Tools for Teachers

The following are resources that may be of use to to the teaching community. Please use these as you feel fit:

Promote Risk Management and win Cash Awards! -
Encourage one of your students to craft and submit an article for publication within theSafetyNews and receive a monetary award. We will provide monetary awards to any child who successfully submits an article that is published in our SafetyNews. These are available to any child currently enrolled in our public schools. We will also consider articles submitted by an employee of a member of MABE. Selection of articles to be published are determined by the Editor of the SafetyNews.

Please submit any articles to Lisa Spencer, Risk Management Officer at lspencer@mabe.org. Articles will be selected on their applicability to the SafetyNews, and maybe edited to fit the SafetyNews format.

Risk Management Game - http://www.e-oikos.net/gmap/oikos.htm

"Masters of Disaster" -
This award winning curriculum from the Red Cross teaches children how to handle disasters and emergencies. Educator lesson plans provided - http://www.redcross.org/disaster/masters

Hydroville Curriculum Project -
Students assume the roles of professionals on a multidisciplinary team brought in to solve real-world scenarios, based on actual occurrences and real data - Hydroville Curriculum Project

Risk Watch -
K-12 Teaching Tools from the National Fire Protection Association - http://www.nfpa.org/categorylist.asp?categoryid=1050&url=safetyinformation/forpubliceducators/educationprograms/riskwatch

Discovery Education's "Ready Classroom" -
Emergency Preparedness tools for Teachers, Students and Families - http://readyclassroom.discoveryeducation.com/#/map

Sparky the Fire Dog -
A web site from NFPA with games and safety tips for children of all ages- http://www.sparky.org

"The Uh-Oh's" from the National Fire Protection Association -
http://nfpa4kids.org/grownups/

The Mint -
Teaching Money Management Skills to 6-12 graders -
http://themint.org/teachers/

"NEED" - The National Energy Education and Development Project - NEED materials are hands-on and incorporate the philosophy of Kids Teaching Kids. NEED makes teaching and learning about energy exciting, as students develop leadership and critical thinking skills.
http://www.need.org/

AirNow - Kid's Air -
A cross agency - US Government Web site to educate children on air quality. The following lilnk is to Teacher Resources -
http://www.airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=learning.forteachers

Cool School -
Conflict Resolution Game for Kids, Grades K-2 -
http://www.curriki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Demo/coolschool

Penny-Game -
To learn how much the federal government collected in revenues and borrowed in fiscal year 2007 and how those funds were spent -
http://www.concordcoalition.org/education/penny-game/instructions.html

BULLYING

Positive Behavioral Inverventions & Supports -
http://www.pbis.org/

Common Sense Media Information on Bullying -
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/cyberbullying

Take the Pledge to Stop Bullying -
http://www.facebook.com/stopbullyingspeakup

Safe and Supportive Schools -
http://safesupportiveschools.ed.gov/index.php?id=01

Teaching Tolerance Resources -
This site has classroom activities, kits, handbooks, grant opportunities, etc. -
http://www.tolerance.org/teach/index.jsp

Stop Bullying Now! -
A campaign to help raise awareness to bullying and what adults and children can do to stop it -
http://www.stopbullying.gov/