Authentic Lessons for 21st Century Learning
This professional development session will showcase the use of the RAFT (role, audience, format, and topic) instructional strategy. The RAFT strategy supports the components of authenticity, deepening content knowledge and construction of knowledge (higher-order thinking). Read more »
Created by: Lindsay Hawkins
Date Updated: November 11th, 2021
Participants will gain an understanding of creating a college-going culture. Participants are asked to: a) analyze the significance of a college-going culture, b) assess the current college-going culture at their school site, and c) create a list of strategies that signal a college-going culture. Through... Read more »
Created by: Lindsay Hawkins
Date Updated: September 10th, 2020
The Building School and Classroom Community professional development focuses on building school identity among teachers and students. Participants will be empowered to select research-based strategies that create community and support learning for all students. Participants will create a vision for... Read more »
Created by: Karin Lange
Date Updated: March 8th, 2022
This professional development session focuses on increasing teachers' understanding of authentic science instruction and building their capacity to adapt lessons to more effectively implement authentic instructional practices. Participants will first assume the role of students to engage with an authentic... Read more »
Created by: Mariah Warren
Date Updated: November 19th, 2021
The Interactive Classrooms in English/Language Arts (Short Version) 90-minute professional development focuses on exploring multiple technology applications to determine how they can be applicable for use in the English/Language Arts (ELA) classroom. Participants will explore various tech applications,... Read more »
Created by: Chelsee Wilson
Date Updated: December 13th, 2022
The Interactive Classrooms in Social Studies (Short Version) 90-minute professional development focuses on exploring multiple technology applications to determine how they can be applicable for use in the Social Studies classroom. Participants will explore various tech applications, choose at least... Read more »
Created by: Chelsee Wilson
Date Updated: September 14th, 2020
This professional development session focuses on insights and strategies for creating a college- and career-going culture in schools. Participants will be asked to: (1) analyze the significance of a college- and career-going culture, (2) assess the current college- and career-going culture at their... Read more »
Created by: Lacy Pennington
Date Updated: February 21st, 2022
The Creating 5E Lessons PD focuses on familiarizing participants with the 5E instructional model. The goal of the session is to immerse participants in an authentic 5E activity with an emphasis on each element of the 5E model. Participants will identify and describe the components of a 5E lesson and... Read more »
Created by: Robyn Hilger
Date Updated: July 15th, 2021
This Authenticity and Chromebooks professional development session focuses on the relationship of authentic instruction and technology implementation in the classroom. Participants will identify, analyze, and apply components of authenticity in lessons and activities to further their pedagogical knowledge. Read more »
Created by: Chelsee Wilson
Date Updated: October 21st, 2021
This 120-minute professional development focuses on understanding how virtual reality (VR) can take teaching and learning to a higher level through real-world connections, 21st-century skills, and critical thinking. Participants will explore VR, and then use VR resources to create a lesson or classroom... Read more »
Created by: Mandy Green
Date Updated: February 24th, 2022
This 120-minute professional development focuses on understanding how virtual reality, or VR can take teaching and learning to a higher level through real-world connections, 21st century skills and critical thinking. Participants will explore VR, and then use VR resources to create a lesson or classroom... Read more »
Workshop offered to all 10th to 12th-grade students interested in understanding the ACT and increasing their composite scores. Students engage in specific content through instructional strategies for seven two-hour ACT prep sessions. These research-based instructional strategy examples are designed... Read more »
Created by: Lindsay Hawkins
Date Updated: July 27th, 2021
Workshop offered to all 10th to 12th-grade students interested in understanding the ACT and increasing their composite scores. Students engage in specific content through instructional strategies for seven two-hour ACT prep sessions. These research-based instructional strategy examples are designed... Read more »
This professional development session applies research-based practices to support the use of educational technology (EdTech) in the classroom. Through exploring Scratch coding on a Raspberry Pi, 3D printing with TinkerCAD, and Swivl robots, participants will connect EdTech to science and engineering... Read more »
Created by: Lindsay Hawkins
Date Updated: October 27th, 2021
The Interactive Classrooms for All Contents professional development focuses on exploring multiple technology resources to determine how they can be applicable for use in the classroom. Participants will explore various resources, choose at least one to apply in the classroom, and demonstrate its integration... Read more »
Created by: Chelsee Wilson
Date Updated: March 5th, 2021
This activity provides an opportunity for students to critically think about financial aid as a resource to help take away some of the financial burden from attending college. Students will work together with a teacher or facilitator to fill out the FAFSA (or OTAG for undocumented students). They will... Read more »
