February is African American History Month
The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of African Americans who struggled with adversity to achieve full citizenship in American society.
African American History Month
Home Page for Educators and members of the NJEA.
New Jersey Education Association
The New Jersey Department of Education has made available the Educator Resource Exchange in collaboration with CCSSO to meet the needs of educators and community members who want to locate standards-aligned resources as New Jersey transitions to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and continues our work with the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards (NJCCCS). This site is by educators and for educators. Contribute your learning resources, access existing resources, and collaborate with other NJ educators.
New Jersey Educator Resource Exchange
Tools and Resources for Educators. (Most materials are available for downloadin PDF format.) P21’s reports and publications support a vision for learning to ensure 21st century readiness for every student. These documents have been developed through a comprehensive process involving thorough input from partners,educators, researchers,organizations and businesses across the country.
Partnership for 21st Century Skills
Offers free educator resources and various links for all types of educators.
Educator Resources from Computer Curriculum Corporation
American Library Associatiion - Resources for Teachers -Theories and Issues, Curriculum, Children's Literature, Child Development,Early Childhood, Internet and Technology.
Purdue's Online Writing Lab
Marcopolo Internet content and resources for the classroom teacher.
ThoughtCo. is a branch of Dotdash (formerly about.com) devoted to lifelong learning.
Provides a variety of resources for teacher.
Provides links and technical training information provided in Union County.
Union County Vocational - Technical School
Offers free tools and resources to assist school staff and parents in promoting positive classroom behaviors and foster effective student learning.
Student Connection Grades. 6-12
The New York Times - Learning Network
Lifewire is a division of DotDash (formerly about.com) devoted to technology.
Various downloadable programs for your PC.
The Big6 integrates information search and use skills along with technology.
How to stop being teased and bullied without really trying.
MyHomework is an app that assist students in keeping well or organized for assignments, quizzes, test, etc. It gives you the option to set your reminders for your assignments across all platforms. It can be used on your chrome-book, phone, tablet, and desktop computer.
Hillside High School Media Center electronic books offers over 125 electronic books on a variety of subject matters and interest. eSebco Library Site
Login: hillside
Password: library
ID: Provide your educator's pin (sub finder #)
Innovative Designs for Education. The IDEportal has many resources that can be used in your classroom each day!
To log on to an account set up for our school, please link to the web address provided below. Please provide user name and password. Click on the "Members" button. Enter the following information:
Username: hshigh
Password: thinking
(These passwords are case-sensitive, so be sure not to use any uppercase letters! This site is provided for administrators, supervisors, and teachers associated with the Hillside High School Community.)
"College Navigator is a free consumer information tool designed to help students, parents, high school counselors, and others get information about over 7,000 post-secondary institutions in the United States - such as programs offered, retention and graduation rates, prices, aid available, degrees awarded, campus safety, and accreditation."
U.S. Dept of Education: College Navigator
Informed instruction and high-level assessment are finally a part of the same workflow, because we built the only integrated solution that empowers both. Easily create and distribute standards-aligned assessments from one central location, embed them into the everyday course workflow, and gain deep, real-time insights that help inform more personalized instruction.
The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) is a group of states working together to develop a set of assessments that measure whether students are on track to be successful in college and their careers. These high quality, computer-based K–12 assessments in Mathematics and English Language Arts/Literacy give teachers, schools, students, and parents better information whether students are on track in their learning and for success after high school, and tools to help teachers customize learning to meet student needs. The PARCC assessments will be ready for states to administer during the 2014-15 school year.
Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers
PARCC is pleased to announce – along with our partners ASCD and Apple - the release of iTunes U Common Core Resources collections, designed by teachers for teachers, and free for all educators:
The courses are designed to get teachers started in their Common Core preparations and begin forming lesson plans and activities to help students meet specific standards. Educators can access the courses on ASCD's EduCore site and on iTunes U.
ASCD and PARCC Post New Educator Resources on iTunes U
"Distracted driving is a dangerous epidemic on America's roadways. In 2012 alone, 3,328 were killed in distracted driving crashes. The U.S. Department of Transportation is leading the effort to stop texting and cell phone use behind the wheel. Since 2009, we have held two national distracted driving summits, banned texting and cell phone use for commercial drivers, encouraged states to adopt tough laws, and launched several campaigns to raise public awareness about the issue. Distraction.gov is your resource for learning more about distracted driving. Get the facts, get involved, and help us keep America's roadways safe."
