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| Curriculum |
Relearning by Design |
If you like Grant Wiggins' work, this site offers conferences and materials on curriculum design and assessment reform. |
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| Diversity |
Rethink Bias - A More Perfect Union |
A collaborative effort of the VA Interfaith Center and other organizations, A More Perfect Union is dedicated to countering bias and stereotypes, especially against Muslims and Asians in the wake of 9/11. |
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| Diversity - Religious |
Interfaith Center of New York |
Week long summer course on Religious Diversity in America for independent school teachers and educators. Email rtimarchi@interfaithcenter.org for course information. |
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| Diversity Training |
Eastern Educational Resource Collaborative |
Eastern Education Resouce Collaborative offers a summer institute on multicultural education at Harpers Ferry, WVA. Other diversity and diversity training resources are described on its website. |
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| Educational Performance |
Bring Benjamin Franklin to Your School |
Benjamin Franklin comes to life before your high school students as former independent school teacher, Chris Lowell, embodies the persona of this towering historical figure. Chris Lowell is a former colleague and friend of OAIS Director, Karin O'Neil |
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| Grants/Foundations |
M.H.Jennings Foundation |
Martha Holden Jennings Foundation offers grants of up to $3000 to elementary and secondary teachers in secular Ohio schools to support outstanding classroom programs. See website for details and applications. |
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| Non-profit Management Degree Program |
Mandel Center of Case Western Reserve |
Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations at Case Western Reserve
University in Cleveland, Ohio offers highly ranked graduate programs in
nonprofit management geared towards building exceptional leadership and
management skills. |
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| Student Programs |
City Year |
City Year is a year long service program for 17 - 24 year olds from diverse backgrounds. Students looking for a "gap" year between high school and college as well as between college and starting a career would be well advised to explore its opportunities. |
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| Study Abroad |
Independent School Study Abroad Consortium |
Founded in New England to create high-quality study abroad programs specifically for students and faculty at independent schools, ISSAC will design programs for independent schools in many areas of the country. |
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| Teacher Recruitment and Placement |
Educational Resources Group |
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| Teacher Recruitment and Placement |
Independent Thinking |
Independent Thinking provides search, placement, consulting and coaching services to school professionals who appreciate the firm’s personal, knowledgeable team approach. The company’s partners have a combined four decades of school experience |
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| Teacher Recruitment and Placement |
NAIS |
The National Association of Independent Schools has a Career Center which is listed at the top left of its home page. |
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| Teacher Recruitment and Placement |
National Employment Minority Network |
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| Teacher Recruitment and Placement |
The Education Group |
A unique program of this group is the McMurry Fellowships which offer college students of color pre-employment internships in independent schools. |
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| Teaching: History |
Washington, Kentucky |
Historic Washington, KY offers Underground Railroad Tours of various kinds appropriate for different age groups. Also offered are Log Cabin Learning tours appropriate for elementary students, particulary 4th grade. |
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| Teaching: Classroom Climate |
Responsive Classroom |
A practical approach to creating safe, challenging and joyful elementary classrooms. |
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| Teaching: Diversity |
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center |
Connects to the resources of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center located in Cincinnati, OH.Click on Educator button for information on school tours and resources. Includes additional links to other relevant sites. |
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| Teaching: Environmental Education |
Cuyahoga Valley Environmental Ed. Center |
A 128-bed modern facility located in the middle of scenic Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Award-winning curriculum for 4th-8th grade students. Several OAIS schools participate in the program. |
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| Teaching: Ethics |
The Institute for Global Ethics |
A good source of ethical dilemmas for classroom use, the Institute's website also describes program services and offers publications that can be purchased. |
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| Teaching: Ethics/Religion |
The Council for Spiritual and Ethical Education |
The Council for Spiritual and Ethical Education offers conferences as well as newsletter articles and curriculum information. It also has a link to a calendar of religious holidays. |
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| Teaching: Global |
Global Issues Resource Center |
The Global Issues Resource Center on the Eastern Campus of Cuyuhoga Community College in Cleveland offers a variety of books, curricula, videos, and simulation games for global studies and teaching conflict resolution |
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| Teaching: Global |
Read to Feed |
Attractive site for children and teachers with information from around the world. Could be used for classroom instruction or service learning |
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| Teaching: History |
U. S. National Archives and Records Administration |
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| Teaching: Pedagogy |
All Kinds of Minds |
Developed by Dr. Mel Levine and colleagues the primary goal of All Kinds of Minds is to educate all in schools about differences in learning. |
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| Teaching: Profession |
Klingenstein Center of Columbia University |
Provides information on Klingenstein Fellowships and Summer Teacher Institutes. Also describes the Master's program in private school administration. |
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| Teaching: Profession |
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards |
The NBTSB site outlines the application process for national certification but its document on standards and its other publications are of interest in and of themselves. |
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