Participants will experience a workshop session that provides the fundamentals of Essential Questions. They will then discover how they can use Essential Questions as a focus when lesson planning by creating their own content specific Essential Questions. Read more »
Created by: Lindsay Williams
Date Updated: August 4th, 2021
This professional development session focuses on instilling an understanding of the framework of authentic learning through multiple tools, such as the 5E Model and LEARN Strategies, while keeping in mind the Oklahoma Academic Standards for Mathematics. The interactive session will give participants... Read more »
Created by: Brittany VanCleave
Date Updated: November 19th, 2021
This professional development activity is designed with math and science teachers in mind. Its aim is to provide teachers with research and an action plan for incorporating interactive technology, such as simulations and models, as an instructional tool. Simulations and Models in Math and Science Conversations... Read more »
Created by: Alexandra Parsons
Date Updated: November 5th, 2021
During this second day of the Formative Assessment Institute, participants focus on distinguishing assessment of learning, assessment for learning, and assessment as learning. Read more »
Created by: Lindsey Link
Date Updated: October 29th, 2021
This professional development session applies research-based practices to support the use of educational technology (EdTech) in the classroom.Through exploring Scratch coding on a Raspberry Pi, 3D printing with TinkerCAD, and Swivl robots, participants will connect EdTech to science and engineering... Read more »
During this session, participants will discover how the use of technology can assist students and their families in preparing for a post secondary education or career. Participants will be given the opportunity to walk through the stages of creating an account and will explore the benefits and functions... Read more »
Created by: Ryan Rahhal
Date Updated: February 22nd, 2022
Be ready to move! Classroom practices that engage and maintain student interest while promoting student-centered learning and real-world connections are highlighted in this presentation. Participants will use Flipgrid technology to understand how students can communicate their learning in a new and... Read more »
Created by: Daniel Schwarz
Date Updated: May 31st, 2022
Districts review their previous Strategic Action Plans. They work to adjust their plan for updated student achievement data. Leaders determine action steps to keep, delete, or add for the next 3 years. Read more »
Banned Books, Censorship Part 2
This lesson is designed to take place following completion of another K20 lesson, "Trigger Warnings." Through collaboration, reading, and research, students will continue the study of a controversial work of literature by examining various perspectives on book banning. Students will establish their... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: April 17th, 2023
Banned Books, Censorship Part 2
Where is the best place to go on vacation? The worst? What are ways that your students could answer these questions descriptively? In this engaging lesson, students will practice descriptive writing skills by creating uniquely individual "Best of/Worst of" lists in e-book format. Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: April 18th, 2023
Writing to Engage and Entertain
By analyzing a variety of resources, students consider how style, format, and genre affect meaning and effectiveness. Students then craft an argument in a genre of their choice and present it to their classmates. While this lesson is aligned to 9th grade standards, it would be appropriate to teach in... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: June 5th, 2023
Style, Format, and Genre
Students will need prior knowledge of the six principles of the Constitution for this lesson to be successful. During this lesson, students will deepen their understanding of the six principles of the Constitution. The lesson begins with a video, then uses a Gallery Walk and discussion. Lastly, students... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: September 23rd, 2020
Government: Six Principles of the Constitution
Students will activate prior knowledge and make connections to the post-WWII era in America by looking at images from the time period. In addition, students will read poems that depict contrasting points of view from the decade (the point of view of an American versus a Holocaust survivor resettled... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: May 18th, 2023
Characterization
Students will practice the skill of inferencing both collaboratively and independently by using images and Chapter 1 of Fredrick Douglass's narrative. Then, students will tie the skill of noticing and understanding unstated details to the big picture of comprehension. While this lesson is currently... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: June 5th, 2023
Inferences in the Narrative Life of Frederick Douglass Excerpt
This lesson introduces the importance of argument in everyday life. Students will identify arguments in order to build an initial understanding of claims, evidence, and reasoning, and the rhetorical situation: author’s purpose, audience, and context. While this lesson is currently aligned only to 11th-grade... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: June 5th, 2023
Introduction to Argument
Students will practice experimental design by identifying key elements of an experiment such as a hypothesis, the variables, and a conclusion based on experimental scenarios. They will also design an experiment (through guided inquiry) centered around termite pheromones, then create and share their... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: June 10th, 2022
Experimental Design
