Professional Doc
Other

Assertive Discipline

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An Assertive teacher believes that there is no excuse for misbehavior and that they are in charge of developing a climate for success in the classroom. Dr. McIntyre believes that this is no easy task but can be accomplished by following...
Handout
University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Learning to Be Assertive

For Students 9th - 10th
A one-page information page on learning how to be assertive.
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Assertive Communication: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
At the end of this tutorial, the learner be able to apply the skill of assertive communication appropriately. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Assertive Communication."
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Asu Compass for Courage: Module 4: Digital Activity Stand Up Game (Grades 3 5)

For Students 3rd - 5th
This game offers students Grades 3-5 a chance to read and discuss different situations and consider how they would handle each using the practice using S.A.F.E. to be assertive. Play online within PBS LearningMedia or select the download...
Article
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: The New Negro and the Black Image: From Booker T. Washington to Alain Locke

For Students 9th - 10th
This essay explores how Booker T. Washington and others used the term "New Negro" as an attempt to recreate the race by suggesting education, refinement, money, assertiveness, and racial consciousness.
Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Manifest Destiny and Beyond: Theodore Roosevelt and the Strenuous Life

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Theodore Roosevelt's speech to a Chicago men's club in which he advocates a vigorous and assertive relationship between America and other parts of the world.
Website
National Institute on Drug Abuse

Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment: A Research Based Guide (Third Edition)

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Institute on Drug Abuse created a guide on the principles of drug addiction treatment. That guide is available here online. It's meant to help individuals answer questions such as finding the most effective methods of...
Handout
Other

Crn Conflict Resolution Kit

For Students 9th - 10th
Conflicts are part of life. Children do not go through it without experiencing conflict, so it's only fair that they are taught how to cope with it. This site provides a 12-step kit and a checklist to review progress. Each step is...
Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Dealing With Bullying

For Students 9th - 10th
When students are bullied they often have few resources to turn to for help. This lack of assistance usually results in either ignoring the problem or aggression. Neither route is a guaranteed strategy for solving the problem. This...
Lesson Plan
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Academic Argument: Argumentative Thesis Statements

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on argumentative thesis statements and on recognizing an arguable thesis.
Professional Doc
Other

Discipline by Design: Stages of Discipline

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
There are many experts telling us how to handle discipline problems in our classrooms. Yet these experts do not always agree. Thomas Gordon, creator of Teacher Effectiveness Training staunchly opposes Lee Canter's Assertive Discipline...
Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Giant Kangaroo Rat

For Students 4th - 8th
Although large (for a kangaroo rat) and assertive, the Giant Kangaroo Rat occupies a relatively small home range (averaging 0.04 hectares). Learn more about the Dipodomys ingens, more commonly known as a Giant Kangaroo Rat, in this...
Handout
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Pbs: Moyers on Addiction: Help and Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
This link from PBS will connect you to a page listing organizations that service individuals with an addiction. Their telephone numbers and websites are provided. At the top of this page questions are answered regarding the diagnosis of...
Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Finding a Summer Job or Internship

For Students 9th - 10th
As the summer begins teens rush out to grab the most desirable job. Learn what you should consider before acquiring employment and how to make your part time job as rewarding as possible.
Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Studying for Tests

For Students 9th - 10th
Poor grades, a lack of confidence, and test taking anxiety can all result from an inability to study effectively. Look through this site to learn how to be a more productive student, settle down to study, and ease the terrors associated...
Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Extracurricular Activities

For Students 9th - 10th
There are often numerous choices a teen can make as to how to spend their time after school. This site provides numerous positive examples of activities that can be extremely beneficial. Finding the right activity and tips for becoming...
Article
Other

University of Edinburgh: Conversation as Communication

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
At this site from the University of Edinburgh, the author claims that planning and control produce good communication. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.1
Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Going to College

For Students 9th - 10th
Leaving home and going to a new school, making new friends, and learning how live on your own can be an intimidating process. This article tackles these concerns and examines strategies for overcoming anxiety that can result from these...
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Edna Ferber

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry focuses primarily on Ferber's literary career and works.
Website
NSTATE

Netstate: Michigan, Edna Ferber

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography is included here, along with an early photo of Ferber (1885-1968 CE). Focuses primarily on her writing career.
Website
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: Edna Ferber

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief biography of Ferber accents her ethnic and religious heritage, as well as giving information about her life and career.
Graphic
Curated OER

Theodore Roosevelt, 1903

For Students 9th - 10th
Theodore Roosevelt's speech to a Chicago men's club in which he advocates a vigorous and assertive relationship between America and other parts of the world.
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Accommodating: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand how the accommodating conflict style presents itself in various situations. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Accommodating."
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Collaborating: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand how the collaborating conflict style presents itself in various situations. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Collaborating."

Other popular searches