Partners

Creek Connections has forged an effective partnership between Allegheny College and regional K-12 schools to turn waterways in Northwest Pennsylvania, Southwest New York, and the Pittsburgh area into outdoor environmental laboratories. Emphasizing a hands-on, inquiry based investigation of local waterways, this project annually involves over 40 different secondary schools and the classes of 50 teachers.

Visit their webpage:  Creek Connections

The Erie County Public Library offers help to students and teachers.

Find this button on the Erie County Public Libary web page (www.ErieLibrary.org) and click it. It will take you to the Live Homework Help page.

Live Homework Help (powered by Tutor.com) is an excellent, free online tutoring service for students in 4th - 12th grades. Students can connect to screened, professional tutors from across the country for one-to-one homework help in Math, English, Science, and Social Studies. The help sessions are available from 2 pm to 10 pm, seven days a week.

On the Erie Libary Home page click on Electronic Resources On the Electronic Resource page you find the link to the Power Library page. To enter the site you need:Erie County Libary Bar Code Number (listed on your Erie County Libary Card).

The Power Library is a treasure trove of information for students and teachers alike. You will find materials of interest in most subject areas for all age groups from young children to adults. There are over 40 databases available including EBSCO Middle Search Plus and EBSCO Masterfile Premier. These two datbases are similiar to the Reader's Guide to Periodicals, only thei actually provide access to manu full text magazine articles. They alos include reference books, biographies, primary source document, and a collection of photos, maps and flags.

On the Erie Libary Home page click on Electronic Resources. On the Electronic Resource page you find the link to Facts.com. For this page you also need your Erie County Libary Bar Code Number.

Facts.com answers questions about major U.S. and world events since 1980, with selceted coverage back to 1940. Search FACTS.com's 80,000 full text articles to find out details of all major news events including accidents and disasters, business, medicine, social issues, politics, science, the environment and education. Special features include historical documents, newspaper editorials, maps, photographs, presidential elections since 1944, and biographies.

The mission of Sea Grant is to promote wise stewardship of coastal resources, including ocean and Great Lake regions. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) within the U.S. Department of Commerce administers Sea Grant.

The educational component of Pennsylvania Sea Grant focuses on the development of curricula and other programming related to Pennsylvania's Lake Erie watershed and Delaware Estuary, placing special emphasis on the incorporation of Sea Grant, Delaware Estuary, and Great Lakes related materials into elementary, middle, and high school curricula. The strategy includes a balance between classroom work and field experience. The ultimate goal is to promote environmental awareness and stewardship among our youth.

Pennsylvania Sea Grant staff is working cooperatively with Lake Erie-Allegheny Earth Force and Delaware Valley Earth Force and other providers of environmental education, including: Penn State Cooperative Extension; other Sea Grant Programs, especially Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and other Great Lakes and mid-Atlantic programs; Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP); the staff at Presque Isle State Park; Bayfront Center for Maritime Studies;and various other programs in the Delaware Estuary. This approach helps ensure a reduced duplication of effort leading to a systematic and cooperative approach to the delivery of environmental education within the two watersheds.

Check their publication page for fact sheets, brochures, lesson plans and more.

• PA CleanWays affilates,
• Special projects, like the Forest Lands Beautification Program, and
• Programs that encourage everyone to join the fight against dumping and littering

PA CleanWays has created a variety of educational tools for teachers and youth, including a series of litter activity books and an environment and ecology curriculum. All of our educational materials are developed with the following philosophy in mind:

Tell them, they'll forget.
Show them, they'll remember.
Involve them, they'll understand.

Most items are available for the cost of shipping and handling; others are available at a nominal cost.

For Educators:

Check out the Online Publication Page, especially:

• Tools for Change
• Community Investigation
• this page and the other pages contain lots of information that you may need when facilitating an Earth Force Project on illegal dumping or littering.

"Recent cutbacks in educational funding make it difficult for schools to keep up with the demand for quality educational materials. Newspapers serve as an exceptional supplement to textbooks. After all, they are the remarkable textbook. Studies have shown that newspapers used in schools have a positive influence on reading skills of comprehension, vocabulary development, general reading achievement, and in some cases, motivation to read.

By partnering with NIE your business becomes part of the solution to the education crisis and your dollars help students and teachers right here in the community you serve. Your business will gain recognition in the Erie Times-News and on this Web Site and it's as simple as clicking here or calling Amanda Prischak at (814) 870-1820 for more information on one of our partnership opportunities."