definition and examples for:

Argument
Diction
Scheme
Syntax
Trope
Writing Material

History Crash Course! - YouTube

Thanks, Brett! Appreciate this link!

Open Dyslexic - Dyslexia Fonts

Letters with weighted bottoms. Spacing which increases readability. Fonts may be changed.

Biology - Mrs. Pittinaro, MPHS

Biology resources. Be sure to click on the class links to find the EOC study guide with answers. I recommend doing so at the being of the course.

AP English resources - Mr. Mark Jenkins, MPHS

Make sure to scroll to the bottom of the doc to find the grammar ppt refreshers semicolons and colons; commas; apostrophes, dashes, and hyphens. Look around this wiki site and you'll find other resources on Tone, Diction, Syntax, and OPTIC Strategy.

Quotation Marks

When to Make a New Paragraph

Author's Tone

Just what is author's tone?  Clear examples in slide share form.

Go Social Studies Go!

Straightforward notes with lots of images to link names, places, events:
Geography
U. S. History
World History
World Religions

American History & Government Home Page

Make sure to take the quizzes within each chapter.

STUDYBLUE | Flashcards | U.S. History H Goal 3

U.S. History Honors - people and places

Using Quotations Effectively

Research paper verbs - where are you?

• says
• writes
• observes
• notes
• remarks
• adds
• declares
• informs us
• alleges
• claims
• states
• comments
• thinks
• affirms
• asserts
• explains
• argues

How Children Succeed

Thank you to Michelle Icard who brought this author to my attention.

Pure IQ is stubbornly resistant to improvement after about age eight. But the ability to handle stress and manage strong emotions can be improved, sometimes dramatically, well into adolescence..." - Paul Tough

Junot Díaz Hates Writing Short Stories - NYTimes.com

For all my students who are writing:  So you think you hate writing? That you'd like writing (studying, thinking, insert whatever here) if you were good at it? What about it? This interview provides a window into one writer's process. It's not so neat and pretty as it seems.

Consider this writer's experience and his philosophy . . .

"The thing is, you try your best, and what else you got? You try your best, really, that’s all you can do. "
                     Junot Diaz - writer, MIT creative writing professor, fiction editor at Boston Review, and MacArthur Fellow, 2012 

The New York Times announced on October 1, 2012, that "the fellowships from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, awards that can’t be applied for, are the stuff of fantasy. Besides the imprimatur of outstanding achievement, they come with a no-strings-attached $100,000 a year for five years."

Tips for Succeeding in College (and High School)

While this fact sheet is for college students with dyslexia, I believe these tips are helpful to most high school students who are just developing their study skills and habits.  Don't be shy - take a good look at the list and highlight or circle skills you want to develop. It's all about YOU.

Dysgraphia Fact Sheet

Dysgraphia defined and described. List of clear strategies.

Teachers' Expectations Can Influence How Students Perform : Shots - Health Blog : NPR

We know this...

Water Cycle

Basic water cycle. Visuals and audio.

The Tortoise Hypotheses

Why are you taking so long to do such a simple thing?

Admissions Insights

Read this first if you're writing a college essay or two.

U.S. History for AP Students (a good resource for US History Students, too)

Overwhelmed by so much information?
This resource keeps it all organized. You'll find:

Notecards for every era. (Consider copying and importing into Quizlet.)
Outlines.
List of presidents with links and graphically organized information.

LoudLit.org

Wishing you could listen and follow along...check out LoudLit.org.
The catalog is small, but it could help you!
For example:
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Great Expectations
Heart of Darkness
Pride and Prejudice
The Scarlet Letter
The Secret Sharer
A Tale of Two Cities
Typee

The Crucible

Thank you to teacher, Mr. Jacob English!

The Crucible Notes

The Crucible Notes.key

The Crucible Study Questions

Act I Study Guide.pages
Act II Study Guide.pages
Act III Study Guide.pages
Act IV Study Guide.pages

Character Web

Character_Web.jpg

Historyteacher.net Index

Mrs. Pojer's APUSH page! Super study site.

United States American History

Highlights for each time period in U.S. History.

