Mind Tools
Mindtools: Swot Analysis
An article which defines SWOT analysis and explains how to use it to understand your strengths and weaknesses. Provides an example of how it works.
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Lorea Martinez: 3 Steps to Increase Students' Self Awareness
Students (and adults) who can identify their strengths will be more likely to build on them to improve their areas of growth; they will probably have greater motivation and will be more self-confident. Here are 3 suggested steps to talk...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Georgia's Constitution and the Articles of Confederation
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart focuses on social studies skills by introducing students to Georgia's 1st Constitution and new United States' Articles of Confederation. Timelines are introduced where students add facts...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Strengths and Weaknesses: North vs. South
A very good compilation of the advantages and disadvantages of both the North and South at the beginning of the Civil War. The South had the trained officers, but the North had the factories to make rifles. Read about the major...
Forum Romanum
Outlines of Roman History: The Supremacy of Rome in Italy
One of Rome's strengths was the way it governed the peoples it conquered. Find out the difference between the Romans, the Latins, and the Italians in terms of rights of citizenship.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Media Literacy
Activities in this comprehensive interactive tutorial will involve determining the strengths and limitations of epidemiological reports. You will also evaluate media messages and develop your own.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Keeping You in Suspens(ion)
Find out the different strengths of two types of bridges, beam and suspension, by building your own. This Science Buddies science project gives you the means to find out. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently...
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: "Silas Marner" Teacher Guide [Pdf]
"Silas Marner" 16-page teacher guide applauds strengths of novel and provides succinct sequence of events. Chapter-by-chapter study questions, vacabulary, and various activities aid student understanding. Excellent culminating activities...
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Practical Ideas on Alternative Assessment for Esl
A treasure trove of ideas for assessing the progress of English as a second language students other than traditional testing. Examples of a variety of measures that focus on growth over time, emphasis on student's strengths, and...
Other
Fec: The Fec and the Federal Campaign Finance Law
Sharp critique of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and its role in enforcing campaign finance rules in the United States. Provides good information on the structure of the FEC, its members, its relationship with other branches of...
Other
Teaching and Learning Resources: Learning Theories
Presents a table comparing three major learning theories - behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism. Lists major theorists for each, the role of the teacher, key ideas, how learning happens, the place of educational technology,...
Other
Ccsso: The Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (In Tasc)
The Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC) is a consortium of state education agencies and national educational organizations dedicated to the reform of the preparation, licensing, and on-going professional...
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Magnets From Mini to Mighty
If your knowledge of magnets ends with posting a to-do list on the fridge, add this to the list. Learn more about magnets! You can start here with a straightforward rundown of magnet types, uses and strengths, explained in a way that...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: America in Class: Women, Temperance Reform, and the Cult of Domesticity
Lesson on how women's role in the campaign against alcohol consumption in 19th-century America reflected the strengths and limitations of the cult of domesticity. Complete set of resources for a comprehensive study.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Early Mobilization and War
Learn about the strengths and weaknesses of the Confederacy and the Union and the strategic importance of the Battle of Bull Run and the Battle of Shiloh.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Measuring Our Muscles
Student teams build model hand dynamometers used to measure grip strengths of people recovering from sports injuries. They use their models to measure how much force their classmates muscles are capable of producing, and analyze the data...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Spacecraft Design: Beat the Heat
To understand the challenges of satellite construction, student teams design and create model spacecraft to protect vital components from the harsh conditions found on Mercury and Venus. They use slices of butter in plastic eggs to...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Truss Destruction
Students work within constraints to construct model trusses and then test them to failure as a way to evaluate the relative strength of different truss configurations and construction styles. Each student group uses Popsicle sticks and...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Cooking With the Sun Creating a Solar Oven
For this activity, students will be given a set of materials: cardboard, a set of insulating materials (i.e. foam, newspaper, etc.), aluminum foil, and Plexiglas. Students will then become engineers in building a solar oven from the...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Bridging to Polymers: Thermoset Lab
Students act as engineers to learn about the strengths of various epoxy-amine mixtures, and observe the unique characteristics of different mixtures of epoxies and hardeners. Student groups make and optimize thermosets by combining two...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1922 Award Ceremony Speech
Here is the 1922 Nobel Prize in Literature Presentation Speech, through which Per Hallstrom discusses and praises the elements and strengths of Benavente's dramas.
The Wonder of Science
The Wonder of Science: K Ps2 1: Pushes, Pulls, and Motion
Teaching students about pushes, pulls, and motion? Use this site to plan lessons for students to conduct investigations to compare the effects on the motion of an object when pushes or pulls come from different directions or strengths.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Reading Basics: Informal Assessment
Administering informal assessments on a regular basis throughout the school year provides useful information that can help teachers to identify the individual strengths and weaknesses of each student and guide the next steps in...
BBC
Bbc: Bitesize: Different Ways to Communicate Online
There are many different types of communication technology. They all have different strengths. It is important to think about which type of communication is best for each occasion. Learn about five different methods of online...