Authentic Lessons for 21st Century Learning
During this lesson, students will explore and learn about different types of angles. They will practice using a protractor to measure angles and classify angles based on their measurements. Read more »
Created by: Lindsey Link
Date Updated: May 23rd, 2024
Geometry and Measurement
In this lesson, students analyze a variety of primary source documents in an effort to determine why the Southern states seceded from the Union to form the Confederate States of America. Using the evidence they compile, students craft Claim, Evidence, Reasoning statements to explain the Southern states'... Read more »
Created by: Sarah Brewer
Date Updated: April 18th, 2023
The Civil War
In this lesson about the women's rights movement, students familiarize themselves with the experiences of women in the 19th century. Next, students interact with a short video summarizing the significance of the Seneca Falls Convention and the Declaration of Sentiments as the formal kickoff of the women's... Read more »
Created by: Sarah Brewer
Date Updated: September 12th, 2024
Women's Rights Movement
In this lesson, students will examine the facts associated with evolution, infer what fossilized remains can inform us about an organism, explore how evolution is influenced by an ever-changing environment, and construct a timeline of an organism change resulting from environmental factors or human... Read more »
Created by: Brittany Bowens
Date Updated: August 5th, 2024
Biology
Hierarchical Organization of Multicellular Organisms
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 Terese LaRose, a histotechnologist. Students will learn about the different levels of organization... Read more »
Created by: Mariah Warren
Date Updated: August 10th, 2022
Hierarchical Organization of Multicellular Organisms
During this fourth lesson in the Connecting Social Issues and Health Inequities unit, students will view Oklahoma's life expectancy map, identify environmental threats that contribute to these life expectancies, and discuss what these threats mean with regard to air quality and society. Students then... Read more »
Created by: Alonna Smith
Date Updated: July 13th, 2023
Comparing Communities
It is recommended that this lesson be taught after students learn the basics of genetics concerning alleles, dominant versus recessive genes, basic Punnett squares, and protein synthesis. In this lesson, students apply what they have learned about genetics to a real-world scenario, centering on codominance... Read more »
Created by: Brittany Bowens
Date Updated: December 2nd, 2024
Biology
This lesson addresses the circumstances that led up to the internment of Americans of Japanese descent during World War II. It asks students to consider the impact that internment had on the lives of those who were detained. Students will have opportunities to look at photos from internment camps and... Read more »
Created by: Daniel Schwarz
Date Updated: May 22nd, 2023
The Internment of Japanese Americans During World War II
This lesson is designed to view the benefits of natural selection occurring in one species (bacteria) having an adverse effect on another (humans). It also teaches students how to extrapolate and interpret the meanings of graphs and predict solutions based on that data. Read more »
Created by: Brittany Bowens
Date Updated: March 17th, 2023
Natural Selection and Adaptation
Students will work through various activities to gain a working understanding of facts versus opinions. Students will use nonfiction text to learn facts about a historical figure and then use facts to support their opinion about the person in a “battle”. Students will be able to distinguish the... Read more »
Created by: Kara West
Date Updated: May 31st, 2023
Using Facts to Support an Opinion
Is lettuce interesting? The answer depends on whom you ask. Whether the subject of lettuce is personally captivating or not, a good essay on the subject requires a thesis statement to organize the text and to keep the reader oriented and focused. A strong thesis statement not only helps the reader,... Read more »
Created by: Jane Baber
Date Updated: June 20th, 2023
Writing a Thesis Statement
In this lesson, students will analyze the impact of the Treaty of Versailles. Students will extend their learning by analyzing an article about German reparations. Student learning will be assessed by completing a Claim, Evidence, Reasoning response to a question about the treaty's impact on Germany. Read more »
Created by: Laura Halstied
Date Updated: June 22nd, 2023
Evaluating the Treaty of Versailles
In this lesson, students explore factors leading up to the passage of the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act and reflect on the impact it had on Asian Americans. Students work in pairs to analyze a document packet and complete a H-chart that synthesizes the documents to answer an overall essential question. Read more »