The American Pageant: A History of the Republic

Excellent interactive and comprehensive resource for U.S. History students and APUSH students.

Interactive Map of the United States - United States Map of states and Capitals

Just in case you need this!

UNC Chapel Hill Summer Camps for Kids University of North Carolina, NC Camps – iD Computer Camps

Computer Camp

Kids Tech Summer Camps | Digital Media Academy | Digital Media Academy

Kids Tech Summer Camps | Digital Media Academy | Digital Media Academy:

AP Human Geography - Mr. St.Clair

Follow Mr. St. Clair's links and notes.

Starving the Future - NYTimes.com

Comparison of the current state of U.S. children's education and future with that of China and India. Wake up!

How To Use Siri to Create Reminders For Any Location

Okay, all you lucky ones who have Siri on your team . . . use the technology to keep track of your daily homework and upcoming quizzes, tests, and projects.

Where Do Sentences Come From? - NYTimes.com

"Experiment a little. Make a sentence of your own in your head. Don’t write it down. Any kind of sentence will do, but keep it short. Rearrange it. Reword it. Then throw it out. Make another. Rearrange. Reword. Discard. You can do this anywhere, at any time. Do it again and again, without inscribing anything. Experiment with rhythm. Let the sentences come and go. Evaluate them, play with them, but don’t cling to them. If you find a sentence you really like, let it go and look for the next one. The more you do this, the easier it will be to remember the sentences you want to keep. Better yet, you’ll know that you can replace any sentence you lose with one that’s just as good.

. . . [You'll] learn to write well, to trust yourself as a writer, you will have to learn to be patient in the presence of your own thoughts. You’ll learn that making sentences in your head will elicit thoughts you didn’t know you could have. Thinking patiently will yield far better sentences than you thought you could make.

You’ll discover the most important thing your education left out: how to trust and value your own thinking. And you’ll also discover one of things writing is for: pleasure."  - VERLYN KLINKENBORG

Dropbox - Simplify your life

Would you like to send your documents and photos to others? Consider using DROP BOX as another external hard drive accessible to those you choose.

How to Get the Most Out of Studying | Samford University | Birmingham, Alabama

View these short videos and think about how you will begin to practice deep processing while you study.  Save this link to favorites.

Dr. Stephen L. Chew on Effective Studying

Dr. Chew's notes for the five videos.

How to Get the Most Out of Studying: Part 5 of 5, "I Blew the Exam, Now What?" - YouTube

Dr. Stephen Chew examines what to do when you've done poorly on an exam.

How to Get the Most Out of Studying: Part 4 of 5, "Putting Principles for Learning into Practice" - YouTube

The fourth video applies the principles of deep processing to common study situations, including note taking and highlighting while reading. Also, Professor Chew identifies how an effective study group functions. Thank you to Professor Stephen L. Chew of Samford University,
Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama.

How to Get the Most Out of Studying: Part 3 of 5, "Cognitive Principles for Optimizing Learning" - YouTube

Basic principles of how people learn best. Take a look. Thank you to Stephen L. Chew, Ph.D., Samford University. What is the role of automaticity and over learning?

Deep Processing Skills
 - Elaboration with meaningful information
-  Distinctiveness (noting key differences
-  Relate to personal experience
-  Practice appropriate recalling and using the information in the way you'll be expected to show mastery

How to Get the Most Out of Studying: Part 1 of 5, "Beliefs That Make You Fail... Or Succeed" - YouTube

How do people learn? Even though this information is for college students, I know you'll benefit from the information in this video. Thank you to Stephen L. Chew, Samford University.

How to Get the Most Out of Studying: Part 2 of 5, "What Students Should Know About How People Learn" - YouTube

Start the semester informed. Thank you to Stephen L. Chew, Ph.D.,
Samford University.

Study Blue

Students! Aren't you glad you were born in the age of technology? Try StudyBlue. It's Quizlet with a whole new twist.
Thanks for the recommendation, Jack!

Literary Devices

Terms, definitions, and examples.

