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School/Home Connection
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Expanding your child's math ability
 Date: 1996 Grade(s): 1 - 4 Cost: $3.99 - $55.00 ENC#: 011410
This kit, part of the Bowdoin Parent Education Program, suggests constructive ways parents may help their elementary school children become more successful in math. The kit contains materials for a presentation to a parent group: a workbook, a twelve-minute videotape, and a lesson plan for the presentation.
http://www.enc.org/resources/records/0,1240,011410,00.shtm
(For more details, see ENC Record.)
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Math, facing an American phobia
Date: 1998 Grade(s): K - Post-Sec. Cost: $15.95 ENC#: 012250
This book for parents and teachers proposes reasons for math's bad reputation with the American public, discusses what math can and should mean to people, and explains how adults can avoid having children adopt their own math phobic attitudes. The chapters trace the underlying conflict between the public's assumption that mathematics means arithmetic and the belief of mathematics educators that the mathematics taught in schools today must foster reasoning, thinking, and problem-solving skills.
http://www.enc.org/resources/records/0,1240,012250,00.shtm
(For more details, see ENC Record.)
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Building parent partnerships
Date: 1996 Grade(s): Pre-K - 12 Cost: $9.95 - $12.95 ENC#: 012260
This teacher resource book, part of the Teacher-to-Teacher series, describes six successful programs for encouraging parents to play an active role in their children's education. The series, developed by the National Education Association (NEA), has classroom teachers speak to other teachers about education issues that include school change, student assessment and multiple intelligences.
http://www.enc.org/resources/records/0,1240,012260,00.shtm
(For more details, see ENC Record.)
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Parental involvement
 Date: 1992 Grade(s): K - 12 Cost: $15.95 - $19.95 ENC#: 012279
This videotape, from the series TEACHER TV, highlights activities in two school districts with successful programs designed to increase parents' involvement in their children's learning. The series, part of the NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION Professional Library, documents innovative educational techniques from educators around the country.
http://www.enc.org/resources/records/0,1240,012279,00.shtm
(For more details, see ENC Record.)
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Parents as partners
Date: 1992 Grade(s): K - 12 Cost: $15.95 - $19.95 ENC#: 012280
This videotape for parents and educators, from the series TEACHER TV, highlights activities that create partnerships between parents and schools. The series, part of the NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION Professional Library, documents innovative educational techniques from educators around the country.
http://www.enc.org/resources/records/0,1240,012280,00.shtm
(For more details, see ENC Record.)
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Generationally Gooey: a science program for Jr. Einsteins
Date: 1998 Grade(s): K - 8 Cost: $29.95 ENC#: 012294
This book, developed for grades K to 8 as part of a family science program, contains instructions, demonstrations, and activities designed to teach and entertain students, teachers, and other guests such as parents, local leaders, and school business partners. The program is based upon a three step learning model (explore, explain, and apply) and consists of four presenter led demonstrations and five different participation stations.
http://www.enc.org/resources/records/0,1240,012294,00.shtm
(For more details, see ENC Record.)
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Helping your child learn math
  ENC Digital Dozen Site
Date: 1999 Grade(s): Pre-K - 7 Cost: Free ENC#: 011078
URL: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Math/index.html
This web site from the United States Department of Education, intended for parents of children in Pre-K to grade 7, is the archived on-line version of the book by the same title. This book is divided into introductory material that explains the basic principles behind the current approach to math, sections on activities, and lists of resources.
http://www.enc.org/resources/records/0,1240,011078,00.shtm
(For more details, see ENC Record.)
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Helping your child learn science
ENC Digital Dozen Site
Date: 1992 Grade(s): Pre-K - 6 Cost: Free ENC#: 011342
URL: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Science/index.html
This Internet site, intended for students in grades pre-K through 6, provides ideas and activities that help parents do science with their children at home in an informal setting. The site includes basic information about science and activities for children to do around the home and about the community.
http://www.enc.org/resources/records/0,1240,011342,00.shtm
(For more details, see ENC Record.)
