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Adult Career pathways
Different Paths to the Career of Your Dreams
Discover Your Skills
Practical Information about job-hunting, on-the job behavior, the inporatnce of education & training

Cancer Information Resouces

National Cancer Institute
general info on types of cancer & Cancer FAQs

College Transition

College Transition I
official GED info
College Board Official Site
Essential info on college application process
New England Institute of Technology Accuplacer practice
sampling of ACCUPLACER questions
Reading for College Readiness
Developing College-level Reading
Are online courses for you?
Quiz that will help you decide if online learning is for you
online test preview & practice
FAME--Finance Authority of Maine
Information for non-traditional students about how to pay for college
Info about Maine School of Law
The Association for Legal Career Professionals
How to Become a Paralegal in Maine
How to Become an Immigration Attorney
The Job Requirements for An Immigration Paralegal

Create Your Own Web site

Weebly
How to create your own (free) Web site

Creative Writing

Short Stories online

Elayne's College & Career Websites

O'Net
Occupational Information
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Handbook
Comprehension info about qualifications & training needed, demand for job, pay levels
Central Maine Community College
College Website:information about courses & applications
Finance Authority of Maine
Info on financing college

Energy & Food--sustainable agriculture

Energy & The Food We Eat
Lewiston Lots to Gardens
local initiative for sustainable food
Summit Springs Farm CSA
Community Supported Agriculature in Poland
Maine Organic Farming Association
sustainable food advocate Michael Pollen's site
Energy, Climate and Sustainable Agriculture in Peru
Rodale Institute Web Site
Genetically modified crops implicated in Colony Collapse Disorder
Russians grow most of their food in small private plots
Perhaps this is an indictment of Russian commercial farming, but it shows what can be done by way of small-scale local farms

energy audit info

Energy Efficiency

Mother Earth News-Energy Rebates
MPBN Angus King on Maine Wind Farms
Matt Simmons on Maine's need for alterantive energy
Efficiency Maine
Replacing your light bulbs is only the beginning
US Department of Energy
Energy Star
Info on home energy improvements, energy-efficient appliances, etc.
Home Power Magazine
magazine for those interested in low energy consumption living
More cars of the future?
electric cars
Cars of the future?
extreme hybrids
The Energy Story
teaching Energy Conservation
site geared toward education younger people about energy-related issues
Energy Vocabulary 1
Energy vocabulary 2
Science of Energy vocabulary & directory of sources
Saving energy is more cost effective than gnerating alternative energy--Time article
Drilling for US oil
Gov. Baldacci's thoughts on Maine's energy solutions
Electric Cars
Time magazine article
Energy Conversion charts
Not just for kids. BTUs are the common unit.
Energy vocabulary 3

Energy--and Climate Change

Energy--average household in United States

Energy FAQs

Energy--Electric, electric generation & US grid

Energy--Home Solar Technology

Energy--Hydro Electric & Tidal

Energy--independence for Maine & United States

Energy--Phantom Loads

Energy--Puerto-Rico

Energy--wind power

Ex-offender work readiness & education

Financial Education & CASAS Consumer Economics

Verizon family literacy Web site--financial literacy
How to make grocery shopping with young children an educational experience
American Consumer Credit Counseling--monthly budget sheet
My Money (US Gov. site)
Marshall Financial Literacy
Dollar Stretcher
learn to make good financial decisions
Marshallmoney.org
Marshall Adult Ed's money site
National Foundation for Credit Counseling
Credit Card recommendations
Mint.com
Maine State Housing
Information about home purchase, renting, rental agreements, etc.
Maine Attorney General's Office
Help on consumer issues, complaints about poor or illegal business practices, fraud alerts, etc.
Mortgage or loan amortization calculator
Let's you put in any loan amount, any interest rate, and any term, then calculate monthly payments, total loan payback, etc.
Advice on saving & money management for all ages
FDIC site for saving & retirement advice
INdividual Retirement Accounts
IRS sitespelling out definition & tax consequences of IRAs
401k Retirement Accounts
IRS site on employer-provided retirement accounts
Consumer Finance Bureau
Us Department championed by Elizabeth Warren
Common Sense Media
Information & advice for parents, children, and young adults on using media wisely
Who Rules America
An accurate picture of the distribution of wealth and political power in the United States is essential

