Authentic Lessons for 21st Century Learning
The "Reading Realities: Using E-Readers to Engage and Support Students' Critical Reading Skills" professional development focuses on using Kindle e-readers and Google Expeditions to support student reading engagement. Research suggests that students are more eager to read when using an e-reader or mobile... Read more »
Created by: Lindsay Hawkins
Date Updated: July 5th, 2024
Students will create a definition of terrorism and articulate in a more complex way an understanding of terrorism and issues regarding terrorism. Students will create an oral presentation of terrorist events and their ideological causes. Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: April 18th, 2023
Understanding Terrorism
Students deconstruct a famous painting about Manifest Destiny. They read primary source documents from people who experienced westward expansion and its impact. Students create a Two-Voice poem using two of the narratives read. Read more »
Created by: Susan McHale
Date Updated: February 26th, 2023
Westward Expansion
Students will explore the relationship between public education and democracy. They will investigate how an educated population contributes to the democratic process. This lesson includes excerpts and video clips from a lecture by Johann Neem at the OU Teach-In Series 2017. Read more »
Created by: Susan McHale
Date Updated: April 18th, 2023
OU Teach-In Series 2017
Students will employ a variety of reading strategies to analyze the poem, "The New Colossus." Their analysis will determine the author's perspective. This lesson also offers technology options for teachers, who may choose to use a Kindle E-reader, Google Doc, or Google Expeditions. While this lesson... Read more »
Created by: Susan McHale
Date Updated: November 27th, 2024
Determining Author's Perspective
This collection features tech tools and instructional strategies for supporting group awareness of learning. Group-constructed visual representations have been shown to affect knowledge acquisition significantly. When students see their learning and co-constructed knowledge as a group, it builds confidence... Read more »