Authentic Lessons for 21st Century Learning
In this activity, students design and construct a protective container to prevent a raw egg from breaking when dropped from a height. They will apply the engineering design process to brainstorm, to create a prototype, to test, and to refine their designs, emphasizing iteration, problem-solving, and... Read more »
Created by: Bradly Cusack
Date Updated: September 29th, 2025
In this lesson, students will explore how different types of camera lenses--prime, zoom, wide, and telephoto--affect the appearance and composition of a photograph. By comparing photos taken with various lenses, they will observe differences in focal length, depth of field, and bokeh. The lesson will... Read more »
Created by: Bradly Cusack
Date Updated: August 28th, 2025
Camera Operations
The Skim or Scrutinize strategy helps each student choose the most efficient way to approach reading passages and answer as many questions as possible correctly. Read more »
Created by: Bradly Cusack
May 19th, 2025
A smart skimming strategy designed to help students navigate reading passages more efficiently by focusing only on essential elements. Read more »
Created by: Bradly Cusack
May 19th, 2025
A comprehensive reading strategy where students read the entire passage first to understand and summarize before answering any questions. Read more »
Created by: Bradly Cusack
May 19th, 2025
Students take on the role of detectives and investigate the core beliefs, practices, and historical development of the three major monotheistic religions: Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. During their investigation, students will uncover similarities and differences among these faiths, explore the... Read more »
Created by: Bradly Cusack
Date Updated: July 23rd, 2025
Abrahamic Religions
Polypad is an interactive online math tool that offers a wide-range of manipulatives for geometry, numbers, fractions, algebra, probability, data, and logic. Designed for use from early childhood through secondary education, it allows teachers and students to explore, analyze, and make connections with... Read more »
Mockaroo is a freemium web application that can generate several fields of fake data in a generated Comma-Separated Value (CSV) spreadsheet. Read more »
Shoot, edit, and export your own videos and share! Read more »
This PD introduces the use of Swivl™ robots in the classroom. Participants will go through the process of setting up the bot, recording video, uploading video to the cloud, and accessing previously saved videos. Additionally, participants will discuss possible uses of Swivl bots both for instructional... Read more »
Created by: Bradly Cusack
Date Updated: May 21st, 2024
