Authentic Lessons for 21st Century Learning
Participants engage in activities to explore strategies that can increase the intentional use of student choice by bridging content and student interest. These strategies provide opportunities for students to feel they have some control or ownership in their learning environment, which can make learning... Read more »
Created by: Lindsay Hawkins
Date Updated: February 10th, 2021
In this professional development session, participants will find connections between the principles of authenticity and the Marzano elements of Teacher Leader Effectiveness (TLE). This session does not address the other optional model known as the TULSA TLE Model. Read more »
Created by: Lindsay Hawkins
Date Updated: August 4th, 2023
In this professional development session, participants discover how various instructional strategies can be used as authentic tools to create and facilitate student-centered lessons with the 5E Instructional Model. Individually, participants will choose a component of the 5E Instructional Model (Engage,... Read more »
Created by: Lindsay Hawkins
Date Updated: November 10th, 2021
This campus visit lesson focuses on identifying and mitigating obstacles to postsecondary education. Student participants will have an opportunity to discuss why they should want to go to college and what could potentially prevent them from going. They will then explore some of the critical careers... Read more »
Created by: Lacy Pennington
Date Updated: May 19th, 2021
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
This professional development session focuses on instilling an understanding of the frameworks of authentic learning as well as the SAMR (Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, Redefinition) model for technology. Participants will apply these practices to the authentic use of technology in their... Read more »
Created by: Lindsay Williams
Date Updated: November 4th, 2021
This professional development activity is designed to introduce participant educators to the components of project-based learning (PBL). The professional development immerses the participant in a mini-project based learning and then introduces the essential components. Participants are also given... Read more »
Created by: Susan McHale
Date Updated: December 18th, 2020
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
The Mindset Makeover PD focuses on increasing teacher knowledge about growth mindset and how it can be fostered in their classrooms. Through this interactive session, participants will review research on growth mindset and develop their own goals for applying the research to classroom practices. Read more »
Created by: Lindsay Hawkins
Date Updated: April 6th, 2022
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 activity aims to prepare faculty to design effective, technology-integrated project-based learning (PBL) experiences that leverage the opportunities afforded by a robust Makerspace or STEM lab. It is based on the "Design a Project" Project-Based Learning PD, which introduces participants to the... Read more »
Created by: Christina Naruszewicz
Date Updated: July 21st, 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 session engages participants in a model learning activity that showcases how specific technologies that are typically teacher-centered can be authentically used to develop student-centered learning environments. Participants will explore interactive technologies such as Chromebooks and touchscreen... Read more »
Created by: Lindsay Hawkins
Date Updated: February 23rd, 2022
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: October 29th, 2021
This session is designed to engage teachers in using researched-based strategies to explore ACT data and identify specific skills that can be implemented in daily instruction. The goal of this session is to raise ACT scores by targeting skills within a composite score range provided by available ACT... Read more »
Created by: Lindsay Hawkins
Date Updated: September 19th, 2022
In this professional development session, participants will evaluate vocabulary students might encounter in college and career readiness programming. Participants will engage in strategies that reinforce authentic vocabulary instruction of Tier 2 words. Read more »
Created by: Shelby Blackwood
Date Updated: October 11th, 2023
Leadership is the process of working collaboratively to shape a culture of interdependence and trust to foster inclusive practices and serve a shared vision which responds to change for growth and promotes learning and empowerment for all stakeholders. Read more »
Created by: Danny Mattox
Date Updated: October 3rd, 2023
Each year, teachers have the opportunity to apply for the Leading Educators in Authentic Development (LEAD) program. Teachers who participate in LEAD receive professional development throughout the year from K20 professional development coordinators and specialists. In turn, each participant has opportunities... Read more »
This 7th-grade campus visit focuses on providing an opportunity for students to tour a college campus and learn about different facets of college life. Students will participate in a learning activity to familiarize themselves with college degrees and other postsecondary education (PSE) options for... Read more »
Created by: Lacy Pennington
Date Updated: July 18th, 2022
Through small-group activities and discussions, students will be exposed to a variety of careers, along with their average salaries and post-secondary requirements. Students will also be asked to brainstorm possible fears or concerns that high school students have concerning college. Then, students... Read more »
Created by: Lindsay Hawkins
Date Updated: September 14th, 2020
This 7th Grade Campus Visit professional development focuses on providing an opportunity for students to tour a college campus and learn about different facets of college life. Students will participate in a learning activity to familiarize themselves with college degrees and other postsecondary education... Read more »
This campus visit lesson focuses on identifying and mitigating obstacles to postsecondary education. Student participants will have an opportunity to discuss why they should want to go to college and what could potentially prevent them from going. They will then explore some of the critical careers... Read more »
