Authentic Lessons for 21st Century Learning
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: August 10th, 2023
Banned Books, Censorship Part 2
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 »
Created by: Susan McHale
Date Updated: January 24th, 2023
Standard 5: Saving and Investing
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 »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: November 18th, 2022
Chemical Reactions
This lesson, based on W.W. Jacob's short story "The Monkey's Paw," is designed to help students understand foreshadowing. Students identify passages in the text that foreshadow the end of the story and predict how they think the story will end. After reading the full story, students compare their predictions... Read more »
Created by: Margaret Salesky
Date Updated: October 2nd, 2024
Foreshadowing
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 »
Created by: Susan McHale
Date Updated: May 18th, 2023
Standard 7: Credit History and Borrowing Money
This lesson is designed to shift students' attitude towards writing by guiding them to use descriptive and sensory language. Students begin exploring descriptive language by describing objects and brainstorming adjectives. Students then discuss examples and non-examples of descriptive writing and improve... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: November 11th, 2024
Descriptive Writing
Standard 1: Understanding Financial Literacy
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 »
Created by: Susan McHale
Date Updated: January 24th, 2023
Standard 1: Understanding Financial Literacy
This lesson presents an overview of political maps in general and specifically maps from countries in the Eastern Hemisphere. Students will understand the key features of a political map. They will complete a map of European countries, capital cities, and related political map information. By the end... Read more »
Created by: Susan McHale
Date Updated: September 25th, 2024
European Countries
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 »
Created by: Lindsey Link
Date Updated: May 5th, 2023
Biographies and Research of Notable Oklahomans
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 »
Created by: Brandy Hackett
Date Updated: September 12th, 2024
Parallel Structure
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 »
Created by: Allison Mitchell-Hill
Date Updated: May 19th, 2022
Analogy RelationSHIP
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 »
Created by: Margaret Salesky
Date Updated: November 16th, 2022
Greek Heroes of Mythology
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 »
Created by: Shelli Cox
Date Updated: May 31st, 2023
Building and Decomposing Numbers
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 »
Created by: Margaret Salesky
Date Updated: August 10th, 2023
Jane Eyre
Changes in the Earth Over Time: What’s the Evidence?
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 »
Created by: Patricia Turner
Date Updated: August 14th, 2024
Changes in the Earth Over Time: What’s the Evidence?
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 »
Created by: Samaya Williams
Date Updated: July 18th, 2024
Adding and Subtracting Polynomials
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 »
Created by: Margaret Salesky
Date Updated: January 9th, 2024
Vocabulary in Beowulf
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 »
Created by: Laura Young
Date Updated: February 7th, 2024
Natural Birth and C-section
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: March 7th, 2024
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 »
Created by: Lindsey Link
Date Updated: June 5th, 2024
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 »
Created by: Shayna Pond
Date Updated: May 25th, 2023
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 »
Created by: Shayna Pond
Date Updated: May 13th, 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: August 6th, 2024
In this session, participants will explore the construction of knowledge, one of the components of authenticity. Participants will discover the value of learning experiences that reflect real-world contexts and challenges by connecting students' prior experiences with new concepts to deepen understanding... Read more »
Created by: Brittany Bowens
Date Updated: October 4th, 2024
In this session, participants will explore inquiry-based learning, one of the components of authenticity. Participants will identify barriers to productive student discussion and explore solutions to overcome these barriers. Participants will read a research brief on inquiry-based learning and apply... Read more »
Created by: Brittany Bowens
Date Updated: October 4th, 2024
During this professional learning session, participants will explore the principles of authenticity and real-world connections. They will apply academic knowledge to solve and illustrate authentic problems that students may encounter both inside and outside of the classroom. Additionally, they will... Read more »
Created by: Brittany Bowens
Date Updated: October 14th, 2024
In this session, participants will explore the authenticity component, student-centered learning. First, participants identify characteristics of student-centered learning environments. Next, participants consider common views regarding student engagement and how it affects learning. Participants will... Read more »
Created by: Brittany Bowens
Date Updated: October 14th, 2024
5E Lesson Writing Session 2: Developing 5E Lessons focuses participants on examining different authentic lesson activities, placing them in appropriate components of authenticity, and reflecting on designing activities that are highly engaging for students. Read more »
Created by: Daniel Schwarz
Date Updated: August 28th, 2024