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Tutoring Resources

https://www.reviews.com/best-scholarship-search-platforms/

-An unbiased scholarship guide that would be valuable for students and parents in your community

http://www.starfall.com/

-Online educational games for kids learning how to read and write.

 

http://www.eslpartyland.com/quiz-center/quiz.htm

-Online quizzes and games for practicing English vocabulary and grammar with older students.

 

clpgh.org

Click in the “teen” icon on the bottom of the page. In the locker click the backpack icon. Click “You've got homework. We've got help” icon and login with your library card. A librarian will work through the entire problem with you via virtual white board. Great for older students with advanced problems or students who need help when you’re not around.

 

https://www.khanacademy.org/

Website with extensive free assessments, practice, and library resources.

 

http://adultnumeracy.terc.edu/TIAN_teacher_resources.html

- Five “bundles” of math activities ranging from basic counting to geometry. Alternative and holistic approaches to teaching math topics.

 

http://www.nald.ca/library/learning/familymath/toc.htm

- A math workbook with activities and guidance on math concepts based around everyday activities.

 

http://www.reftrans.org/esl-teaching-links-old/

-List of resources for teaching ESL with refugees. Other pages on the site have useful background information about refugees and resettlement.

 

http://students.brown.edu/refugee-youth-tutoring-enrichment/resources

-Resource list from a similar student group at Brown working with resettled refugees. Lots of links to worksheets and other downloads!

 

http://www.isbe.net/bilingual/htmls/refugee_services.htm

-Information, policy, and advice on refugees in primary and secondary US education systems.

 

http://www.pittsburghpromise.org/earn_criteria.php

-Information on the Pittsburgh Promise, a scholarship available to all Pittsburgh Public School students.

Non-Academic Resources

http://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/index.html

-Information about health issues for refugees resettled in the United States.

 

http://www.uscis.gov/

-Information on obtaining US citizenship, including practice test questions and online application.

 

http://www.refugees.org/resources/

-US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants resource list with background information on problems facing resettled refugees.

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