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Annenberg Foundation: Fact check.org

For Students 9th - 10th
This nonpartisan and nonprofit organization monitors the factual accuracy of statements made by United States politicians. In an effort to reduce the level of deception and confusion in US politics, the site reviews statements made in...
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Northwestern University

The Annenberg Washington Program

For Students 9th - 10th
Founded in 1983 by Ambassador Walter H. Annenberg, this non-profit group (the Annenberg Washington Program), serves as a watchdog for communication related issues.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Teacher Resources

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Hundreds of acclaimed PBS programs, as well as video on demand can be viewed for free thanks to the Annenberg Foundation and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The videos can be used for individual or group professional development...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Professional Development Workshops and Courses

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Annenberg Media offers over 50 workshops and courses for teachers which can be used for graduate credit (through Colorado State University), for Continuing Education Units (CEUs), or for enrichment. The courses cover subjects in The...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: America's History in the Making: Museum Curator

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the larger unit, America's History in the Making, from Annenberg Learner, this interactive allows students to be curators of their own mini-museum by choosing artifacts that fit a topic of their choice under the general theme...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Professional Development

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Annenberg Learner provides free online workshops for teachers in the areas of the arts, social studies, language arts, math, science, and educational theory. These are suitable for continuing education. These workshops can be used...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Gothic Undercurrents [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This document is a guide to an Annenberg video, but it contains a wealth of information that is also useful independently. These thirty-four pages offer background information and activity suggestions relating to Gothic undercurrents in...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Artifacts and Fiction: Workshop in American Literature

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This workshop, which is divided into eight segments, teaches how to use primary source artifacts from a variety of genres to support the teaching and learning of specific pieces of literature. The genres include visual arts, political...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Curses and Recurses! It's Happening Again

For Teachers 9th - 10th
As a larger Insights into Algebra workshop for teachers from Annenberg Learning, this lesson plan teaches about recursion by interpreting experiments in probability. Find procedures, assessment questions, teaching strategies, examples of...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Timeline: History of Psychology

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the historical foundations of contemporary psychology. Use the timeline to explore key events, publications, and perspectives that have shaped psychology from the late 19th century to the present.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: The Nation Expands: Mexican Cession, 1848

For Students 9th - 10th
See a map of the land acquired by the United States as a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, called the Mexican Cession. From Annenberg Media.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Biography of America: Gustavus Swift and the Refrigerator Car

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides an account of Gustavus Swift's development of the vertically integrated cattle industry through his use of the refrigerated rail car. From Industrial Supremacy, part of Annenberg Media's Biography of America.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Volcanoes

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive from Annenberg Learner asks the question of whether erumptions of volcanoes can be predicted. Review what you already know about volcanoes, and move on to forecasting potential. Several short video clips are included as...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: The X Factor Trinomials and Algebra Tiles

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is the first of two algebra lesson plans from Annenberg Learning. Find plans to teach students how to factor trinomials. This lesson plan is part of a larger workshop for teachers that offer insights into teaching algebra.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Analyzing Complex Text

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
During this lesson, students will use close reading strategies to analyze aspects of the setting in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. [7:57] CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.10, RL.11-12.10a/b Text Complexity
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Annenberg Learner: Problem Based Learning (Pbl) and Socratic Questioning

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Part of a teacher workshop called "Making Civics Real," this section explains how to use questioning, especially Socratic questioning, in problem-based learning. For those not used to employing the Socratic method, the "Taxonomy of...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Teaching Geography: Global Economy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Take a close look into two vastly different global regions and delve into the effects the environment has on the respective economies. A video presents areas in Southeast Asia pertaining to the global economy and areas in the United...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Literature: Describing Setting

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Short explanation of setting as a literary term. Written in the context of "What makes a good short story?" A link at the bottom of the page leads to additional information about setting.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Engaging With Literature: Workshop for Teachers, Grades 3 5

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
This nine-part workshop is designed so that it can be used for professional development by individuals, groups of teachers, or as a course for graduate credit. It features videos of eight elementary teachers practicing and discussing...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: The Habitable Planet: Unit 9: Biodiversity Decline

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an extensive learning module on biodiversity and its decline. It looks at ways biodiversity is threatened, the possibility of another mass extinction, the causes and consequences of habitat loss, factors that drive biodiversity...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Teaching Geography

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An eight-part professional development workshop for 7th-12th grade teachers.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Monarch Butterfly

For Students Pre-K - 1st
All things related to the beautiful monarch butterfly are found here! Tons of links to everything you might imagine. Photos, video clips, plus teacher resources are also included.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Monarch Butterfly

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Resource on the monarch butterfly, which includes migration maps, instructions for tracking and observing migration, and an opportunity to report your sightings. Also provides teacher information and classroom lessons.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Balancing Sources

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This is from an American history course designed for teachers to enrich their knowledge and their teaching practice. This interactive is a set of nine exercises where teachers evaluate primary resources related to a specific event in...