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Beyond the classroom: linking the mathematics learning with parents, communities, and business and industry
Date: 1998 Grade(s): Pre-K - 6 Cost: $6.00 ENC#: 012322
This focus issue of the journal, TEACHING CHILDREN MATHEMATICS, emphasizes the importance of involving parents and communities in the mathematical learning of children by exploring ways to extend mathematics education beyond the classroom. This official journal of the NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF MATHEMATICS is intended to be a forum for the exchange of ideas and a source of activities and pedagogical strategies for pre-K to 6 mathematics education.
http://www.enc.org/resources/records/0,1240,012322,00.shtm
(For more details, see ENC Record.)
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National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
Date: 1997 Grade(s): Pre-K - 1 Cost: Free ENC#: 011615
URL: http://www.naeyc.org/
This web site, developed by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), is a source of information useful to parents and teachers of young children Pre-K to grade 1. Available online at this site are numerous articles concerning the growth and education of young children.
http://www.enc.org/resources/records/0,1240,011615,00.shtm
(For more details, see ENC Record.)
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Family involvement in children's education: successful local approaches, an idea book
Date: 1997 Grade(s): K - 12 Cost: Free ENC#: 011838
URL: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/FamInvolve/
This web site, provided by the United States Department of Education, is designed to help school administrators, teachers of K through 12, policy makers, and parents build and nurture strong family-school partnerships. The site contains case studies of 20 successful education programs that illustrate what can be done to help increase the involvement of low income families in education and to help all families become more active participants in their children's education.
http://www.enc.org/resources/records/0,1240,011838,00.shtm
(For more details, see ENC Record.)
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Surfing the Net with kids
Date: 1998 Grade(s): K - 12 Cost: Free ENC#: 011880
URL: http://www.surfnetkids.com/
This Internet site, the online version of Barbara Feldman's syndicated newspaper column, SURFING THE INTERNET WITH KIDS, links users to kid friendly, educational sites as well as providing information about Internet safety and guidelines for parents. Each week, the site features a list of fun, educational Web sites on topics as diverse as Gargoyles, Inventors, or the Declaration of Independence.
http://www.enc.org/resources/records/0,1240,011880,00.shtm
(For more details, see ENC Record.)
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Parents guide to the Internet
Date: 1997 Grade(s): K - 12 Cost: Free ENC#: 011882
URL: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/internet/index.html
This World Wide Web (WWW) site, developed for parents by the U.S. Department of Education, is the online version of a book intended to help parents, regardless of their level of technological expertise, make use of the online world as an educational tool.
http://www.enc.org/resources/records/0,1240,011882,00.shtm
(For more details, see ENC Record.)
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Education central
Date: 1996 Grade(s): Pre-K - 12 Cost: Free ENC#: 012325
URL: http://www.parentsoup.com/edcentral/
This World Wide Web (WWW) site, maintained for parents with children in grades K to 12, contains message boards, chat rooms, and links to online resources that provide information about educational issues such as standardized testing, technology in the classroom, and learning disabilities. Additional topics include home schooling, parent/teacher relations, and helping students deal with school related social challenges, from biting and fighting in preschool and elementary school to peer pressure and dating in middle and high school.
http://www.enc.org/resources/records/0,1240,012325,00.shtm
(For more details, see ENC Record.)
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Welcome to America Links Up!
Date: 1998 Grade(s): Pre-K - 12 Cost: Free ENC#: 012530
URL: http://kids.getnetwise.org/americalinksup/newmiddle2.shtml
This World Wide Web (WWW) site, provides information about resources for parents who want to protect their kids from inappropriate material online. Netparents.org was developed by an ad hoc coalition of Internet businesses, non-profit groups, and public interest advocates to help educate the public about the availability of user empowerment tools.
http://www.enc.org/resources/records/0,1240,012530,00.shtm
(For more details, see ENC Record.)