U.S. Department of Transportation: Distracted Driving
Academic Earth was launched on the premise that everyone deserves access to a world-class education. In 2009, we built the first collection of free online college courses from the world’s top universities. The world of open education has exploded since then, so today our curated lists of online courses are hand selected by our staff to show you the very best offerings by subject area. We also make sure there is something for everyone: whether you want to explore a new topic or advance in your current field, we bring the amazing world of academia to you for free. Information from Top Accredited Schools.
Academic Earth - Rethink Education
Need to contact a company? Or have them call you? Get customer service faster and easier.Companies have more phone numbers and contact options than ever. GetHuman shows you how to get through fastest.
Library has been awarded and has available photographs from the Picturing AmericaCollection for usage on loaner to display in your classroom(s) and or community libraries. Upon request members of the Hillside Community and its Municipalities will also be prevy to such privileges of the usage of the contents.
For a wealth of resources and lesson plans that may assist you in the planning of your usage of Picturing America Posters in our classrooms please visit the website. All program participants - including teachers, librarians, and parents - may sign up to receive email notices of project updates.
You can also view acknowledgement of our schools participation and a listing of other Picturing America award recipients in our city or state by visiting the Picturing America's Website.
http://picturingamerica.neh.gov/public_awards.php
Just for Teachers You're devoting your time and talents to teaching others - here's some information to help you learn how to save and invest wisely. Provides savings and cost calculations for savings, investing and retirement funding.
U.S. Seccurities and Exchange Commission
Chrome Web Store Tools for Teachers and Administrators
An exciting new online service called Live Homework Help is offered through Q and A NJ. Students can access this new free service. Students first connect to a librarian who directs them to a tutor for an online live session up to 20 minutes. Tutoring is offered in math, English, science, and social sciences every day from 2pm. through 10pm. Tutor.com tutors are certified teachers, university professors, graduate students, students enrolled in accredited colleges, and professionals who are experts in their fields.
The Young Investors - Started by three teenagers, now college students, in June 1999 to address the problem of financial illiteracy, the website's purpose is "to give kids the information they need to become successful investors." It focuses on four major areas: Investing, College, Careers, and Business.
An Internet guide for teens.
ALA - American Library Association - Teen Hoopla
Homework Related Content Online.
List each state's educational standards.
Locate great lesson plans, teacher resources, thematic units, seasonal/subject activities.
The Library of America was founded in 1979 to undertake a historic endeavor:to help preserve the nation's cultural heritage by publishing America's best and most significant writing in durable and authoritative editions. The volumes are authoritative, accurate, unabridged, and unencumbered by critical analysis. Each includes a chronology of the author's life and work, helpful notes prepared by a distinguished scholar, and a brief essay on the text selected for each work.
An organization with a focus on mentoring to African-American youth and the economic empowerment of communities.
Programing information, teaching guides, biography series and classroom tips for teachers in the areas of English/Language Arts, History, Personal Development,Science, Social Studies, Visual and Performing Arts.
Is the leading national money and lifestyle magazine for young adults ages 18 to 25. They cover topics such as Careers, Technology, Automotive,Investing,Travel and Entertainment.
HUMANMETRICS - Jung Typology Test According to Jung's typology all people can be classified using three criteria. These criteria are: Extraversion - Introversion Sensing - Intuition Thinking - Feeling Isabel Briggs-Myers added a fourth criterion: Judging - Perceiving
See what personality type describes you. Go and take the test.
You may be surprised at what you discover about yourself!! Upon completing the test view Mr. Butts' link for the description provided for your specific personality type. Also peruse link to see other people who have similar traits as yours.
The Educator's Reference Desk builds on over a quarter century of experience providing high-quality resources and services to the education community.
A Consortium effort to provide educators with quick and easy access to thousands of educational resources found on various federal, state, university, non-profit, and commercial Internet sites.
The Gateway to Educational MaterialsSM
New Jersey Public Television and Radio
NPR is an internationally acclaimed producer and distributor of noncommercial news, talk, and entertainment programming. With original online content and audio streaming, npr.org offers hourly newscasts, special features and eight years of archived audio and information.
