North Adams Public Library
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Parents & Teachers
Parents and Teachers 

Check out our Teacher/Parent Corner
located in the Children's Department

In our collection you'll find Mailbox Magazines, Copycat, Cobblestone, Clever Kids, Family Fun, Kids Discover, The Core Knowledge Series, Massachusetts Education Reform Frameworks Guidelines for out-of-home childcare programs, and The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System Release of May 1999 test items
PLUS MUCH MUCH MORE
to fill your parenting and teaching needs!

 

Animated Hero Classics Biography Series
 (videos with workbooks for photocopying
)
Alexander Graham Bell, William Bradford, Christopher Columbus,
Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Edison, Benjamin Franklin
Joan of Arc, Helen Keller, President Abraham Lincoln
Florence Nightingale, Louis Pasteur, Marco Polo
Harriet Tubman, George Washington, The Wright Brothers

These videos may be taken out for 3 weeks when accompanied by workbook
 

Homeschoolers
We gladly provide library skills training to any home schooled
children and assist in your research projects!

AskERIC
Educational Resources Information Center is the place to go for lesson plans, publications, educational digests and more.
Ask an Expert
Features over 200 web sites and email addresses where you can find experts to enhance your lessons and answer questions for free.
  Exceptional Parent
Continuing 30 award winning years of providing information, support, ideas, encouragement and outreach for parents and  families of children with disabilities and the professionals who work with them. 
FunBrain
Funbrain.com just added a free, non-commercial teaching resource, a "Quiz Lab" which allows teachers and parents to create quizzes for students online. When the students complete the quiz, the results are emailed to the teacher along with the most frequently missed questions. 
GED Testing Service
The General Education Development Testing Service administers the GED Test to more than 800,000 adults each year.
Kathy Schrock's 
Guide for Educators
A categorized list of sites on the Internet found to be useful for enhancing curriculum and teacher professional growth. It is updated daily to include the best new sites to support teaching and learning.
Kidshealth.org
Have a question about your child's  physical or emotional health? This website is created and reviewed by medial experts.
Learning Disabilities 
Info & Resources
LD Online is a well-organized resource for those interested in the subject of learning disabilities. It is endorsed by leading organizations such as the National Education Association and Learning Disabilities Association of America. 
Teachers First
Provides access to lots of materials, and lesson plans, all organized by subject and grade level with short reviews written by teachers. Very easy to use and "teacher-friendly." 
Wellchild Online
For information about children's emotional health and development.
A magazine about books for children and young adults: Resources for Educators.
A magazine about books for children and young adults: Resources for Parents.

Using the Internet
Yahooligans! Parents' Guide
Yahooligans! Teachers' Guide

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