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Cowden-Herrick Schools

Six Steps for Substitute Success

For Students K - 12th
Here's a switch--a lesson plan designed for prepare class members for a substitute! The plan highlights six behaviors that demonstrate respect and responsibility. 
Unit Plan
Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: A Teacher's Guide to "Great Expectations" [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Incredibly detailed teacher guide includes vocabulary words, themes, specific student activities, critical thinking ideas, chapter-by-chapter questions and reading notes, and more. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Mean (Expected Value) of a Discrete Random Variable Practice

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
A practice word problem asking students to calculate the mean of B in a probability chart.
Handout
Free Management Library

Map: General Guidelines for Conducting Interviews

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Interesting site. Delineates the sequence, topics, and wording for interview questions. Explains the different types of interviews and has useful links to other resources. Although designed for an interviewer, this site should also be...
Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Ela Guidebooks: Semantic Mapping

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A strategy for developing students' vocabulary by representing the concepts of words graphically. This helps refine their understanding of vocabulary to meet expectations in reading and language.
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Sat Math Test: Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of what to expect on the SAT Math Test. It measures your ability to apply mathematical concepts and skills to the types of problems you might see in college and in your career. You'll see one 55-minute section with 38...
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Annabelle Swift, Kindergartner

For Teachers K
School isn't always what we expect it to be! Students will listen to the story Annabelle Swift, Kindergartner. Then students will create their own book cover with their own photos.
Lesson Plan
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Charles Dickens

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the life and work of Charles Dickens through this educational resource.
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Other

Story Corps: Every Voice Matters

For Students 9th - 10th
StoryCorps is a national oral history project that records and preserves stories of people around the country. Select recordings are broadcast weekly on NPR, with an archive of stories available for playback at the StoryCorps online...
Activity
University of Victoria (Canada)

University of Victoria: Michael Best: Assignment #3: An Explication

For Students 11th - 12th
This is an assignment to write a detailed 850-word explication over one of two passages in Shakespeare's Othello. In the assignment, he explains what an explication is and is not and how to go about writing one. He also explains exactly...
Lesson Plan
Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Prefix Study: Ex #1

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
MyVocabulary.com offers 14 PREFIX puzzles with the grade level of each word marked to the right of the word beginning with a prefix. Use eight grade level words for each prefix."EX" prefix words: Excel - 8, Exception - 6, Exclamation -...
Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Insurance Sales Agents

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides occupational information about insurance sales agents. Learn about the nature of their work, working conditions, training required, wages, and the lastest word about expected growth or decline for this occupation.
eBook
Childnet

Childnet: Online Safety: A Learning to Read Book

For Students Pre-K - 1st
'On the internet' is a learning-to-read book for children aged 4 and above. It has been written for your child to read, with your help when needed. There is no 'right' or 'expected' number of words for your child to read in this book....
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Iste Nets: Birthstone Project With a Multimedia Twist

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This interdisciplinary project on birthstones, provided by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), focuses on research skills, writing skills, and the ability to put together an electronic presentation.