Wondering how to respond to the age-old question when will I ever use this? The answer is very simple when discussing technical writing. Teachers and administrators gain an understanding of using technical writing in the classroom....

Flipped classrooms and online tools killed the chalkboard! An awesome, hands-on technology workshop asks teachers across all content areas. to examine model lessons, become familiar with research, and explore tech tools they can...

As your mom and dad always tell you, a healthy diet is important to good health. This project is designed to see what happens to mice when they are allowed to load up on sugary snacks. Do you think that they will gain excess weight? Do...

Biography of American author, Ernest Gaines, well-known for his novels and essays, including The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pitman and A Gathering of Old Men, both adapted for television.

An online resource featuring links to information on the life and work of Ernest J. Gaines. These links provide biographical information along with lesson plans and activities.

Both background about the author and aids to studying "A Lesson Before Dying" are included at this site. Audio clips of conversations with Gaines, and the beginning of the novel are featured.

This is an online study guide/notes for the novel A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.

In this AP Macroeconomics lesson summary from Khan Academy reviews and reminds about the key terms, graphs, and calculations used in analyzing comparative advantage and the gains from trade. Key concepts include how to determine...

Classroom issues, comparisons and some themes to explore are offered here as preparation for using Gaines' work in the classroom.

Read about Matthew Gaines, an African American state senator from Texas during Reconstruction. Learn about where he stood on issues such as integrated education and taxation of specific groups, and why he was removed from office.

This activity will allow students to use the football field as an interactive model for adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing integers. Many students are familiar with the gain or lost of yards in the game of football, however...

Enhance your reading of "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman" by Ernest Gaines with the help of an author biography, novel introduction, vocabulary lists, and reading-response exercises. After completing the novel, write about the...

Guide to Ernest J. Gaines' novel, A Lesson Before Dying, with historical information, author biography, discussion questions, and ten lesson plans with activities, homework assignments, project ideas and essay topics. A radio show, with...

At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand that in a conflict or decision-making situation, parties may evaluate potential gains and risks of loss in different ways. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Gain and Risk: Playing...

At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand multiple strategies for gaining insight into culture's norms. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Gaining Cultural Insight."

An excellent page describing the variables lead to rising temperatures in the home. The causes and sources of such heat gain are identified and explained. Lays the groundwork for understanding the importance of and need for home air...

In this lesson students learn how to develop an overview of the material using information gained from text organization to help predict content and make connections. They also to gather information from reading the introduction,...

Practice what you have learned about calculating absolute advantage and comparative advantage, and how to use comparative advantage to determine who should specialize in the production of one good or the other.

This site is provided for by No Train, No Gain. The Omaha World-Herald writing coach explains the whole notetaking process, and gives tips for successful notetaking while interviewing. Be sure to view the links at the end of the article...

Read about the legal gains made by the civil rights movement, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, juxtaposed against the real-life actions meant to deny African Americans their right to racial equality not just legally, but...

Learn about states of matter on a flight tour over the Atlantic Ocean.

In this activity, students find information in different types of graphs, organize information to construct graphs, and make predictions based on graphs. They also learn to use the calculator to perform constant operations of addition...

After reading this Tampa Tribune article by Jan Hollingsworth, respond to the multiple choice questions to see if you have understood. Immediate feedback.

A discussion of the vote that may allow commercial whaling again for the first time in 20 years. Gives views of conservationist groups as well as the pro-whaling countries. (19 June 2006)