Help Struggling Students who Attend High-Poverty Schools

[Mary Etta Felton, EdS]

We can no longer stand by, complain and watch the students fail and drop out of school at an alarming rate.  We must come together and discuss ways to help struggling students.   However, many parents as well as educators are unaware of the free online available resources. Join me and share the information provided. Below, I have listed several free appropriate online resources.

 

1. Cool Math - free online cool math lessons, cool math games & apps, fun math activities, pre-algebra,...

http://www.coolmath.com/

2. The Khan Academy

http://www.khanacademy.org/

Khan Academy is on a mission to provide a free world-class education to anyone anywhere. With over 2,600 videos covering everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history and 200 practice exercises, helping students learn whatever they want, whenever they want, at their own pace.

3. Starfall's Learn to Read with phonics

http://www.starfall.com/

A free website to teach children to read with phonics. For preschool, kindergarten, and first grade. Exciting phonics games and online interactive ooks.

4. Dictionary.com - the largest and most trusted free online dictionary. Quickly find accurate definitions and audio pronunciations of words. Features include  translator as well as English and Spanish pronunciation of words.

http://www.dictionary.com

5. Visual Fractions - A Fraction Tutorial

http://www.visualfractions.com/

A fractions tutorial that models fractions with number lines or circles. Fraction games are included.

Share your thoughts.

[Mary Etta Felton, EdS]

I am promoting: Use Technology to Help Children Succeed.

[Penguin Board of Directors]

The Facebook route was a good choice to ensuring that. Word of mouth counts as well. 

[Mary Etta Felton, EdS]

I have shared the information with many parents locally. Recently, I emailed the information to the Director of Elizabeth City Housing Authority to include in the monthly newsletter.  In addition, I have asked parents to spread the information. Frequently, I post the websites to my Facebook page.  Radio may be another avenue.  I realize I need the help of others to join me and circulate the information regarding the free resources. www.dictionary.com and www.vocabulary.com are two additional free resources. It is my goal to share this information to every state that studies show children who attend high-poverty schools are failing.

Suggestions and feedback welcomed. My email address is [e-mail].

[Penguin Board of Directors]

Great, Mary. By the way, sorry I am not familiar with EdS. What does that stand for?

[Mary Etta Felton, EdS]

The Education Specialist, also referred to as Educational Specialist, Specialist in Education, or Ed.S., is an advanced academic degree in the U.S. that is designed for individuals who wish to develop additional skills or increase their knowledge beyond the master's degree level, but may not wish to pursue a degree at the doctoral level.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_Specialist

[Penguin Board of Directors]

Thanks Mary. Good to learn that there are bridge degrees between Master’s and Doctorate. There are many “doctors” in town who might have to step back and re-enroll in refresher programs a few years from now, going by the rate at which doctoral factories mushroom. Some ‘doctors’ may have to go as far back as AA and AS levels to get their bearings straight!

I like the coverage that University of Dayton gave the subject of EdS. Though neither Dayton’s nor Wiki’s is regarded as a peer-reviewed source, academics generally discountenance citations crediting Wiki and other such non-juried sources. Harvard Business Review is among the very few exceptions of non-juried sources with some measure of credibility with the academia.     

Talking about credibility, if Gingrich’s speech writers attended Dayton (or better), they probably would have ended up being better informed. Among others, Dayton said “the department of educational leadership prepares scholar-practitioners dedicated to building learning communities (not dedicated to build learning communities …).”

http://www.udayton.edu/learn/graduate/education/major_educational_l...

[safirah chinwe]

i would like to support u in any way possible. i am presently pursuing my masters in education with a focus on educational technology and i would love to create my niche in the educational sector by graduation. so far i've learned that struggling students succeed in schools where administrators have identified technology as a viable medium of teaching and learning and are willing to support their staff in the professional development of technology integration in the classroom.

Mary Etta Felton, EdS said:

I am promoting: Use Technology to Help Children Succeed.

[Mary Etta Felton, EdS]

Thank you for your support.  Please share the information regarding the free educational websites.

[Mary Etta Felton, EdS]

www.vocabulary.com

[Mary Etta Felton, EdS]

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quiz_list.htm