135th Street School is committed to support paraprofessionals in their professional skill set while working in our learning community and providing training to assist future career growth.

Want to fund part of your college education with a grant or know someone who could use financial assistance?

"The Federal Pell Grant Program provides need-based grants to low-income undergraduate and certain postbaccalaureate students to promote access to postsecondary education." ¹

Pell Grant Links: Pell Grant Website http://www2.ed.gov/programs/fpg/index.html Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) site http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

About Pell Grant Links National Public Radio website artivcle: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125199938 Pell Grant article in Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pell_Grant

1 Ed.Gov Us Department of Education - Federal Pell Grant Program http://www2.ed.gov/programs/fpg/index.html

November 21, 2009 - Data - Professionalism in Technology and Use of Data

September 23, 2009 - Instructional Technology

February 5, 2010 - Technology Troubleshooting; Accelerated Reader - wireless access; Thinking Maps

Thinking Map Examples here.

Circle Maps For Defining in Context Google Search Results

Tree Map For Classifying and Grouping Google Search Results

Bubble Map For Describing with Adjectives Google Search Results

Double Bubble Map For Comparing and Contrasting Google Search Results
Tips:
__ is like  ____ because ____ (common circles)
__ is different from ___ because ___ (non-similar circles)
Double Bubble is conceptually similar to a VENN Diagram

Flow Map For Sequencing and Ordering Google Search Results

Multi Flow Map For Analyzing Causes and Effects Google Search Results
Tip: the event (center) is like a headline.
Multi Flow Map Teacher Inservice Here

Brace Map For Identifying Part/Whole Relationships Google Search Results

Bridging Map For Seeing Analogies Google Search Results