AFI is a national institute providing leadership in screen education and the recognition and celebration of excellence in the art of film, television and digital media.
Theater guide to shows Nationwide and Abroad. Broadway and Theater Tickets, Discounts, Theater News and Reviews.
Emerging in Britain in the late nineteenth century, Arts and Crafts was quickly taken up and adapted in America and Europe, until it reached its final manifestation as the Mingei (Folk Crafts) movement in early twentieth century Japan.
Is a council of national African American women's organizations and community-based sections. Founded in 1935, the NCNW mission is to lead,develop, and advocate for women of African descent as they support their families and communities. NCNW fulfills this purpose through research,advocacy, and national and community-based services and programs on issues of health, education, and economic empowerment in the United States and Africa.
The National Council of Negro Women
How to select,prepare, and enjoy healthy foods. The George Mateljan Foundation is a non-profit organization with no commercial interests. There purpose is to show you a healthier way of eating that's enjoyable, affordable, quick and easy to fit your personal needs and lifestyle.
MyPyramid Plan can help you choose the foods and amounts that are right for you. For a quick estimate of what and how much you need to eat, enter your age, sex, and activity level in the MyPyramid Plan box.
MyPyramid food guidance system.
Education framework that provides key concepts of the These key concepts are not intended as direct consumer messages, but rather as a framework of ideas from which professionals can develop consumer messages and materials.
The voice and vision of special education.
Council for Exceptional Children
Promoting educational excellence for all Americans.
United States Department of Education
A Guide to Disability Rights Laws.
A portal designed for Librarians to locate Internet resources related to their profession. A popular information resource site for librarians since 1994.
Internet Library for Librarians
Legal and Technology Articles and Resources for Librarians, Lawyers and Law Firms also check out Back to School for Constitution Day - (see link below)
The teachers, students, and federal executive employees of the United States are all to observe Constitution Day this September and every September thereafter with some sort of edifying lesson, program, or distributed materials about our Constitution. (But no federal holiday;)
Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV) added a provision to this effect to an appropriations bill in late 2004, so 2005 brings its debut. The following guide to relevant web resources is intended to help those teachers, students,and federal employees≈as well as an army of web site designers, reference librarians, non-profit organizations, and program planners get ready for the day. And what is that day? September 17, the anniversary of the signing of the Constitution, which falls on a Saturday this year. So look for official programs immediately before or after that weekend.
The web below begins with links to existing legal language on the new observance. Other web sites described here represent a elect sample of the resources available to Constitution Day Planners at: http://www.llrx.com/columns/govdomain8.htm
LearnOutLoud is your one-stop destination for audio and video learning. Browse over 9,000 educational audio books, MP3 downloads, podcasts, and DVD videos.
SAT Preparation Center provides free practice tests and previews.
Links are provided to College Board Tests, Planning, Locating, Applying, and Paying for College.
SAT - Scholastic Apptitude Test
Number2.com's online test preparation courses are totally free!
By creating an account you can access a customized course that includes user- friendly tutorials for SAT, ACT, and GRE preparations also provides practice sessions that dynamically adapt to each student's ability level, a vocabulary builder,and more...
The Office of Licensure and Credentials is responsible for examining credentials and issuing certificates that qualify individuals to seek employment as staff members in New Jersey's public schools.
The Office of Licensure and Credentials
A service of The Chronicle of Higher Education -Provides book reviews, newspapers, magazines, columnist, weblogs, radio news/music, classics, nota bene, and diversions.
Provides industry specific career channels with a wealth of information tailored to your career goals. Select a career channel to research industry information, search jobs and build your portfolio.
The Be A Champion Foundations vision is to encourage and empower our youth, to live by the principle ⌠Be A Champion In All You Do.
Program goals are designed to enhance the quality of community life and to inspire youth to Be A Champion�� in the way they interact and interface with their peers and family members, in the classroom, in the community, and on the athletic field; encouraging them to set examples for their fellow youth and to set high expectations for themselves.
Provides biographies written for students, brain teasers, and children's book club. Includes summaries and information on such books as Harry Potter. Also provides lesson plans in math and science, language arts, and social studies.
Specturm Home and School Network
The Societies mission is to provide leadership and service to improve teaching and learning by advancing the effective use of technology in education.
