http://netvouz.com/jgordon/tag/government?feed=rss jgordon's bookmarks tagged "government" on Netvouz http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/country_profiles/default.stm Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions. They also include audio or video clips from BBC archives. Social Studies jgordon Sun, 27 May 2007 20:47:26 GMT http://bensguide.gpo.gov/about.html Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids is brought to the World Wide Web as a service of the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). Ben's Guide serves as the educational component of GPO Access, GPO's service to provide the official online version of legislative and regulatory information. Can select grade level. Social Studies > Government jgordon Tue, 02 May 2006 13:18:31 GMT http://www.centeroncongress.org/ This site is designed to inform students about Congress through diverse modalities. It includes videos, political cartoons, primary sources, lesson plans, activities and many free resources. It is also available in Spanish Social Studies > Government jgordon Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:49:49 GMT http://www.firstamendmentschools.org/about/aboutindex.aspx First Amendment Schools project teaches civics through hands-on lessons. Primary and secondary students are learning first-hand about some of their constitutionally protected rights through the First Amendment Schools project. The national initiative seeks to promote civic responsibility by encouraging students to, for example, write new school constitutions, help hire staff and plan assemblies. Social Studies > Government jgordon Wed, 22 Feb 2006 17:40:26 GMT http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/tools/socst-hs.html#Interactive This site offers multiple links to interactive sites for high school social studies. Social Studies jgordon Wed, 22 Feb 2006 21:49:51 GMT http://www.lep.gov/ LEP.gov promotes a positive and cooperative understanding of the importance of language access to federally conducted and federally assisted programs. This website supports fair, reasoned and consistent implementation of Executive Order 13166, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of1964, and the Title VI regulations regarding language access. This site also acts as a clearinghouse, providing and linking to information, tools, and technical assistance regarding limited English proficiency and language services for federal agencies, recipients of federal funds, users of federal programs and federally assisted programs, and other stakeholders. Administrators > English Language Learners jgordon Sat, 01 Dec 2007 03:28:15 GMT http://thomas.loc.gov/ This website is from the Library of Congress and gives legislative information, in the spirit of Thomas Jefferson. Under “Current Activity” students can read what happened recently in Congress or what is on the house floor at the moment. Under “Learn” students can find out about the Supreme Court, the legislative process, the Declaration of Independence, and the U.S. Constitution. There is a section for teachers with classroom activities and lesson plans. Rec. by Sharon Siciak Social Studies > Government jgordon Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:49:43 GMT http://nclb.gov/next/overview/ Administrators > NCLB jgordon Wed, 02 Apr 2003 13:07:25 GMT http://www.nochildleftbehind.gov/ Administrators > NCLB jgordon Sat, 03 Aug 2002 13:49:50 GMT http://www.publicagenda.org/specials/immigration/immigration.htm Administrators > English Language Learners jgordon Tue, 14 Jan 2003 14:42:41 GMT