The cultural children's story project allows students to explore Native American culture …
The cultural children's story project allows students to explore Native American culture through a new lens by authoring and illustrating children's stories that teach children between the ages of four and six a lesson or tale unique to Native cultural traditions. The exemplar stories are laminated, bound, and given as gifts to an area elementary school with a primarily Native student body. Student authors read the stories to the children, and the books become part of the children's classroom library. The children learn cultural traditions from a young age and see their mentors (often Native students as well) as role models and writers. The authors learn the skills to develop their stories from conception to publication to presentation.Cultural Children's Story Video Lesson
Content Area(s):Environmental LiteracyWisconsin Standards for Environmental Literacy and Sustainability Addressed: ELS.C1: Students develop …
Content Area(s):Environmental LiteracyWisconsin Standards for Environmental Literacy and Sustainability Addressed: ELS.C1: Students develop and connect with their sense of place and well-being through observation, exploration, and questioning.Context: Individual children participated in observing nature outside the public library (or online or natural exhibits inside the library). Observation Experiences:1) Daffodils2) Painted Lady Caterpillars and Butterflies3) Tree frogs4) Mosquitoes5) One Square Foot Observations
This series of 5 high-quality, standards-aligned, inquiry-based lessons have been field-tested by …
This series of 5 high-quality, standards-aligned, inquiry-based lessons have been field-tested by the 4K students of Wequiock Children's Center for Environmental Science, their teacher and educational assistant. These lessons encourage students to use natural areas around their school as they improve their science and engineering skills as part of a unit on observing changes. Created as a part of a WISELearn OER Innovation project, Connect, Explore, and Engage: Using the Environment as the Context for Science Learning was a collaboration of the Wequiock Children's Center for Environmental Science and the Wisconsin Green Schools Network. One of the goals of the project was to create standards-aligned lessons that utilize the outdoor spaces of the school . These lessons were created to take place during late winter.
Resources in several subject areas with an emphasis on play, child development, …
Resources in several subject areas with an emphasis on play, child development, belonging and inclusion, and social and emotional learning for ages 2-5. Educators and caregivers can search subject areas including English language arts, math, science, social studies, and social and emotional learning.
The PBS Wisconsin Education team creates and curates great educational resources, while …
The PBS Wisconsin Education team creates and curates great educational resources, while connecting with Wisconsin’s most valuable resource – teachers. Our network of resource developers, teaching and learning advisers includes partners like PBS, but more importantly, it includes innovative educators and organizations throughout Wisconsin – a network that grows stronger with every project and idea.
Explore our high-quality, cost-free PK-12 resources at pbswisconsineducation.org.
Hosted by Laura Ybarra, this episode will explore special education programs, resources …
Hosted by Laura Ybarra, this episode will explore special education programs, resources and services in South Carolina to enable students with disabilities to access and progress in the general education setting.
The Play Make Learn Conference is a place for collaboration and discovery …
The Play Make Learn Conference is a place for collaboration and discovery in the design, research and practice of playful learning, games for learning and positive social impact, making and makerspaces, STEAM education, and arts in education. PML creates an inspirational space for preK-12 educators, designers, developers, innovators, librarians, museum professionals, makers, and researchers to tinker together, share knowledge, and celebrate one another’s work.
Play Video Library is a great resource website for professionals to know …
Play Video Library is a great resource website for professionals to know more about what play is and how play can be an excellent medium for teaching and learning.
Meet the GIRL!: Lizzy is 18 years old and an athlete and …
Meet the GIRL!: Lizzy is 18 years old and an athlete and a leader. She was born with spina bifida and has embraced herself and her GIRL Power. She is an archer as well as a basketball player. She played as a point guard for the Rollin Rockets in Charlotte NC. She has the goal of playing for the U.S. National team one day in the Paralympics and she has the tenacity to get there!
Biodiversity is a shortened form of the term "biological diversity." The entire …
Biodiversity is a shortened form of the term "biological diversity." The entire spectrum of life forms and the many ecological processes support them. Wisconsin is blessed with abundant biodiversity. Located at the junction of the eastern deciduous forest, northern boreal forest and temperate grasslands, we have a wealth of species and natural communities.
