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PPT
Curated OER

Introduction to Sculpture

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Here is a series of questions intended to get kids thinking about what they need, what they have, what they like, and how the overall environment is changed when art is added. They consider the impact of sculptural art in their community...
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Professional Doc
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Principal Empowerment

For Admins Pre-K - 1st
Schools will improve when principals are given the autonomy to make decisions that best solve their school-based problems. Coupled with this autonomy is the accountability to produce significant improvement. The upper level bureaucracy...
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Website
North Central Regional Educational Laboratory

Ncrel: Pathways to School Improvement

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Use this NCREL site to find research and best practices relating to many critical issues in education. Each area on the site includes discussions of critical issues, supporting material, and additional resources. Areas include...
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Website
Other

National Foundation for Educational Research

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Offers an impressive collection of educational research publications and practical guides across a wide range of subject areas.
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Website
Other

Osep Technical Assistance Center: Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

For Teachers 9th - 10th
U.S. Department of Education-affiliated organization publishes information and analysis for schools seeking to implement and maintain highly effective academic and behavioral standards and policies with respect to student behavior.
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Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Rethinking High School: Five Profiles of Models for Student Success

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Only 68% of all students entering high school nationwide will earn their diploma. The news for students from historically underserved populations is even worse. These students have slightly more than a 50% chance of graduating from high...
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Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: School Profile: j.e.b. Stuart High School

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learn how teachers at this once low-performing school dramatically improved academic performance by focusing on student attendance and literacy.
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Handout
Other

Data Driven Decision Making: A Powerful Tool for School Improvement [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This resource will provide a basic framework for analyzing today's data-driven decision-making options and outline information about the basic elements and steps involved in implementing a data-driven decision-making system to facilitate...
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Lesson Plan
Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Education in Texas [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
An activity guide where learners refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this lesson, they research public education in Texas, how well schools are doing, how they...
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Other

North Carolina Museum of History

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information about the North Carolina Museum of History, its events, programs, and exhibitions. Also has lesson plans for teachers and learning activities for adults.
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Website
Other

International Center for Leadership in Education

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE ) provides services to schools, school districts and states to help them improve their education systems. They believe in creating a shared vision, building leadership, obtaining...
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Primary
Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: Kids @ Random: Babymouse for President by Jennifer and Matthew Holm

For Students 1st - 5th
This catalog page "About the Book" focuses on the cartoon-based book entitled Babymouse for President. It provides a brief synopsis, book reviews, and a slide show of the pages of the book. It is available for purchase at this site.
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Website
Other

Schlechty Center: Center for Leadership in School Reform

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Schlechty Center for Leadership in School Reform is a nonprofit corporation whose mission is "to encourage and support the transformation of the existing system of rules, roles, and relationships that govern the way time, people,...