Monday, July 19, 2010

http://www.prel.org/
PREL serves the educational community with quality programs, services, and products developed to promote educational excellence. It works throughout school systems, from classroom to administration, and collaborates routinely with governments, communities, and businesses. Above all, it specializes in multicultural and multilingual environments.

http://www.gdoe.net/
The Guam Department of Education is a single unified school district consisting of grades Kindergarten through 12. It operates 27 elementary schools, 8 middle schools, 5 high schools, and an alternative school that serve over 30,000 students.

http://iraguam.blogspot.com/
The Guam Council of the International Reading Association helps educators and parents alike discover the wonder and the worlds to be found in books. Guam IRA is a professional organization for individuals who are genuinely concerned with the development of reading programs for children and adults. We are a group of people who work together to improve literacy and reading instruction in Guam and Micronesia.

http://islanderview.com/
IslanderView.com features an ezine to discover various important and interesting information regarding the wondrous Pacific entities that surround us. The ezine's Publisher, Vera Dela Cruz, and her team have done an inspirational job to keep us informed in the Pacific.

http://pbsguam.org/
PBS GUAM produces local documentaries, regular series, specials, public service announcements and live specials such as public forums and meetings, pledge night entertainment and the annual Liberation Day Parade. It is well known for airing award winning PBS children’s programs such as Reading Rainbow, Barney & Friends, The Teletubbies, Between the Lions, Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood and Sesame Street, which has been teaching Guam's children for over 30 years. PBS Children’s shows are designed to help both school aged and pre-school aged kids learn how to read, how to relate to other people and their world.

Mainstays of the PBS GUAM schedule are PBS cultural, informational and public affairs programs such as Masterpiece Theatre, NOVA, The Antiques Roadshow, Austin City Limits, Great Performances, P.O.V., and NATURE.The line-up of locally produced programs includes the public affairs show ViewPoint, Hafa Adai Guam USA with host Johnny Sablan and Guam’s longest running locally produced television program The Academic Challenge Bowl hosted by Diane Isis Thurber.PBS GUAM works with The University of Guam, Guam Community College, The Guam Department of Education, private schools and Government of Guam agencies to assist island students, parents and administrators create and maintain educational opportunities and standards. It is one of PBS GUAM’s goals to actively participate with the community in readying students, especially those in their elementary years, to learn and expand their life possibilities. It publishes and distributes a monthly program guide that offers not only a complete air schedule, but highlights for the month and information on shows, the staff and outreach events.

http://www.pbs.org/
PBS's trusted content reaches all of America's children - a diverse and growing audience. Because kids, parents, caregivers and educators access media in different ways with different needs, PBS offers a variety of resources online and over-the-air.

http://www.pbs.org/teachers
PBS Teachers is designed for PreK-12 educators and includes more than 9,000 local and national standards-based teaching activities, lesson plans, blogs, on-demand video assets and interactive games and simulations.

http://www.pbs.org/teacherline
PBS TeacherLine offers PreK-12 teachers quality, affordable, and accessible professional development courses. It offers courses in critical curriculum areas, including reading, mathematics, science, instructional technology, curriculum mapping, and instructional strategies.

http://familyliteracypacific.blogspot.com/
Family Literacy in the Pacific - The family is considered to be the venue for the transmission of knowledge, skills, and values from one generation to another. Join us as we aim to strengthen family literacy in the Pacific and beyond.

http://guampoetsclub.blogspot.com/
The Guam Poets Club was formed by Guam author and poet, Dr. Matilda Naputi Rivera, on July 5, 2003, with the mission of creating an insightful anthology that we can all learn to appreciate and enjoy amongst all in the community and abroad. It is her hope that the inspirational messages embedded in this online anthology will be a positive one that enables the audience to persevere and pass on this momentum for years to come! If you wish to become a member of the Guam Poets Club, please send an e-mail with the words "club membership" in the subject area, along with your name and a short essay of why you want to join the club to mnrivera1@yahoo.com.

