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The Ws Cognitive Profile and Educational Strategies

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Beginning with references to several articles written on Williams Syndrome (WS), this site provides an outline efficient for educators to follow when teaching children with WS and writing IEP's. Williams Syndrome is compared to a...
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M.u.s.i.c.'s Song Directory

For Students 9th - 10th
This data base of over 2,800 songs can be searched and used to enhance lessons in all subject areas. Listings feature the historical, political, literary and social references that make songs relevant to many disciplines.
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University of South Florida

Fcat Express: Chronological Order

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Strategies to help students recognize the order of events in a selection provided by a standardized test preparation site intended for fourth grade. Includes strategies such as plot diagrams, probable passages, story mapping, summary...
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University of South Florida

Fcat Express: Fact & Opinion

For Teachers 4th Standards
Strategies to help students recognize the difference between fact and opinion provided by a standardized test preparation site intended for fourth grade. Includes teaching ideas such as analyzing facts and opinions in newspapers, and...
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University of South Florida

Fcat Express: Author's Purpose

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Some author's purpose teaching ideas from a standardized test preparation site (Fourth Grade Reading Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test). Aligned to Florida standards, four ideas are provided including "Author's Grab Bag," "Author's...
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Better Lesson: What Playground Toy Should the Principal Buy for Us

For Teachers 1st Standards
SWBAT use a graph as evidence in a persuasive letter. SWBAT evaluate statements to determine which statement is true, citing evidence in the graph.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: All Together Now: Collaborations in Poetry Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Three learning activities to teach K-2 students about poetry. Very detailed lessons with references and other suggested activities. Ways to individualize and academic content standards are noted. (Attachment may not load in archived URL.)
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Social Science Education Consortium

Ssec: Inflation: Are Higher Prices the Only Problem? [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This investigation begins with a discussion of spare change. Students are asked to compare and analyze peoples' attitudes toward coins today to those of the past. Students then complete an activity that teaches them how to compare...
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Stanford University

Stanford University: Sea Urchin Embryology

For Students 9th - 10th
A fantastic set of lab exercises, background information, teaching materials and references. Great for high school biology.
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University of California

Uc Berkeley Library: Critical Evaluation of Resources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Questions to ask yourself when determining if a source is reliable. Discusses difference between primary and secondary source. List of reference sources and links to other sites that teach you how to evaluate sources....
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University of South Florida

Fcat Express: Cause & Effect Tree

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Strategy to help students recognize cause and effect relationships provided by a standardized test preparation site intended for fourth grade. Includes simple instructions and a visual.
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Better Lesson: Avoiding Plagiarism and Citing Sources

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this scaffolded lesson, students engage in practice with determining whether or not research has been plagiarized. A short video demonstration is included. [03:44] This lesson addresses all three College and Career Readiness Standards...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Can We Revive Lake Erie's "Dead Zone?"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This Ohio Sea Grant website features a WebQuest-like activity that explores the development of a dead zone, an oxygen-deprived area where there is no life, in Lake Erie. The activity aims to teach students about the processes that...
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Classroom Compass: How Can Reserach on the Brain Inform Education?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This website offers references, programs, and implications for teaching focused on brain-based learning.
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SEDL

Classroom Compass: How Can Reserach on the Brain Inform Education?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This website offers references, programs, and implications for teaching focused on brain-based learning.
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Siu Edwardsville: Professional Development Center: Lesson Plan: Inference [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Lesson teaching the use of word selection, context, structure, and specific references in making inferences within non-fiction texts.
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PBS

Idaho Public Television: Ocean Murals

For Teachers K - 1st
Integrative lesson plan incorporates math, science and art to teach children about the ocean and its inhabitants. Multiple activities included, approximately 4-6 days to complete. to other sources on oceans. References Bill Nye video...
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University of South Florida

Fcat Express: Selective Underlining Worksheet (Pdf) [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Printable PDF file of a Selective Underlining Worksheet. Students underline the main idea and supporting details in three paragraphs. It is provided by a standardized test preparation site intended for fourth grade.
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Anti Discrimination Committee: What Teachers Can Do

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site lists ways to combat bias and stereotypes of Arabs and Arab Americans in the curricula or with students of all ages. Includes a brief bibliography of suggested works on multicultural education.
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Curated OER

Sea Urchin Embryology

For Students 9th - 10th
A fantastic set of lab exercises, background information, teaching materials and references. Great for high school biology.
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Curated OER

Cytokinesis

For Students 9th - 10th
A fantastic set of lab exercises, background information, teaching materials and references. Great for high school biology.
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Curated OER

Sea Urchin Embryology

For Students 9th - 10th
A fantastic set of lab exercises, background information, teaching materials and references. Great for high school biology.