Authentic Lessons for 21st Century Learning
The authentic teaching of academic vocabulary encompasses many components, such as incorporating students' prior knowledge, using engaging strategies, and promoting student ownership and understanding. In this session, participants will explore and evaluate strategies that increase the authentic teaching... Read more »
Created by: Lindsay Hawkins
Date Updated: February 8th, 2024
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: July 27th, 2023
In this professional learning session, participants will engage in collaborative writing activities, discover how writing can increase student engagement, and leave with strategies and resources that can be implemented immediately in their classrooms. Read more »
Created by: Shelby Blackwood
Date Updated: April 11th, 2024
In this lesson, students will explore various types of expository writing. Students will experience the expository forms of description, sequence, comparison, cause/effect, and problem/solution writing through engaging tasks and collaborative activities and create an expository writing reference sheet... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: September 25th, 2024
Expository Writing
Elements of an Essay
In this lesson, students will engage in multiple independent and group strategies to both identify and analyze essential structural elements of an essay. By doing this, students will both practice and gain a clearer perspective of how to write with greater clarity and effectiveness. Read more »
Created by: Jane Baber
Date Updated: August 10th, 2023
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: September 10th, 2024
Cultural Characteristics
In this lesson, students will learn how to predict electron configuration and valence electrons by exploring patterns within the periodic table. Students will discover that elements are arranged in increasing order of their atomic number in the periodic table, and then the elements repeat their properties... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: October 17th, 2024
Introduction to Periodicity and Electron Configuration
This lesson focused on the understanding of alternation of generations in plants, and began by examining non-vascular plants, including mosses and liverworts. It is intended for a botany or a phylogenic science class, and is not intended for introductory biology classes. Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: August 28th, 2023
Alternation of Generations: Non-Vascular Plants
Students will analyze the "Worcester v. Georgia" United States Supreme Court case, then work together to summarize and categorize actions that protected the sovereignty of the Cherokee Nation or undermined it. To extend knowledge, students will watch a video of a judge discussing the powers of the judicial... Read more »
Created by: Sarah Brewer
Date Updated: February 27th, 2023
Cherokee Sovereignty and Actions of the U.S. Government
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
This lesson explores the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on the Five Tribes. Students will begin this lesson with a Word Splash activity to activate their prior knowledge about the Five Tribes' involvement in the Civil War. Next, students will explore the Reconstruction Treaties of 1866 (treaties... Read more »
Created by: Sarah Brewer
Date Updated: June 22nd, 2023
The Reconstruction in Indian Territory
Students will discuss and evaluate the importance of managing and reconciling a bank account. Using a scenario, students will create a fictitious bank account register. Students also will investigate various local banks' checking account policies and compare them. Finally, students will draw conclusions... Read more »
Created by: Susan McHale
Date Updated: March 15th, 2023
Standard 4: Managing a Bank Account
There are a multitude of reasons why we offer thanks to others. Whether someone has done us a favor, given us a gift, shared their personal or professional time, or even just offered a kind word, thanking them with a sincere thank you note is a timeless and appreciated form of gratitude. A timely and... Read more »
Created by: Jane Baber
Date Updated: April 6th, 2023
Writing a Thank You Note
Truth is a powerful thing. Sometimes it hurts, and sometimes it is hard to deliver. In this multi-genre lesson, students will analyze and compare three texts written on the subject of honesty. Students will determine the claim a text is arguing and the evidence and reasoning that is used to support... Read more »
Created by: Shelby Blackwood
Date Updated: September 11th, 2024
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning
In this art lesson, students explore the history of mural art—the values and themes that informed artists in the format throughout history. Students will also see interviews with Oklahoma mural artists who speak on their creative process, the techniques they have used, and proposal writing. By the end,... Read more »
Created by: Shayna Pond
Date Updated: March 6th, 2024
Mural Art History, Technique, and Concept Development