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Lesson Plan Name |
Grades |
How to NOT End Up In *Digital Jail* |
4 to 12 |
      (5.0 stars, 1 ratings) In this lesson, students will learn what it means to be a responsible digital citizen by seeing how their digital choices could land them in "Digital Jail". |
I Spy |
9 to 12 |
      (5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Students use digital cameras to find objects in and around school that have the shape of various functions, conics, and graphs that they have learned. Students will also write an equation that could represent the shape. |
imovie-ski trip |
4 to 12 |
      (5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Work in small groups and use imovie to create a movie of our class trip. |
In Our Own Voice |
4 to 5 |
      (5.0 stars, 1 ratings) The purpose of this lesson is to help students learn about poetry and apply it to real-world settings. |
In the Days of our People: Shageluk, Alaska |
K to 12 |
Archiving Athabaskan Memories from Shageluk: Student projects |
Inspiring a Bigger Picture! A 4th Grade Global Newspaper! |
4 to 4 |
      (5.0 stars, 2 ratings) My students have created a vision to develop a Global Newspaper for our classroom, community, and other students around the world via a web based publication. They have developed a list of jobs, ideas, and supplies needed and are excited to work to make this vision a reality. |
Interactive Books with VoiceThread |
P-K to 2 |
      (5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will use photos, illustrations and writing to dictate an interactive book which can be read during shared reading or shared with families. |
Internet Research Grade 6-8 |
6 to 8 |
      (5.0 stars, 1 ratings) As a result of participating in this lesson, students will be able to research the internet for information pertaining to their robotics prompt question and use that information to present findings in their PowerPoint journal. |
Internet Safety |
6 to 8 |
      (5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will create internet safety commercials to teach other students how to stay safe on the net. Topics will include safe surfing, cyberbullying and computer ethics. |
Introducing Each Other |
7 to 7 |
This is a 7th grade English project. My students will conduct interviews, take photos, and do research on the internet. |
Invasion of the Germs: We Fight Back! |
3 to 4 |
      (5.0 stars, 2 ratings) The news today can be scary for our children hearing the stories of the H1N1 virus. This unit will teach common, quality health practices to serve our community and remove fear and uncertainty out of this disease. Personal hygiene, scientific investigation and fun will mesh in this unit for 4th grade students entitled “Invasion of the Germ: We fight back”. The students will investigate hygiene and determine what habits will help their bodies fight infections. They will create clay animation videos with podcasts to teach younger students and our community how to fight germs and the H1N1 virus. |
Island Adoption |
P-K to 12 |
      (5.0 stars, 1 ratings) The Neari school has adopted a strip of land from the city in a very low socioeconomic area, and has begun a beautification project. We will be working on community awareness while using STEM work as our base. |
It's Fun to Learn! |
K to 6 |
      (5.0 stars, 2 ratings) Learning should be fun, and nothing can be better than using Music and Technology together to enhance learning. |
IXL License |
4 to 4 |
      (5.0 stars, 1 ratings) IXL offers hundreds of fourth grade language arts skills, lessons, and games to explore and learn!
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JOB POD Career Podcasting Project |
7 to 12 |
      (5.0 stars, 2 ratings) The purpose of this project is to provide students with an opportunity to demonstrate the knowledge gained and maturity achieved during their high school career so far. This project gives students the chance to choose an area of study, to combine different disciplines, to satisfy specialized curiosity, and to utilize talents in a productive way. The project gives them the chance to make their high school experience a more meaningful and practical one. |
Jones Soda Project- Photography as a Vehicle (for marketing) |
9 to 12 |
      (5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will display their understanding of photographic composition, Photoshop skills, and photography as a vehicle for marketing in today's visual culture by taking interesting photographs and posting them on the Jones Soda Company website http://www.jonessoda.com in an effort to be published and distributed world-wide as Jones Soda Label Art. |
Just Because You Cannot See It...Doesn't Mean It's Not There |
9 to 12 |
Using a camera, microscope, and photography software, students will look at the microscopic world around them. Afterwards, they will create a photo album to assess what they have learned. |
Kids with Cameras make a difference |
1 to 4 |
1-4th grade students create a photography exhibit titled "Sense of Place" about their community and then use the exhibit to collect donations to support international Kids with cameras programs. |
Know the Score: Credit Score Modeling and Impacts |
11 to 12 |
      (5.0 stars, 1 ratings) In this lesson, students will learn what credit scores are and how predictive modeling techniques determine credit scores. Included in this discussion will be the five key factors that are used in the algorithms (i.e., rules followed by computers to make a calculation) that determine credit scores and math calculations that show how varying credit scores affect the interest rate, and total interest paid, for borrowed money. |
La Presencia Escondida: Spanish Speakers in Our Community |
9 to 12 |
      (5.0 stars, 2 ratings) Using skills learned in Spanish class and technology students will venture out into the community to become more familiar with native Spanish in the area and how they have come to live and work locally. |
Language and Literacy Support through Photography |
K to 8 |
      (5.0 stars, 1 ratings) This project provides ideas and activities for promoting development of oral language, literacy, and student identity through the use of photography-based Language Experience Approach lessons and books. |
Learn and Serve Video |
10 to 12 |
Students in my Multimedia class create a video on any topic related to the K-12 curriculum. They partner with a teacher in that subject / grade for ideas and then they script, video, edit, and publish a video that teaches the topic. |
Learning Character Concepts and Living With Character |
P-K to 5 |
      (5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Military towns have plenty to be proud of particularly of the members of the community that have shown responsibility, trustworthiness, fairness, respect, caring and citizenship. Students will share fiction books they have read through their favorite characters and connect those characters to pillar character concepts for favorite people in their lives who have some connection to the military. |
Learning for Justice Teaching Hard History |
4 to 8 |
      (5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Meet and Greet! Cohort Community Building
- Educators will meet their THH Trainers and their other cohort members.
