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The hidden perks of teaching
Summer/Fall 2018 Academy
Prof. Salena Wakim
Why reinvent the wheel?
Crossword, word searches, videos, you name it and the internet probably already has it:
Puzzles:
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/free-puzzlemaker/
https://worksheets.theteacherscorner.net/make-your-own/crossword/
Videos:
Library (College’s and community) http://libguides.msjc.edu/msjclibraries
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mehz7tCxjSE
TED Talks/TED Studies http://www.ted.com/
Other Resources:
Museums http://www.sdnhm.org/education/education-resources/nature-to-you-loan-program/
Idea Book http://ideabook.aetncsg.com/
Edutopia https://www.edutopia.org/
PBS http://ca.pbslearningmedia.org/
Smithsonian exhibitions http://www.si.edu/Exhibitions
Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/teachers/
Google image search http://www.google.com
Can you spare a dollar?
Why does it all have to cost so much? Well, it doesn’t necessarily have to. Here are a few tricks to minimize the pain/
IRS (no I’m not kidding) https://www.irs.gov/
Union programs (part-time) http://upte.org/ (full-time) http://www.cta.org/
CollegeBuys software http://collegebuys.com/
Retail Discount programs: https://tinyurl.com/ybbmwkjw http://tinyurl.com/h86ga3b http://tinyurl.com/gv4c8dj
Exhibit Passes: http://www.festivalofgenomicscalifornia.com/
School ID (don’t leave home without it)
Fun Discounts and Freebies
…because everyone deserves a break now and then
National Teacher Appreciation Day & Week – say it with me – “teacher appreciation day freebies” http://capta.org/programs-events/teacher-appreciation-week/
Teacher Discounts all year: http://www.thepennyhoarder.com/teacher-discounts/
Rubio’s teacher appreciation: https://www.rubios.com/coupons/teacher-appreciation-eligibility
Los Angeles Natural History Museum: http://www.nhm.org/site/for-teachers/teacher-resources
Freebies for all!
Smithsonian Free Museum Day: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/museum-day-live-2016/tickets/
Bank of America Museums on us program: http://about.bankofamerica.com/en-us/global-impact/arts-and-culture/partners.html
Target Community Events: https://corporate.target.com/corporate-responsibility/community-events
Practically-Green.com 