Alaska Statewide Mentor Project
Alaska Statewide Mentor Project

University of Alaska

Alaska Department of Education & Early Development

mentor resources


Teaching Resources

EED Resources:

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Homeschooling

Literacy

  • Lit2Go — The Lit2Go site is developed by a Florida educational consortium and has a growing collection of free MP3 audio recordings of books from classics for nursery rhymes. Books are linked to standards and some also come with activities.
  • Web English Teacher
  • ReadWriteThink

Online Field Trips & Adventures

  • The Virtual Smithsonian — Includes online tours of exhibits in the museums of natural history, American history, and art in Washington.
  • Jet Propulsion Lab at NASA — Allows participants to choose a virtual character and take a trip through an animated museum, mission control, and a robotics lab.
  • National Geographic Expeditions Online — Features a database of lesson plans, online activities, and maps tied to the national geography standards.
  • Ball State University Electronic Field Trips — Offers live and archived video tours of a variety of topics and destinations, including the Florida Evergaldes, gray whale migrations from Southern California to Mexico, and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Includes low-cost web resources for each lesson.
  • Colonial Williamsburg — Programs for grades 4-8 with live broadcasts on public-television stations and archived video presentations on the web highlighting people, places, and events throughout history.

Reading: Leveling Books

Science

Social Studies

SBA Practice Tests

Weather

Writing: 6-Traits