Lesson Plan
New York State Education Department

TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 3

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Teachers turning into learners? It's not Freaky Friday! It's a thoughtful workshop that teaches participants how to plan professional development for staff. Third in a 15-part series, the workshop provides a platform for the other...
Lesson Plan
New York State Education Department

TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 1

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Work out your core, Common Core State Standards, through the first workshop in a series of 15 designed for educators. Inquiry-based activities designed for all content areas and grade levels explore the shifts to new standards,...
Lesson Plan
New York State Education Department

TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 7

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Designed specifically for math instructors, the seventh workshop of a 15-part series allows time to explore Webb's DOK, ponder open-ended questions, and create lessons to apply what is learned. Teachers craft high-quality math problems...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 15

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What do a cheetah, Audi commercial, and air have in common? They're all topics of an engaging inquiry-based, hands-on workshop for educators about background knowledge, reading strategies, the CER model, and argumentative writing. The...
Lesson Plan
New York State Education Department

TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 13

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The six instructional shifts in this workshop definitely move math and science teachers' understanding of instruction. The workshop, 13th out of a series of 15, asks participants to examine sample tests and to look at how the six...
Lesson Plan
New York State Education Department

TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 11

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
You'll C-E-R a difference in classroom achievement after using a helpful lesson plan. Designed for economics, civics, government, and US history classes, participants practice using the CER model to craft arguments about primary and...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 6

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Is a college education necessary for success in today's world? The class investigates the question, along with others at the end of the sixth workshop in a 15-part series. The instructional activity has four parts with multiple...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 8

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Lights, camera, action! Math educators consider how to improve their instruction by examining a model of the five-practice problem-solving model involving a movie theater. Participants examine cognitive demand in relation to problem...
Lesson Plan
New York State Education Department

TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 10

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
How have educational standards evolved? Educators of adults examine expectations in the 10th workshop out of 15 to better determine how standards have grown. Participants respond to a variety of sample questions to determine how they...
Professional Doc
Buck Institute

Buck Institute for Education:project Based Learning

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] PBL-online is a helpful website for educators with training, planning and an exhaustive library of project based learning projects. Credits can be earned through select classes offered.
Lesson Plan
Cengage Learning

Mission to Mars: Project Based Learning

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Young scholars will plan a human expedition to the planet Mars. Through this project-based activity, they can choose to learn about the surface of Mars, the trip route, the analogical features between Mars and Earth, nutrition and...
Website
Buck Institute

Pbl Works: What Is Problem Based Learning?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In Project Based Learning (PBL), students go through an extended process of inquiry in response to a complex question, problem, or challenge. While allowing for some degree of student "voice and choice," rigorous projects are carefully...
Activity
Cengage Learning

Cengage Learning: Project Based Learning: Egg Drop Experiment

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are challenged to design a way to drop a raw egg from varying heights without letting the egg break. Creative thinking and evaluation of results are critical to the project.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Ed Online: What Do Inquiry Based Lesson Plans Look Like?

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Inquiry-based lesson plans are usually referred to as "facilitation plans," to help teachers remember their role as facilitator of learning, rather than fount of all wisdom. The notion also helps teachers structure lessons more loosely...
Professional Doc
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Concept to Classroom: Inquiry Based Learning

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
One of eleven workshops presented by Concept to Classroom, this workshop on Inquiry-based Learning takes you through four major steps (explanation, demonstration, exploration, and implementation) to learn about it, then put it into...
Rubric
Other

University of Kansas: Project Based Learning: Multimedia Presentation Checklist

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Create and print a customizable checklist for teacher or student use for planning and assessing multimedia presentations. Categories include preparation, resources, organization, navigation, appearance and media use....
Professional Doc
Other

Duke: Center for Inquiry Based Learning

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Duke University has established the Center for Inquiry-Based Learning. It serves to enhance math and science lessons. Click on Resources for good examples of Inquiry-based lesson plans.
Website
Buck Institute

Pbl Works: Resources

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] If you are interested in learning to develop project-based learning in your classroom, this BIE resource list give you most of the information you need, from background to webinars, and from planning...
Website
Other

International Education and Resource Network:i Earn Usa

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains tools which support both students of all ages and their teachers in project-based learning. Content for educators includes methods for incorporating projects into lesson plans and the overall curriculum. Student...
Professional Doc
Government of Alberta

Alberta Learning: Focus on Inquiry [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This document provides supports for implementing inquiry-based learning activities in the classroom and is intended for teachers working on their own or in teams, with or without the support of a teacher-librarian or other library...
Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Tips on Starting a Community Service Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A successful community service project is the result of clear objectives, thoughtful planning and coordination, savvy use of resources, and follow-through.
Professional Doc
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Inquiry Page: Learning Begins With Questions

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
What exactly is inquiry-based learning? Use this website to learn more about this unique learning style.
Lesson Plan
Other

Critical Thinking Works: Investigating the Inca

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students can explore Peruvian culture through project-based learning. In the role of present-day reporters, students will research the lives of the Inca in the 15th and 16th centuries. Includes suggestions for actively engaging students,...
Unit Plan
New York Times

New York Times: Learning Network: Election 2016: Our Teaching and Learning Homepage

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A compilation of resources, often updated, to enhance studying the election process for the Presidential Election coming up on November 8, 2016. Find lesson plans, project-based units, articles with follow-up questions among the collection.