Authentic Lessons for 21st Century Learning
This brief examines how teachers can create a positive classroom culture to improve student engagement. Read more »
This brief examines the use of Virtual Reality (VR) to enhance STEM career exploration among middle school students. The study found that VR experiences increased interest and motivation in STEM careers but also highlighted challenges such as physical discomfort and self-efficacy concerns. Read more »
Exposure to a wide range of careers is essential for students to understand their choices after graduating high school. This lesson will provide experiences for students to discover career interests and learn about multiple careers. Read more »
Created by: Laura Halstied
Date Updated: May 1st, 2025
In this first ACT prep reading activity, students focus on setting a goal for a future ACT. First, students review and reflect on the ACT process of superscoring. Then students review their existing reading scores before setting a goal to reach on the ACT and the reading test when they take the test... Read more »
Created by: Laura Halstied
Date Updated: April 29th, 2025
In this lesson, students recall their prior knowledge about how the economy functions. Next, students predict how the federal budget is spent before reading an Infogram about fiscal policy. To extend their learning, students play a game with partners that requires them to cut or fund programs. Students... Read more »
Created by: Laura Halstied
Date Updated: March 14th, 2024
The Economic Impact of Fiscal Policy
Use more than 60 customizable tools to plan lessons, create projects, differentiate learning, and more. MagicSchool AI is free to use. Read more »
This professional learning session looks at K20's CAN DO resources. CAN DO stands for College Application Necessities for Different Opportunities. At the beginning of this session, participants will review common college vocabulary and application data. They will then explore the different resources... Read more »
Created by: Laura Halstied
Date Updated: January 19th, 2024
In this lesson, students first consider what they already know about the stages of human development. Next, they work in groups to create a poster about one of Erik Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development. As a class, they review the posters and take notes over each of the stages. Students then... Read more »
Created by: Laura Halstied
Date Updated: December 13th, 2023
Human Development
Texas v. Johnson
In this lesson, students first analyze a quote about free speech before discussing whether the right to free speech is important. Next, students summarize the Texas v. Johnson Supreme Court case before debating whether a constitutional amendment banning flag burning is necessary. Students reflect on... Read more »
Created by: Laura Halstied
Date Updated: December 8th, 2023
Texas v. Johnson
In this culminating reading ACT prep activity, students use the skills they have learned during the ACT prep series. Students practice responding to an ACT-style reading passage and question set then reflect on how well they expect to do on the real ACT. This is the tenth activity in a 10-week "Power... Read more »
Created by: Laura Halstied
Date Updated: April 29th, 2025
