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East Meets West: Making Virtual Connections Through Online Portfolios – 5077

Summary By definition a portfolio is a collection of an individual’s education, work samples, and skills. This lesson empowers students [...]

Honor & Respect

Summary This lesson focuses on connecting the theme of honor and respect in Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” to the students’ [...]

5153 – School Bus Energy Project

Summary Students learned the basics about renewable and nonrenewable energy sources and then had to apply their knowledge in a [...]

Art Exchange

Building your Dream Team

Art In Advertising

Anti-Bullying and Peer Mentoring Campaign

Action Research: Tracking Charlie

21st Century Ballads

State Recognition for the Guvhe Tribe

Vamos a Madrid

Central Location

Managing Our Coastlines

Revolutions Research & Blog

Be In Touch – Interview Project

First Grade Feathered Friends

Psychology Community Websites- Sensation and Perception

Watersheds

Is Civil Disobedience Justified?

Creating a Digital Museum Exhibit – World War II Version

Summary In this lesson, each student puts himself/herself into the shoes of a museum curator. The teacher provides the students [...]

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World War II Events Timeline

Summary In this lesson, each student puts himself/herself into the shoes of a museum curator. The teacher assigns each student [...]

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Say YES to Virginia! – 4003

Summary While working to master the genre of persuasive writing, my students were contacted by The Virginia Economic Development Partnership. [...]

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Stinger Trail – 4227

Summary This cross-curricular project was a collaborative effort between students and teachers, as well as the school administration, PTA, and [...]

Posted in Comm/Collab - Target, Creativity - Target, Critical Thinking - Target, Elementary School, Health & PE, Info Fluency - Target, Language Arts, Project, Reading, Science, Social Studies0 Comments

ESL-Debating Controversial Topics to Encourage Critical Thinking – 6606

Summary In this project, students work with a partner to research a controversial topic, choose opposing sides to support, create [...]

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Scrapbooking the 20′s and 30′s – 5229

Summary In this assignment students develop a historically accurate character that will experience the historic events of the 1920s and [...]

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Creative Tweets from The Crucible – 6607

Summary This lesson plan centers around the students analyzing and understanding Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible, using 21st century techniques. [...]

Posted in Comm/Collab - Target, Creativity - Target, Critical Thinking - Target, English, High School, Info Fluency - App, Journalism, Lesson0 Comments

Democracy, We Love It! – 5605

Summary Whether students realize it or not, the government that they live under affects them every day. The Constitution and [...]

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Pop Art Acrylic Transfers – 5607

Summary Students created an Andy Warhol, Pop Art inspired, Acrylic transfer on canvas. Using PowerPoint and Active Engage, they learned [...]

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Classy Campaign Commercials – 6605

Summary Prior to this lesson, students create their own political parties. They research policy issues, choose their party’s stance on [...]

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