Students will be introduced to dimensional analysis by analyzing a veterinary lab result, focusing mainly on the metric dimensions of a tumor. Students use prior understanding of units to match a set of metric data to the English equivalents. Students will then determine the conversion factor that is... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: May 26th, 2022
Intro to Dimensional Analysis
Students will conduct a data-driven lab using common human phenotypes and present their findings to their peers in a Gallery Walk. Common genetic vocabulary will be researched by students and they will present their findings to the class. Students will connect common genetic themes with their earlier... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: February 1st, 2023
Mendelian Genetics
In this lesson, students will connect to the essential question, "What do the effects of life events look like?" through the skill of summarizing. To answer that question, students will summarize a slam poem, a short story, and a recent Presidential speech. To make a personal connection to the skill... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: June 5th, 2023
Summarizing
To assist students in their ability to determine a theme in literature, this lesson will introduce the concept of theme by using a children's book, although any piece of literature can be used with this lesson. Students will listen to a children's book, collaboratively distinguish between topic and... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: August 4th, 2022
Themes in Literature
In this lesson, students will engage in inquiry and literary components to help gain an understanding of and define interest groups, provide examples, and analyze how they affect the political process in the United States. Read more »
Created by: Clayton Canon
Date Updated: November 8th, 2022
American Federal Government
Students will work collaboratively to examine and deconstruct published arguments based on social issues important to them. Students will then evaluate each other's analysis of published arguments and reflect on issues in today's society. While this lesson is currently aligned only to 10th-grade standards,... Read more »
Created by: Keristy Nieto
Date Updated: June 5th, 2023
Part 1: Deconstructing Arguments
In this lesson, students will analyze the differences between Native American and European cultures of the past, using the instructional strategies of Card Sorts, 4.2.,1 and a Gallery Walk, and by creating posters. Students will analyze various primary sources, including federal legislation and the... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: June 6th, 2022
The Dawes Act and native culture
Students must use their geographical skills to create maps for a world following a zombie apocalypse. Students also identify "ideal" locations for human settlement using world maps. While this lesson aligns with world human geography, it was also adapted for AP world human geography. Read more »
Created by: Susan McHale
Date Updated: November 9th, 2022
Location and Place
Students will investigate the similarity of reproduction, embryonic development, and DNA sequences to illustrate the indirect evidence for evolution. "How EGG-ceptional Are We?" is written for a general biology course. Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: November 16th, 2022
Evolution: Embryonic Development
This lesson analyzes the impact of minor political parties on national elections. Read more »
Created by: Chelsee Wilson
Date Updated: November 17th, 2022
U.S Government
In this lesson, students will be introduced to general types of chemical reactions. They will look for patterns to group similar reactions together, then use that as a way to put academic language to those groups. A basic understanding of chemical reactions and notation is necessary to complete this... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: November 3rd, 2022
Classifying Chemical Reactions
Students will identify common lab mistakes via simulated lab stations. Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: June 8th, 2022
lab safety
This lesson encourages student writing by combining an art project with a creative writing assignment. Through guided inquiry and responses, students elicit responses that inform their creative writing piece. While this lesson is currently aligned only to ninth grade standards, it would be appropriate... Read more »
Created by: Chelsee Wilson
Date Updated: November 22nd, 2022
Creative Writing
Students will use two-dimensional (2-D) figures and nets to explore three-dimensional (3-D) figures and will talk about how 3-D figures combine to create sculptures. Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: September 15th, 2020
3-D Shapes
In this lesson, students will listen to a song while completing a painting activity. Students will collaborate to paint a list of descriptive words on their canvases based on the song. Considering the song lyrics as poetry, students will analyze the song, focusing on descriptive language and sensory... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: February 19th, 2023
Communication: Using Descriptive Language
This lesson gives students a sneak peek inside how a sports statistician interprets team and player statistics. Students will analyze basketball player data from the OKC Thunder's 2021–22 season related to measures of central tendency. By the end of the lesson, students will be able to calculate measures... Read more »
Created by: Morgan Myers
Date Updated: May 24th, 2023
Measures of Central Tendency
Students will research, present, and analyze the pros and cons of various forms of alternative energy. Read more »
Created by: Danny Mattox
Date Updated: May 18th, 2023
Science Literacy
In this lesson, students use drawing to help them understand key events and analyze the mood and style of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart." Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: June 5th, 2023
