Hello!

I oversee a small team of retired educators and librarians who volunteer their time with EducatorLabs. The primary role of this team is to fill resource requests (see: http://educatorlabs.org/request-a-resource/) that come to us from educators every day on a variety of topics. Each time we get a request, we put together a resource toolkit to be used in the classroom.

We’re very excited because we’ve just received our second request from a troop leader! He is preparing lessons on the history of scouting. An important topic, but one we’ve not covered in-depth to date, so we’re busily searching for material to fit the bill.

I’m writing to you on behalf of the research team with a couple of questions:

1. do you have any resource suggestions that you think should be included in the end product?

2. can we cite a few of the resources you list on this page: http://cuip.uchicago.edu/~jwoods/dad/?

Also, we thought you may want to know that you’re linking to a dead resource on that same page. This link: http://www.bsa.scouting.org is no longer working; as far as we can tell, it should be updated to: http://www.scouting.org/.

Finally, here is the list of resources we’ve found so far for the toolkit - would any be a good fit for your site? If so, we invite you to post them on your site to share with your other visitors:

The American Legion on Scouting
http://www.legion.org/scouting

Scouting Insignias Throughout History
http://patches4pennies.com/scouting-insignias-history/ 

Scouting Magazine
http://scoutingmagazine.org/

17 Non-Profits Dedicated to Parents, Students, and Teachers
http://certificationmap.com/the-best-non-profits-dedicated-to-parents-students-and-teachers/ 

Scouting Safely
http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/HealthandSafety.aspx

Fire Prevention, Preparedness & Recovery
http://www.homeadvisor.com/article.show.Fire-Prevention-Preparedness-and-Recovery.17335.html 

Woods and Camping Safety for the Whole Family
http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/outdoor/woods.html

A Kid\'s Guide to Forest Fires
http://www.treeremoval.com/kids-guide-to-forest-fires/ 

EducatorLabs is funded by donations and fueled by help from people like you. We greatly appreciate any help you can provide!

Sincerely,
Kelly on behalf of EducatorLabs’ “Rockin’ Retired Researchers”


Kelly Campbell
kelly.campbell@educatorlabs.org
EducatorLabs.org :: Cultivating. Connecting. Curating.
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