Created by: Lacy Pennington
Date Updated: August 3rd, 2021
In this second science ACT prep activity, students learn about key vocabulary in the science test and strategies for when they are unfamiliar with the content in the science passages. First, students view a science passage that contains scrambled words to practice still finding a correct answer when... Read more »
Created by: Teresa Lansford
Date Updated: October 26th, 2023
Through their own research and discussion, students see how career choice, postsecondary education, and salary are all interrelated. Students identify three careers that they might be interested in, identify the postsecondary requirements to attain these careers, and learn what the beginning is for... Read more »
Created by: Susan McHale
Date Updated: May 31st, 2023
Standard 1: Earning an Income
This is lesson #1 of a mini unit exploring the ideas of government structure, freedom, and whether governments truly protect our freedom. The student will assess the value of government by analyzing the structures of ruling bodies and how they influence the lives of citizens. Learners will have opportunities... Read more »
Created by: Clayton Canon
Date Updated: November 22nd, 2022
American Government
In this lesson, students will investigate how to use systems of equations to solve real-world problems. This is a great lesson to wrap up a unit on systems of equations, after students have become familiar with solving systems using any method. This lesson will connect solving systems to real-world... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: October 2nd, 2023
Linear Systems of Equations
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
Metaphors and theme are difficult, yet integral, parts of literature. In this poetry analysis lesson, students will read "A Noiseless Patient Spider" by Walt Whitman. To begin the lesson, students will personally connect with the narrator of the poem by correlating the idea of fortitude and chance to... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: August 10th, 2023
Poetry Analysis: Theme and Metaphor
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
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: August 28th, 2023
Classifying Chemical Reactions
This grammar lesson will engage students in recognizing, identifying, and creating active or passive voice in their writing. The use of active and passive voice is demonstrated through the short story, "The Monkey's Paw," although any piece of literature could be substituted. This lesson includes optional... Read more »
Created by: Margaret Salesky
Date Updated: July 6th, 2023
Grammar/Language Usage
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: August 28th, 2023
Measures of Central Tendency
Modern presidents are expected to wear different hats; i.e., play different roles in their jobs. This lesson explores the roles and examples of how presidents carry out the responsibilities of their jobs. Read more »
Created by: Kristen Sublett
Date Updated: May 22nd, 2023
Different Roles of Modern Presidents
Learning to set and work toward goals is an important life skill. In this lesson, students will explore the concepts of goal setting and time management and then apply what they learn while playing the Advance U: Learning Strategies digital game-based learning (DGBL) module, which allows them to experience... Read more »
Created by: William Thompson
Date Updated: December 13th, 2022
Goal Setting and Time Management
Students will discover the three different types x-intercepts that happen on polynomial functions. Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: August 17th, 2023
Polynomial Graphs
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: October 2nd, 2023
Graphing Sine and Cosine
Using text analysis techniques, students will explore the Declaration of Independence. They will specifically look at the Four Principles of Government and apply those ideas to the grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence to better understand the reasons behind why the colonies desired to... Read more »
Created by: Brandi Graham
Date Updated: May 16th, 2022
Declaration of Independence
How do you persuade others? How did the characters in Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" use ethos, pathos, and logos to sway the minds of the Roman people? This lesson explores the three modes of persuasion and invites students to analyze and notate the speeches in Shakespeare's tragedy for ethos, pathos,... Read more »
Created by: Chelsee Wilson
Date Updated: June 12th, 2023
Julius Caesar
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
During this lesson, students will explore and learn about different types of angles. They will practice using a protractor to measure angles and classify angles based on their measurements. Read more »
Created by: Lindsey Link
Date Updated: May 31st, 2023
Geometry and Measurement
Students determine the triangle congruence theorems. Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: August 10th, 2022
Triangle Congruence Theorems
In this lesson on conditional and subjunctive mood, students will learn the difference between these two types of sentences, discover the clues to identify each, and create their own sentences applying each mood. Using popular song lyrics, students will partner to sort sentences into conditional and... Read more »
Created by: Margaret Salesky
Date Updated: August 30th, 2022
Conditional and Subjunctive Sentences
Students will solve addition problems up to 10 by creating true and false number sentences and using manipulatives. Students will understand how to use addition and subtraction to change number sentences and still arrive at their target number. Students will solve for a missing addend and demonstrate... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: September 29th, 2020
Addition and Subtraction up to 10
Students will begin by discussing what clocks do and using prior knowledge to compare analog, digital, and written time in a matching game. They will then work as a class to learn how to tell time using the different clocks and create a visual guide of their routines. Differentiation and parent extension... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: September 30th, 2020