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Glacier
ENC Digital Dozen Site
Date: 1997 Grade(s): 7 - 12 Cost: Free ENC#: 010889
URL: http://www.glacier.rice.edu/
This World Wide Web (WWW) site, designed for students in grades 7 to 12, supplies extensive information on the continent of Antarctica and the research that is carried on there. The weather of Antarctica features information on temperature, snowfall, and winds as well as general background information on various topics in meteorology such as solar radiation, the atmosphere, and air pressure.
http://www.enc.org/resources/records/0,1240,010889,00.shtm
(For more details, see ENC Record.)
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Science simply amazing kit
Date: 1996 Grade(s): K - 8 Cost: $29.95 ENC#: 010683
This videotape and companion guide were created in partnership with the National PTA and leading science and education organizations to help parents of elementary and middle school students become familiar with the National Science Education Standards and constructivist approaches to science teaching and learning. The video explores changes in science education by taking viewers to a first grade classes where children learn in-depth science through a hands-on, inquiry-based approach; to the Children's Museum of Indianapolis where a single parent and his young daughter join other parents and children for a Family Science workshop; and into the homes of other parents who turn everyday activities, such as taking a walk, reading a book, or playing with a toy rocket, into opportunities to explore the world through science.
http://www.enc.org/resources/records/0,1240,010683,00.shtm
(For more details, see ENC Record.)
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Math for all
Date: 1993 Grade(s): K - 3 Cost: $7.95 - $69.95 ENC#: 011740
This set of parent-education videotapes shows adults how to do fun, hands-on activities with young children to help them develop basic mathematical concepts and skills, including recognizing patterns and shapes, measuring, estimating, and developing number sense. Emphasis is on the many everyday opportunities the parent, referred to as a child's first and most important teacher, has to help the child understand mathematical ideas because mathematics is found everywhere, not only in the classroom.
http://www.enc.org/resources/records/0,1240,011740,00.shtm
(For more details, see ENC Record.)
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Parents as leaders in science and mathematics education reform
 Date: 1994 Grade(s): K - 12 Cost: $59.95 ENC#: 011769
This kit, from Partners for Reform in Science and Math (PRISM), contains program materials, in English and Spanish, for three workshops designed to increase parent awareness of the need to reform science and mathematics education; to inform parents about what they can do at home to help their child succeed in these subjects; and to help parents locate resources. The kit includes a source book for parent and community leaders containing instructions for using the kit materials, overviews of the three English-Language videos and the one Spanish-Language video, step-by-step activities for the three interactive workshops, and 100 examples of community participation in science and math education reform.
http://www.enc.org/resources/records/0,1240,011769,00.shtm
(For more details, see ENC Record.)
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Involving parents in education
Date: 1992 Grade(s): K - 12 Cost: $290.00 - $340.00 ENC#: 011922
This video-based staff development program examines how two schools, one rural and one urban, involve parents in their operation. The guide is based on two assumptions: All parents want their children to succeed in school and want to help if they can and, secondly, schools must take the lead in supporting parents.
http://www.enc.org/resources/records/0,1240,011922,00.shtm
(For more details, see ENC Record.)
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Science at Home
Date: 1998 Grade(s): 4 - 8 Cost: $2.98 - $21.95 ENC#: 013213
This activity book and companion training manual, developed for grades 4 through 8 as part of the SCIENCE AT HOME program, provide activities and workshop materials to encourage families to do hands-on science at home. The SCIENCE AT HOME program was designed to demystify science and to involve scientists, teachers, parents, and children in the process of education.
http://www.enc.org/resources/records/0,1240,013213,00.shtm
(For more details, see ENC Record.)
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Family Internet companion
Date: 1997 Grade(s): K - 12 Cost: Out of Print ENC#: 012328
This guide book and accompanying CD-ROM, developed for grades K to 12, is designed to help families get the most out of the Internet. The book begins with a general description of the Internet and the World Wide Web.
http://www.enc.org/resources/records/0,1240,012328,00.shtm
(For more details, see ENC Record.)