Created by: Mariana DeLoera
Date Updated: June 12th, 2023
The Chinese Exclusion Act
Causes and Effects of the Congress of Vienna
This lesson introduces students to the impact of the Congress of Vienna. This lesson is meant to be taught after the French Revolution and Napoleon content has been introduced to students. Using hands-on activities, discussions, and research, students explore the individuals who helped shape the Congress... Read more »
Created by: Kim Press
Date Updated: July 12th, 2022
Causes and Effects of the Congress of Vienna
In this lesson, students discuss and analyze the ways in which genetics and the environment play a role in human development. Students participate in a Four Corners activity, a Card Sort, and an article analysis, and then extend their learning by viewing a video about an experiment that separated triplets... Read more »
Created by: Laura Halstied
Date Updated: August 17th, 2023
Nature vs. Nurture
Students will understand the events and ideologies that led to the establishment of federally funded and religious boarding schools for American Indians. Students will examine the boarding school experiences of American Indians from Oklahoma and other states and territories, and they will identify the... Read more »
Created by: Daniel Schwarz
Date Updated: May 22nd, 2023
American Indian Boarding Schools
This lesson will introduce students to the impact of the Cold War within the United States. This lesson is meant to be taught after the WWII content was introduced to students and can be used in tandem with multiple cross-curricular lessons in LEARN. Using hands-on activities, discussions, and research,... Read more »
Created by: Kim Press
Date Updated: May 22nd, 2023
Effects of the Cold War
In this lesson, students will review, analyze, and evaluate the history of Native American education, focusing on boarding schools (specifically Carlisle Indian Industrial School), terminology, and their transformation over the past 150 years. Students will analyze primary sources from the past, learn... Read more »
Created by: Patricia McDaniels-Gomez
Date Updated: May 22nd, 2023
Assimilation
In this fourth and final lesson of "The K20 Chronicle" journalism unit, students will have an opportunity to peer review/edit a classmate's article, learn about magazine/newspaper layouts, preview examples and non-examples of proper layouts, hear from two graphic artists on how they came to be in the... Read more »
Created by: Margaret Salesky
Date Updated: August 10th, 2023
Putting It All Together: Layout and Final Product
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 lesson will introduce students to the Second Red Scare (also known as the era of McCarthyism), the House of Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), and the public fear of communism that ran rampant in the 1940s and 1950s. Students will analyze a political cartoon that addresses the public fear... Read more »
Created by: Daniel Schwarz
Date Updated: July 18th, 2022
The Impact of the Second Red Scare
In this lesson about the labor movement, students will compare and contrast photos of farmworkers that were taken before the start of the movement and in the present day. Students will watch a video and examine an infographic to learn about the injustices faced by farmworkers, the rise of the labor... Read more »
Created by: Mariana DeLoera
Date Updated: September 7th, 2023
The United Farm Workers Union and the Delano Grape Strike
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
This lesson is a basic introduction to setting up a chemical equation. This could be part of a unit for physical science and can be done as a refresher or opener in chemistry for chemical equations. Read more »
Created by: Brittany Bowens
Date Updated: October 11th, 2022
Chemical Reactions
In this lesson, students are introduced to the life and legacy of Emmett Louis Till. Jim Crow laws had enforced segregation throughout the South for decades, and numerous African-Americans had fallen victim to violent lynchings. Till’s brutal murder was for many Americans the last straw, and it served... Read more »
Created by: Mariana DeLoera
Date Updated: September 16th, 2022
The Early Struggles Against Jim Crow and Racism
In this lesson, students use an autonomous robot called a BeeBot. Students discover coding is a tool for learning to read and write step-by-step instructions. As students translate by verbalizing step-by-step instructions (sequencing) into real-world tasks, they also make connections to the process... Read more »
Created by: Shelli Cox
Date Updated: November 19th, 2024
Coding and How-to Writing
Students will make interactive artwork by creating circuits using Makey Makeys and their knowledge of conductive materials. Read more »
Created by: Heather Dunn
