Links Page
Links
Links are by area, not courses. You might find FEMA in Emergency Management and not Fire. Con law is in Legal Services.
Be sure to look across the areas for links that will help your class.
If you have a great link to share, email us at info@lapsenetwork.org
Best of the Net:
California Educators Together – The great state of California has an insane amount of resources and lessons. Be sure to search with different key words. You do have to have an account – but they give them to all teachers: Click Here
Texas CTE Lesson Plans – The first link I share with new teachers. Texas has a starting point for almost every course in Law and Public Safety: Click Here
Kansas Center for CTE – Intro year lessons are alrady online – the whole year! You can apply to be PAID to submit other LPS course lessons. FREE registration for all teachers nationwide.
Classroom
Tech Tools Padlet – GOAT Lisa Funderburke has an amazing Padlet of student engagement resources. Be sure to drag the bar over to see all the links! Click Here
Classroom Timer – great way to make class fun or to set times for working: Click Here
Discovery Education – puzzles! Crosswords, word searchs and many other to help with vocab and reviews: Click Here
Rubistar – need a rubric? This website makes them for you. Awesome for projects and labs: Click Here
Screencastomatic – easy way to record presentations, shows powerpoint and such. Sort of Zoom but pre-recorded: Click Here
EdPuzzle – make a video into a lesson by inserting your voice, questions and even tracks to make sure kids finish the video: Click Here
NearPod – this allows you to create lessons that any kid can access. Video, instructional content, quizzes and student tracking: Click Here
QR Stuff – Makes QR Codes (those boxes with squares that you scan with your phone and opens websites). Use them for scavenger hunts, posters in the school and projects: Click Here
Mentimeter – real time quzzes, polls and word clouds. Works on all devices. Great for informal assessment: Click Here
Remind – direct text your groups – up to 10 for free. SkillsUSA group, parents group, class period group – I saw 80% homework completion when I sent “reminds!” Users don’t get your personal cell#: Click Here
GoFormative – a great way to implement intentional assessment. Click Here
Frayer Model Flashcards – an awesome literacy and vocabulary resource. Click Here
Co-Curricular
SkillsUSA – the organization for your program. It has tie in with curriuclum for soft skills, leadership and competitions: Click Here
LE Explorers – a great organization with a huge liability covereage. It does usually require a host agency: Click Here
Corrections
National Institute of Corrections – the national agency over corrections. Research, news and ressources: Click Here
Georgia Department of Corrections YouTube Channel – dozens and dozens of videos on a varity of topics from careers to “Meth Madness”: Click Here
Corrections.com Links Page – Corrections.com is a page with great stuff, but their links page is the Holy Grail: Click Here
International Corrections & Prisons Association – A ton of research. I mean “copious” doesn’t begin to descpribe it. Most of the research requires you to join – but maybe your school will pay? Worth looking around: Click Here
Dispatch
9-1-1 Audio Library – a collection of 9-1-1 audio files compiled by Dispatch Magazine Online: Click Here
911.gov – the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Emergency Medical Services 911 website: Click Here
911 Operator the Game – word on the street is this game is great. Need console to play but no internet required: Click Here
APCO – The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials: Click Here
LA PD Actual 9-1-1 Calls – Audio of actual emergency calls fielded by LAPD 911 operators: Click Here
NENA– the 9-1-1 Association improves 9-1-1 through research, standards development, training, education, outreach, and advocacy: Click Here
Drones
Starting a High School Drone Program – with NC DPI’s David Barbour: Click Here
Drones Pilots for North Carolina – a group that works with LAPSEN’s YouTube channel: Click Here
FAA Public Safety and Law Enforcement Toolkit – Great starting place to learn about drones: Click Here
Drone Responders Learn about Remote ID, Operations Over People Find out how the Federal Aviation Administration is supporting the use of drones by the U.S. Public Safety agencies in this special webinar series hosted by Michael O’Shea, Program Manager, UAS Integration Office, FAA. Click Here
Intended for beginners and entrepreneurs by Emily Hines. This presentation is specific to real estate aerial photography. Click Here
Ken Heron flies in the DJI Simulator for the first time: Click Here
Download simulator: Click Here
Randall Warnas from FLIR – interviewing top drone manufactures: Click Here
Emergency Management
FEMA IS-22 Are You Ready – Good material for disaster prep. Click Here
