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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Writing Literary Text With an Engaging Story Line

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
A learning module that teaches students how to write an engaging literary text in six lessons: Introduction, The Narrative Hook, Setting, Conflict, Plot, and Ending.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Writing Literary Text With an Engaging Story Line

For Students 8th
You will learn how to write an imaginative story that sustains reader interest and includes well-paced action, an engaging story line, and a believable setting.
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Stuck in the Middle: Strategies to Engage Middle Level Learners

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learn about three strategies that can help create a meaningful curriculum to engage middle-level learners. The strategies draw from effective classroom practices across grade levels, as well as from research about the social, emotional,...
Activity
Scholastic

Scholastic: Books to Engage Boys

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Explore this exciting list of books that will engage boys of all ages to read. This site gives the title and a brief description for each book.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Blogging, Civic Engagement and the Dream Act

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This multi-task lesson asks students to look at the DREAM Act in the context of immigration reform and also to reflect on blogging as civic engagement.
Professional Doc
Austin Independent School District

Austin Independent School District: Universal Engagement Strategies [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Lesson where students are not engaged followed by descriptions of ten engagement strategies including turn and talk, green and red cards, everybody stand up, and more.
PPT
Other

Leadership in Ed.: Engaging Students Through Rigorous and Relevant Instruc [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site is a Power Point presentation entitled Engaging Students through Rigorous and Relevant Instruction. The presentation includes research, instructional strategies, and assessment tips.
Article
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Parent Engagement in Transitions to Middle and High School

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using the 3A framework (Attendance, Achievement, and Attainment) for dropout prevention developed by the America's Promise Alliance and the Annie E. Casey Foundation, this article highlights specific knowledge that parents need to...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Lesson Builder Template: Engaging With Literature

For Students 3rd - 5th
Download this lesson builder template as a framework for reviewing and analyzing your classroom literature lesson.
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Using Student Engagement to Improve Adolescent Literacy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For struggling adolescent readers, creating student interest is as vital as teaching language skills.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Strategies to Engage and Motivate Students on Khan Academy

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A description of ways to make students excited and motivated to learn and practice on Khan Academy.
Graphic
New York Times

New York Times: From Sketch to Screen: "A Very Long Engagement"

For Students 9th - 10th
Launch an audio slideshow, narrated by the director of the film, about storyboarding sequences in "A Very Long Engagement." An interesting site for considering the work of the storyboard artist, whose sketching technique is wonderfully...
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Other

Center for Teaching Excellence: Activities to Engage Students [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This resource gives numerous strategies to engage students in different types of collaborative discussion.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Observations & Interpretations: Engaging Students in Classroom Experiments

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Use this method to emphasize and clarify for students the importance of differentiating between observations and interpretations, and qualitative and quantitative observations. Students will learn how a hypothesis may change as new...
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Frontline: Protecting the Environment Through Civic Activism

For Students 9th - 10th
An activity engaging students in thinking about how they can fulfill their civic duties in their communities. Present a video and class discussion emphasizing the importance of community engagement.
Interactive
Harvard University

Harvard Smithsonian: Everyday Classroom Tools

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The focus of this series of lessons is to engage students in an exploration of the world around them. The emphasis is on inquiry as students learn about the earth, sun, light, shapes and more.
Website
Other

Charity Navigator

For Students 9th - 10th
Charity Navigator rates U.S.-based nonprofits and charities on a variety of effectiveness scales so that givers can make informed decisions about how their charitable contributions are spent. Find useful insights for analyzing the role...
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Engaging Parents to Support Academic Attainment Over Time

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Chances for success are improved when adults offer children, starting at a young age, positive expectations and aspirations about what they can do and achieve. Learn ways to help parents support students' long-term success in school,...
Primary
Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Battle of San Jacinto: List of Texans Engaged

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is General Sam Houston's "Official Report of List of Officers and Privates Engaged in the Battle (of San Jacinto)." This 19-page document is accompanied by a link to an article on Sam Houston.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Math at the Core: Middle School: Collection

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Find engaging media and integrated activities, all aligned with the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics. Designed using a culturally and historically responsive approach to engage diverse middle school students through grounding...
Activity
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Peg + Cat Camp: Collection

For Students Pre-K - K
Peg + Cat Camp engages preschoolers in fun, informal learning experiences in math and problem-solving. By incorporating friendly PBS characters, engaging activities, and social-emotional strategies, children learn to work as a team,...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: American Veteran Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow individual trajectories of America's diverse community of veterans as they join the military, experience deployments, and then return and adjust to civilian life. Analyze oral histories that describe the camaraderie of the veteran...
Website
Cyberbee

Adventures of Cyber Bee

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
CyberBee is designed for K-12 teachers and encourages engaged learning and problem solving skills through a variety of activities based on frameworks such as the WebQuest, treasure hunts, and Big6.
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Five Areas of Instructional Improvement to Increase Academic Literacy

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
How can content-area, non-reading-specialist teachers contribute to academic literacy? They can incorporate these five techniques throughout their lessons: (1) provide explicit instruction and supported practice in effective...

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