Date Updated: November 12th, 2024
Interactive Art Made by Completing Circuits
This lesson will ask students to consider and respond to the following essential question: "Why should we remember the Holocaust?" First, students will investigate the events that happened during the Holocaust by examining an infographic and reading the testimonies of those who experienced it. Next,... Read more »
Created by: Daniel Schwarz
Date Updated: August 9th, 2024
Stories of the Holocaust
In this lesson, students evaluate how the media played a role in the presidency and resignation of President Richard Nixon by exploring news articles and watching a video. Students extend their learning by analyzing the history of presidential impeachments. As a reflection to wrap up the lesson, students... Read more »
Created by: Laura Halstied
Date Updated: February 21st, 2023
The Role of the Media in Nixon's Presidency
In this visual arts lesson, students will look at examples of photo touch-ups, restoration, and mash-ups. They will practice by attempting to make a mash-up with provided practice images. As a class, students will discuss what they tried to do with the software to make it work, share any tricks learned,... Read more »
Created by: Shayna Pond
Date Updated: May 30th, 2023
Digital Image Editing, Collage Art, and Fair Use
This lesson focuses on events that led up to and occurred during the "Space Race" between the United States (U.S.) and the Union of Soviet Socialists Republic (U.S.S.R.). The lesson introduces students to the astronauts, cosmonauts, scientists, and politicians who played pivotal roles on both sides.... Read more »
Created by: Daniel Schwarz
Date Updated: May 24th, 2023
The Space Race
Fire Ecology as a Management Tool for a Tallgrass Prairie Ecosystem
In this lesson, students explore the Tallgrass Prairie ecosystem and fire ecology as a management tool. They evaluate the prairie ecosystem's response to the impact of burning. Read more »
Created by: Teresa Randall
Date Updated: August 29th, 2024
Fire Ecology as a Management Tool for a Tallgrass Prairie Ecosystem
In this lesson, students will explore the history of the loss of land for Native American tribes and how policies in place further contributed to the loss. Students explore the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887, the Curtis Act, and the Burke Act and their lasting impacts. To extend their learning, students... Read more »
Created by: Mariana DeLoera
Date Updated: October 25th, 2023
The Dawes Severalty Act of 1887
Through this lesson, students will use math and equity to discover the equation solving for any circle's arc length and sector area while investigating food deserts and how they impact a community. Read more »
Created by: Lydia Baker
Date Updated: September 26th, 2023
Arc Length and Sector Area of a Circle
Through this lesson, students will utilize math and equity to discover the equation to solve for any circle's arc length and sector area while investigating food deserts and how they impact a community. Read more »
Created by: Lydia Baker
Date Updated: September 26th, 2023
Arc Length and Sector Area of a Circle
Chaucer's Wife of Bath Tale
In this lesson on The Wife of Bath’s tale from Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, students will examine different perspectives of characters from the story. They will do a deeper dive on “What Women Want?” and the history of women’s movements. Read more »
Created by: Margaret Salesky
Date Updated: March 13th, 2024
Chaucer's Wife of Bath Tale
In this lesson students will learn the differences between a natural birth and a c-section. Students will first reflect on statements about the two types of birth and what they already believe. Then students will use the Honeycomb Harvest instructional strategy to explore natural birth and record guided... Read more »
Created by: Laura Young
Date Updated: February 7th, 2024
Natural Birth and C-section
Getting to Know Lending Practices
Finding love or a loan can be tricky! In this lesson, students learn some basics on types of loans and lenders. To begin, students are given fictional characters and asked who they would rather lend money to. Then, students explore pertinent vocabulary through a word scramble and reading about standard... Read more »
Created by: Kyri Hester
Date Updated: December 2nd, 2024
Getting to Know Lending Practices
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
In this lesson, students learn to analyze relationships in bivariate data by exploring scatter plots and calculating the correlation coefficient. Prerequisite knowledge for this lesson includes z-scores using summation notation (sigma), mean (x bar), and standard deviation. Students build their understanding... Read more »
Created by: Lydia Baker
Date Updated: December 4th, 2024
Correlation Coefficient
