This unit explores the role of the school management team (SMT) in …
This unit explores the role of the school management team (SMT) in managing a strategy for the school to identify and support vulnerable learners holistically. This strategy will involve teachers at the level of the classroom and will examine a simple system for referring vulnerable learners to the appropriate services for help.
During this activity, students will be introduced to the concepts of the …
During this activity, students will be introduced to the concepts of the challenge. They will generate ideas for solving the grand challenge first independently, then in small groups. Finally, as a class, students will compile their ideas with a visual as a learning supplement.
In this video the teacher utilizes a self-assessment tool and deeper questioning …
In this video the teacher utilizes a self-assessment tool and deeper questioning within an informational writing learning progression to guide first grade learners to analyze and improve their writing.
The Common Core State Standards in Mathematics identifies endpoints or grade level …
The Common Core State Standards in Mathematics identifies endpoints or grade level targets for learning but does not suggest an instructional sequencing plan. The Learning Progressions Frameworks, designed for use with the Common Core State Standards, shared in this article were developed by researchers and content experts synthesizing available research. These research based pathways can be used for instructional planning, curriculum and assessment.
The Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts and Literacy identifies …
The Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts and Literacy identifies endpoints or grade level targets for learning but does not suggest an instructional sequencing plan. The Learning Progressions Frameworks, designed for use with the Common Core State Standards, shared in this article were developed by researchers and content experts synthesizing available research. These research based pathways can be used for instructional planning, curriculum and assessment.
This resource focuses on acid rain, the effects of acid rain on …
This resource focuses on acid rain, the effects of acid rain on the ecosystems, humans, and materials as well as what people can do to help. This resource has a history timeline of the Acid Rain Program, 9 experiments, various activities, and games/puzzles with answer keys to all materials as well.
In a column devoted to interactive resoures for the K-5 classroom, this …
In a column devoted to interactive resoures for the K-5 classroom, this article features Recycle City, an EPA-produced, student-friendly web site designed to teach students about actions that create a sustainable community. Students will learn about recycling, reducing waste, and using less energy. The column regularly appears in the free, online magazine Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle, which focuses on the essential principles of climate literacy.
Open Educational Resource textbook that covers many topics about gamified learning and/or …
Open Educational Resource textbook that covers many topics about gamified learning and/or online learning. With chapters on educational board gaming, educational escape rooms, techniques for blended-learning classrooms, developing digital literacy, the digital divide, and a chapter on academic integrity in virtual learning.
Legends and tall tales are stories filled with unbelievable events or exaggerations …
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.
In this multidisciplinary lesson, students examine stereotypes about people with physical disabilities. …
In this multidisciplinary lesson, students examine stereotypes about people with physical disabilities. Using clips from Still Tomorrow, a documentary about Chinese poet Yu Xiuhua, who has cerebral palsy, students will gain awareness of the clues they use to judge people. To better understand Yu’s condition, they’ll conduct research about cerebral palsy and write an “advice blog” addressing stereotypes about people with disabilities. As part of that research, students will consider how they choose what to click on when they do online searches.
Collection of Lesson plans related to George Washington’s life, his service to …
Collection of Lesson plans related to George Washington’s life, his service to his country, and his legacy. Lesson plans can be searched by grade level and topic.
Using the web-based lessons highlighted in this article, students learn how to …
Using the web-based lessons highlighted in this article, students learn how to pose questions before, during, and after reading nonfiction, fiction, and diagrams. This reading comprehension strategy is included in the literacy column of the magazine Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle, a free, online publication for K-5 teachers.
Three types of climate proxies -- tree rings, fossils, and ice cores …
Three types of climate proxies -- tree rings, fossils, and ice cores -- are the subjects of lessons that will help K-5 students understand that Earth's climate has been different in the past and that scientists can reveal its history. This article is from the science lessons column of the free, online magazine Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle. The magazine is structured around the seven essential principles of climate literacy and identifies age-appropriate resources for young learners.
In a very hands-on activity, students observe and feel the differences between …
In a very hands-on activity, students observe and feel the differences between two cleaning methods, with and without hand soap, using coffee grounds to represent "dirt."Most of the dirt and bacteria on our hands is encased in a thin layer of oil, so because of the properties of oil and water, cleaning your hands with water alone has little effect when trying to remove the dirt. This activity demonstrates the importance of using a surfactant, such as hand soap, when washing your hands.
Students work as biomedical engineers to find liquid solutions that can clear …
Students work as biomedical engineers to find liquid solutions that can clear away polyvinyl acetate polymer "blood clots" in model arteries (made of clear, flexible tubing). Teams create samples of the "blood clot" polymer with different concentrations to discover the concentration of the model clot and then test a variety of liquids to determine which most effectively breaks down the model blood clot. Students learn the importance of the testing phase in the engineering design process, because they are only given one chance to present the team's solution and apply it to the model blood clot.
All students need support to find their pathways to a fulfilling and …
All students need support to find their pathways to a fulfilling and successful life after high school. No matter what their abilities are, students need access to high-quality education and should graduate prepared for the best future that awaits them. In addition to core academics, students need to develop the attitudes, skills, and knowledge to be prepared for their futures.
Students who are receiving Special Education services deserve no less than their general education peers, and may require additional support along the way.
Whether it is considered part of IEP transition planning or broader college and career readiness initiatives, future planning for students in Special Education must be student-centered, giving them a voice in the process.
The students will: • Discuss two points of view regarding the events …
The students will: • Discuss two points of view regarding the events of April 19, 1775. • Explain the significance of the Battles of Lexington and Concord. Language Objective/Outcomes
The students will: • Use information gathered about the Battles of Lexington and Concord to write for a variety of purposes
Three billion years ago single-celled underwater bacteria used sunlight to convert carbon …
Three billion years ago single-celled underwater bacteria used sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into tiny oxygen bubbles. Soon plants were turning an atmosphere full of volcanic carbon dioxide into oxygen. As we learn in this video segment from Interactive NOVA: "Earth," photosynthesis created a good home for animals and humans, though not for some primitive organisms. They had to retreat to where oxygen couldn't reach them. Join researchers as they search for these organisms, now considered tiny time capsules from a time before there was oxygen on Earth.
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