Using Drawing to Understand an Author's Style
In this lesson, students will critically examine how literary elements contribute to the theme of a text. Students will explore universal theme sets by examining pictures and engaging in the Four Corners strategy. Students will then identify a universal theme within a text by using the Why-Lighting... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: June 5th, 2023
Picture The Theme
In this lesson, students make connections between the type of questions one asks about a text and the understanding of that text. Though lower-order questions play a major role in comprehending a text, as students become more comfortable with higher-order questioning, they will use the information they... Read more »
Created by: Sidney Barton
Date Updated: November 16th, 2022
Creating Meaningful Questions
Students will participate in a set of observational experiments, designed to help them come up with "good" evidence to back a claim they present. Students will learn about how to overcome flawed predictions with evidence and design good reasonable explanations. Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: December 8th, 2022
Experimental Design & Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning
This activity will introduce the graphs of the sine and cosine functions. Students will discover how to write the equations of transformed sine and cosine graphs. Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: June 20th, 2022
Graphing Sine and Cosine
Students will explore the cultural characteristics that appear in various versions of the story "Little Red Riding Hood." Additionally, students will compare and contrast how the cultural characteristics appear in each story and how American authors have revamped the story to mirror popular culture... Read more »
Created by: Lindsey Link
Date Updated: May 5th, 2023
Cultural Characteristics
During this interactive lesson, students will explore various map types, learn about the different features of maps, hone in on the unique qualities of their state's maps, and create their very own maps of the state of Oklahoma. Read more »
Created by: Lindsey Link
Date Updated: September 21st, 2020
Geography
This lesson focuses on the importance of understanding how to use the distributive property to correctly solve expressions. Students will use different foods that make up a meal to demonstrate use of the distributive property and in conjunction with order of operations, simplify expressions. Next, students... Read more »
Created by: Brittany VanCleave
Date Updated: November 8th, 2022
Distributive Property
In this lesson, students will work together to determine the definition of desertification and create a chart to explain the causes and effects of desertification in the sub-Saharan Sahel region. Then, students will learn how Africa is responding to desertification with a project called the Great Green... Read more »
Created by: Sarah Brewer
Date Updated: April 18th, 2023
Desertification of the Sahel
Using pictures related to pop culture as mentor texts, students will identify the archetypal figures represented. They will then be broken into small groups where they will choose a figure not previously identified to represent the archetype assigned to them and be asked to justify this choice to the... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: May 18th, 2023
Students will be able to explain the fundamental concepts involved in electrostatics, such as: charge, friction, conservation of charge, laws of attraction, and Coulomb’s Law. Read more »
Created by: Danny Mattox
Date Updated: May 1st, 2023
Electrostatics
Throughout this activity and lesson, the teacher will help facilitate and guide student connections between prior knowledge of mathematical concepts and new knowledge. This lesson will activate student prior knowledge and elicit students to begin creating their own questions about box and whisker plots. Read more »
Created by: Cacey Wells
Date Updated: June 8th, 2022
Box and Whiskers Plots
During this lesson, students will use their prior knowledge of multiplication and the distributive property to solve a 2-digit by 2-digit multiplication problem. Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: September 29th, 2020
MULTIPLICATION Strategies
Interdependence of Science, Engineering, and Technology on Society and the Natural World
In this lesson on the interdependence of science, engineering, and technology, students will use the example of snake venom to explore how natural resources can be used to make synthetic products that humans rely on. Students will learn and practice research strategies and evaluate sources. Finally,... Read more »
Created by: Teresa Randall
Date Updated: April 17th, 2023
Interdependence of Science, Engineering, and Technology on Society and the Natural World
Students will examine various forms of earthquake data, ranging from intensity, magnitude, and first-person accounts, to explore which factors contribute to earthquake damage and how geologists use this information to pinpoint the epicenter and focus of an earthquake. Students will look at USGS data... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: May 25th, 2022
Earthquakes
Students will explore the connections between what they know about linear relationships and extend that understanding to arithmetic sequences. Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: May 18th, 2023
Functions: Arithmetic Sequences
Students will explore the rotation of a Ferris wheel and make conjectures about the function represented by the motion. Students will find and plot points in the motion and use technology to find the line of best fit. Students will also manipulate the equation for their function to discover what the... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: July 25th, 2022