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FALL SEMESTER 2009

	Whitney Biennial An important survey of contemporary American art. This exhibition happens once every two years and is in New York City.
	Illustrated Art Vocabulary Many of the fundamentals of art are embedded in this document. It is a good reference point for a variety of art problems and their solutions.
	MLA Style Standards Purdue University's attempt to help students cite information correctly for their research papers and essays
	U.S. History and Government This website breaks down the aspects of U.S. History into several categories. Contains online quizzes.
	Study Skills Support All the information you need to know to be successful at studying. Recommended for students to review prior to mid-terms and finals.
	UC/Cal State Requirements The UC chart for required high school courses to attend either UC or Cal State universities.
	The Missing Peace Artists Consider the Dalai Lama is a multi-media art exhibition that brings together 88 respected artists representing 30 countries. With the full life of the Dalai Lama as inspiration, the intention for this project is to shift the world's attention towards peace.
	UIC Spiral Art Education For art teachers to share innovative approaches to middle school and high school art curriculum developed by research projects spiraling out from the UIC Art Education Program.
	Art Education Essay What can education learn from the arts about the practice of education? This article posits a few connections between art and education.
	SPARC The Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC) is an arts center that produces, preserves and conducts educational programs about community based public art works.
	LA Conservation Corps The primary mission of the LA Conservation Corps is to offer at-risk young adults and school-aged youth with opportunities to succeed by providing them with job training, education, and work skills training with an emphasis on environmental and service projects that benefit the community.
	CST Prep (STAR testing) Preparing students for the May tests. This site has English, Math, Science, and Social Studies test samples.
	Human Rights Watch Established in Southern California more than a decade ago, HRW is convinced that the unique population, influence and resources of the L.A. region could be mobilized to defend human rights around the world. Human Rights Watch 2007 Complete Report >
	Report on the Creative Economy of the L.A. Region A study commissioned by Otis College of Art and Design reveals that while tourism and international trade receive all the hype, the creative industries are the dominant economic force in L.A. and Orange counties.
	Studio MX Fundamentals Whether its creating Flash animation or Dreamweaver websites, graphics or posters, this is the place to start.
	The Parent Teacher Home Visit Project is a model of parent engagement that has been proven to end the cycle of blame between parents and school staff by building trust and respect
	The Hunger Site Every time you click on the yellow link at this site, you donate money to the world's hungry.
	Sallie Mae Fund This site has several college loan oppositions and scholarships. Check out the options for low income families.
	Acme Animation Online tutorials and animation gallery for any skill level. If you know Flash or would like to learn it, this is the showcase for your work.
	Center for Media Literacy Dedicated to promoting and supporting media literacy education as a framework for accessing, analyzing, evaluating and creating media content.
	ArtLab for Teenagers Washington D.C.: TheHirshhorn Museum's ongoing art program for high school students. An experiment in contemporary sculpture.
	UbuWeb A site of experimental video, music and poetry. A very large archive with unique, one-of-a-kind artworks.
	InFed "An open, independent and not-for-profit site put together by a small group of educators - the encyclopaedia of informal education: thinkers, theories and themes. An intellectual search engine..."
	Manga Volume "Manga Volume is a sophisticated website that grows as it's community is growing, our main objective is to provide you, the faithfull surfers free manga online that you can view anywhere you are..."
	The Arts and Civic Engagement People who participate in the arts are people who help make communities thrive, according to a study released by the National Endowment for the Arts.
	Globalization and the Art World Globalization and technology are forcing artists, curators and museum directors to rethink the world of American art.
	YouTube vs. the Boob Tube Until about five minutes ago almost all video-entertainment content was produced and distributed by Hollywood. Period. That time is over.
	The History of Photomontage Great examples of 19th and 20th century photomontage.
	Donors Choose A simple way for teachers to fund projects in their classrooms .
	3-D Math Shapes Dozens of templates for making 3-d geometric objects. Do you want to make a star shape? This is the site.
	The Most Wanted Paintings on the Web Two artists took a survey of the most popular elements of a work of art. The results are recorded at this site. Check out each country's favorite color, subject, etc. Strange survey.
	SAT Preparation at AP Central The first step in preparing for this important test. Freshmen, sophomores and juniors should access this site regularly.
	Woostercollective.com Con(temporary) art from around the world. Street art, graffiti, stencils, and more!!
	Merchants of Cool PBS website A report on the creators & marketers of popular culture to teenagers.
	21st Century Skills A unique alliance of education, business and government leaders working to fully address the education needs and challenges of work and life in the 21st century
	Arts & Letters Daily A website about culture, music, art, news, philosophy, trends, etc.
	Visual Thesaurus Visual representation of synonyms as well as a unique and helpful website for learning vocabulary.
	Ad Dissection 101: Exposing Media Manipulation In this website, students analyze advertising then create their own ads.

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