This Greek Mythology resource can be used for a mini lesson to introduce allusions. It can also be presented after students have background of different Greek Mythology stories.
In the spring of 2018, James Madison Memorial High School in Madison embarked on an all school read of Green Card Youth Voices: Immigration Stories from a Minneapolis High Schools. Over 2,000 students read immigration stories written by authors of their own age, and were introduced to the authentic and diverse stories of Minneapolis immigrants from thirteen countries. The book inspired a more empathetic understanding of immigrants, and showcased the need for a similar publication featuring student immigrants from Wisconsin. As Green Card Voices planned the production of a book featuring stories from a Madison high school, they were contacted by the College Possible Milwaukee team, who hoped to collaborate and highlight the stories of immigrant students at Milwaukee high schools. Through this connection, the idea of a book featuring student immigrants from both cities was developed.
This is an image of the retractable banners that were created that feature the stories of the Wisconsin immigrant students who shared their stories in the book Green Card Youth Voices - Madison and Milwaukee.
Students learn basic marketing concepts and use professional marketing techniques to compose an advertisement for a hybrid vehicle. In the process, they learn the principles of comparative analysis.
A rubric designed by the Grossmont Unified High School District to be used when assessing the quality of resources.
Janelle Jacksons classroom is observed by teacher evaluator Barbara VanDenberg. She suggests Ms. Jackson try pushing her students to work in groups and new questioning strategies. Watch the changes as Ms. J puts these suggestions in action.
Following the morning and afternoon sessions, participants gathered in small breakout groups, facilited by someone who was trained by Nehemiah, to process the learning, reflect, and determine action steps to make more integrated lerning spaces.
This project report describes how a community partner worked to collaborate with a school and the benefits and reasons for doing so.
Open Education Week is an ideal time to hear from our community members who are leading open education initiatives on their campuses and across their states to reduce costs for students and empower faculty to enhance learning in their classrooms. We will hear from two OER librarians and a faculty member who are successfully growing awareness and adoption of open educational resources. They will share the successes and challenges of coordinating statewide efforts and influencing their colleagues to adopt OER in their courses.
This Growth Mindset lesson was taught to all students in preparation for their start of the ACP process. The results showed that over 50% of our students tend toward a fixed mindset in their self-perceptions. This is used as a planning tool for future learning activities. and to introduce the concept of a growth mindset.
Three Key Points:
We are not one or the other – it’s a spectrum and situational.
Everyone is born with a Growth Mindset and all the brain power they need to learn everything that is required of them and to get as good as they want on things they want to do.
We can change mindsets by changing our beliefs and focus.
3:06 video where Sal Kahn talks with Stanford Professor Carol Dweck about her research on the Growth Mindset. What is it? Why is it important?
Dr. Dadashev, a professor of physics on the shattered campus of Grozny University, conducts a tour of the war-torn campus in this video segment from Wide Angle.
In this video from Wide Angle, learn about Chechen rebels who have turned to guerrilla warfare in order to combat Russian military forces.
Purpose:This resource guides leadership teams into reflecting about and determining the clarity of intended outcomes in their school.Description:Both a study guide and reflection tool, this guide leads teams through a process of self-assessment and discussion of eight components for ensuring clarity of intended outcomes in their school. An essential condition for quality assessment and data practices, having clear outcomes specified and communicated is key and should be evaluated by leadership teams.
In this five part series, see all the pieces that come together for guided reading in Jenna Ogiers classroom. Students learn to work independently and rotate through stations, while Ms. Ogier meets with small groups of students and delivers a lesson at their level.
In this five part series, see all the pieces that come together for guided reading in Jenna Ogiers classroom. Students learn to work independently and rotate through stations, while Ms. Ogier meets with small groups of students and delivers a lesson at their level.
In this five part series, see all the pieces that come together for guided reading in Jenna Ogiers classroom. Students learn to work independently and rotate through stations, while Ms. Ogier meets with small groups of students and delivers a lesson at their level.
In this five part series, see all the pieces that come together for guided reading in Jenna Ogiers classroom. Students learn to work independently and rotate through stations, while Ms. Ogier meets with small groups of students and delivers a lesson at their level.
In this five part series, see all the pieces that come together for guided reading in Jenna Ogiers classroom. Students learn to work independently and rotate through stations, while Ms. Ogier meets with small groups of students and delivers a lesson at their level.
This is a two page guide on considerations and questions when measuring social emotional learning in K12 students. Link to resource is here: https://educationnorthwest.org/sites/default/files/resources/sel-measurement-guide.pdf