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Tagalog: Philippine Democracy
This is an exhaustive look at the government of the Philippines with brief biographies of the presidents, descriptions of the branches of government, and a diagram of the court system.
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Tagalog: Philippine Culture
This site offers many options in discovering various aspects of Philippine culture. Click on the map to find out about regional cultures. Click on topics along the left margin to find out about music, myth, people, food, among other topics.
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Tagalog: Philippine Economy
Search through this site for an extensive look at the Philippine economy. Navigate by clicking on the topics on the left margin. There are links to outside sites for more information.
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Tagalog: Philippine Geography
This website gives a great lesson plan for helping to understand the geography and physical environment of the Philippines. Map and map quiz are included.
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Crossroads: Southeast Asia During World War Ii
A comprehensive overview of Southeast Asia under Japanese control during WWII, including Asian responses to Japanese occupation.
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Se Asite: Batik
This site describes the process of creating and dying batik fabrics. There are links to specific methods of batik, a quiz, and additional links to related sites.
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Niu: The Americas' Oldest Pyramids, Cities
A comprehensive site offering a detailed description of the excavation of Caral in Supe Valley, Peru. Links from this site offer downloadable pictures, maps, and diagrams of the pyramid. A short video of a researcher explaining the...
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The Philippines: Module for K 12 Teachers and Learners
This module on the Philippines is a great "All-in-one" site for a teacher or class studying the Philippines. Covers everything from history and culture to games, festivals, creation myths, and folk beliefs.
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Myths From Different Regions of the Philippines
Where did the first monkey come from? Why is the sky so high? Learn how cultures from the Philippines explain these and other world mysteries. The "Origin of Rice" story is in both English and Tagalog.
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Vietnamese English Matching Games
Matching games and lessons for English-speaking learners of Vietnamese. Could also be useful vocabulary practice for Vietnamese-speaking English language learners.
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Teaching Future Historians: Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act
Find the text of the Pendleton Act that was adopted to regulate and improve civil service in the United States government. This law as passed as a result of the assassination of James Garfield by a disgruntled man who felt he deserved...
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Teaching Future Historians: Civil Service Reform: Senate Debates
Here is a terrific lesson plan that involves all students in examining the reasons Senators had for and against civil service reform following the assassination President Garfield. All the source materials are available for the...
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Northern Illinois University: Abraham Lincoln Historical Digitization Project
Northern Illinois University provides audio, visual, and text documents about Abraham Lincoln's Illinois years. You can search historical themes that relate to Lincoln and a biography of Lincoln. The site offers both primary and...
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Challenging Students, and How to Have More of Them [Pdf]
Phi Delta Kappa shares Alfie Kohn's research-based information about how to increase student engagement. Ideas are provided for increasing student engagement during all subject areas.
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Plagiarism
Student site which offers a basic explanation of plagiarism & links to plagiarism & particular topics, such as music, academics, & the internet.
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Illinois During the Guilded Age: The Haymarket Bomb in Historical Context
Through essays, primary documents, images, and videos, relive the Haymarket Bomb incident and see what society and politics were like during the Guilded Age.
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Illinois in the Gilded Age: 1896: The Cross of Gold
This is a very informative look at the politics involved in the campaign of 1896 where one of the main issues was the conflict between the gold standard and free silver. Read about the results of the election and the defeat of Populist...
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Northern Illinois University: American Populism, 1876 1896
Using essays, primary source documents, images, and video this site explores the American Populist political movement in the early 1890s.
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Illinois Historical Digitization Projects: Illinois During the Civil War
What a find! Watch videos, read essays, and find first-person accounts of the Civil War in relation to Illinois. Although no battles were fought there, the state contributed many regiments.
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Northern Illinois University: Biology: Presentation: Pedigree Analysis
(Requires Microsoft PowerPoint or OpenOffice Impress.) This presentation discusses the goals of pedigree analyis and uses example of how the process is performed.
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Illinois Periodicals Online: Everett Dirksen and the 1964 Civil Rights Act
Read about the use of the filibuster in the U.S. Senate as a way to control legislation.In the discussion of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the longest filibuster in history was launched as a way to keep the legislation from coming to a...
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Northern Illinois University: Experiential Learning [Pdf]
This resource provides a scholarly report providing research-based findings on the experiential learning process and application.
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Cognitively Guided Instruction: Division and Multiplication [Pdf]
Cognitively Guided Instruction: Division and Multiplication provides a guide for teachers to use to help students in mulitplication, division and partitive division problems.
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Guidelines for Writing a Progress Report
Gives step-by-step directions and guidelines for writing a progress report. Includes information on the heading, the purpose statement, background, works completed, and more.