Do we really know what dinosaurs looked like? In this lesson, students learn about different dinosaurs and discuss society’s interpretation of their behavior and appearance based on the little evidence we have. Then, they will sketch different dinosaurs, using small models as a guide. Students will... Read more »
Created by: Jacqueline Harmon
Date Updated: October 31st, 2024
Art
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
Research indicates that teachers will likely bear additional duties and responsibilities outside the classroom. These added hours can potentially lead to stress and strain. This session is designed to bridge the two roles of coaching and teaching by understanding their similarities. Participants will... Read more »
Created by: Kim Press
Date Updated: June 26th, 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 will learn how to plan and host "Game to Prepare for Life" events at their schools. They will experience sample booths that let them see what the event can feel like for students. Afterward, participants will reflect on the process and discuss some of the benefits and challenges of coordinating... Read more »
Created by: Mariah Warren
Date Updated: April 21st, 2023
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
In this session, participants explore themes from research on the benefits of extra/co-curricular activities and analyze the ways in which club activity design connects back to the research. Facilitators model guidance that participants can apply to their classrooms; this will provide educators with... Read more »
Created by: Lindsey Link
Date Updated: June 26th, 2024
In this session, participants will explore the research behind the decline of young women interested in STEM fields and analyze strategies and approaches to increasing their interest in STEM careers. Read more »
Created by: Lindsey Link
Date Updated: February 14th, 2023
This session dives into the world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its potential to revolutionize student success. It is designed to explore how various AI tools can extend educators' and counselors' reach beyond the classroom, providing personalized support and streamlining administrative tasks.... Read more »
Created by: Allie Bishop
Date Updated: September 13th, 2024
This professional learning session focuses on data-driven decision-making in the context of instruction. Participants will establish a definition the data-driven decision-making, identify the steps in the data-driven decision-making process, and explore the conditions and methods for successfully using... Read more »
Created by: Mariah Warren
Date Updated: June 24th, 2024
In this professional learning session, participants explore the structure of a 5E lesson. They evaluate a model lesson from LEARN, determining how each section addresses components of Authenticity. Participants then examine resources on the 5E Model and discuss their findings. Next, participants work... Read more »
Created by: Brittany Bowens
Date Updated: October 15th, 2024
Through small-group activities, research, and discussion, students will be exposed to a variety of careers, along with their average salaries, educational institutions, and postsecondary requirements. Students will learn about a variety of jobs in eight career clusters and the educational institutions'... Read more »
Created by: Patricia McDaniels-Gomez
Date Updated: September 22nd, 2023
Failure is not easy as we go through it, but it can be an important learning opportunity with the right perspective. By approaching these moments with a positive mental attitude, it is possible for someone to take these moments of failure and turn them into the foundation for later success. Read more »
Created by: Lindsey Link
Date Updated: August 19th, 2024
Students will listen to an engaging speech and record their thoughts. Students will then choose a topic of their interest and write down all they know about the topic in a two-minute paper. Students will learn more about preparing a speech and discuss their learning with their peers. They will create... Read more »
Created by: Daniel Schwarz
Date Updated: September 12th, 2024
Students who become financially responsible in college will develop good spending habits that will last a lifetime. This activity enables students to understand ways in which they can change their spending habits, so that they will save money throughout college and in the years that will follow. Read more »
Created by: Daniel Schwarz
Date Updated: June 26th, 2024
In this lesson, students will explore the history and societal impact of fraternities and sororities. Students will explore new vocabulary and read about the history behind multicultural Greek organizations. They will then watch interviews with members of Greek organizations who share their personal... Read more »
Created by: Mariana DeLoera
Date Updated: October 22nd, 2024