http://micronesianpoetsclub.blogspot.com/
The Micronesian Poets Club was formed by Guam author and poet, Dr. Matilda Naputi Rivera, on March 24, 2009, with the mission of creating an insightful anthology that we can all learn to appreciate and enjoy amongst all in the community and abroad. Please note that some of the poems featured first appeared in the Guam Poets Club online anthology that Dr. Rivera created on July 5, 2003. It is her hope that the inspirational messages embedded in the poetry will be a positive one that enables the audience to persevere and pass on this momentum for years to come! If you wish to become a member of the Micronesian Poets Club, please send an e-mail with the words "club membership" in the subject area, along with your name and a short essay of why you want to join the club to mnrivera1@yahoo.com.

http://mnrivera1.com/guam_website1
Visit this Guam site to discover more information about the beautiful island of Guam.

http://edtechno1.blogspot.com/
Educational Technology - We are living in a world in which technology affects everyday facets of life. Technology resources are therefore necessary to effectively enhance classroom instruction and enable students to be effective users of technology. Enjoy the various educational technology resources, news, tips, and more that will empower you to navigate into technology with ease!

http://mnrivera1.com/multicultural.htm
Learn how to say "Hello" in the Pacific, where you will find a rich diverse of cultures in the Asia Pacific region.

http://www.sitesforteachers.com/
Sites for teachers features free printables, resources, games, puzzles, awards, activities, and more! This is a wonderful site to share with other Pacific educators!

http://www.4teachers.org/
Teaching with the Internet, Tool 8, was developed by ALTEC (Advanced Learning Technologies Project) University of Kansas. It is devoted to helping educators with technology with access to 15 tools in its "4teachers family of tools." You will find technology journals, organizations, sites, and professional development resources and sites. There is also an ALTEC Video Channel on YouTube (tutorials). It would be beneficial to English Language Learners because of its many features and links to resources that are focused on assisting a diversity of students.

http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2008/08/101-free-learning-tools.html
"101 Free Learning Tools" features various tools that Pacific educators can use to effectively enhance their instruction.

http://soealumniassociation.blogspot.com/
The SOE Alumni Association supports SOE’s mission of effectively preparing educators and other education personnel for professional performance in diverse cultural contexts. It serves as a connection for which SOE alumni can give back to their alma mater by sharing their talents, resources, etc. in different SOE events. It further serves as a source for developing alumni pride, spirit, and life-long commitments to the School of Education.

http://uogalumniassociation.blogspot.com/
The mission of the UOG Alumni Association is to foster a spirit of loyalty and fraternity among the alumni and former students of the University of Guam in order to promote the general welfare of the University, its alumni, and former students.

http://aceiuog.blogspot.com/
The mission of the Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) is to promote the inherent rights, education, and well-being of all children world-wide. The University of Guam’s ACEI has had many accomplishments over the years. It will continue to renew its commitment to the ideals of the Association – ideals based upon a dream that all children will, someday, live and play in harmony and grow up having the care and education they need and deserve to fulfill their own dreams for the future.

http://www.acei.org/
Association for Childhood Education International

http://www.cal.org/
Center for Applied Linguistics

http://crede.berkeley.edu/
Center for Research on Education, Diversity & Excellence

http://www.cec.sped.org/
Council for Exceptional Children

http://www.ira.org/
International Reading Association

http://cnets.iste.org/
International Society for Technology in Education
National Education Technology Standards

http://www.tesol.org/
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc.

http://www.nctm.org/
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

http://www.naea-reston.org/
National Art Educators Association

http://www.nsta.org/
National Science Teachers Association

http://www.ncte.org/
National Council for Teachers of English

http://www.ncss.org/
National Council for Teachers of Social Studies

http://www.nbea.org/
National Business Education Association

http://www.siopinstitute.net/
Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) Institute

http://www.aafcs.org/
American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences