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Inquiry Based Learning Project: SOCIAL MEDIA
An Inquiry Based Learning Project your students are going to love!Social Media gets the blame for most, if not all, of our students' social and mental health issues: But how bad are the different apps actually? How beneficial are the benefits they bring? How are they shaping the young people who are increasingly logged in for longer and longer periods each year?Our students should know the truth about the social media they're consuming and creating, but more importantly they should know how to a
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â THE HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASS BUNDLE
Psychology Final Project "Who am I?" Two Different Project Options
AP Psychology and regular psychology end of the year project to wrap up all that the students have studied of the course of the year.
This creative project will allow students to take a more in depth look at themselves and how their personal experiences relate to a wide variety of psychological concepts.
There are project two options to look at; one takes a more creative approach to self-analysis, while the second option is a purely written reflection. You can choose one to assign or give both
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9th - 12th
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The Critical Thinking Toolkit: DESIGN SPRINT (Design Thinking Activity)
Give your classes the critical thinking tools and frameworks they need to think through big, complicated issues, as well as training them to reflect on their own thinking patterns and behaviours!Design Sprints are creative problem-solving tools for moving your student’s thinking forward a lot in a small amount of time (1-2 hours) by taking them through a series of timed brainstorming, feedback, and iteration sessions. The logic behind them is that it’s better to test and figure out all the thing
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â THE CRITICAL THINKING BUNDLE
Credit Card Project
Students will compare and contrast potential credit cards options in this web based research project. This project has 3 different assignments designed to give students hands on experience in shopping for credit cards and understanding the positives and negatives associated with credit cards. Students must analyze rewards (benefits) and choose a card that best fits their spending style. Students must also analyze the negatives of interest rates and minimum payments. Product includes links t
Grades:
9th - 12th
What Kind of Learner Are You? Learning Modalities Survey
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Research based brief survey to determine student learning modalities.
It is important to understand how your students learn best and differentiate instruction to meet their individual needs.
As a teacher it is important to differentiate groups based from different criteria. I differentiate groups by readiness (knowledge level), Modality (Learning Style) and Personality.I utilize surveys on day 1 to assist in differentiating instruction and group
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4th - 12th
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Third Grade IEP Goal Bank {editable}
Included are 71 sample IEP goals for third graders that I wrote when I worked as a special education coordinator. If possible, the goal was aligned to the common core state standards. The file is in a Word document, so it is completely editable for your use. 3rd grade goals are broken up into the following categories: ✔ Language✔ Reading comprehension✔ Listening comprehension✔ Speaking✔ Fluency abilities✔ Decoding skills✔ Sight word recognition✔ Writing mechanics✔ Spelling✔ Writing content✔ Mat
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3rd
Media Literacy: Fact, Opinion, and Bias
This 2-3 day, editable Word document mini-unit is geared toward high school students, specifically in language arts, but also for any class in which students will be researching. We assume that older students can easily distinguish between fact and opinion and detect bias in sources, but that is not necessarily the case, especially in today's confusing multimedia landscape. This unit includes a pre-assessment to introduce students to the subtleties of distinguishing fact from opinion and determi
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Media Literacy Complete, No-Prep Unit Bundle
Student Loan & College Admission Project
This web based research activity challenges students choose colleges they plan to attend college. Students will research admission standards for their colleges and compare those to their own academic successes. After choosing colleges, students will be taken through the loan repayment process. My students every year comment on how they had no idea the costs and requirements of their colleges. More importantly they understand long term loan payback and interest rates. The project lasts abou
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7th - 12th
TED Talk Viewing Guide: Grit & The Power of Perseverance
Angela Lee Duckworth is a psychology professor and researcher at the University of Pennsylvania. She studies psychological issues related to student and professional performance (things like perseverance, self-control, co-operation, etc.), and is so good at what she does that she was awarded a MacAurthur (Genius) grant. This talk is from 2013 and discusses how 'grit' (a combination of perseverance and passion for what you do) is a better indicator of success than IQ or social factors like famil
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in:Â THE EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING BUNDLE
First Grade IEP Goal Bank {editable}
Included are 35 sample IEP goals for first graders that I wrote when I worked as a special education coordinator. If possible, the goal was aligned to the common core state standards. The file is in a Word document, so it is completely editable for your use.1st grade goals are broken up into the following categories: ✔ Reading comprehension✔ Listening comprehension✔ Fluency abilities✔ Decoding skills✔ Sight word recognition✔ Writing mechanics✔ Spelling✔ Writing content✔ Math computation/counting
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1st
Kindergarten IEP Goal Bank {editable}
Included are 37 sample IEP goals for Kindergarteners that I wrote when I worked as a special education coordinator. If possible, the goal was aligned to the common core state standards. The file is in a Word document, so it is completely editable for your use.Kindergarten goals are broken up into the following categories: ✔ Reading comprehension✔ Listening comprehension✔ Fluency abilities✔ Decoding skills✔ Sight word recognition✔ Writing mechanics✔ Spelling✔ Writing content✔ Math computation/cou
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K
How To Research Any Topic Online
This packet teaches students how to search effectively online. I walks through why to use special characters when searching as well as how to narrow search results effectively. Students have opportunities to compare results from various search engines. There are tips for effective online research to yield the most relevant results. There are also pages dedicated to the actual research that will help students to identify information that will be needed when creating bibliography/ reference pages.
