For Teachers and Homeschooling Resources

For Teachers

The Nesmith Library in Windham, NH strives to be actively part of the Windham School District. If you are a teacher in the area, we would love to work with you on a project or a virtual classroom visit! Please email our Head of Youth Services Azra Palo to get started with your questions and ideas. We look forward to hearing from you!

Windham Teachers are eligible for a free Nesmith Library card, even if you are not a Windham resident! Sign up for a library card virtually by clicking the 'register' link. 

• Classroom Visit: Schedule a time for a librarian to visit your class and talk about the Nesmith Library and the resources we offer!
• Special Project: Is your class working on a project? We can help! Let us know about the project and we can help prepare materials that will be ready at the library for your students. 
• Homework: If students are looking for a particular resource for their daily homework, please let us know. With access to materials from the GMILCS Consortium and other helpful options, we have a plethora of ways to help your students succeed.
• Other: Have an idea about connecting your classroom to the library? Email us or call and ask for the Youth Services Department! Depending on your idea you will get connected with Azra, Molly, or Courtney.

Resources for Teachers:

• American Association of School Librarians Best Digital Tools for Teaching & Learning
• The George Lucas Educational Foundation Edutopia
• New Hampshire Department of Education
• New Hampshire PBS Educational Services
• United States Department of Education
• AcademyScope is "a visualization of all of the reports that are available on NAP.edu, allowing you to browse through the reports of the National Academies by topic area and seeing relationships between titles."  This page includes freely downloadable PDF versions specific to Education.

Homeschooling

The Nesmith Library seeks to act as a resource for Windham homeschooling parents and their children. 

Guidance from Institutions:

• New Hampshire Department of Education: Home Education.
• New Hampshire Home Schooling Coalition.
• Home School Legal Defense Association.  Information from HSLDA specific to NH.

Questions? Please email our Head of Youth Services Azra Palo at apalo@nesmithlibrary.org!

The Lane Memorial Library and the North Hampton Public Library had a panel of homeschool parents and the NH Homeschooling Coalition's Portsmouth representative to share their experiences with homeschooling. The session included a Q&A from the audience and directed questions from the host libraries. 

Places to Search:

A great resource is Pinterest.  In the search box use "homeschooling" and related terms, then click on "boards."  The results will bring back hundreds of boards containing thousands of links to teaching methods, curriculum materials, etc.