At Resources to Unite Communities, we offer an affordable English Language curriculum and resources that explain the ins and outs of living in the United States. We are a one-stop shop offering personal support to provide you with high-quality, practical, and ready-to-use tools to start or enhance your adult immigrant integration program. Our materials and trainings are interactive and create a fun and respectful atmosphere, which helps with student and teacher retention, as well as friendship building.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Spanish Steps Online
http://spanishstepsonline.com/
Who Are We?
Spanish Steps is a unique company that designs and develops step-by-step instructional materials to help maintain open lines of communication between our schools and our families that speak other languages. With English-language learners continuing to rapidly increase in the U.S., communicating with them and their families may be challenging. Spanish Steps materials immediately allow educators and other school personnel to open and maintain meaningful communication with English-language learning students and their parents.
Our workbooks are ideal for professional development workshops, ESL classes, language learning classes, conferences, seminars and related activities. The focus of our workbooks is parental involvement and open communication. Don’t be fooled by our name! We have an array of materials in other languages as well, such as Chinese, Somali, Hmong, Arabic, and Russian, just to name a few!
Our materials are designed for general, pre-school and special education teachers, school bus drivers, school nurses, front office staff, translators, interpreters and school administrators.
Tennessee Disability Coalition
Mission: to create a society that values,
supports, and includes people with disabilities.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Mentoring Programs in the Nashville Area
Mentoring Programs in the Nashville Area
Big
Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee 329-9191 www.mentorakid.org
Provides
mentors for children ages 6-16. There are “community based” and “site based”
programs(school).
Located at 1704 Charlotte
Ave. Suite 130, Nashville, TN 37203
Monroe
Harding Inc. 298-5573 www.monroeharding.org
Provide
services for males age 23 and younger who are in the foster care system or have
recently aged out.
Located at 1120
Glendale Lane, Nashville, TN 37204
Project
S.H.A.R.E. 298-5573
etx. 1 www.monroeharding.org
Work
with elementary school boys and girls who are having behavioral issues in
school.
Located at 1120
Glendale Lane, Nashville, TN 37204
Youth
Villages 250-7227 www.youthvillages.org/mentoring
Work
with children between the ages of 11 and 21 who are in the foster care system
or have recently aged out. Also may
provide transitional living for those between the ages of 18 and 21.
Located at 3310
Perimeter Hill Drive, Nashville, TN 37211
D.R.E.A.M.S. 444-6000 www.lebanoncogs.com
Work
with males between the ages of 6 and 18.
Focus on education, physical activity and self-help meetings.
Located at 600 C.L.
Manier Street, Lebanon, TN 37087
Cottage
Cove Urban Ministries 292-2303 www.cottagecove.com
Work
with children between the ages of 5 and 11.
Focus on academics, faith, and life skills.
Located at 630
Benton Avenue, Nashville, TN 37204
YMCA Y-CAP
Program 438-9609 www.ymcamidtn.org/ycap
Work
with children between the ages of 11 and 18. Provide mentors who meet with the
child 5-10 hours a month and focus on academics, social skills, community involvement,
and personal growth.
Located at 1021
Russell Street, Nashville, TN 37206
YMCA
Building Futures 259-9622
www.ymcamidtn.org/buildingfutures
Work
with children between the ages of 6 and 14 to focus on relationships with
adults and academic achievement.
Located at 1000
Church Street, Nashville, TN 37203
Ashley’s
Children 283-3013 www.ashleyschildren.org
Work
with youth between the ages of 15 and 21.
Focus on independent living, career skills and planning, and money
management.
Located at 7905
Rainey Drive, Cane Ridge, TN 37013
PENCIL
Foundation 242-3167 www.pencilfoundation.org
Work
with youth between the ages of 6 and 18.
Provide volunteers to increase academic achievement and graduation
rates.
Located at 421 Great
Circle Road #100, Nashville, TN 37228
FLIP:
Friends Learning in Pairs 743-3422 www.volunteerrsvp.com
Match
senior citizen volunteers to a child between the ages of 8 and 10 to tutor them
and help them achieve academically.
174 Rains Avenue,
Nashville, TN 37203
Young
Men Christian Fellowship 227-1595
Work
with youth males in a Christian environment.
Focus on education, communication skills, and faith.
Rejoice Ministries,
Inc. 210-1147 www.rejoiceministries.org
Provides
an excellent dance education with a Christian focus for children from low
income families. Children on free or reduced lunch program pay $10 a month for
classes, dance wear, costumes, and a professionally produced Spring recital.
ThriftSmart 833-8200 www.thriftsmart.com
Exists
to provide value to customers, opportunity for employees, and benefit to
charities by operating the best thrift stores in the world and promoting
thrifty living all for God’s glory.
Located at 4890
Nolensville Road, Nashville, TN 37211
Youth Life Learning
Centers 333-7672 www.yllc.org
Provides
educational support in academics, character development and service learning
for children who live in inner-city neighborhoods. You Life’s missions is to nurture the child,
strengthen the family and rebuild the community by aiding and supporting the
educational, spiritual, moral and social development of at-risk youth.
Located at 3310
Perimeter Hill Drive, Nashville, TN 37211
Friday, September 21, 2012
Common Core Resources
The Common Core State Standards provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them. The standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers. With American students fully prepared for the future, our communities will be best positioned to compete successfully in the global economy.
Resources for parents by grade level:
http://www.mnps.org/Page97826.aspx
Examples of report cards by grade level:
Thursday, September 20, 2012
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