Reading Comprehension and Research in the Digital Age
Submitted By: Karen Kowlessar, Ryan Wenger, and Amanda Lauritzen School: John Rolfe Middle School Summary Students participated in a three-day unit focusing on developing reading …
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Research Connects Fiction to the Real World
Submitted By: Emma Alcazar School: John Rolfe Middle School Summary Students were placed into small groups based on the novel they chose to read over …
“There Will Come Soft Rains” – A House of the Future
Submitted by: Leslie Michaux School: Varina High School Summary This lesson addresses the advantages/ disadvantages of emails. Society has started to forget what people look …
Can You Hear Me Now?: Impromptu Debate – 6910
Summary Submitted By: JaNee Jones School: Varina High School The objective of the “Can you hear me now?” unit is to provide students with the …
Creating An Online School Newspaper
Submitted by: Trish Lyons Collaborators: Greg Metcalf School: Deep Run High School Summary To supplement the school newspaper and provide an online presence for updated …
Stuck in a Thought Research Project
Submitted by: Ellen Griffin School: Tuckahoe Middle School Summary Have you ever been reading a book and a thought just pops into your head and …
Website Woes
Submitted by: Morgan Hendrick (amshenrick) School: Brookland Middle School Summary With the explosion of information available at student’s fingertips, it is easy for students to …
Overcoming Adversity Project
Summary Students choose an individual who has faced and overcome adversity. While researching this individual, students design a presentation that incorporates a Word Wizard role, …
Fear, Flight, and Fate: Native Son
Submitted by: Wiley Hunnicutt School: Freeman High School Summary The thematic elements of fear, flight, and fate run through Richard Wright’s seminal work Native Son. …
Wouldn’t It Be Cool If: Inventions and Mixed Media Messages
Submitted by: Emily Roberts Collaborators: Jason Ciaschi – Technology Education JRTHS, Joy McDonald – ITRT School: Hungary Creek Middle Summary Wouldn’t It Be Cool If… is …