Authentic Lessons for 21st Century Learning
In this session, participants consider how hands-on learning about careers can benefit students' awareness and understanding of what careers are available. Participants engage in an activity to compare and contrast abstract and hands-on learning, review the research about hands-on career exploration,... Read more »
Created by: Laura Halstied
Date Updated: August 18th, 2025
In this activity, students participate in hands-on career exploration stations then reflect on their new knowledge about career possibilities. Read more »
Created by: Laura Halstied
Date Updated: July 25th, 2025
This self-reflection strategy provides a way to consider what is going well and what can be improved. Read more »
Created by: Laura Halstied
July 9th, 2025
This brief examines how the implementation of procedures and rules leads to a more productive classroom that engages students at higher levels. Read more »
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
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