Telling Time
Students will make observations of various plants and animals to determine how their environments meet their needs. They will then decide which animal would make the best class pet and design a living environment for that animal. Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: March 4th, 2021
Ecosystems
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
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
In this lesson, students will investigate the qualitative characteristics of waves. The next lesson in this three-part series focuses on the quantitative characteristics of waves. Read more »
Created by: Danny Mattox
Date Updated: June 26th, 2023
Qualitative Characteristics of Waves
In collaborative groups, students will work to understand and create point-of-view statements, such as tweets for a mock Twitter debate, for both Federalists' and Anti-Federalists' viewpoints on ratifying the U.S. Constitution. Then, students will identify important issues currently being debated on... Read more »
Created by: Sarah Brewer
Date Updated: June 28th, 2022
Ratification of the Constitution Debate
Students will investigate and discover the trigonometric ratios through observations about right triangles. Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: August 17th, 2023
Trigonometric Ratios
This lesson provides an overview of ethical theory and integrity through discussion, reflection, and game-based learning. Through this lesson, students will gain a basic understanding of three common ethical frameworks: deontology, consequentialism, and virtue theory; and they will come to understand... Read more »
Created by: William Thompson
Date Updated: April 17th, 2023
Ethics
In this lesson about the Emancipation Proclamation and expanding the goals of the Civil War, students will analyze the Emancipation Proclamation in comparison to an excerpt from President Lincoln's first inaugural address. Students will work in groups using a Card Sort strategy and Paired Text Analysis... Read more »
Created by: Sarah Brewer
Date Updated: April 12th, 2023
Expanding the Goals of the Civil War
Science
Students explore water erosion and investigate erosion and weathering in different types of soil. Funding provided by Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grant no. 2013-69002-23146 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: May 18th, 2023
Science
This lesson is an introduction to polynomials. Solving polynomials is not included in this lesson, and would be the next lesson after this one. Academic language as well as patterns in polynomial family functions is explored. Prerequisite knowledge would be an understanding of functions and exponents... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: August 10th, 2023
Polynomials
It has been said that poetry is a place to break all the rules. In this lesson, students will not quite be rule-breakers; instead, they will work with rules of grammar to learn how to integrate more structure and variety in verse. Using Shel Silverstein's poetry, students will analyze pieces for elements... Read more »
Created by: Jane Baber
Date Updated: June 5th, 2023
Poetry and Grammar
This lesson begins with a discussion of how authors tell great stories. Students will hear two stories about dogs, one told from the first person and the other from the third person point of view. Students will use a Card Sort activity to discover how to tell the difference in point of view and will... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: August 4th, 2021
Point of View
Colonial History
This lesson compares the various roles that colonists played in the Southern Colonies. Students will begin by examining the economy of the Southern Colonies. They will then compare various roles within the Southern Colonies and will write a RAFT strategy prompt to share what they learned about the colonists. Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: September 17th, 2020
Colonial History
Students will use protractors to discover, identify, and define angles and lines. Using vocabulary developed through this activity, students will identify different types of quadrilaterals. Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: September 14th, 2020
Angles and Quadrilaterals
This lesson explores DNA fingerprinting and how it relates to paternity (or familial) tests and police investigations. After talking about what DNA fingerprinting is and what it covers, students will read an article to decide whether they agree or disagree with the practice of DNA fingerprinting in... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: August 28th, 2023
DNA Fingerprinting and Profiling
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
Colloquial language is informal and consists of words or phrases known primarily to native speakers of a language. In this lesson, students will examine not only how familiar they are with English colloquialisms, but also how often these colloquialisms are used in our speaking and writing, and the effect... Read more »
Created by: Jane Baber
Date Updated: June 20th, 2023
Colloquial Language
In this lesson, students explore the patterns of rhyme and syllables in Shakespearean sonnets in order to understand iambic pentameter. Students compose their own original sonnets. Read more »
Created by: Jordin Carmichael
Date Updated: December 8th, 2020
Shakespearean Sonnets and Iambic Pentameter
The main cause of the French Revolution is still debated by historians today. In this lesson, students will begin by activating prior knowledge as they complete a Tell Me Everything activity on revolutions. They will sort conditions in a society that can lead to revolution into categories of political,... Read more »
Created by: Laura Halstied
Date Updated: June 30th, 2022
Exploring Causes of the French Revolution
Students will identify the elements of a budget. They will examine how life events and lifestyle affect and change budgeting needs (i.e., personal expenses, emergencies, saving for future goals, family vs. individual). Read more »
Created by: Susan McHale
Date Updated: June 28th, 2023
Standard 1: Fundamentals of Budgeting
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