Tic-Tech: Fwd: S.O.S. -- Help for Busy Teachers-- Collection of links dealingwith events of this past week

From: Mark Ahlness (mahlness@cks.ssd.k12.wa.us)
Date: Sun Sep 16 2001 - 21:22:29 PDT

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    Hi All,
    Here a few recommended web sites dealing with the NY/DC tragedy and
    education. - Mark

    Mark Ahlness
    mahlness@cks.ssd.k12.wa.us

    Kathy Schrock wrote:
    >
    > ________________________________________________________
    > SOS: Help for Busy Teachers
    > _______________________________________________________
    > Cathy Moll, at OnlineClass.com (http://www.onlineclass.com/) gave me
    > permission
    > to reproduce this list of sites from their excellent (free!) monthly
    > newsletter.
    > Thanks to Cathy and her staff for this list of helpful sites.
    >
    > AskERIC has compiled a list of resources for educators and parents
    > to help students cope with and discuss this tragedy
    > http://askeric.org/
    >
    > Resources that may help teachers, students, and parents from Midlink
    > http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/coping.htm
    >
    > America Responds, PBS lesson plans for elementary, middle and high
    > schools http://pbs.org/americaresponds/educators.html
    >
    > CNN educational Web site for classrooms, is offering resources for
    > teachers and parents relating to the attacks
    > http://www.CNNfyi.com
    >
    > Connect for Kids has gathered a few good resources for adults to
    > help children with their fears and grief.
    > http://www.connectforkids.org
    >
    > Eisenhower Clearing House suggested web sites that have information
    > for teachers/parents about how to talk with / work with children
    > http://www.enc.org/thisweek/news/educationheadlines/
    >
    > Terrorism and the Classroom, suggestions for classroom activities plus
    > a list of resources from About.com
    > http://7-12educators.about.com/library/weekly/aa091101a.htm
    >
    > Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters,
    > from the National Institute of Mental Health
    > http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/violence.cfm
    >
    > Helping Children Cope: Teacher Resources for Talking About Tragedy -
    > Education World links to Web resources for helping children cope with
    > crises. http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr369.shtml
    >
    > CNN NEWSROOM
    > http://www.turnerlearning.com/newsroom/guide.html
    >
    > Educators for Social Responsibility (ESR) has developed a free
    > guide called, "Talking to Children about Violence and other Sensitive
    > and
    > Complex Issues in the World."
    > http://www.esrnational.org
    >
    > EduHound - links to news resources, learning resources and
    > ways schools can contribute
    > http://www.eduhound.com/
    >
    > Useful resources that teachers and parents can use in discussing this
    > week's events with students from the librarian at Heritage Middle
    > School. http://members.home.net/hmslibrary/coping.html
    >
    > Children and Responding to National Disaster Information for Children
    > (for educators), from the National Association of School Psychologists.
    > http://www.nasponline.org/NEAT/terror_eds.html
    >
    > The Jewish Education Center of Cleveland has put together a
    > Response Curriculum to the Attack.
    > http://www.jecc.org/edres/curric/irc/tragedy.htm
    >
    > The National Education Association has a Crisis Communication Guide,
    > and resources for teachers trying to cope with their own stress
    > and the stress of students.
    > http://www.nea.org/01crisis.html
    >
    > Speeches from U.S. and foreign government leaders from George Washington
    > University. http://gwu.edu/~gprice/speech.htm
    >
    > Current Awareness Streaming Media page.
    > Watch/listen to many broadcasts, from George Washington University.
    > http://gwu.edu/~gprice/audio.htm
    >
    > LexisNexis is making a great deal of material available free:
    > http://www.lexisnexis.com/resources/
    >
    > ***** For Parents
    >
    > How to Talk to Your Child About the News, from KidsHealth
    > http://www.kidshealth.org/breaking_news/tragedies.html
    >
    > Coping with Death and Grief, Connect for Kids
    > http://www.connectforkids.org/usr_doc/CopingWithGrief.htm
    >
    > Helping Children Deal With Scary News -- Thoughts from Fred Rogers
    > http://pbskids.org/rogers/parents/sept11.htm
    >
    > ***** For Kids
    >
    > Global SchoolNet has set up a space on the web to allow kids around the
    > world to send their messages of hope, support, and condolences to those
    > affected by the September 11th tragedy. http://www.globalschoolnet.org
    >
    > Check the New York City board of education website for a list of NYC
    > schools. You can find there website at http://www.nycenet.edu/. For
    > schools wanting to send letters to NYC schools.
    > _________________________________________________________
    > =================================================
    > Kathleen Schrock, MLS (kathy@kathyschrock.net)
    >
    > Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
    > http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/
    >
    > Administrator for Technology
    > Nauset Public Schools
    > 78 Eldredge Park Way, Orleans MA 02653
    > 508-255-0016 x216 (FAX: 508-240-2351)
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