Teacher Resources
"Afghanistan: Women still under Threat." Human Rights Watch. www.hrw.org/en/news/2002/05/08/afghanistan—women—still—under—threat (accessed July 12, 2009). While the information on this site may shock you, it most definitely informs uneducated readers about the plight of women still in Afghanistan even after the fall of the Taliban regime.ime.
Ali, Mary, and Anjum Ali. "Women's Liberation through Islam." The Institute of Islamic Information and Education. www.jannah.org/sisters/womlib.html (accessed July 12, 2009). This resource gives insight into the traditions of the Islamic religion regarding gender issues. It is very informative if you are uneducated in this area.
Clutter, Ann , and Ruben Nieto. "Understanding the Hispanic Culture," Ohioline. http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg—fact/5000/5237.html (accessed July 12, 2009).
"English Language Arts: An Overview Grade 5." Public Schools of North Carolina. www.dpi.state.nc.us/curriculum/languagearts/elementary/elagrade5 (accessed July 11, 2009). I used this site to get the exact wording of Grade 5 standards since I am a 6th grade teacher.
"Intellectual Development." Massachusetts General Hospital Home Page. http://www.massgeneral.org/children/adolescenthealth/articles/aa_intellectual_development.aspx (accessed July 11, 2009). This site offers excellent general information about Piaget's stages of cognitive development for those with minimal psychology experience.
Lewis, Oscar. Five Familes: Mexican Case Studies in the Culture of Poverty. New York: Basic Books, Inc., 1959. This book is older, so some of the statistics were not useful. However, it provides excellent narratives about the lives of Mexican families in different situations of poverty.
"Lexile Grade Conversion Chart." Lexile Framework. www.hsdist88.dupage.k12.il.us/aths/resources/AT%20MCweb02/TEAMS/ELLResources/LexileConversionChart.pdf (accessed July 11, 2009). This pdf file allows you to see where you students fit according to their Lexile Level in comparison with their grade level.
Mussler, Maria. "Doing Business in the Middle East and North Africa." Export America. www.export.gov/middleeast/Doing%20Business%20in%20the%20Middle%20East.pdf (accessed July 12, 2009). This site was excellent in reviewing basic etiquette and greeting customs in Middle Eastern countries. I would like to use this information when teaching my students about differences in our cultures.
"National Standards: Grade 6." Public Schools of North Carolina. www.dpi.state.nc.us/docs/curriculum/languagearts/middlegrades/grade6overview.pdf (accessed July 11, 2009). This gave me a specific look at the Grade 6 Language Arts standards for North Carolina Public Schools.
Rector, Robert. "How Poor Are America's Poor? Examining the "Plague" of Poverty in America." The Heritage Foundation — Conservative Policy Research and Analysis. http://www.heritage.org/Research/Welfare/bg2064.cfm (accessed July 12, 2009).
"School Profile." Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools: School, District, and Learning Community Profiles. apps.cms.k12.nc.us/departments/instrAccountability/schlProfile05/profiles.asp (accessed July 11, 2009). This site I used for getting accurate, detailed information about my particular school.
Smith, Dan. The Penguin State of the World Atlas: Eighth Edition. New York: The Penguin Group, 2008. This was by far the best resource. It includes updated, recent world statistics about poverty, government, education, health, and more.
"The Lexile Framework for Reading." The Lexile Framework for Reading. http://www.lexile.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?view=ed&tabindex=1&tabid=49&tabpageid=545 (accessed July 11, 2009). Language Arts teachers should definitely browse through this website. It offers detailed information about how Lexile Levels can be used in the classroom as well as a Lexile Finder for any books or articles you may be interested in doing with your students.
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