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
Second Grade IEP Goal Bank {editable}
Included are 34 sample IEP goals for second graders that I wrote when I worked as a special education coordinator. If possible, the goal was aligned to the common core state standards. The file is in a Word document, so it is completely editable for your use.2nd grade goals are broken up into the following categories: ✔ Reading comprehension✔ Listening comprehension✔ Fluency abilities✔ Decoding skills✔ Sight word recognition✔ Writing mechanics✔ Spelling✔ Writing content✔ Math computation/counti
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2nd
News report and Newscast Project
In this project, students select local news, world news, sports or weather as their focus. They they self direct their research with teacher support and graphic organizers to help guide them. They then write a news story and participate in a newscast. I had the students use iMovie to create their finished newscast, but it is not required. Students can perform their newscast in front of the class. My students loved this activity and I loved that it hit individual interests, but also had the
Grades:
4th - 8th
Winter Olympics Research Project
Independent research project on the Winter Olympics. Students choose an event and an athlete who participates in the event to research and then complete a Google Slides presentation. Includes project outline, guiding questions, graphic organizer, and rubric for assessment. Slight focus on Canada, but can modify to suit your needs.
TED Talk Viewing Guide: Everyday Leadership
Drew Dudley is a leadership expert and public speaker. He was the Leadership Development coordinator at the University of Toronto in 2010 and has gone on to found Nuance Leadership Development Services, a company created to develop leadership qualities and capabilities in organizations and individuals. He has spoken across the globe to leaders, and those who wish to lead, and is a best-selling author on leadership. As explained in this talk, Dudley believes that it is problematic for people to
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â THE TED TALK BUNDLE
Planet Vacation Brochure
This an easy and fun project to complete with an astronomy unit. Students really enjoy this activity! The task is to construct a brochure advertising a planet of their choice for a vacation getaway. Since most planets can't support life, they have to be creative and decide ways to make it a fun vacation spot.
This project is adaptable to many subjects across various grade levels.
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4th - 12th
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Virtual College Tour Scavenger Hunt
This product includes an editable word document for you to print as a handout for your class or assign virtually. The link sends students to an in depth and interactive website where students can learn many things about any college or university in the US. They can go on virtual tours and learn about different majors that are offered at each place. To keep students on track have them narrow their search down to four schools and answer a quick questionnaire about each school to make sure they are
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Not Grade Specific
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Also included in:Â Virtual College Tour Scavenger Hunt BUNDLE
A Tale of Two Mathematicians - An interactive Play
After my students completed the AP Calculus Exam during my first year of teaching AP Calculus, I continued covering material from our calculus text. However, the students struggled because the material was more difficult and, more realistically, their enthusiasm had diminished significantly after the demanding schedule that led up to the AP Exam. Therefore, I began looking for alternative mathematics that could be used to motivate students and maintain their interest after completing the AP Ex
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Name Origins WEBQUEST
Students use the "Behind the Name" website and the student-friendly handout to research the origin, meaning, and history of their first and middle names. This is a TERRIFIC first week of school activity-- students can make name tags that display the information learned through the webquest. Students can then share this information in a quick "introductory" speech.
The handout can also be used to research the meanings behind CHARACTER names in students favorite novels OR as inspiration for nam
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5th - 12th
December Scavenger Hunt
December Holidays Internet Scavenger Hunt. Students find answers to questions about holidays and celebrations in the month of December. They will research history and statistics in relation to this time of year and use Microsoft Word to give sources, pictures, and answers.
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7th - 12th
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30 Minute Library Lessons: What Should I Read Grades 2-5
Students often do not know what they want to look for during library visits. These 10 questions will help them see that life interests are a good place to start. Afterwards, you can collect the information to determine future book purchases for your library, or use the information to create pie charts to analyze with students in future classes.
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2nd - 5th
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Final Project: Teach Me Something!
Tired of teaching this year? Have your students do it! This project allows students the freedom to teach YOU about something they are passionate about while using important soft skills. This project involves research, presentation skills, summarizing, citations, organizing information, and more! Word Doc format allows you to easily adjust it to your needs. Rubric is included for grading! Happy Learning :)
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Career Cluster Review
The Career Cluster Review is a multi day project that I have students complete in my Career Exploration class (though ANY subject area or department could easily utilize this project to expand their students' knowledge of career clusters in their subject area). This handout is step 1 in the project, step 2 requires students to create a Google slide show together based on what they have learned through their research. For the final step, students show their slide shows in one of two ways: 1) they
Grades:
9th - 12th
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