- Educators will begin to build a network of support for engaging in hard history.
- Educators will explore how their identities impact their approach to this work.
8/30/22
8/31/22
“Let’s Talk!” about Racism and Enslavement
- Educators will self-assess their comfortability discussing race and racism with their students.
- Educators will explain how racism and capitalism (greed) are the foundation of the institution of slavery.
- Educators will practice strategies to prepare their students to participate in challenging conversations.
9/13/22
9/14/22
Teaching Hard History 101
- Educators will reflect on language choices that make up THH’s framework and resources.
- Educators will gain the skills to critically analyze resources and practices they use in their classrooms.
- Educators will learn to navigate the resources available through the Learning for Justice website.
9/27/22
9/28/22
The Forgotten Slavery of Our Ancestors: Illuminating Native History
- Educators will reflect on how their curriculum can contribute to the humanity of enslaved peoples.
- Educators will plan for conversations around the histories of Indigenous peoples with their students.
10/11/22
10/12/22
The Cultural Legacies of Enslaved and Free People of African Descent
- Educators will describe the ways in which enslaved people resisted enslavement.
- Educators will understand the cultural legacies created by African Americans as a foundation of American culture.
- Educators will be prepared to help students connect American culture today with the contributions of enslaved and free people of African descent.
10/25/22
10/26/22
Using the Inquiry Design Model to Teach Hard History
- Educators will reflect on the experience of participating in a THH Inquiry Design Model lesson.
- Educators will begin to plan their own Inquiry Design Model using the THH framework.
11/9/22 (Wednesday due to Election Day)
11/9/22
Independent Work Period
- Educators will prepare for their final showcase project and presentation. (Optional office hours will still be available.)
No synchronous meetings during this period.
Giving Light: Disrupting the Continuum of Hard History
- Educators will make connections between the legacy of enslavement and current events and climate.
- Educators will workshop their showcase presentations with one another.
- Educators will reflect on and celebrate their overall experience as a part of the THH cohort.
12/6/22
12/7/22
Showcase
Wednesday 1/11/23
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Learning for Justice Teaching Hard History |
4 to 8 |
      (5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Meet and Greet! Cohort Community Building
- Educators will meet their THH Trainers and their other cohort members.
- Educators will begin to build a network of support for engaging in hard history.
- Educators will explore how their identities impact their approach to this work.
8/30/22
8/31/22
“Let’s Talk!” about Racism and Enslavement
- Educators will self-assess their comfortability discussing race and racism with their students.
- Educators will explain how racism and capitalism (greed) are the foundation of the institution of slavery.
- Educators will practice strategies to prepare their students to participate in challenging conversations.
9/13/22
9/14/22
Teaching Hard History 101
- Educators will reflect on language choices that make up THH’s framework and resources.
- Educators will gain the skills to critically analyze resources and practices they use in their classrooms.
- Educators will learn to navigate the resources available through the Learning for Justice website.
9/27/22
9/28/22
The Forgotten Slavery of Our Ancestors: Illuminating Native History
- Educators will reflect on how their curriculum can contribute to the humanity of enslaved peoples.
- Educators will plan for conversations around the histories of Indigenous peoples with their students.
10/11/22
10/12/22
The Cultural Legacies of Enslaved and Free People of African Descent
- Educators will describe the ways in which enslaved people resisted enslavement.
- Educators will understand the cultural legacies created by African Americans as a foundation of American culture.
- Educators will be prepared to help students connect American culture today with the contributions of enslaved and free people of African descent.
10/25/22
10/26/22
Using the Inquiry Design Model to Teach Hard History
- Educators will reflect on the experience of participating in a THH Inquiry Design Model lesson.
- Educators will begin to plan their own Inquiry Design Model using the THH framework.
11/9/22 (Wednesday due to Election Day)
11/9/22
Independent Work Period
- Educators will prepare for their final showcase project and presentation. (Optional office hours will still be available.)
No synchronous meetings during this period.
Giving Light: Disrupting the Continuum of Hard History
- Educators will make connections between the legacy of enslavement and current events and climate.
- Educators will workshop their showcase presentations with one another.
- Educators will reflect on and celebrate their overall experience as a part of the THH cohort.
12/6/22
12/7/22
Showcase
Wednesday 1/11/23
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