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Professional development research for Microsoft Word and for ESL-EFL-ELL
Thesis Statement
Use this worksheet to help students plan a thesis statement for a research paper. The thesis worksheet guides students to use three main points and meld them together in one sentence for a thesis statement. Effective scaffolding for students with writing accommodations and modifications or first-time writers! These handouts model sentence-by-sentence, paragraph-by-paragraph the basic structure of a five paragraph research paper.Use this worksheet in conjunction with the other 6 that I have pos
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Expository/Informational Essay Scaffolding Template
I was inspired by a Kate Kinsella workshop that I attended and created this scaffolded essay template. I have used this template to assist students as they write expository essays. This template is entirely full of sentence frames, and both gifted, ELL, and SPED students enjoyed this activity. What's great about this template is the fact that you can edit it as needed. I highly recommend providing students with a writing checklist as they complete this assignment so that they can incorporate wri
Grades:
5th - 8th
Common Teacher Interview Questions/Answers Exposed!!!
This is from the desk of a superintendent... These are common interview and application questions with answers that will blow the interview team away.
Want to get hire?? Well you'll need these answers!
The questions below will include the answers.
1.) Tell us about yourself…
2.) What question should teachers ask themselves when developing a lesson?
3.) How would you attempt to teach various students in the same classroom at various academic levels?
4.) How would you assess student learning?
Grades:
Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Expository/Information Essay Scaffold w/ Citation Help
I was inspired by a Kate Kinsella workshop that I attended and created this scaffolded essay template. I wanted my sixth-grade and seventh-grade students to write a five-paragraph expository essay that included spaces for citing their research. This template is entirely full of sentence frames, and both gifted, ELL, and SPED students enjoyed this activity.What's great about this template is the fact that you can edit it as needed. I highly recommend providing students with a writing checklist as
Grades:
5th - 8th
Common RTI Interventions {editable}
This editable chart includes organized, bulleted lists of common learning difficulties along with possible Response to Intervention (RTI) activities. It is broken up into categories by area of difficulty, such as visual processing, reading, writing, and math. You may also be interested in: RTI Strategies ChartKindergarten IEP Goal Bank K-3 IEP Goal Banks BundleHow to get TPT credit to use on future purchases:• Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'
Grades:
K - 3rd
RTI Strategies Chart {editable}
This editable chart includes ideas for Response to Intervention (RTI) strategies, divided by tier.You may also be interested in: Common RTI InterventionsK-3 IEP Goal Banks BundleFirst Grade IEP Goal BankHow to get TPT credit to use on future purchases:• Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. E
Grades:
5th - 8th
My Story: A research project on my heritage and community
Upper elementary, middle school, and high school students embark on a discovery of one's historical identity through the interview and family research process. This guide can be used in social studies classes, English classes, and in electives. Lessons include: family, community, culture, ethnicity, history, and identity. This lesson can be used as a springboard for a lesson on immigration and refugees.
Grades:
3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Economics & Personal Finance Final Portfolio Project (9-12)
Looking for a nice "capstone" final project for your Economics and Personal Finance class? This Personal Finance Portfolio Project is designed to reflect collaborative student learning from key topics/themes in E&PF. It is intended for students to complete in class, and then take the finished product with them beyond high school to use for years to come! The project is designed in a seven chapter format, with each chapter intended to be released at a different time in order for scaffolding a
Grades:
9th - 12th
Complete Animal Farm Mini-Research Paper: Absolute Power Corrupts
This editable resouce allows you to set students up for success writing an MLA style, mini-research paper using the theme from Animal Farm, "Absolute Power Corrupts," with minimal "direct instruction." Everything you need is here. You can easily print this packet for students or post it online, and they can work through each step of the process in class, at home, or a combination of the two. Have them submit each step as they go for feedback and revisions, or turn it in all at once. Easily ad
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Grades:
7th - 11th
Research Project: A Hero
Students will work on the research project about a hero they can choose. There is a guide line and a step-by-step explanation how to work on the project. There are some graphic organizers to help students organize their notes, facts, and ideas while working on the project. It can be used in English, ELL, or Social Studies classes.
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Annotated Bibliography Infographic Project
With this order, you will receive an editable infographic with student-friendly instructions that has been purposefully created to help students learn MLA citations. In addition, students will be able to draft an annotation for four different types of resources with sentence frames that allow them to build upon.This document is fully editable! You choose how many sentence frames to add or subtract. You decide whether your students will be writing summary annotations or evaluative annotations.
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Spanish-speaking country ornament project editable
Have your students research a Spanish speaking country and make an ornament about it! I put the list of countries on the board and let them use their creativity to make any kind of ornament they can think of. We hang them on a paper tree on the wall out in our hallway. Super simple but fun! A great way to end the fall semester.I left the document as a Word doc so it is EDITABLE for you to make shorter, more in depth, etc.
