Recommended Links
The following are links to recommended organizations and web sites that provide information on learning disabilities, ADHD, and other issues.
You can also see this list organized by type of organization, by focus, or by audience.
The Hispanic College Fund works to provide Hispanic high school and college students with the vision, resources and mentorship needed to become community leaders and achieve successful careers in business, science, technology, engineering, and math. Their programs include scholarship competitions, a youth symposium, an online career network, and a leadership and professional internship and placement program.
History for Kids: Teaching Social Studies
History for Kids provides helpful ideas to assist teachers in the preparation of their social studies lesson plans. The website contains a list of links to interactive activities that can stimulate research and exploration of particular topics. It also provides lesson plans and activities that can be done at home or in-class.
Houston A+ Challenge: Preparing to Dream
Program aiming to improve postsecondary access and success among low-income and first-generation college students in the Houston, TX region.
How to Develop a Lesson Plan that Includes ELLs
This article from Colorín Colorado offers some ideas for developing effective lesson plans in ELL, mainstream, or content-area classrooms.
How to Make the Most of Summer: What Parents Can Do to Keep Kids Sharp Over the Summer
This parent tip sheet from the National Center for Summer Learning offers parents ideas on ways that they can encourage summer learning. The tip sheet is also available in Spanish.
Howard Gardner, Multiple Intelligences and Education
This article describes Howard Gardner, the creator of the Multiple Intelligences theory, and his "seven intelligences."
Human Rights Watch: Children's Rights
Information, articles, and reports on refugee, displaced, and migrant children.
I Love That Teaching Idea: First Day Ideas
First day of school ideas submitted by teachers, categorized by grade levels and subject areas.
On About.com's Secondary Education website, you can find many icebreaker ideas for starting the school year and new classes. Many activities can be used for the elementary level, as well.
Idaho Education Association is a National Education Association State Affiliate that regularly lobbies legislators for the resources schools need, campaigns for higher professional standards for the teaching profession, and files legal actions to protect academic freedom and the rights of school employees.
Idaho State Parent Information Resource Centers
The Idaho PIRC is a statewide collaboration of five programs which employs broad-based statewide strategies to provide services to support families, parents, schools, and communities as they come together for student success.
IGUANA is a Spanish-language magazine published for kids aged 7 to 12. Each issue is filled with stories, games, puzzles, interviews with prominent Latinos, recipes, project ideas, jokes, articles and more!
Illinois Education Association-NEA
Illinois Education Association-NEA is a National Education Association State Affiliate that regularly lobbies legislators for the resources schools need, campaigns for higher professional standards for the teaching profession, and files legal actions to protect academic freedom and the rights of school employees.
Illinois Federation of Teachers
The Illinois Federation of Teachers, a statewide affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers, represents 103,000 men and women who teach in school districts throughout Illinois, faculty and staff at Illinois& community colleges and universities, public employees under every statewide elected constitutional officer, and retirees.
Illinois State Parent Information Resource Centers
Illinois PIRC offers a variety of programs, resources and information to help parents, teachers, and schools statewide increase parent involvement and improve student success.
Illinois TESOL-BE is a non-profit professional organization of individuals involved in professional development, legislation, government issues, and special interest groups for the teaching of English to speakers of other languages and bilingual education.
Immigrant Students and Secondary School Reform: A Compendium of Best Practices
A comprehensive resource guide published by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) that highlights best practices for a variety of ELL student needs and offers descriptions of instructional programs designed around best practices.
In2Books, the largest nonprofit literacy program in Washington, DC, helps students become successful readers, writers, and thinkers through a combination of challenging work for students and literacy professional development for their teachers.
Indiana Department of Education: Office of English Language Learning & Migrant Education
This report discusses effective strategies for teaching ELLs who have not had the benefit of formal education or who have had interrupted formal education. The article includes an overview of recent research in this area, as well as recommended resources.
Indiana Federation of Teachers
The Indiana Federation of Teachers is the state affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers and the AFL-CIO.