Staples® Accel® Spine Guard™ Notebook, 3 Subject, 8-1/2" x 11" | Staples®

Supply alert! This spiral notebook is a must have! It comes in 1, 2, 3, and 5 subjects. Each notebook has pockets and blank calendars. As of July 16, 2012, the notebook is on sale at your local Staples.

Rye Barcott's TED | Profile

What's TED?  A non-profit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading in Technology, Entertainment and Design since 1984. Rye Barcott is a TED Fellow. Look here to learn more.

Home of CELLS alive!

Fantastic interactive study site where students can learn the shapes and functions of plant and animal cell organelles.

Study Skills and Study Tips and More

Practical reminders. This website offers grammar, writing, testing, and reading reminders. Good for upper elementary and middle school students.

Tactile/Kinesthetic Learner- Study Skills

Get active when you study. Take a look at these strategies. Which ones do you use?

Visual Learner - Study Skills

Take a look at this list. Do you use these strategies to help you learn?

The Power of Habit

Charles Duhigg has me thinking about routines and patterns. I'm planning to include discussions about the routine paradigm in my work with students (and self!) this fall.

World History Test I - The First Civilizations to 1492

Multiple choice. 100 questions. Divided into sections. Correct answers shown.

Interactive Graphic Organizers

Yes! You may insert your own information in these graphic organizers.

Writing Graphic Organizers

Need a visual representation to organize your writing. Try using a graphic organizer.

Working Memory and Processing Speed Explained

"Students with WM and/or PS problems who are well-addressed educationally, can be the treasures who shine in unique ways."  - Steven M. Butnik, Ph. D., LCP

Study Guides and Strategies

One of my all time favorite study guide sites. Thank you, Joseph Frank Landsberger, author.

Test Taking Strategies

Reminders.

HippoCampus - Homework and Study Help

Quick! Save to Favorites! Free interactive learning sites for math, science, history, economics, psychology.

Visual-Spatial Processing

"A student with visual-spatial processing needs has difficulty in organizing visual information into meaningful patterns and understanding how they might change as they rotate and move through space.  They might also have difficulty with visual memory."

List includes: 

1.  Indicators Checklist

2.  Strategies:

     Instructional

     Environmental

     Assessment

Academic Paragraph - graphic organizer

Strong paragraph format. A graphic organizer with prompts.

Writing Graphic Organizers

Bank of writing graphic organizers

Visual-Spatial Learners

What about the gifted visual-spatial learner?

Visual-Spatial Resource

Articles: reading, spelling, math, note-taking

The Parent Trap - NYTimes.com

Karen L. Fingerman, professor of human development and family sciences at the University of Texas at Austin, and Frank F. Furstenberg, a professor of sociology at the University of Pennsylvania and the director of the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Transitions to Adulthood, say that our relationships with our young adult children are vital. 

"[I]n this new century, with delays in marriage, more Americans choosing to remain single, and high divorce rates, a tie to a parent may be the most important bond in a young adult’s life."


Experientially, I find this to be true.

Chronicle of a Death Foretold

Character Map
Plot line
Timeline

Verbals

Gerunds
Participles
Infinitives

Examples and a practice set with answers.

Civics and Economics Final Exam Review flashcards | Quizlet

Many thanks, Jay!

It Happened on the Way to War

Poetry Terms

48 slides. Basic poetry terms.

Civics & Economics Practice Exam NCDPI - short test practice

20 multiple choice questions with answers.

Civics & Economics Practice Exam NCDPI

 80 multiple choice questions with answers.

TOP 10 NEWEST FINDINGS ABOUT ADD/ADHD « Dr Hallowell

Positive family connections - that's what I continue to observe, too. A positive approach and a deep respect for one another is critical for success.

Things Fall Apart: Character Map

Print this character map to use as you read TFA.

Writing Models

Great source.

Handouts & Demos — The Writing Center at UNC-Chapel Hill

Great laundry list to choose from. Select the HANDOUTS tab.

Union County Public Schools, NC, 2012-2013 Calendar

First day - Monday, August 27, 2012.

CMS 2012-2013 School Calendar

Yes, school begins on a Monday this year - August 27, 2012.