Approximately 1,800 species of native plants and close to 700 species of native vertebrates have been identified in Wisconsin. In addition, there are thousands of species of non-vascular plants and invertebrates. These pages highlight the uncommon and rare species, natural communities, geological features and essential habitat areas throughout Wisconsin.
This project is a reflection to action tool based on the work …
This project is a reflection to action tool based on the work of Muhammad (2020) in her book, "Cultivating Genius for Culturally and Historically Relevant Literacy." This tool contains a reflective chart that assesses the impact of each of Muhammad's pursuits including identity, skills, intelligence, criticality, and joy in relation to university, departmental, and course procedures and curriculum. Specific improvements are suggested to cultivate genius in each pursuit in both the Early Childhood STEM Math Methods and Early Childhood Science and Environment Methods courses. As a result of the reflective process, a notable course improvement discovered relates to culturally-responsive children's literature. This tool includes a plan of action to acquire new Math, STEM, Science, and Environment children's literature that is culturally-responsive, to add a unit topic related to questioning strategies that cultivate genius, and a modified STEM Literacy project. This tool includes a sample project revision as well as suggested culturally-responsive children's literature in each STEM and Environmental Education area.
This project was created as part of the 2023 Teacher Educator Network for Environmental Education Summit.
As state and local education agencies increasingly focus on serving educators with …
As state and local education agencies increasingly focus on serving educators with their data systems, a common challenge has arisen: identifying the critical knowledge and skills needed by teachers and administrators to use data effectively. Many states are creating data literacy and data use training programs for pre- and in-service educators without a common foundation on which to base the content. In addition, several state education agencies and educator preparation programs have begun communicating about how to create a stronger alignment between pre- and in-service training for educators regarding data use.
Learn what Autism is and how to see the amazing in all …
Learn what Autism is and how to see the amazing in all children! Celebrate and support kids with autism and every child. Every child experiences the world differently, including kids with autism. Abby explains that, even though all of her friends are different, they all want love, friendship, and to have fun!
This video and resources can be used to build awareness among leaders, …
This video and resources can be used to build awareness among leaders, as well as to support educators' professional learning. Consider using this supplement to support conversations with parents/community, as well as to promote data and assessment literacy as part of ongoing professional development and PLC activities.
This video and resources can be used to support educators' professional development …
This video and resources can be used to support educators' professional development related to data and assessment literacy. Consider using this supplement to kick off your next PLC meeting to enhance your own data and assessment literacy.
Literacy, Reading, Math, SPED Specialists may upload this template to modify and …
Literacy, Reading, Math, SPED Specialists may upload this template to modify and use as a daily schedule and lesson plan guide when working with multiple groups across sites.
Literacy Specialists, Reading Specialists, SPED, Educators and administrators may use this template …
Literacy Specialists, Reading Specialists, SPED, Educators and administrators may use this template to collect data. This is a spread sheet that may be used K-8. This tool allows teams to collect and share data in a document that is easy to use, pull up and look at when working in collaboration with teams that include specialists, administrators, educators and parents working to close gaps for struggling learners. While created for reading interventions it may be used for all interventions in multiple academic settings.
UDL, Design Learning, and Early MathematicsMain Resource: Rachel Lambert’s Website - https://mathematizing4all.com/This …
UDL, Design Learning, and Early MathematicsMain Resource: Rachel Lambert’s Website - https://mathematizing4all.com/This website includes many resources that can be used to design math curriculum that is inclusive and differentiated.
This was a fun project I did with my band to fill …
This was a fun project I did with my band to fill the few days between the Holiday Concert and the beginning of Christmas vacation. It engaged my students by using the pep band songs they already knew and creating a story line. It engaged the elementary students with the performance of our story. I introduced the narrator and characters in a story which reinforced their learning of English and storytelling. In a couple of days my students had come up with ideas of how to portray characters that came to search for a holiday spirit. We rehearsed the songs while our characters figured out their own blocking.
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