Inspiration

=Inspiring People and/or Ideas for the Classroom=

With so much information out there on the Internet, it is good to have some information at hand to help you in the classroom!

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Here are some great celebrities doing their part in helping support literacy.
Dolly Parton with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library at http://imaginationlibrary.com

Will Ferrell with Milk and Bookies at http://milkandbookies.org

Greg Kinnear and Vince Vaughan with Jumpstart at http://www.jstart.org

Bono with Mencap at http://www.mencap.org.uk

While each celebrity and organization focuses on their own individual passion, it is obvious they are all passionate about literacy.

= **Important resource information for teachers** =

[|https://tvaas.com] focuses on training and development, but also has information for parents.

[|http://tnelc.org] is and electronic learning center.

[|http://pbsleraningmedia.org] has a plethora of information for teachers, students and parents.

[|http://www.edutopia.org] has information on visual literacy.

[|http://www.tnliteracy.org] is the Tennessee Literacy Coalition.

[]is the Common Core State Standards website.