FEMS Independent Study Courses – These are for you or your kids. These carry real certifications. Click Here
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) – CERT is a great program to fit into our courses. The certification is to help out as a local volunteer, but looks great on resumes and as a basic introduction to emergency management. Click Here
Extreme Event Game – Hosted by the National Academy of Science, this can be an in class disaster management activity or scaled up to a multi-school activity. Everything you need – Click Here
Homeland Security Lessons – From Georgia. Created around 2014. Materials for emergency management included: Click Here
Emergency Services Lessons – From Georgia. Created around 2014. Has fire, first aid and emergency services: Click Here
PTSD for Public Safety – A great resource for industry & teachers! A 2018 study concluded that more law enforcement officers and firefighters died by suicide in 2017 than all line-of-duty deaths combined. That same study found that public safety personnel are five times more likely to suffer symptoms of PTSD and depression than their civilian counterparts. Click Here
EMT
60 Seconds to Survival Disaster Triage Game – Amazing game that will teach the students to triage quickly. The first scenario is a School Shooting – so you may want to run by Admin first. Click Here
Fire
E-Fire Academy – Tons of stuff, plus training pages. Helped me in my first year of Fire! Click Here
International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA) – Textbook is great. Support materials are solid. Click Here
Applications of Firefighting Lesson Plans – From Georgia around 2014. Complete lessons: Click Here
Forensics
Forensic Science Teacher Tribe – Facebook page with shared Google Drive. Mostly science teachers, but amazing resources: Click Here
CSI: The Experience – fun site for the students. Has Education links: Click Here
CSI Accelerator – career information for students: Click Here
A Simplified Guide to Forensic Science – BJA and the National Forensic Science Tech Center put together an AMAZING site: Click Here
Crime Scene Investigation Guide – FREE guide designed by BJA and NFSTC. Downloadable. Could be used as a textbook. Great resource for students, too: Click Here
FBI’s The Handbook of Forensic Services – online, pretty cool for the kiddos to look at! Click Here
Reddy’s Forensic Page – the most COMPREHESIVE list I have ever seen of links for forensics. I start my kids on this site for all research: Click Here
Introduction to Criminal Investigation from Open Textbook Library – Totally FREE! Has crime scene and forensics. Take a look at chapters: Click Here
Brennon Sapp’s ENTIRE COURSE – Brennon has put his entire forensics course online. For Free (my favorite price). It is for science courses, but much can be used in CTE: Click Here
Under the Magnifying Glass – from O.Berk packaging this is a great list of awesome education links. Thanks Tyler for the tip! Click Here
Law Enforcement
International LE Educators & Trainers Association (ILEETA) – is committed to the reduction of law enforcement risk through the enhancement of training for criminal justice practitioners. Their links page has some great resourses: Click Here
Introduction to CJ Text from Open Textbook Library – Totally FREE! Worth using even for a small part: Click Here
Introduction to Criminal Investigation from Open Textbook Library – Totally FREE! Take a look at chapters: Click Here
Criminal Law from Open Textbook Library – Totally FREE! Take a look at chapters: Click Here
Ethics in Law Enforcement from Open Textbook Library – Totally FREE! Useful for some readings. Take a look at chapters: Click Here
Law and Justice – great materials and lessons for Criminal Justice. Requires registration to get everything – but FREE: Click Here
Legal Information Institute – Everything you need with Con Law, Law, SCOTUS, Civics and much more: Click Here
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers YouTube Channel – Tons of videos. Good for classes, but also staying current in LE: Click Here
Legal Services
Criminal Law Text from Open Textbook Library – FREE textbook. Aimed at intro course in college, but still useful. Click Here
Bill of Rights Instutitute – Free lesson plans and TONS of resources: Click Here
The Constitution Project – Free videos on legal rights and case law. Short in duration – they fit easily into discussions: Click Here
The Annenberg Classroom – Tons of free stuff, games, lessons, and videos on Con Law: Click Here
The Judicial Learning Center – Focused on courts and the Supreme Court. Excellent lessons and resources – Click Here
Legal Information Institute – Everything you need with Con Law, Law, SCOTUS, Civics and much more: Click Here
Security
International Foundation for Protection Officers – Career Center and other resources: Click Here