Transforming Education
Growth Mindset Strategies
Help your students develop a growth mindset with a list of sample strategies for prioritizing efforts instead of results.Pupils learn how to embrace mistakes, set high expectations, and focus on process over product.
College Board
AP® Psychology Cognition and Language
I can remember what happened five years ago, but I can't recall what I did last week! High school psychology students analyze how memory, cognition, and language impact one another. Hands-on activities, memory exercises, and research...
American Psychological Association
Teaching Is Fundamental
It's important for teachers to have a strong support system—especially in the first few years of their career. Help teachers' partners, spouses, and friends understand the most compassionate ways to provide emotional support with a...
Transforming Education
Social Awareness Strategies
What are the benefits of developing social awareness? Using the resource, readers learn strategies for fostering civil discourse, creating a participatory classroom, and enhancing family involvement. Scholars also take a personality...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Learning to Study: The Middle and High School Years
Things change about the 5th or 6th grade. Students don't want parents involved, and even if they did, parents often are not familiar with the educational subjects. How to handle? Perhaps some tips from the article will help.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Ensure Successful Student Transitions From the Middle to High School
The 9th grade year is critical to students' success in high school - the influence of a broader number of peers (both positive and negative); the potential of developing bad habits such as skipping class; and entry into a larger,...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Life After High School
When high school ends teens can often be intimidated by what will come next. For some people college is the next step, others choose employment. This site gives advice for how to determine what's best for you. Links to related sites are...
US Department of Education
Usde: Getting Ready for College Early
The U.S. Department of Education provides a Handbook for Parents of Students in the Middle and Junior High School Years to help them to prepare for college.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: An Introduction to Middle and Early College High Schools
Middle and early college high schools are typically located on community college campuses, which allow students to begin working toward an associate's degree while they complete the necessary coursework for a high school diploma, and...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Rethinking Schools: An Introduction to New York City's Experience
Only half of New York City's public school students complete high school in four years, one- third of all 9th graders fail, and fewer than 40% of students in large, low-performing schools graduate. To address student needs and thereby...
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US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: High Wages Without a Bachelor's Degree [Pdf]
This government resource highlights statistics and career possibilities for those without a four-year college degree.
Other
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics: Moody's Mega Math Challenge
An annual Internet-based high school competition in applied mathematics is sponsored by Moody's Foundation. The Challenge brings together high school teams of three to five players who work on a realistic problem solving situation. The...
PBS
Pbs.org: Education: 7 Ways Teachers & School Leaders Can Support Students in a (Post) Pandemic Year
The Multiple Pandemics and the Impact on Emotional Health: As students return to school, remediating learning loss is a high priority for school leaders and teachers. While some educators may feel better equipped to address the learning...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: How High Is Big? Using an Astrolabe
Students observe and measure the shadows of fixed objects throughout the school year to learn about how the seasonal change affects the sun's position in the sky.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: "Massive Resistance" and the Little Rock Nine
Read about the famous civil rights protest in Little Rock, Kansas in 1957 when nine African American students attempted to enter Central High School on the first day of school. Despite the presence of federal troops at the school for the...
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow: Barbara Johns
The amazing story of Barbara Johns, the 16-year-old who called a strike and walk out to protest the overcrowding of Robert Russa Moton High School.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Studying Abroad
Moving away from home after high school can be intimidating. Some choose to move much further than a few miles though. Choosing to live and study abroad can be a life-changing experience. Learn more about the process and the...
Other
School Journalism: Basic Interviewing and Reporting
Need a way to start off your journalism class for the year? This class period unit for High School Journalism can start you off on the right foot.
Other
New York Public Library: Africana Age: The Civil Rights Movement
This is an extensive review of the Civil Rights movement from the 1940s to the 1960s. Read about the ways African Americans protested discrimination in employment and education over several years. Be sure to click on the images to find...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: What Should an Assessment System Look Like?
The developmental nature of reading means that diagnosing the reading comprehension ability of adolescents is more challenging than diagnosing reading comprehension among third graders. In particular, assessments should not only capture...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Temperature: Using a Thermometer
In this activity, students will record the high/low temperature daily throughout the school year and observe the change over time (phenology). They will analyze the data monthly and make predictions about the temperature.
The History Place
The History Place: The Rise of Adolf Hitler: Hitler Fails Art Exam
Describes Hitler's early life in the years immediately after leaving high school and his failed attempt to get into an arts academy.
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Alma Powell: Official Announcement of 'Grad Nation' Campaign
This is the text, audio, and video of Alma Powell's March 1, 2010, announcement of the 'Grad Nation' campaign, a 10-year plan to work with schools with high dropout rates to improve retention.
Other
Us College Search: College Database
The US College Search datatbase is a good resource for high school students, parents, and anyone looking to go back to college. We maintain a database of 9,734 4-year Universities, 2-year Colleges, Junior Colleges, Vocational Schools,...