Learning Objectives:Students will research what to do in case of an emergency, namely a hurricane. Students will develop vocabulary.
An extension project to pair with A Raisin in the Sun: Whose American Dream? from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Retrieved from https://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plans/raisin-sun-whose-american-dream
Want to try project-based learning to get your students involved in real-world issues? A former North Carolina Technology and Learning Teacher of the Year talks about how she worked with the North Carolina Zoo to get students excited about learning.
Students will find, evaluate, and select credible sources to create a research product.
This is a short review/assessment of research sources geared toward middle school students as they begin to work on research projects. The assignment is designed to assess students' knoweldge of the various types of sources that can be used when completing a research project.
English Instructional Plan – Research: Writing the facts and wondering more? Grades 3-5
English Instructional Plan – Research and Debates 6-8
What is the Essential Understanding(s)/Big Ideas that are applicable to this lesson and refer to VA SOL and Framework if applicable?ES.2 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the nature of science and scientific reasoning and logic. Key concepts include b) evidence is required to evaluate hypotheses and explanations; c) observation and logic are essential for reaching a conclusion;What is the essential objective in this lesson?To help these students better understand/identify necessary information that they may need while doing research projects or for this course their final project.
Basic floor plans and explanations for a traditional classroom, discussions/debates, a horseshoe arrangement, and centers.
A variety of best practices and imaginative ideas the school librarian can use to create an environment where students fuse together required learning with learning that is driven by individual interest.
Building a student-centered classroom culture starts on the first day of the school year.
This resource is intended as a Summative Extension activity to the resource created by Samantha Gibson entitled "The Fire Next Time." The original source contains a detailed lesson plan that incorporates primary source documents in order to compare and contrast leading figures of the Civil Rights movement. This extension activity is intended to provide a synthesis activity that asks students to consider and explore a modern-day example of social protest and evaluate various approaches to the same issue.
Optional extension activities include a collaborative persuasive presentation that requires research and rhetoric skills to be successful and/or an individual written research paper.
This multidisciplinary resource develops topics of interest to all those who care about and for individuals with co-occurring intellectual disabilities and mental illness. Each chapter presents current evidence informed practice knowledge. Each topic is also presented with audio enabled text boxes emphasizing 'Key Points for Caregivers.' For those who are interested in background knowledge, we provided the comprehensive literature base. And, for those interested mainly in 'what to do,' we provided text box summaries for reading and listening.
This video is part of the Continue to Know with WHRO TV series. Watch Andrew Sytsma teach about avoiding plagiarism and synthesizing research into student writing.
The book examines the underlying principles that guide effective teaching in an age when all of us, and in particular the students we are teaching, are using technology. A framework for making decisions about your teaching is provided, while understanding that every subject is different, and every instructor has something unique and special to bring to their teaching.The book enables teachers and instructors to help students develop the knowledge and skills they will need in a digital age: not so much the IT skills, but the thinking and attitudes to learning that will bring them success.
This video is part of the Learn and Grow with WHRO TV series. Watch Haley Cooprider teach about the beginnings of how to research.
This lesson Water Scarcity lesson emphasizes on creating awareness about the importance of conserving renewable resources and encouraging students to be reflective writers. The idea behind this activity is to allow students to activate their 5 C’s. This lesson can be used at any grade level as the content is very fluid. Students will be able to understand the significance of renewable resources like water and be able to brainstorm a possible solution for conserving water in the regions of water scarcity.
Artists throughout time have come to their work with stories to tell, concepts to explore, and puzzles to work out. By looking at works of art with a curious and investigative eye, students may connect with these artistic ideas while exercising creative and critical thinking skills. This resource pairs objects from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts collection with simple engagement activities to help students thoughtfully consider and unpack the big ideas each artwork presents.
This video is part of the Learn and Grow with WHRO TV series. Watch Kelsey Eanes teach about what it means to be unique.
