Kan-Ed

Kan-Ed is a great place to find several tools and resources for educators in the state of Kansas.Unfortunately, there is not public access to many of the tools on the website making the subscription very valuable to us as pre-service teachers. As we all know, school funding is very limited and many times teachers have the responsibility of stocking their classroom with everything they will need to teach effective lessons. I am very excited to explore the Grant Wrangler tool on the homepage because I think this might be a great way to get extra financial assistance when setting up classrooms and providing students with great tools to assist their daily learning. Next, as we dive into the task of lesson planning, the Kansas Education Resource Center is a great place to become familiar with. The best thing about this tool is that it provides educators with lesson plans sorted by grade level which also happen to be pre-aligned with the standards for that grade level. There are also certain plans and resources which link to Thinkfinity, which was created by Verizon to provide even more resources for educators and students alike. On this website, the resources are organized with the user in mind. For instance, resources for teachers can be found under the tab "In the Classroom" or "Professional Development" depending on what you are looking for. Also, there are specific resources for students as well as parents or other family members under the tab "At Home & AfterSchool." Aside from these great examples, Kan-Ed has many other exceptional resources and tools available on its homepage which are worth exploring more.