Grades:
8th - 11th
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Teacher Work Sample
If you are student teaching or an experienced educator and need a sample of a well-done portfolio, then this is your resource! This sample includes 2 years of in-school research and may be used as a performance-based assessment tool for educators. It prompts teachers to reflect on instruction and student learning in order to improve their teaching practice.
If you like this product, you will find other resources for graduate research, professional development, GED and SAT math prep, and general
Grades:
Higher Education, Staff
Gallery Walk Notecatcher
Gallery Walks can be used as a great introduction into any unit or lesson.Use this gallery walk note catcher for your students to make observations and connections to a group of images, quotations, charts, or whatever stations you would like!I have personally used this for a Human Rights unit for 5th grade, a Holocaust unit for 6th grade, and an empathy activity for 6th grade. But it could be used for any grade level 3rd+(Station resources not included)
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3rd - 12th
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Grant: Winning Proposal for Trip to Pennsylvania Amish Country
This proposal was submitted to the National Educator’s Association (NEA) in 2004 and was awarded a Learning & Leadership grant for $2,000.00 to travel to Lancaster County, PA. The grant is written from the perspective of determining how technology affects society and culture through the study of Pennsylvania Amish life. I was able to spend 7 days studying and documenting Old Order Amish and their daily routines researching documenting the aspects of their culture and their choice to use or r
Grades:
4th - 12th
Greek Mythology Character Writing Unit
If you’d like to cover a plethora of standards in one fun writing unit, this is the perfect product! This unit includes:
*a weekly unit schedule to guide your teaching
*an outline for students to gather information on
*a blank rough draft complete with sentence stems to help students frame complete sentences and flowing paragraphs for the whole essay
*a completed rough draft with sentence frames filled in so students know how to use them
*a sample final essay
*a title page for student’s essays
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3rd - 6th
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"Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning" Educator Book Study Outline
"Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning" is a compelling book written by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, and Mark A. McDaniel. The book explores the science behind effective learning and memory retention. It presents evidence-based learning techniques that have been proven to enhance long-term retention and understanding of new information. The authors draw on cognitive psychology research and educational studies to challenge common misconceptions about learning and offer pract
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Not Grade Specific
Also included in: Teaching Essentials & Book Study Teacher Resource BUNDLE
Teaching Traits to Improve African American Achievement
I was a Math Specialist. I was asked to move to a school with low performing students. The main subgroup of under performing students was African American. I started researching and finding out how African American students learn best. Attached is my dissertation containing fascinating research on how African American students learn best. This information will greatly assist administrators and teachers. There is also a survey that I created that you can give to your students to see how they lear
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Career Research Project for Grades 6 - 12 and ESL students
This is a everything you need for your students to complete a career research paper. Students will learn how to: research 3 different careers they may want to pursue, find out what they need to reach those career goals, write a research paper with MLA style documentation and finally write business letters to organizations to find more information. This updated lesson plan includes: a rubric, parent letter, Career Project Questions, note card set up, paraphrasing explanation, parenthetical docu
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Grades:
6th - 12th
The Bill of Rights Simplified and Illustrated
This is a great resource for teaching the Bill of Rights, their individual meaning and importance to America. Suggested activities include:Teach the meaning of each rightHave students choose the three they think are most important. Share and justify.Have students rank order the rights in terms of importance.Have students identify which rights were missing in their home country and identify an example. Share with the class.Discuss current events or landmark Supreme Court cases in light of the
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Grades:
9th - 12th
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Complete Student Packet for Documentary Unit
This is a student packet (Word doc) that includes an introduction, a list of possible topics, a tentative calendar, and a rubric for the project-based product. It is highly scaffolded for each step of the documentary, including creating a survey, online research (gathering each member's article/information), group discussion of the most powerful evidence and how to present it in a film, interviewing experts and subjects, writing a script and organizing visuals, a checklist, and peer review.This
Grades:
6th - 12th
"Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us" by D. Pink -BOOK STUDY
A book study on "Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us" by Daniel H. Pink can be incredibly valuable for teachers, as it delves into the science of motivation and how it can impact student learning and overall classroom dynamics. "Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us" by Daniel H. PinkINCLUDES: Rationale/Overview/Vocabulary/Over 20 Book Study Questions with KEY
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Not Grade Specific
Also included in: Teaching Essentials & Book Study Teacher Resource BUNDLE
Future of English Vocabulary 111 pages
The existence of words is usually taken for granted by the speakers of a language. To speak and understand a language means – among many other things – to know the words of that language. The average speaker knows thousands of words, and new words enter the language on a daily basis. This work deals with the word formation, and describes the ways how the new words enter the English language. The aim of this work is to address the question of how words are related to other words and how the langu
Grades:
Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
100 Best Educational / Teaching Blogs
Do you wonder what teachers are doing outside of TPT? We have compiled a list of some of the best educational or teaching blogs / resources on the web. The list is made up of links directly to the blogs which makes it super easy to check them out.
Several of these blogs would be great resources for your students and their parents as well.
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Staff
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