This slide is for Facilitators only Thank you for your interest in Thinkfinity and your willingness to share your enthusiasm for its resources with others. This presentation and the accompanying Facilitator’s Guide were designed to help you facilitate an Overview Session. They will enable you to share information about the major aspects of the Thinkfinity Web site and its resources. We suggest you review both the presentation and the guide carefully prior to offering your session. The Facilitator’s Guide will provide background information for each slide in this presentation, as well as suggested talking points for a 15, 30, or 45 minute version of the presentation. Again, thank you for sharing Thinkfinity with others in your community. Sincerely, Thinkfinity Professional Development Team Updated 5/22/08

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What Is Thinkfinity? Thinkfinity.org is a Web site 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 nation’s leading educational and literacy organizations 55,000+ FREE education and literacy resources FREE professional development

Thinkfinity’s Content Partners The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Arts National Council on Economic Education Economics National Endowment for the Humanities Humanities National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Mathematics International Reading Association & National Council of Teachers of English Reading/Language Arts American Association for the Advancement of Science Science National Geographic Society Geography National Museum of American History American History National Center for Family Literacy & ProLiteracy Worldwide Adult & Family Literacy

What Does Thinkfinity Provide? Free Educational Resources Standards-based lesson plans Student & Teacher Materials Online Interactive Offline (printable) Partner-reviewed Web links Free Literacy Resources For literacy instructors For literacy program staff For community members For adults and early childhood learners

What Does Thinkfinity Provide? Free Educational Resources Standards-based lesson plans Student & Teacher Materials Online Interactive Offline (printable) Partner-reviewed Web links Free Literacy Resources For literacy instructors For literacy program staff For community members For adults and early childhood learners

What Does Thinkfinity Provide? Free Educational Resources Standards-based lesson plans Student & Teacher Materials Online Interactive Offline (printable) Partner-reviewed Web links Free Literacy Resources For literacy instructors For literacy program staff For community members For adults and early childhood learners

What Does Thinkfinity Provide? Free Educational Resources Standards-based lesson plans Student & Teacher Materials Online Interactive Offline (printable) Partner-reviewed Web links Free Literacy Resources For literacy instructors For literacy program staff For community members For adults and early childhood learners

What Does Thinkfinity Provide? Free Educational Resources Standards-based lesson plans Student & Teacher Materials Online Interactive Offline (printable) Partner-reviewed Web links Free Literacy Resources For literacy instructors For literacy program staff For community members For adults and early childhood learners

What Does Thinkfinity Provide? Free Educational Resources Standards-based lesson plans Student & Teacher Materials Online Interactive Offline (printable) Partner-reviewed Web links Free Literacy Resources For literacy instructors For literacy program staff For community members For adults and early childhood learners

What Does Thinkfinity Provide? Free Educational Resources Standards-based lesson plans Student & Teacher Materials Online Interactive Offline (printable) Partner-reviewed Web links Free Literacy Resources For literacy instructors For literacy program staff For community members For adults and early childhood learners

What Does Thinkfinity Provide? Free Educational Resources Standards-based lesson plans Student & Teacher Materials Online Interactive Offline (printable) Partner-reviewed Web links Developing Reading Fluency Enroll Now Return to Course Engaging Hispanic Parents in the Children’s Education Enroll Now Return to Course Family Literacy: The Intergenerational Approach to Learning Enroll Now Return to Course Graphic Organizers: Tools for Instructors and Students Enroll Now Return to Course How Can My Organization Get Involved in Literacy Enroll Now Return to Course Increasing Learning Gains Through Intensity of Instruction Enroll Now Return to Course Let’s Read Math Enroll Now Return to Course Free Literacy Resources For literacy instructors For literacy program staff For community members For adults and early childhood learners

What Do Others Say About Thinkfinity? Voted Best Site to download Free Lessons & Materials (2006 & 2007)

Thinkfinity’s Homepage Access and use resources at school or at home No subscription/ membership fees

How Do You Find Resources on the Educator Portal? Highlights

How Do You Find Resources on the Educator Portal? Thinkfinity Calendar

How Do You Find Resources on the Educator Portal? 21st Century Learning

How Do You Find Resources on the Educator Portal? Thinkfinity Search Engine

How Do You Find Resources on the Educator Portal? Individual Partner Sites

New Initiatives Recently added… Expanded professional development opportunities and materials Web site redesign: Separate entry points for educators, students, parents, and the afterschool community Robust and easy-to-use search capacity Focus on 21st Century Learning Integration of Thinkfinity Literacy Network Alignment to state standards

New Initiatives Coming soon… My Thinkfinity Smithsonian’s History Explorer Partner site Search by state standards

“Fly Girls”: Women Aviators in World War II Let’s Start Exploring! “Fly Girls”: Women Aviators in World War II EDSITEment Comic Creator ReadWriteThink Maps Xpeditions

Additional Training Opportunities One Hour Webinar (FREE) Literacy Trainings (FREE) Self-Guided Training (FREE)