Banned Books, Censorship Part 2
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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 »
Banned Books, Censorship Part 2
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In this lesson, students will engage in topics about saving and spending and explore investment vocabulary. They will read about different investment types and participate in an online stock market simulation game. Students will use a given scenario to create an investment portfolio. Read more »
Standard 5: Saving and Investing
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Students will investigate different classifications chemical reactions. This lesson is intended to not only focus on critical thinking skills to help build context, but there are no chemicals used at all, so is low budget. However, if you can afford chemicals, go take a look at the lesson Happy, Mad,... Read more »
Chemical Reactions
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In this lesson, students will learn vocabulary terms that lenders use, such as collateral and credit score. Students also will understand how a credit score determines whether or how much a lender will finance a loan. It is suggested that students first complete the lesson "How Will I Pay for My Car?"... Read more »
Standard 7: Credit History and Borrowing Money
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Students might view writing as dull and boring, and often it is. This lesson is designed to shift students' thinking by spicing up dull writing using descriptive and sensory language. Students begin by viewing and interacting with objects as they brainstorm applicable descriptive adjectives and sensory... Read more »
Descriptive Writing
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Standard 1: Understanding Financial Literacy
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Students will create a definition of financial literacy through studying scenarios and understanding financial literacy from the context of the scenarios. The scenarios will ask students to determine if the person described is acting in a financially literate way. From this context, students will create... Read more »
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This lesson introduces students to notable historic and present-day Oklahomans, using biographies and informational text. Students will learn about Mickey Mantle before moving on to research another Oklahoma figure, such as Jim Thorpe, Sequoyah, Bill Pickett, Maria Tallchief, Will Rogers, Wiley Post,... Read more »
Biographies and Research of Notable Oklahomans
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In this lesson, students will explore the meaning of the word "parallel" and analyze how and for what purposes parallel structure is used in speeches. At the end of the lesson, students will compose a tweet to summarize the purpose of parallel structure in writing. This lesson includes optional modifications... Read more »
Parallel Structure
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In this lesson, students will be introduced to analogies by exploring how given words are related to one another. Students will work as a class to create a definition of an analogy, finish given analogies, create new analogies, and be able to explain why an analogy may not make sense. Finally, students... Read more »
Analogy RelationSHIP
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During this interactive lesson on Greek mythology, students will seek to understand why heroes became known as heroes and how they compare to modern day heroes. The term "hero" is perhaps overused today, but these guys were the originals. The mythology of ancient Greece was filled with great heroes... Read more »
Greek Heroes of Mythology
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Students will build, read, and write numbers to 100 using a myriad of math manipulatives. In this lesson, students will learn there are different ways to create the same number. Read more »
Building and Decomposing Numbers
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During this lesson, students will analyze the techniques used in classical literature versus comic book writing to determine how they contribute to the meaning of unknown vocabulary words. Students will use excerpts from the original text, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, and the corresponding visuals... Read more »
Jane Eyre
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Changes in the Earth Over Time: What’s the Evidence?
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During this lesson, students are introduced to the significance of fossils in understanding past living organisms, gathering evidence about prehistoric life, and providing valuable insights into the Earth's historical environment and its transformations over time. As students progress through Discovery... Read more »
Changes in the Earth Over Time: What’s the Evidence?
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In this lesson, students practice adding and subtracting polynomial expressions. They watch a video about a complicated food order and discuss the idea of combining like items to simplify the order. Students use math manipulatives to explore how to use addition and subtraction to simplify polynomial... Read more »
Adding and Subtracting Polynomials
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During this lesson, students will analyze the techniques used in classical literature compared to comic book writing to determine how they contribute to the meaning of unknown vocabulary words. Students will use excerpts from the original text, Beowulf translated by Seamus Heaney, and the corresponding... Read more »
Vocabulary in Beowulf
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In this lesson students will learn the differences between a natural birth and a c-section. Students will first reflect on statements about the two types of birth and what they already believe. Then students will use the Honeycomb Harvest instructional strategy to explore natural birth and record guided... Read more »
Natural Birth and C-section
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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 »
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During this third day of the Formative Assessment Institute, participants focus on distinguishing Assessment of Learning, Assessment for Learning, and Assessment as Learning. Read more »
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When faculty or staff feel strongly connected to the vision and can clearly see how their role aligns with the strategic priorities, they feel valued and are motivated to do well. This professional learning session is part of a series that explores the eight aspects of organizational culture and climate... Read more »
Some leadership practices feel as if they add to work demands, while others become a resource that lightens the weight of those demands. When leaders are supportive and have built trust-filled relationships with their staff, performance effort and quality increase. This professional learning session... Read more »
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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 »
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