International Society for Technology in Education
A resource for information about the sixteenth president of the United States,including speeches and writings, frequently asked questions, resource listings, and links to other Lincoln-related sites.
A collection of high quality websites maintained by librarians. Organized into 14 main topics and nearly 300 related topics.
Librarian and Information Science News
An annotated bibliography of selected articles, books, and digital documents on information technology. A team of librarians and library staff monitors information technology literature in both print and digital forms, each month selecting only the best items to annotate for this free publication.
Real Time United States Debt Clock and Related Revenues and Debts.
These teen materials focus on real-life stories shared by actual teens who have experienced victimization firsthand and encourage teens to learn from their peers’ mistakes.
Pearson Success Net Teacher Guide.
Pearson success log - in.
Job Locator Sites Provided
The National Council on Teacher Quality is a non-profit, non-partisan research and policy group committed to restructuring the teaching profession, led by their vision that every child deserves effective teachers.
National Council on Teacher Quality
The New York Times presents a comprehensive library of medical topics,including in-depth articles on diseases, conditions, tests, symptoms, injuries and surgeries. The New York Times presents a comprehensive library of medical topics, including in-depth articles on diseases, conditions, tests, symptoms, injuries and surgeries.
See what the marketplace insurance covers and find the marketplace in your state plus additional information.
Check traffic flows, jams and more in cities around the world.All the reliable traffic info services you expect from traffic.com are now on HERE, plus great new smart routing and more.
Traffic Report and Traffic Alert
Search educational free apps that you can incorporate in your classroom such as Class DO JO - Behavior management made easy. Additional academic resources provided such as biodigital human, brainPop, teacher and administration tools, productivity, entertainment and more.
"Learnist makes it super easy to share what you know by curating the web. You can use videos, blogs, books, docs, images or anything on the web to explain how to learn something."
Paying for College is provided by Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard’s District Office, http://roybal-allard.house.gov. (Includes scholarships, internships, fellowships, and websites) This directory is updated once a year. Please check with each scholarship contact for the most current information.Paying for College Resource Guide
Paying for College Resource Guide
Do you care about your personal data? Instructions are provided to remove your account or public profile on most popular websites, including Skype, Facebook, Windows Live, Hotmail / Live, Twitter, MSN / Messenger, Google and many more. Want to create an account somewhere? Check the Blacklist first to see if it's even possible to remove your profile!
Learn something new in 2014!Join 6,128,413 Courserians. Learn from 569 courses, from 108 partners. Coursera® They believe in connecting people to a great education so that anyone around the world can learn without limits.
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Radio reference is the world's largest radio communications data provider, featuring a complete frequency database, trunked radio system information, and FCC license data.
Teaching and Learning with the New York Times.
Money XLive is the primer financial literacy program in the country that has support from over forty top celebrities and sport stars, plus the hottest entertainers today.Fortunately, MXL will give you the ‘real world’ money tips you need to know to live the lifestyle you want while you’re young enough to fully enjoy life.
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http://www.financialeducatorscouncil.org/financial-education-workshops
Your one-stop resource for the k-12. Some of the resources provided are lesson plans and standards, curriculum resource treasures, professional development, computers & the Internet, K-12 video resources.
30 Apps for Educators and Students
By now, apps have cemented their place as valuable resources for students, teachers, and administrators. But these apps go deeper, helping educators transform teaching and learning while promoting essential skills such as critical thinking and collaboration.
30 Apps for Educators and Students
Deaf Film Camp 2014 produced music video: "Happy" by Pharrell -Deaf Film Camp is a two-week, summer experience for deaf and hard-of-hearing teens looking to pursue a filmmaking career.
Deaf Film Camp 2014 produced music video: "Happy" by Pharrell
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Free practice test provided for SAT, MAT,GED,GRE, PRAXIS and many more. Additional resources are provided as well.
The ultimate collection of online courses. Over 1000+ courses from Archaeology to Urban Studies. If you have at least an hour of free time every day, it’s a great opportunity to gain some new knowledge and broaden your mind. We’ve collected about 1000 online courses you may take without even leaving your room. And they’re perfect not only for finding a better job but primarily for your personal development.
Since 1995, people around the world have been finding motivation and inspiration on the web at The Daily Motivator. Originally started as a labor of love by Ralph Marston, the site has become one of the most popular and enduring destinations for daily positivity.