This resource features transformative learning strategies that support students’ development of an accurate, integrative, and comprehensive knowledge of our nation’s history with a focus on the critical role African Americans played and continue to play in our country’s development. 

This resource can be used as an introduction to kitchen safety in a food safety and sanitation unit. There is a presentation of unit material as well as a hands-on activity for the students to participate in.

In high school, Gena and Ali set out to learn about the geophysical forces acting on Lake Superior. They wanted to investigate why they would sometimes see such dramatic fluctuations in Lake Superior water levels. They learned that large lakes exhibit a phenomenon called a seiche (pronounced saysh) and they decided to investigate how often the water switched directions and how much the water level changed because of the seiche.

This activity was evaluated using the HQIM rubric linked here https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hZqpmXhKFV1ltE8PbdtFJzRvwcvdA-bDQ_-Kw29cci8/edit?usp=sharing

A teacher uses multiple types of formative assessment practices within writing lessons including:
-Teacher observation of student discussion (“turn and talk”)
-Questioning (why?)
-Peer assessment

This is a guided packet used with my Yearbook Publication class.  It was designed to specifically meet standard RI.11-12.8, which is asking for students to read, understand, and evaluate legal reasoning used in US Supreme Court cases.  The cases students are required to look at in this packet are cases specifically related to student journalism and student press rights ( and ).  It is used as a guided Internet search to supplement the information presented in the journalism textbook.

Legends and tall tales are stories filled with unbelievable events or exaggerations that explain a person’s character or how something came to be. In this project, students will write and produce their own animated tall tale about a historical figure or location.

At the time the Founders were shaping the future of a new country, John Adams suggested the President should be addressed as “His Excellency.” Happily, others recognized that such a title was inappropriate. Though the proper form of address represents only a small detail, defining everything about the Presidency was central to the idea of America that was a work-in-progress when the nation was young.
How was the role of "President" defined in the Articles of Confederation?
What were the weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation regarding the role of the President?
Describe the role of "President of the United States in Congress Assembled" under the Articles of Confederation.
Explain how the President was elected.

Lesson Plan One: Color in 3-D: A Nature Design Project by Peggy Reeves is a lesson for 6-12 graders, Middle/High School designed to take between 3-4 45 minute class periods.
Students should have prior experience/knowledge of color theory, 2-dimensional shape, 3-dimensional form, Cubism, and Fauvism. 
http://www.pbs.org/hanshofmann/
Once in the main web-site, follow the Special Features link to three choices: 1) Push and Pull Puzzle, which is an interactive color painting  2) Texturexploration, featuring a magnifying glass to examine the textural  surfaces of a Hans Hofmann painting 3) Hofmannopoly, a reproducable board game which explores Hans Hofmann's artistic career and his personal philosophy of art.

ReadWorks provides a large, high quality library of curated nonfiction and literary articles, along with reading comprehension and vocabulary lessons, formative assessments, and teacher guidance. Most importantly, everything ReadWorks does is based on proven cognitive science research, not unproven academic theory.
This resource is set for a lesson on Civil Rights, connecting Jackie Robinson's letter about civil rights to MLK's letter from the Birmingham Jail.  It includes the texts for each, text dependent comprehension questions, and higher level questioning comparing and contrasting the two texts, as well as vocabulary handouts and a student worksheet.

How much shorter is Lil' Sister than Big Sister? This 3 Act Task by Graham Fletcher begins with picture of two sisters standing back to back. First students make observations and estimates to begin determine how much shorter the little sister is to the bigger sister. Students can then use images of each sister along with a measuring tool of interlocking cubes to determine the height of each sister. Lastly, students will find the difference between the girls' two heights. Students are estimating, measuring, adding, and subtracting to determine how much shorter the little sister is than the big sister.

I use this resource in my classroom to conference with students, specifically in reading class. The Google Sheet includes tabs for the student's name, date, title of book, page number they are currently on, a connected standard I may be assessing at the time, and notes about their performance. Students can also read a page or two aloud as a quick fluency check.

Wisconsin DNR link to look up most private or public wells. Can use Map View or by unique Well ID number. Well construction information, including geology, construction method, well depth, water depth, well yield and other information about the well.

This introductory calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, with applications.

This subject is aimed at students with little or no programming experience. It aims to provide students with an understanding of the role computation can play in solving problems. It also aims to help students, regardless of their major, to feel justifiably confident of their ability to write small programs that allow them to accomplish useful goals. The class will use the Python€ž¢ programming language.

Museum of Modern Art Learning Resources.    Tools and strategies for engaging with modern and cotemporary art.  Download and customize slideshows, worksheets and other resources for use in the classroom or for independent study.  
Has follow-up questions, hands- on activities and other opportunities for enrichment beyond the traditional classroom setting.  
Utilizes Video, pdf, blogs, E-News, Twitter, FB, Google+ Flickr
You can browse by Themes or by Artists.  they have an Advanced Placement Art History Exam, Abstract Expressionism, Cubism, Dada, Design, Investigating Identy, and much more.

A multimedia workshop for high school civics teachers. It includes 8, 1-hour video programs, a print guide to the workshop activities, and a website. The goal of this workshop is to give teachers new resources and ideas to reinvigorate civic education. The series presents authentic teachers in diverse school settings modeling a variety of teaching techniques and best practices in a variety of social studies courses from a 9th-grade government/civics/econ course, to a 12th-grade law course

Making The Right Money Moves is used to teach young adults in a high school classroom basic money management skills, including how to access and manage credit responsibly.
What are the program components?
There are four curriculum components provided to each school, including:
The Student Workbook imprinted with your credit union's logoThe video, Check It Out!! Ã¢â‚¬â€œ checking account convenience, management and the 5 C's of creditThe CD exercise, You're On Your Own Ã¢â‚¬â€œ money managementThe Teacher's Guide
Teachers request the number of workbooks needed for their classes and a Teacher's Guide. The school media center receives and catalogs the CD. The video is available online. You receive the fifth component directly: The Credit Union Guide, which provides ideas and recommendations for maximizing your participation in the program.

Student managers for the school based enterprise fill out an end of the year evaluation.

This is a review worksheet to share with students at the end of the marketing information management unit.Explanation of how I use it is in the video link below. Marketing Information Management Review Cards