Free Classroom Guides and Educational Downloads

How to Thank a Teacher

Ideas and tips for thanking your favorite teachers, principals, coaches, librarians, and others helping to make your school shine.
More Resources:

• Five-Minute Film Festival: Teacher Appreciation
• Edutopia Blogs: Gratitude Builds Character
• Teacher Appreciation Week 2012: Gift Ideas

Mobile Devices for Learning: What You Need to Know

Learn how cellphones, e-book readers, and tablets are getting kids engaged with learning, focused on working smarter, and ready for the future.
More Resources:

• Mobile Learning: Resource Roundup
• How the iPad Can Transform Classroom Learning
• Edutopia Blogs: Technology Integration

A Parent's Guide to 21st-Century Learning

Discover the tools and techniques today's teachers and classrooms are using to prepare students for tomorrow -- and how you can get involved.
More Resources:

• How to Strengthen Parent Involvement and Communication
• A Teacher's Guide to Generation X Parents
• Facebook Group for Parents

Six Tips for Brain-Based Learning

By understanding how the brain works, educators are better equipped to help K-12 students with everything from focusing attention to increasing retention.
More Resources:

• Neuro Myths: Separating Fact and Fiction in Brain-Based Learning
• Brain-Based Learning: Resource Roundup
• Big Thinker: Neurologist Judy Willis on the Science of Learning

Ten Tips for Classroom Management

Learn how to improve student engagement and build a positive climate for learning and discipline for grades K-12.
More Resources:

• How to Develop Positive Classroom Management
• Classroom-Management Video Tips for Teachers
• Positive Discipline Strategies Yield Quick Results

Top Ten Tips for Teaching with New Media

Whether you're new to teaching or a classroom veteran, this resource-packed collection of 10 new media tips provides fresh ideas and easy-to-use tools to engage your students and make learning more collaborative. (Updated: 6/14/11)
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• Twittering, Not Frittering: Professional Development in 140 Characters
• Google for Educators: The Best Features for Busy Teachers
• Social Media in Education: The Power of Facebook

Summer Rejuvenation Guide

Whether it's reading a good book or starting a new hobby, this resource-packed guide highlights ten fun ways to spend your summer. (Updated: 5/24/11)
More Resources:

• Teacher-Tested Travel Grants
• Creating a Summer Reading Network
• How to Create a Professional Learning Community

Top Ten Tips for Assessing Project-Based Learning

This classroom guide is intended to inspire and expand your thinking about effective assessment for project-based learning.
More Resources:

• Schools That Work: Authentic Assessment
• Comprehensive Assessment: An Overview
• Project Fun Way: When Project Learning and Technology Meet

Home-to-School Resource Guide

Get tips, tech tools, and strategies for how to strengthen the bonds between schools, families, and communities.
More Resources:

• A Teacher's Guide to Gen X Parents
• The Home-School Team: An Emphasis on Parent Involvement
• Technology Provides Parents a Window on the Classroom

Think Green Guide

This practical guide, filled with inspiring earth-friendly learning projects and classroom-tested resources, will help your school go green.
More Resources:

• Educators Grow Green Schools
• Going Green: Designing Eco-Friendly Schools
• Education for the Ecosystem