I AM Reading Bookstudy

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Early Literacy Specialists and Educators may use this power point individually or with staff for development of literacy practices K -2. This tool was designed by the Early Literacy Wisconsin State Reading Association Leadership team. This tool has been used with with teams wishing to deepen their early literacy understanding by reading, discussing the book. The use of the power point will enable educators to strengthen individual and team practices. This tool enables educators to dynamically dig into I am Reading by Kathy Collins and Matt Glover generating close reading and conversation of educators.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Learning Task, Other, Reading, Reference Material, Self Assessment

Author: Marietta Luckman

Vectors & Stone Bridges - Engage New York

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This lesson, from Engage New York, has students investigating:the forces involved in constructing a stone archadd and subtract vectors given in magnitude and direction formsolving problems that can be represented by vectorsThis lesson has teacher and studnet versions in both PDF and Word form. In this lesson, students will investigate the forces involved in constructing a stone arch utilizing the web app GeoGebra. This investigation also use a PBS Learning/NOVA site to enhance the learning so the students have context. There are structured questions for opening and discussion of possible impacts on stone arches. Students will work on GeoGebra to find resultant vectors. Then there is a structed exploratory activity for students to calculate magnitude and direction of force vectors. This lesson also provides an optional Exit Ticket to determine if students have achieved the learning goals of the lesson.

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Emily O'Brien

Vignette Unit

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This resource is a unit that integrates the ELA skills of vignette writing, formal interviewing skills, presentation skills, and technology. Instructional slides are includes as well as other resources to support this unit.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Learning Task, Lesson Plan, Unit of Study

Author: Patricia Sankey

Exploring Parabola Families on Desmos

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Students will exploring how chaning the equation of a parabola on Desmos.com will give you similar graphs. These equations are all in vertex form and will ask students to determine the vertex of each equation. Students will all be asked to graph each of the equations in the families as well. Original worksheet created by Curt Sauer.

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Emily O'Brien