Regents Prep Global History & Geography: Multiple-Choice Questions

World History practice quizzes by topics.

Macbeth Study Quiz - Where is Macbeth Set?

Good online study quiz with additional notes. Use with your book and notes.

Pearson - Prentice Hall Brief Review in United States History and Government

Pearson's Review U.S. History

Quia

Online resource to use to make your own tests

Practice AP US History Exam Test Quiz

AP US History exam practice.

DIAGRAMMING SENTENCES - one stop shop

Every pattern clearly shown.

AP Supreme Court Cases flashcards | Quizlet

Supreme Court Cases. Don't hesitate to import this quizlet and add or delete cases to suit your study needs.

APStudent.com: U.S. History for AP Students

AP U. S. History practice site

American History AP and U S. History Honors

U.S. History. Super site to quiz yourself particular time periods. Use these interactive quizzes.

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

Civics and U.S. History practice tests

Garbl's Writing Center--writing resources and style guides

Wide range of writing resources

SAT List#13 flashcards | Quizlet

SAT List # 13

SAT List #12 flashcards | Quizlet

SAT List # 12

SAT List #11 flashcards | Quizlet

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SAT List #10 flashcards | Quizlet

SAT List # 10

SAT List #9 flashcards | Quizlet

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SAT List #8 flashcards | Quizlet

SAT List # 8

SAT List #7 flashcards | Quizlet

SAT List # 7

SAT List #6 flashcards | Quizlet

SAT List #6

SAT List #5 flashcards | Quizlet

SAT List # 5

SAT List #4 flashcards | Quizlet

SAT List #4

SAT List #3 flashcards | Quizlet

SAT List #3

Ser and Estar | SpanishDict Answers

Use DOCTOR for ser

Use PLACE for estar

Spanish Vocabulary - Vocabulary - LanguageGuide.org

SAT List #1 flashcards | Quizlet

SAT List # 1

SAT List #2 flashcards | Quizlet

SAT List #2

Diagramming Sentences Index: Everything You Need To Know

Save to favorites

From DNA to Protein - YouTube

YouTube Biology review.

2012 AP Exam Calendars - AP Exam Dates

Post the dates for your exams

Remember everything with Evernote, Skitch and our other great apps. | Evernote

I'm experimenting with this app. Hope it will prove helpful to you, my awesome, tech savvy students!

Creativity | This Emotional Life

"Researchers have found that people are more likely to have a creative breakthrough if they were happy the day before."
I wish for all my students a happy day.

Khan Academy: The future of education? - 60 Minutes - CBS News

Khan Academy: The future of education? - 60 Minutes - CBS News:
Science and Math - elementary to advanced. Use for preview and review. Excellent!

The Pulse Smart Pen - YouTube

The Pulse Smart Pen - YouTube:
Do you learn best when you hear the information and see/write? Consider using a smart pen.

Willpower : NPR

Audio interview great.....

"Willpower: Rediscovering the greatest human strength"

Authors Roy F. Baumeister and John Tierey have much to say about replenishing our willpower.Willpower

GRAMMAR BYTES! Grammar Instruction with Attitude

Great grammar practice site. Try visiting this site and practicing your skills a few times a week for 5-10 minutes. Build your grammar muscles! I know you can do it!

Coach Lou Holtz on MOTIVATION...

ABILITY is what you're capable of doing.

MOTIVATION determines what you do (allowing enough time, too).

ATTITUDE determines how well you do it (commit yourself and efforts).

So says Lou Holtz - Retired American football coach, active sportscaster, author, and motivational speaker.

iStudiez Pro for your Mac, iPhone, iPad

Great for those students who want a clearer picture of just what assignments they need to focus on each day.

Take care to purchase the proper app. The $9.99 iStudiez app works on the Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch. Determine if you want iStudiez available on your Mac and/or iPhone before you purchase.

Overparenting Anonymous | Wendy Mogel, Ph.D

Parents, please enjoy these reminders.

Spanish Practice - verbs, vocabulary, grammar

Great site. Look at the top bar. Use this site as a daily practice tool.