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Internet homework helper
Date: 1997 Grade(s): 5 - 12 Cost: Out of Print ENC#: 012329
This guide book and accompanying CD-ROM, developed for grades 5 though 12, helps students locate Internet sites that provide information for specific homework assignments. The book begins with a general description of the Internet, its history, and how to get connected.
http://www.enc.org/resources/records/0,1240,012329,00.shtm
(For more details, see ENC Record.)
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Every child a scientist: achieving scientific literacy for all
Date: 1998 Grade(s): K - 12 Cost: $10.00 ENC#: 012129
This booklet, developed for parents and others who want to improve the science program in their schools, explains why high quality science education is important for all children and young adults. The first section of the booklet argues that science should be a part of all students' education.
http://www.enc.org/resources/records/0,1240,012129,00.shtm
(For more details, see ENC Record.)
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Math power: how to help your child love math, even if you don't
Date: 1997 Grade(s): Pre-K - 5 Cost: Out of Print ENC#: 012256
This resource book, written for parents who want to be involved in their child's mathematical development, describes the realities of mathematics education today. It offers inspiration and suggestions to parents of children PreK to grade 5.
http://www.enc.org/resources/records/0,1240,012256,00.shtm
(For more details, see ENC Record.)
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Family math
Date: 1986 Grade(s): K - 8 Cost: $19.95 ENC#: 000589
This book contains activities from the Family Math program; the program focuses on parents and children learning mathematics together. The activities in the book can be used in a Family Math class or independently by a parent at home.
http://www.enc.org/resources/records/0,1240,000589,00.shtm
(For more details, see ENC Record.)
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Family math for young children. Comparing.
Date: 1997 Grade(s): Pre-K - 3 Cost: $19.95 ENC#: 010948
This book, designed for parents with children in grades pre K to 3, explores the theme of comparing as applied to numbers and measurements. The book tells parents how to set up a FAMILY MATH for Young Children class, how to be more involved at school, and how to help children at home.
http://www.enc.org/resources/records/0,1240,010948,00.shtm
(For more details, see ENC Record.)
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Math on call: a mathematics handbook
Date: 1998 Grade(s): 6 - 8 Cost: $14.25 - $17.50 ENC#: 011854
This handbook for middle school students provides detailed and illustrated mathematical explanations of topics from number theory, algebra, statistics, and geometry. In the graphs and statistics chapter, for example, a discussion of the mean includes investigating the effect of a large data entry on the mean and using this to lead into the concept of the median.
http://www.enc.org/resources/records/0,1240,011854,00.shtm
(For more details, see ENC Record.)
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Playtime is science: an equity-based parent/child science program
Date: 1997 Grade(s): Pre-K - 3 Cost: $24.95 - $249.95 ENC#: 011185
This kit, developed for grades preK through 3, is an equity-based parent/child science program that incorporates science and scientific thinking, into children's daily routines through a series of hands-on physical science activities. Developed to meet Systemic Reform Initiatives, the program takes a process oriented approach to create a partnership between school, home, and community that will improve science learning for all children.
http://www.enc.org/resources/records/0,1240,011185,00.shtm
(For more details, see ENC Record.)
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Exploring everyday math: ideas for students, teachers, & parents
Date: 1993 Grade(s): K - 6 Cost: $25.00 ENC#: 006935
This teachers guide for grades K to 6 provides plans for math activities that center on the daily life of the family. The authors address two themes in the guide: the problem of the isolation of mathematics learning from life experience and the need for parent involvement in childrens mathematics learning.
http://www.enc.org/resources/records/0,1240,006935,00.shtm
(For more details, see ENC Record.)
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Beyond facts and flashcards: exploring math with your kids
Date: 1996 Grade(s): K - 6 Cost: $16.95 ENC#: 008967
This book, written for parents of students in grades K to 6, exposes the myth that there are those who learn to do math easily and those who are doomed never to experience success in math. It offers parents practical ways to provide children with needed practice in math, along with a collection of games and activities that encourage children to become successful math learners.
http://www.enc.org/resources/records/0,1240,008967,00.shtm
(For more details, see ENC Record.)
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