Authentic Lessons for 21st Century Learning
Sherry Franklin
Director of Learning Support - GEAR UP for LIFE
K20 Center
This collection of lessons focuses on skills that a forensic scientist or crime scene investigator would use professionally. These lessons can be taught separately, as a unit, or as a part of activities in an after-school club. Read more »
This collection of club activities provides teachers and facilitators of school clubs with resources for helping students to practice academic skills within the club context. These activities will enhance students' skills in areas such as self-regulation, collaboration, problem-solving, and critical... Read more »
Instructional coaching provides job‑embedded, individualized support through goal setting, observation, feedback, and reflection. Coaching strengthens teacher practice, builds capacity, improves retention, and supports higher levels of student learning. Read more »
This research brief examines how data-driven coaching sessions can boost both academic and behavioral praise. The study found that eight, 30-minute, data-driven coaching sessions helped K–5 teachers in high-poverty schools increase praise, improve instruction and behavior management quality, and raise... Read more »
Data‑driven decision‑making improves instruction when schools build data literacy, use multiple data sources, collaborate in teams, implement evidence‑based strategies, and monitor progress in a continuous cycle focused on all students and their learning. Read more »
This collection has all the resources you need to successfully implement the Boosting Life Skills: A Game-Based Learning Intervention Action Plan. Read more »
This collection has all the resources you need to successfully implement the STEM Design Lab: Building Critical Thinking and Collaboration Action Plan. Read more »
This collection has all the resources you need to successfully implement the Media-Powered Journalism Career Exploration in Secondary Schools Action Plan. Read more »
This collection has all the resources you need to successfully implement the Job Shadow Field Trip/Industry Tour Experience Action Plan. Read more »
This collection has all the resources you need to successfully implement the Impact of Scientific Calculators in Mathematics Among Low-Achieving Students Action Plan. Read more »
