Authentic Lessons for 21st Century Learning
History courses are filled with people who have "made" history. In this lesson, students will analyze historical figures and make connections about their place in history. Students will research an early American historical figure of their choice and examine their impact during their historical period,... Read more »
Created by: Chelsee Wilson
Date Updated: October 24th, 2024
Analyzing History
History courses are filled with people who have "made" history. In this lesson, students will analyze historical figures and make connections about their places in history. Students will research an American historical figure and examine that person's impact during the period in which they lived, as... Read more »
Created by: Chelsee Wilson
Date Updated: October 24th, 2024
Analyzing History
History courses are filled with people who have "made" history. In this lesson, students will analyze historical figures and make connections about their places in history. Students will research an Oklahoma historical figure of their choice and examine their impact during their historical period, as... Read more »
Created by: Chelsee Wilson
Date Updated: November 16th, 2023
Analyzing History
In this lesson, students reflect on the diversity of the churches in their community before exploring the causes and key figures of the Protestant Reformation and making connections to how the Reformation affected what they see in their community today. Read more »
Created by: Chelsee Wilson
Date Updated: July 15th, 2022
Global Age
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
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
This lesson is part of a series, titled "Woman Crush Wednesday" in which we look at how female scientists have shaped our view of science. In this biology lesson, students will explore the contributions of Rachel Carson, the impact of human activity on our ecosystem, and how organisms develop resistance... Read more »
Created by: Mariah Warren
Date Updated: April 18th, 2023
Biological Unity and Diversity
In this lesson, students will learn about paleontologists who have helped shape our understanding of organisms’ evolutionary history. They will research and evaluate evidence that scientists have used to construct and continually use to reconstruct evolutionary history and environmental pressures that... Read more »
Created by: Brittany Bowens
Date Updated: August 29th, 2024
In this lesson, students will examine President Hoover's response to the Great Depression and how that affected the presidential election of 1932. Students will analyze videos, Great Depression slang, and a reading to determine the reasons that Hoover did not win reelection for president. Students will... Read more »
Created by: Laura Halstied
Date Updated: September 7th, 2023
The Great Depression and President Hoover
This is one of several lessons that examines Supreme Court decisions that have clarified individual rights under the First Amendment. Students will examine the events that led up to the case of West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette. They will analyze its implications for the freedoms of... Read more »
Created by: Daniel Schwarz
Date Updated: August 14th, 2023
West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette
In this lesson, students first consider what they are motivated by, and then match descriptor cards with the four types of operant conditioning. Next, students summarize a reading and a video about Operant Conditioning before writing their own operant conditioning scenario and groups, and then sharing... Read more »
Created by: Laura Halstied
Date Updated: August 23rd, 2023
Operant Conditioning Learning Theory
This lesson invites students to analyze historical figures in the field of psychology and to make connections regarding their impact in their field of study. Students will research a historical figure and examine that person's impact during the period in which they lived, as well as their long lasting... Read more »
Created by: Mariana DeLoera
Date Updated: August 9th, 2024
Analyzing Historical Figures
The Reign of Terror: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
This lesson centers on Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann which examines the Osage murders of the 1920s. Students analyze the connections between the events depicted in the book and the factual background of the Reign of Terror as presented in an interactive e-learning activity, helping to foster... Read more »
Created by: Polly Base
Date Updated: September 10th, 2024
The Reign of Terror: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
Most college-bound seniors know that they must submit their college applications in the fall of their senior year of high school, but many do not know that one component of the application is a personal essay. In this lesson students look at blunders people make in their college entrance essay, using... Read more »
Created by: Lacey Turner
Date Updated: November 5th, 2024
College Application Essays
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: February 28th, 2024
One notable thing the events of recent years have taught us is that what we think we know might not be a holistic truth. This includes the ways in which we think our GEAR UP students perceive career paths. Contexts like culture, background, skills, and interests can have a profound effect on student... Read more »
Created by: Lindsey Link
Date Updated: July 14th, 2022
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: June 5th, 2024
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
Students practice summarizing by comparing/contrasting their work with an AI (artificial intelligence) chatbot. Read more »
Created by: Kelsey Willems
February 26th, 2024