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Washington: Assessment and Research

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This state site is the gateway to information on Washington's state academic standards and to results on various state assessments (the Washington Assessment of Student Learning, Iowa Tests of Basic Skills, and Iowa Tests of Educational...
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Abrams Books: Picture Day Perfection: A Common Core State Standards Aligned

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This activity and discussion guide uses the book "Picture Day Perfect" to teach multiple common core state standards for language arts. Included in this lesson are discussion questions, a craft project, printable worksheets, and an...
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Arizona Department of Education

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The Arizona Department of Education website is a valuable resource for information pertaining to education in the state of Arizona. Content includes state standards and accountability issues, certification information, various...
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Achieve.org

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This website has several resources within it. You can search for articles or up on current educational news. "Created by the nation's governors and business leaders, Achieve helps states prepare all young people for postsecondary...
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Pollination Parties

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This lesson helps students understand the concept of pollination. Objectives, materials, procedures, adaptations, discussion questions, evaluation, extensions, suggested readings, links, vocabulary, and academic standards are all included!
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Using Word Storms to Explore Vocabulary and Encourage Thinking

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Contains plans for seven lessons about working dogs that teach critical thinking skills and a vocabulary strategy called Word Storms. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the...
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Npr: The College Admissions Game: Sa Ts Not for Everyone, but Reality for Most

For Students 9th - 10th
Do SAT scores reflect academic performance? Should you take the SAT or ACT? Do all colleges require the SAT? Is the SAT fair? This report addresses these questions and explores the "argument against standardized tests" and how the SAT...
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Reading and Interpreting Literary Texts: Literary Criticism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on how to write a literary criticism, the different theories and approaches to literary criticism, and their standard format.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: S Id.7 Texting and Grades

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Medhavi suspects that there is a relationship between the number of text messages high school students send and their academic achievement. To explore this, she asks a random sample of 52 students at her school how many text messages...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 7 Sp Mr. Brigg's Class Likes Math

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A multi-step performance task word problem: In a poll of Mr. Briggs's math class, 67% of the learners say that math is their favorite academic subject. The editor of the school paper is in the class, and he wants to write an article for...
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Edutopia

Edutopia: Common Core in Action: Teaching Online Ethics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Looking at the responsible use of intellectual property is one key element of digital citizenship that can be connected to eighth grade Common Core Standards. How do we as educators help students respect other people's work and not abuse...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Scroll Paintings (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students apply knowledge about Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and work collaboratively with classmates creating scroll paintings in this lesson. The Book of the Dead is referred to in teaching students about Ancient Egypt and...
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Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: What Is Pseudoscience?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Pseudoscience studies various fields of science that make claims to be legitimate, but researchers and academics argue that pseudoscientific discoveries do not hold up to typical standards of testing and proof. Examples are the Lunar...
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Austin Independent School District

Austin Independent School District: Planning for Rigor [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Information about how to plan and carry-out lessons that build rigor by focusing on the four areas of alignment, commitment to getting it right, high thinking load, and release of responsibility.

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