Parents & Teachers

Roeper parents and teachers are true partners in their children's learning. Some of the resources and tools on this page apply more to one group than the other, but the majority may be of use to anyone involved in the education of a Roeper child.

Online Resources

Technology and Information Literacy

Free Tech 4 Teachers Richard Byrne's blog of free technology resources for teaching and learning

EdTech Blog A crowdsourced collection of "interesting ways" to use technology and Web tools for learning

BNetS@vvy Tools for adults to help kids learn about online safety

Common Sense Media A resource for teaching media literacy

Books and Reading

Database of Award Winning Children's Literature

NoveList A database of fiction reviews and recommendations based on what you (or your student/child) likes to read

Teaching Resources

TIME Magazine Teacher Resources

National Archives : Docs Teach Access to thousands of primary sources from the National Archives as well as teacher-created activities for using these resources in the classroom. Also features a tool to let you create your own activities using the website.

EduGuide

Teaching Gifted Children-Prufrock Press

WeatherSpark Build and view weather maps and graphs.

Google Art Project Tour the museums of the world, zooming in on masterpieces and creating your own gallery of favorite images, using Art Project, powered by Google.

Khan Academy is a non-profit that aims to change education for the better by providing a free world-class education to anyone anywhere through videos, exercises, and assessments. It can be used by parents, teachers, and students alike for learning, and parents and teachers can also use it to monitor students' learning and progress.

Parenting Resources

Kids Health

Michigan Parent Resources

Loom Instructional Videos

How to Use the Library Catalog-Teacher version