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Problem-Based Learning at University of Delaware
The Problem-Based Learning resource collection from the University of Delaware contains a variety of tools that teachers can use to begin implementing a problem-based learning approach in their classrooms, including evaluation tools, videos, and over 100 problem-based learning scenarios with lesson plans. Read More
USCIS Educator Resource Center
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) maintains a free, online resource center for educators and volunteers who are helping students prepare for citizenship. The comprehensive website has information about the naturalization process, links to supplemental teaching resources, and opportunities for professional development. Read More
New Academic Word List (NAWL) Finder and Sorter
EAPFoundation.com offers a free electronic tool for finding, highlighting, and sorting academic words within texts. Their word source is the New Academic Word List or NAWL, a recent update of the Academic Word List or AWL. There is also the option of creating a simple, head word, or word family gapfill, where the found academic words become blanks in the text. Read More
Scoreboost Writing Across the Tests: Sentence Structure, Usage, and Mechanics – Evaluation
The resource evaluated here for ELA CCRS alignment is Scoreboost Writing Across the Tests: Sentence Structure, Usage, and Mechanics. Read More
Workwise: Math at Work – Evaluation
The resource evaluated here for math CCRS alignment is Workwise: Math at Work from New Readers Press. Read More
Math Connection Grade 4 – Evaluation
The resource evaluated here for math CCRS alignment is Math Connection Grade 4 from Rainbow Bridge Publishing. Read More
GED Test Strategies Practice and Review – Evaluation
The resource evaluated here for math CCRS alignment is Kaplan's GED Test Strategies Practice and Review. Read More
Prep for the GED (Math) Unit 7: Functions & Graphs – Evaluation
The resource evaluated here for math CCRS alignment is PLATO's Prep for the GED (Math) Unit 7: Functions & Graphs. Read More
Pre-HSE MATH 2 Algebraic Thinking, Data Analysis, and Probability – Evaluation
The resource evaluated here for math CCRS alignment is Pre-HSE MATH 2 Algebraic Thinking, Data Analysis, and Probability. Read More
Number Power Fractions, Decimals, and Percents – Evaluation
The resource evaluated here for math CCRS alignment is Contemporary’s Number Power Fractions, Decimals, and Percents. Read More