Tons of online resources for reading and language skills compiled nicely into a student-friendly SMART Notebook file.

Fifth graders will complete a study guide and create a line plot.

Teacher directed activity explores metacognition and how scientific knowledge is constructed and validated.

The Modern History Sourcebook offers a very interesting primary source that presents the Soviet position of the beginning of the Korean War. A great resource for comparing US/USSR claims about the origins of the Korean War.

In this lesson, young scholars interpret how words are used in a literary text and examine how word choice affects meaning and tone. A sample analysis of a poem is presented, terms are defined, and question stems for assessment purposes...

This two part rubric and worksheet is for use by individuals responsible for monitoring (1) district level capacity to support response to intervention (RTI) implementation and (2) district-wide fidelity of RTI implementation. The...

Provides a framework for using Response to Intervention (RTI) with students who are English Language Learners (ELLs) from Hispanic backgrounds. It examines the characteristics of these students, defines the RTI process, and then models...

This 2007 educators' guide provides information on disproportionality. The guide disccuses: (1) the definition of disproportionality, (2) issues that contribute to disproportionality, (3) implications for students, schools, and...

A comprehensive guide written in response to violence in schools and the efforts by the US Department of Education and the Department of Justice to develop early warning signs of violence in schools. This guide is designed to provide...

A comprehensive guide written in response to violence in schools and the efforts by the US Department of Education and the Department of Justice to develop early warning signs of violence in schools. This guide is designed to provide...

A 78 page PDF document with suggestions and ideas for impelemeting Response to Intervention within a special education program at the building level.

Resources for providing differentiated instruction and response to intervention for English Language Learners. Includes links to articles, videos, and podcasts.

An article highlighting the improvements of middle and high school students' reading comprehension through a sixteen-week program. Includes introduction, overview of the intervention, course structure, sample activities, assessments, and...

Stop here to read the full text of the Platt Amendment of 1903, which dealt with U.S. intervention in Cuba.

Lesson in economics and democracy in which students study and analyze Adam Smith's concept of free market mercantilism and determine how it would apply to government interventions today. Includes text, questions for study, resources for...

Lesson and activity on American enterprise and intervention with a focus on Theodore Roosevelt and the Pananma Canal. Includes class activity and questions for discussion and writing.

This article describes the relationship between externalities, private and public goods, and government intervention.

Response to Intervention (RTI) is a complex subject and states and districts have a lot of discretion with the implementation of this three-step, research-based approach to intervention and placement. Learn about some of the common...

While much has been learned about literacy in the elementary grades, less is known about programmatic approaches that help struggling adolescent readers acquire the skills they need to succeed in high school. The Enhanced Reading...

The push to ensure all students engage in challenging classes in high school has created new demands on high schools, including a demand to providing extra help for students who are behind in reading, mathematics, and advanced reasoning...

National Implementation of RTI National Implementation of Response to Intervention (RTI): Research Summary By John J. Hoover, University of Colorado-Boulder Leonard Baca, University of Colorado-Boulder Emily Wexler-Love, University of...

This resource shows the different roles that the government plays in relation to the economy. It talks about the federal budget, the different responsibilities the government has, federal efforts to control monopolies, government...

The United States' intervention in Latin American countries has been interpreted in several ways. First read about President Theodore Roosevelt's Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine before investigating the times the corollary was invoked....

Solution Shop is a counseling and study skills program designed to address the academic needs of struggling middle school students. In this program, the school counselor serves the critical role of developing and providing appropriate...