Authentic Lessons for 21st Century Learning
While it is important for students to engage in classroom discourse in their social studies classes in order to develop understanding, purposeful and effective opportunities for students to share their thinking and reasoning do not happen on their own. They require deliberate planning and facilitation... Read more »
Created by: Sarah Brewer
Date Updated: May 21st, 2024
This professional learning session will focus on how to incorporate a love of reading and student choice into all classes. Participants will explore a variety of authentic strategies that support reading comprehension, substantive conversations, and student choice to gain a deeper understanding that... Read more »
Created by: Patricia McDaniels-Gomez
Date Updated: July 5th, 2024
Participants consider the benefits of discourse in science and explore three strategies that support discourse in the classroom by role-playing as students. They then discuss the benefits of each of the three strategies for incorporating discourse in their classroom. In small groups, participants discuss... Read more »
Created by: Patricia McDaniels-Gomez
Date Updated: July 12th, 2024
This resource provides an overview of the TI-Nspire calculator. Participants engage in hands-on exploration of the TI-Nspire, learn basic operations, and discover pre-made classroom activities for the calculator. Participants also learn about teacher-student connectivity options and how the additional... Read more »
Created by: Lydia Baker
Date Updated: June 15th, 2023
This resource provides an overview of the TI-84 Plus. Participants engage in hands-on exploration of the TI-84 Plus, learn basic operations, and discover pre-made classroom activities for the calculator. Participants also learn about teacher-student connectivity options and how the additional technology... Read more »
Created by: Lydia Baker
Date Updated: May 25th, 2023
This resource is part of a series of professional learning activities that can be used to support a group book study. In each section, you will be able to select from several activities that will enable you and the other participants in your book study group to think critically about the reading. The... Read more »
Created by: Daniel Schwarz
Date Updated: September 3rd, 2024
In this lesson, students analyze the legislation enacted immediately following the Civil War and examine the effects that legislation had, especially on newly freed slaves. Students will then make connections between the harsh realities of the Reconstruction Era and more current Civil Rights issues... Read more »
Created by: Mariana DeLoera
Date Updated: May 18th, 2023
The Reconstruction Era
Escher's Terrific Tessellations: The Art of Tile Transformations
In this follow-up lesson to "Diamonds, Not Just a Girl's Best Friend," students explore an app that creates Escher-like drawings. Students discuss the principles of design in the drawings. Students discuss Escher and then discuss similarities of the Plains tribes art that precede Escher. Students reflect... Read more »
Created by: James Doyle
Date Updated: May 20th, 2024
Escher's Terrific Tessellations: The Art of Tile Transformations
In this lesson, students explore the celebration of Diwali while practicing expository writing skills. Students read and summarize the various legends of Diwali and the significance of each day of the festival. Next, students create anchor charts for each day using symbols, images, and their paraphrased... Read more »
Created by: Lisa Loughlin
Date Updated: November 6th, 2023
Exploring the Festival of Lights Through Expository Writing
Would you like to provide students the opportunity to get to know their TI-Nspire prior to its actual use? This resource provides an overview so students feel comfortable and confident with the device from the start. With this resource, students engage in hands-on exploration of the TI-Nspire and learn... Read more »
Created by: Lydia Baker
Date Updated: June 20th, 2023
Would you like to provide students the opportunity to get to know their TI-84 Plus prior to its actual use? This resource provides an overview so students feel comfortable and confident with the device from the start. With this resource, students engage in hands-on exploration of the TI-84 Plus and... Read more »
Created by: Lydia Baker
Date Updated: June 20th, 2023