Students create webs, emphasizing interdependence of workers and products in the community.

Eighth graders conduct Internet research on plate tectonics, faluts, and volcanoes. In groups, they compile information related to teacher-provided questions. Students write papers detailing their findings and make oral presentations...

Students research various sports careers, locate possible places of employment, and give an oral presentation of their findings.

Eighth graders set realistic career goals. and become familiar with career opportunities and skills necessary to be successful. Students create a career portfolio containing three career opportunities.

Learners identify community helpers and learn about their jobs with this role-play game.

Students examine a mummy covered in volcanic ash and deduce facts about the mummy. They deduce how archaeologists are able to learn so much from the remains of those from earlier civilizations.

Students bring a flower picture to class. Instructor helps them choose fabrics to reflect the flowers in their picture and interpret their own garden palette and then do a collage quilt.

Students discover how it feels to be bullied and teased. They work together in pairs to write about experiences and use drawings to show their feelings.

Third graders will sing 2 songs that are written and played by the teacher and relate to the task of measuring.They recognize and pick up a 1-foot standard ruler and be able to identify the marks on the ruler, including inch and parts of...

This is the official site of the American Football Coaches Association. It serves as a resource site with a variety of information and links to other resource sites and organizations.

Page from the Special Olympics site provides information and coaching resources on Floor Hockey.

Answers to frequently asked questions about the coach tools for Official SAT Practice.

This Carnegie Reporter article discusses the history of and the need for literacy coaches in American middle and high schools. With too many of our nation's students unable to read adequately, this new approach is aimed at equipping all...

From time constraints to a de-emphasis on literacy to a limited research base, coaches in middle schools face challenges that do not exist in the elementary grades.

If you're interested in developing project-based learning for your class, Tech4Learning provides tools for facilitating those projects and instruction in how to create and manage them. Free resources available, as well as resources by...

The National Speech and Debate Association website contains information for both high school students and teachers interested in competitive debate. Provides student and coaching resources, as well as tournament information and more.

Page from the Special Olympics site provides information and other coaching resources on the Motor Activity Training Program.

Wide, broad site offering a wealth of resources for beginning debaters. Includes links to videos (requiring RealPlayer). There is a link to the basics of argumentation as well.

This resource provides guidelines in determining if your pet is overweight. It also provides illustrations which depict various bodyweights.

Are you interested in playing college sports? This high school guidance site offers extensive resources to potential college athletes on topics such as: college athletic programs, eligibility, division sports, contacting coaches, and...

Beyond general best practices, what sorts of professional development will help teachers improve the literacy of their older students? This article by the National Council of Teachers of English advocates building professional...

Demonstrate your expertise in teaching PreK-12 students to think critically about their roles as media consumers and creators -- or in training teachers to do so. Competency-based validation of media literacy skills for educators of all...

This training module describes (1) considerations for evaluating fidelity across the essential components of RTI, (2) discusses options for measuring fidelity, (3) provides examples of measurement tools, and (4) suggestions to improve...

Answers to frequently asked questions about the coach tools for Official SAT Practice.