Lesson Plan
New York State Education Department

TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 4

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Why is it important to use precise language? Participants explore this question in the fourth activity in a series of 15 on effective instruction. Perfect for all content areas, the activity promotes appropriate language choice through...
Lesson Plan
New York State Education Department

TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 2

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
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...
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 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
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 5

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Are video games sports? Pupils investigate this question as well as various nonfiction selections to learn more about claims and the support that defines them. All of the selections mimic the rigor on state tests and encourage close...
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
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...
Unit Plan
The Newberry Library

Newberry Library: The French Colonial Empire, 1500 1800

For Students 9th - 10th
Learnng module uses primary resource material to teach about the French Colonial Empire and how French expansion shaped modern-day countries.
Activity
Other

University System of Georgia: What All Libraries Have

For Students 9th - 10th
A good general look at the resources commonly available in most academic and public libraries, this site provides a framework for students to use in their own library research.
Website
US Department of Education

U.s. Department of Education: Helping Your Child Use the Library

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A detailed resource for parents looking to assist their children at the library. Includes information for preschoolers, school-aged children, and teenagers.
Website
British Library

British Library: A Christmas Carol: Discovering Literature Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
This list is a list of resources that can be used for Charles Dicken's "A Christmas Carol". Included are articles on the setting, analysis of the text, and links to additional teaching resources.
Lesson Plan
British Library

British Library: 20th Century Teaching Resources: Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In these activities, students will use manuscript drafts, notebooks, and essays to study Woolf's experimentation with form and use of language during the lengthy process of composition. They will also consider the work in the context of...
Website
Other

Nat. Library of Nz: Digital Content Finding, Evaluating, Using and Creating It

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site is directed at teachers and teacher-librarians. It provides helpful information and links to resources for developing digital literacy skills in a school. Many of the suggestions can be passed on to students to help them find,...
Unit Plan
British Library

British Library: Using Discovering Literature in the Classroom

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Written by the English and Media Centre with the Learning Team at the British Library, this free pack shows you how to make the most of the wealth of materials on the Discovering Literature website. Alongside digitized manuscripts and...
Graphic
University of Pittsburgh

Digital Research Library: Visuals for Foreign Language Instruction

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site contains hundreds of illustrations that can be used to support instructional tasks such as describing objects and people (i.e., teaching vocabulary) or describing entire events and situations (i.e., teaching grammar).
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Busterfield Library a Z

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This video segment from Between the Lions uses an alphabet song to review the ABCs, matching each letter with the name of a character from the show.
Unit Plan
Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library: Study Guide: The Winter's Tale

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A teaching guide for The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare, which can be used before or after a live performance, or on its own. Includes plot synopsis, activities, and discussion questions. Information about Shakespeare's life and...
Lesson Plan
British Library

British Library:dickens's Oliver Twist:the Criminal World of 19th Century London

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity encourages students to explore the real-life context of Oliver Twist, using a range of sources to find information about crime in 19th-century London. Students will work in groups to discover: the types of crimes that...
Lesson Plan
British Library

British Library: Barrett Browning's Poetry: Social & Political Commentary

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Elizabeth Barrett Browning gave a voice, in her poems, to many of those oppressed by contemporary injustice: child laborers, the poor, and the enslaved. In this lesson, students will give these voices dramatic form, using the techniques...
Lesson Plan
British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Chaucer's 'The Merchant's Tale': Marriage & Relationships

For Students 9th - 10th
'The Merchant's Tale' can be viewed as one of the 'marriage' tales in Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales". Students can use this series of activities to explore how Chaucer portrays marriage, men and women, and relationships through the...
Handout
University College London

University College London: Internet Resources on Latvia

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site if you are researching Latvia. Includes links to economic sites, historical sites, and many more.