Authentic Lessons for 21st Century Learning
This lesson introduces students to the American Indian code talkers from Oklahoma who heroically defended the United States in both world wars. By viewing a documentary, playing a matching game, reading an article, and analyzing an excerpt from a graphic novel, they will also learn the stories of some... Read more »
Created by: Daniel Schwarz
Date Updated: September 20th, 2021
The Code Talkers of Oklahoma
The main purpose of this lesson and others in the series "Things to Do With a Strip of Paper" is to explore interesting mathematical and topological structures that students of any age can enjoy. This lesson focuses on the Mobius band (or Mobius strip) and provides students with opportunities to better... Read more »
Created by: Daniel Schwarz
Date Updated: September 1st, 2021
3d Objects, Sides, Surfaces, and Edges
This professional development will provide participants with literacy strategies to use in their classrooms as they implement document-based questions (DBQs). Read more »
Created by: Daniel Schwarz
Date Updated: August 20th, 2021
Students will track how inflation has altered the cost of living from 1920 until today by examining vintage advertisements for various goods. Students will also learn how inflation continues to have an effect on the U.S. economy by watching a couple of videos and designing anchor charts. Read more »
Created by: Daniel Schwarz
Date Updated: August 17th, 2021
Inflation and Cost of Living
This is a writing activity that enables students to have fun while practicing different levels of critical thinking, from lower order to higher order. Students construct cubes to examine a topic of study from six different perspectives. Read more »
Created by: Daniel Schwarz
August 9th, 2021
In this lesson, students will work in groups to annotate and summarize texts about plagiarism and its effect on learning. They will reflect on what they know about plagiarizing and how to avoid it in their writing. By teaching one another through group and class discussions, students will better understand... Read more »
Created by: Daniel Schwarz
Date Updated: July 6th, 2021
Avoiding Plagiarism
This lesson addresses the circumstances that led up to the internment of Americans of Japanese descent during World War II. It asks students to consider the impact that internment had on the lives of those who were detained. Students will have opportunities to look at photos from internment camps and... Read more »
Created by: Daniel Schwarz
Date Updated: June 25th, 2021
The Internment of Japanese Americans During World War II
This lesson has students connect the theme of regret across poems, songs, nonfiction, and short stories to explore how social-emotional factors can affect character development and theme. Students will work independently to write their own apology note as well as write an apology from the perspective... Read more »
Created by: Daniel Schwarz
Date Updated: May 17th, 2021
Character Development and Theme in "the Scarlet Ibis"
This reading strategy has students pause to discuss a text, optionally using specific sentence starters. It also can be adapted for math. Read more »
Created by: Daniel Schwarz
May 7th, 2021
The lesson focuses on an extension of slope and equations by introducing parallel lines. The goal is for students to understand which characteristics make a line parallel and apply that knowledge to real-world scenarios. After completing the lesson, students will be able to define, recognize, and create... Read more »
Created by: Daniel Schwarz
Date Updated: April 30th, 2021
Parallel lines
