Authentic Lessons for 21st Century Learning
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: May 5th, 2023
Cultural Characteristics
Electromagnetic Radiation, Astronomy, and the Inverse Square Law
Students will establish the relationship between radiation intensity and the distance of a radiating source using a simple flashlight model. Students will learn to apply the inverse square relationship to consider the effects of a planet’s distance from the Sun on its ability to be colonized and adapt... Read more »
Created by: Lindsey Link
Date Updated: May 23rd, 2022
Electromagnetic Radiation, Astronomy, and the Inverse Square Law
Participating in difficult conversations in a classroom setting gives students a chance to learn how to express ideas and opinions safely. In this lesson, students build trust and respect for each other, building their confidence to speak on difficult topics without fear. Students will engage with complex... Read more »
Created by: Polly Base
Date Updated: July 17th, 2023
Speaking and Listening
Enter if you dare. This highly spooky lesson will have your students exploring the history, motivation, and global perspectives of vampires through excerpts and videos across time. Make sure when you embark on this adventure with your students that you keep a close eye on them throughout—vampires tend... Read more »
Created by: Margaret Salesky
Date Updated: September 22nd, 2023
Vampire Tropes Through History
Day and night, yin and yang, love and despair, Biggie and Tupac—all opposite yet equal counterparts to one another. In this lesson, students explore the reaction to the American Transcendental movement, dark romanticism. They Jigsaw informational texts of this subgenre and come to a consensus on what... Read more »
Created by: Margaret Salesky
Date Updated: May 31st, 2023
Dark Romantic Author Nathaniel Hawthorne
The T3 Technology Integration session focuses on providing teachers with a technology integration framework for their classrooms that is grounded in pedagogy. Participants will identify their own tech bias and use the T3 framework to evaluate technology effects on student achievement. Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: March 25th, 2021
During this introductory module, participants are introduced to foundational ideas about classroom assessment, they work to define and examine the main types of assessments and their role in a student-centered learning environment, Read more »
Created by: Lindsey Link
Date Updated: October 29th, 2021
In order to engage, employees require access to information that helps them meet organizational goals and informs their roles in reaching those goals. In addition, they need to feel supported and heard within the organization. This professional learning session is part of a series that explores the... Read more »
Created by: Shayna Pond
Date Updated: May 4th, 2023
This professional learning activity asks participants to reflect on meaningful learning experiences, what makes learning meaningful, and has participants build up a definition of meaningful learning as they progress through the activities. Participants will experience a lesson that models the components... Read more »
Created by: Mariah Warren
Date Updated: September 21st, 2023