Authentic Lessons for 21st Century Learning
This lesson builds on the inquiry questions that students developed in the lesson "Hall of Injustice, Part 1." Students will use their inquiry questions based on the Tulsa Race Massacre to write an informative research paper that focuses on how remembering history impacts the present. Students will... Read more »
Created by: Polly Base
Date Updated: November 8th, 2024
Guided Inquiry Research
In this lesson, students will consider the context and evaluate perspectives while comparing "Story of an Hour" and excerpts from "The Awakening". After reading the stories, students will write a short response from the perspective of the characters. Read more »
Created by: Margaret Salesky
Date Updated: August 10th, 2023
Perspective
This lesson is intended to help students develop a deeper understanding of the causes of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Students begin by observing historical photos and making inferences about them. They then build on their knowledge by watching a video that includes primary sources and interviews with... Read more »
Created by: Susan McHale
Date Updated: June 2nd, 2022
Tulsa Race Massacre
This lesson focuses on an extension of parallel lines by exploring what happens when a transversal line passes through them. The goal is for students to understand the different angles that form due to the intersection and to apply that knowledge to real-world situations. Students will be able to identify... Read more »
Created by: Brittany VanCleave
Date Updated: August 17th, 2023
Parallel Lines, Transversal Lines, and Angles
This lesson has students explore how the properties of a circle, including area and circumference, relate to one another and to the world around them. The goal is for students to analyze the dimensions of a circle and correlate these to familiar, real-world situations. Read more »
Created by: Brittany VanCleave
Date Updated: May 22nd, 2023
Area and Circumference of a Circle
In this lesson, students will explore the problems that industrialization created for workers by examining a collection of photos and texts. Next, students will read about the rise of labor unions in response to the problems previously identified and their overarching goals. To extend their learning,... Read more »
Created by: Sarah Brewer
Date Updated: September 13th, 2022
The Labor Movement
In this third lesson of "The K20 Chronicle" journalism unit, students will explore what it is like to be a photojournalist. First, students will view an ICAP video interview with Jordan Miller, a news reporter at the Salt Lake Tribune. She shares insights about being a photojournalist and reporter,... Read more »
Created by: Margaret Salesky
Date Updated: August 17th, 2023
Crafting the Article
In this lesson, students will explore the culture of the Seminole tribe and their patchwork. They will then use these patterns to explore transformations, specifically translations represented graphically, algebraically, verbally, and with vectors. Students will apply what they have learned to create... Read more »
Created by: Michell Eike
Date Updated: December 18th, 2023
Translations: Seminole Patchwork
Swimming in your local lake, you feel what you think is seaweed. But is it? When there's something strange in your local habitat, who ya gonna call? Mulder & Scully! In this third lesson of the Monster Monday series, students examine informational texts for examples to model and craft their own informative... Read more »
Created by: Margaret Salesky
Date Updated: October 4th, 2023
Writing with Water Cryptids
This is the fifth and final lesson in the Diffraction Unit. In this lesson, students will apply the Doppler Effect to electromagnetic waves, and examine redshift as evidence of the expanding universe. Read more »
Created by: Chris Yohn
Date Updated: September 1st, 2023
Redshift and the Expanding Universe
In this lesson, students will begin by analyzing two images depicting the Washita Massacre to generate hypotheses about what happened during this historical event. Next, students will read and analyze an article and complete a corresponding history frame graphic organizer. As an extension, students... Read more »
Created by: Daniel Schwarz
Date Updated: September 25th, 2023
The Indian Wars in Indian Territory
How do we keep the library organized? In this lesson, students reflect on their prior knowledge of libraries and librarians using a KWL chart. Then, students practice shelving virtually before jigsawing a reading about Melvil Dewey and the Dewey Decimal System. After watching some videos on shelving,... Read more »
Created by: Jessica Armstrong
Date Updated: November 15th, 2024
Library Training
Forging a path of strong community in an online classroom can be a challenge. Teachers and students are separated, and maintaining a sense of community relies on some of the same practices we use in the in-person classroom. However, when coupled with uniquely designed virtual materials, authentic teaching... Read more »
Created by: Lindsey Link
Date Updated: July 2nd, 2024
Participants will actively engage in formative assessments that are in lessons on Learn and reflect on how those assessment strategies can be use with their students and in their specific content areas. Read more »
Created by: Lindsey Link
Date Updated: June 3rd, 2024