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ACT: College and Work Readiness
http://www.act.org/education/index.html
ACT provides the kind of information that helps individuals make better choices about education and careers and develop to their fullest potential.
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High Schools
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AVID: Advancement Via Individual Differences
http://www.avidonline.org/
AVID is a fourth- through twelfth-grade system to prepare students in the academic middle for four-year college eligibility. It has a proven track record in bringing out the best in students, and in closing the achievement gap. AVID stands for Advancement Via Individual Determination.
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High Schools
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Breakthrough Collaborative
http://www.breakthroughcollaborative.org
National non-profit that increases educational opportunity for high-potential, low-income middle school students and inspires outstanding college and high school students to pursue careers in education.
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High Schools
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CliffsNotes: Math
http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-305259.html
This site provides many study skill concepts and strategies for math.
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High Schools
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College Partnerships - Fairfax County Public Schools
http://www.fcps.edu/ss/StudentServices/CollegePartnership/colpart2.htm
This site provides ideas for school districts as they seek to involve all students in pursuing college. Activities begin in middle school to increase students' and parents' understanding of higher education programs and college life. 98% of graduating seniors in the program enroll in college.
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Connect with English
http://www.iptv.org/k12catalog/list_detail.cfm?ShowID=171
Through the story of Rebecca, an aspiring singer, this English as a second language series of twenty-five (25) 30-minute programs touches on life's important issues: leaving home, parenting, education, work, love, success, and loss. All of the characters use meaningful, natural language that students can put to work immediately in their own lives. Each episode features dialogue that is slightly slowed down and subtly simplified. Key lines are repeated, idioms paraphrased, and important events retold. There are constant visual clues to meaning, such as written signs, notes, and documents. Closed captioning may be used as a teaching and literacy resource.
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High Schools
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Family Friendly Schools
http://www.familyfriendlyschools.com/
Dr. Steve Constantino is the nation's leading practitioner in family engagement. He elevated one of the lowest performing schools in Virginia to Time Magazine's High School of the Year. Now his practical, measurable approach to family engagement and parent involvement is being made available to education leaders across the country through Family Friendly Schools and the Engage! All Families Institute. Isn't it time for all children to start learning?
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High Schools
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First Things First
http://www.irre.org/ftf/
First Things First, a framework for school reform, has one goal: to help students at all academic levels gain the skills to succeed in post-secondary education and good jobs. In the process, FTF helps districts and schools meet the requirements of No Child Left Behind.
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High Schools
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Focus on High Schools
http://www.iowa.gov/educate/content/view/553/659/
This Iowa Department of Education web site provides information about high schools in Iowa and initiatives supporting them.
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High Schools
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Gateway Classes to Success
http://www.msep.uncc.edu/Zgateway.html
There are six major mathematics and science classes that your child should complete during middle and high school, and the earlier the better. These six classes not only open the door to more advanced mathematics and science classes, they also prepare your child for college and the rewarding careers that follow.
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High Schools
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GPS Communications Toolkit
http://www.iowa.gov/educate/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=829&Itemid=916
The Iowa Department of Education offers the GPS (Grow! Prepare! Succeed) Toolkit to support the high school improvement initiatives that high schools are implementing and plan to continue including: increased graduation requirements, increased rigor in coursework, better relationships between school staff and students and community, and better planning tools to help students prepare for success beyond high school.
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High Schools
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Heartland AEA 11: Model Core Curriculum
http://www.aea11.k12.ia.us/curriculumnet/SF%20245.html
Heartland AEA 11 offers this web site with information about model core curriculum, student core curriculum plan, samples from AEA 11 schools, and the focus on high schools.
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High Schools
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High School Reform: What Will It Take to Engage Teens?
http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/menuitem.ef397d712ea0a4a0a89ad324d3108a0c/template.article?arti
Is It Good For the Kids?, ASCD, 2006. (web column) As U.S. schools work to reduce the dropout rate, creative approaches, such as school-community partnerships and career academies, are helping to increase student engagement.
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High Schools
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Individual Graduation Plan
http://www.education.ky.gov/KDE/Instructional+Resources/Individual+Learning+Plan/
The new web-enabled Individual Learning Plan (ILP) provided by the Kentucky Department of Education helps secondary students (grades 6-12) better focus their coursework on individual goals as they prepare for post-secondary studies and careers.
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High Schools
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Iowa Learning Online (ILO)
http://www.iowalearningonline.org
Designed to help local Iowa school districts expand learning opportunities for their high school students through courses delivered "at a distance" using technologies such as the Internet and interactive video classrooms connected to the Iowa Communications Network (ICN). Students enroll in Iowa Learning Online courses through their local school district.
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High Schools
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National High School Alliance
http://www.hsalliance.org/
A partnership of over forty organizations representing a diverse cross-section of perspectives and approaches, but sharing a common commitment to promoting the excellence, equity, and development of high school-age youth.
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High Schools
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Parent Academic Resources Incorporated (PARI)
http://www.academicresources.org/
Learning does not end at the classroom door. All children can become successful learners when their efforts are supported by the school, home, and community environments. Parent Academic Resources Incorporated (PARI) believes that out of these three support structures, the parent remains a child's most important teacher. To this end PARI, a 501(c)(3) educational corporation, is committed to helping parents, parent organizations, schools, and communities promote effective learning in the home.
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High Schools
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Pathways to College Network
http://www.pathwaystocollege.net/collegereadiness/toolbox/
Welcome to College Readiness for All, a toolbox for increasing postsecondary preparation and access for all students. The Toolbox contains sections of Tools, Lessons Learned, and Resources & Links, all designed to support the collaborative efforts of educators, counselors, outreach professionals, and policymakers.
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High Schools
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Practical Algebra Lessons
http://www.purplemath.com/modules/index.htm
Purple Math offers mini-lessons for algebra students. They address beginning, middle, and advanced algebra topics as well as problem-solving techniques and vocabulary for math.
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High Schools
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Strategic Reading Resource Center
http://www3.iptv.org/pd/strategicreading/default.cfm
A collaboration of Iowa Public Television, the Des Moines Public Schools, and the Area Education Agencies (AEAs) helps secondary teachers integrate strategic reading instruction into their curriculum.
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High Schools
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Student Core Curriculum Plan (8th Grade Plan)
http://www.iowa.gov/educate/content/view/553/659/1/2/
The Iowa Department of Education offers information and technical assistance for the development of 8th Grade Core Curriculum Plans, required of all students graduating after 2011, which includes the 8th graders of 2006-2007.
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High Schools
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students.gov
http://www.students.gov/STUGOVWebApp/index.jsp
Your comprehensive information portal providing answers to your questions on education, career, government and more.
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High Schools
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Study Guides and Strategies
http://www.studygs.net/index.htm
The Study Guides and Strategies web site is authored, developed and maintained by Joe Landsberger as an educational public service. These student guides are collaboratively maintained across institutional and national boundaries, and last revised June, 2006. Permission is granted to freely copy, adapt, and distribute individual Study Guides in print format in non-commercial educational settings that benefit learners.
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High Schools
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Teaching Thinking Skills
http://nwrel.org/scpd/sirs/6/cu11.html
This is a summary of the research by Kathleen Cotton of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL). Cotton summarizes her findings from 56 studies and provides definitions of types of thinking, including higher order thinking. She also addresses impact on academic achievement, programs that develop and support higher order thinking, and preparation of teachers in developing the higher order thinking of students.
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High Schools
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Why Take Math and Science
http://www.msep.uncc.edu/Zmathfocus.html
By ensuring that their children are enrolled in challenging math and science classes, parents provide their children with the keys to the gates of opportunity and success in the future!
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