Thinkfinity Explore the World

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Thinkfinity- Explore the World!
Tammy Hernandez Thinkfinity National Cadre Trainer
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What is Thinkfinity?
Thinkfinity.org is a website that contains
thousands of free lesson plans and student
materials for every core subject, designed by the
leading educational organizations in the United
States.

• A partnership between the Verizon Foundation and
  the nations leading educational and adult and
  family literacy organizations
• 55,000 FREE education and adult and family
  literacy resources
• FREE professional development

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Thinkfinitys Partners
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Explore the Life of Celia Cruz

• Do your students
• Research Historical Figures?
• Study other Cultures?
• Write Biographies?
• Create Country Reports?
• Analyze Primary Sources?
• Study Music?

Keyword search Celia CruzPartner Site
Smithsonian
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Primary Sources
Ready to Use Lesson Plans
Keyword search CubaPartner Site Smithsonian
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Writing Biographies
Online and Offline
Keyword search Bio CubePartner Site
Smithsonian
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Integrated Search Engine
Search Engine locates resources from all Partner
sites simultaneously Supports interdisciplinary
learning
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Lets Start Exploring!
Commanding Heights
Gravity Launch
Art of Explosion
All Systems Go
Continent Assembler
Tower of Hanoi
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Adult and Family Literacy Resources

• Best in Class
• Literacy Resources for
• Literacy Instructors
• Program Managers and Developers
• Volunteer and Volunteer Coordinators
• Parents
• Elected or Appointed Officials
• Adult and Early Childhood Learners

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Thinkfinity Professional Development

• Comprehensive and FREE training program -
• 1 hour live webinar
• Self-guided training
• Face-to-Face training

• Focus on using Thinkfinity resources to improve
  student learning

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Thinkfinity is

• A Web site for educators, students, parents, the
  afterschool and adult and family literacy
  communities
• 55,000 FREE education and literacy resources
  including
• Lesson plans
• Student materials
• Online Interactives
• Print-ready resources
• Peer-reviewed web sites
• Adult and family literacy resources
• Free professional development
• A partnership between
• Verizon Foundation
• Leading educational and literacy organizations

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Reflections, Comments, Questions?
Stay and visit one of the demo stations to learn
more and explore!