Authentic Lessons for 21st Century Learning
This is a collection of professional developments that cover different aspects of the Student-Centered Learning Climate. A Student-Centered Learning Climate is created when student and educator beliefs, values, and day-to-day behaviors come together to support a positive, safe, orderly, and inclusive... Read more »
In this professional development, participants will reflect on equity in their school. They will work in groups to create images that represent equity, read through an equity research brief for theory and practice, and discuss educational case studies and how they can work to provide equity in different... Read more »
Created by: Mariah Warren
Date Updated: January 10th, 2024
This professional learning activity asks participants to reflect on meaningful learning experiences through the question, "What makes learning meaningful?" Participants build up a definition of meaningful learning as they progress through the activities. Participants will experience a lesson that models... Read more »
Created by: Mariah Warren
Date Updated: September 29th, 2023
Participants will learn how to plan and host "Game to Prepare for Life" events at their schools. They will experience sample booths that let them see what the event can feel like for students. Afterward, participants will reflect on the process and discuss some of the benefits and challenges of coordinating... Read more »
Created by: Mariah Warren
Date Updated: April 21st, 2023
Give students a taste of life beyond high school in this real-world "Game to Prepare for Life" based on the popular board game. Students will get a career, salary, and family to provide for. Along the way, they will encounter expenses like housing, health, cars, and insurance. They will juggle their... Read more »
Created by: Mariah Warren
Date Updated: April 21st, 2023
In this lesson, students will explore the impact female scientists have had on what we know about respiration. Aerobic respiration should be taught before doing this lesson. Students will discover the impact Gerty Cori has had on our understanding of respiration. Students will determine how the alternative... Read more »
Created by: Mariah Warren
Date Updated: March 17th, 2023
From Molecules to Organisms: Flow of Energy
This lesson is part of a series, titled "Woman Crush Wednesday" in which we look at how female scientists have shaped our view of science. In this biology lesson, students will explore the contributions of Rachel Carson, the impact of human activity on our ecosystem, and how organisms develop resistance... Read more »
Created by: Mariah Warren
Date Updated: April 18th, 2023
Biological Unity and Diversity
This lesson is part of a series, titled "Woman Crush Wednesday," where we look at how female scientists have shaped our views of science. In this biology lesson, students explore the contributions of Nettie Stevens and her discovery of sex chromosomes. Read more »
Created by: Mariah Warren
Date Updated: April 18th, 2023
Inheritance and Variation of Traits
This lesson is part of a series, titled "Woman Crush Wednesday" in which we look at how female scientists have shaped our view of science. In this biology lesson, students will explore the contributions of Marjory Stoneman Douglas, the interconnectedness of an ecosystem, and endangered species. Read more »
Created by: Mariah Warren
Date Updated: November 22nd, 2022
This lesson is part of the "Woman Crush Wednesday" series that looks at the ways female scientists have shaped our views of science. In this biology lesson, students will explore the many contributions of Jane Cooke Wright, with special attention on her study of the impact of uncontrolled cell division... Read more »
Created by: Mariah Warren
Date Updated: April 18th, 2023
Understanding Mitosis