GED / High School Diploma Research Topics

GED Reading

GED Reading (publisher's website)

GED Writing

Goal Setting, Planning & Time Management Resouces

About SMART Goals
Time & Date Website
Free calendars for all your planning needs

Habits of Success

Health Care Reform

Comparison of US and various European health care systems
Taking the measure of health care in America
MS patient falls into American insurance gap
Comparison of fates of British & US patients with MS
France at forefront of free innovative cancer care
Official site for health care reform updates
Gives info on changes brought about by new health care law, state by state, tailored to individuals & families
Kaiser Family Foundation
Info on health care reform, Mediaid, Medicare, health insurance, etc.

Info on learning techniques & learning disabilities

Learning Styles Inventories

ncsu learning styles inventory
dvc learning styles inventory
rrcc learning style inventory
California Poly Learning Style Inventory
Exercise your brain with this fun test
Have fun! It takes an average of 5 tries to get to 100%. Follow the directions! It's harder than it seems, as it should be! A br
Learning Styles Inventory

Information Management

Islamic Financing, including Shariah-compliant mortgages

article on Sharia-compliant mortagages in Great Britain
Guardian article from 2008 describes mechanisms of various Islamic mortagages
Uptake on Sharia mortgages less than expected
Description of some of the difficulties involved in introducing Sharia-compliant financing, but with links to experts & research
Sharia Compliance Watch
Site seems rather paranoid, but it's good to be skeptical when it comes to financial products
overview of conventional US mortgages & terms
Could Sharia-compliant banking attract Middle-Eastern investment?
From 2007. I'm looking for something more recent.

Legal & Consummer Rights & Responsibilities

masonry stoves

Media worth checking out

Maine Public Broadcasting
Info about Public Radio & Public Television in Maine
Lewiston Sun Journal
local, state, & regional news from Lewiston
Portland Press Herald/ Maine Sunday Telegraph
Portland, Maine's daily & weekly papers
The Portland Phoenix
Portland's OTHER newspaper--good coverage of alternative viewpoints, local arts and music scene, political humor, etc.
Wall Street Journal
National, international, business & financial news
The British Broadcasting Corporation
British & world news; links to great science, political, geographic, & ESOL materials
Al Jazeera (English version)
Best coverage of international news, but definitely not pro-Israel
Christian Science Monitor
major US newspaper that's moving to Web-only format
Finfacts--Irish Financial Reality in the wake of the Celtic Tiger
Editor Michael Hennigan takes the cake for cynicism and rampant comma misuse, but this is excellent stuff.
The Daily Show
When you follow the daily news, you'll enjoy this wonderful spoof of the news
The Economist
Leading business news magazine in English

mini hydro technology

Presentation at MAEA

How much time to you spend on media every day?
New Yok Times article about young people and technology use
Adult Learners and Technolgy
How to deliver Effective Instruction and Overcome Barriers to Learning
technology & at-risk adult learners-U. Calgary
Email in the classroom
From now on
Contains guidelines for a student email program

Public Education--News & Research

Edutopia.org

Recycling

Goodwill
Freecycle
Recycling site recommended by Paul Cote

Science & Your Health

Science--Disappearing Honey bees

BBC science
California bee keeper interviewed

Social Studies

National Geographical site
New York Times learning site
Tracking the progress of the economic stimulus package
President Obama addresses the nation on the need to support the economic stimulus package
GED Social Studies glossary
lvocabulary & definitions for GED Social Studies
Readings for GED Social Studies
online GED Social Studies practice test

State of Maine (official site)

State of Maine ( offical site)
first stop for all State of Maine enquiries
The Maine Legislature
Monitor your state senators & representatives. Are they working for YOU?
Maine Laws
description of some of Maine's laws