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Tanner Lusher

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B.S. in Social Studies Education
University of Oklahoma 2016
M. Ed. in Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum
University of Oklahoma 2024

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Location, Location, Location

Importance of Location

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 7th Grade

Students will learn how location impacts businesses and markets. Students will also identify the infrastructure, manufacturing, and markets of different businesses: Huffman’s, Braum’s, and Netflix. Read more »

Lesson 5E Lesson
Location, Location, Location

Importance of Location

Subject Subject

  • Social Studies

Course Course

  • Human Geography

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 7th Grade

Copied To Clipboard Standards

  • 7.5.5, CLR301, CLR302
More 2–3 class periods
Time Frame 95–120 minutes
Unpacking the 14th Amendment: Citizenship and Constitutional Rights

U.S. Constitution and Equal Protection of Laws

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 9th - 12th

In this lesson, students will learn how the Fourteenth Amendment impacted the history of civil rights in the United States within a focused context. Students will discover the origins, significance, and lasting effects of the 14th Amendment by examining a collection of primary and secondary sources.... Read more »

Lesson 5E Lesson
Unpacking the 14th Amendment: Citizenship and Constitutional Rights

U.S. Constitution and Equal Protection of Laws

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 9th - 12th

Subject Subject

  • Social Studies

Course Course

  • U.S. Government

Copied To Clipboard Standards

  • USG.3.9
More 2-3 Periods
Time Frame 105 Minutes
Budding Brains: Cognitive and Moral Development

Human Development

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 9th - 12th

In this lesson, students discover how the human mind develops the ability to perform cognitive functions and engage in moral reasoning. First, students establish what they already know about how people learn. Next, students gain a basic understanding of cognitive and moral development by reading two... Read more »

Lesson 5E Lesson

Tag Related

  • Individual Career Academic Plan (ICAP)

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 9th - 12th

Subject Subject

  • Social Studies

Course Course

  • Psychology

Copied To Clipboard Standards

  • PS.4.2
More 1-2 periods
Time Frame 90 minutes
Engel v. Vitale: Preserving the Separation of Church and State

Engel v. Vitale (1962)

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 11th - 12th

In this lesson, students review the First Amendment and consider whether or not the separation of church and state can violate the fundamental rights of American citizens. Students then analyze images and complete a Painting a Picture activity. To extend their learning, students read a brief document... Read more »

Lesson 5E Lesson

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 11th - 12th

Subject Subject

  • Social Studies

Course Course

  • U.S. Government, U.S. History

Copied To Clipboard Standards

  • USG.3.10, USG.3.10C
More 2 Periods
Time Frame 90-120 Minutes
The Things They Carried

Vietnam Era

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 11th Grade

In this lesson, students begin by considering what items are essential for soldiers to bring with them to war. Students then compare what they read from the novel, "The Things They Carried" by Tim O’Brien, with information about the Vietnam War using an H-Chart. To extend their learning, students research... Read more »

Lesson 5E Lesson

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 11th Grade

Subject Subject

  • Social Studies

Course Course

  • U.S. History

Copied To Clipboard Standards

  • USH.6.3
More 2-3 class periods
Time Frame 90-120 minutes