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Higher education critical thinking professional development resources for Easel
Instructional Coaching & Mentoring Question Stems with Communication Forms
As an Instructional Coach or Mentor, we are often called to help our colleagues/interns grow within this world of education. As we do, we need to remember to be the “guide on the side”; enabling the person to find his/her own way through the journey. Instead of fixing things for them, doing the work for them, or planning for them, we need to engage in conversations that will facilitate professional growth. By allowing our colleagues/interns to come up with their own goals, plans, and solutio
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Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Instructional Coaching and Mentor Document Bundle
How to Write a Thesis Statement Exercise | Printable | Digital | Easel
Thesis statement writing is easy once you know how. One of the most difficult aspects of writing essays about literature is getting started. So often, students will just sit and stare at their blank sheets of paper because they do not know how to begin. This resource will help students develop a thesis statement and is perfect for distance learning.If given enough practice writing thesis statements, students will be confident about how to begin their essays and will have a head start on organizi
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Maze Run Escape Room Logic Puzzle Game Challenge Activities Freebie Pack No Prep
Maze Run Escape Room Puzzles provide a fun brain boosting challenge for students. Great for School Party Activities, Puzzle Competitions, Extra Credit, Individual or Team Building Activities! These escape room games are designed to help exercise problem-solving, critical thinking, and focusing skills. It is a great way to keep the students busy and help build/improve essential skills. There are 4 Fun Unique Levels of the Maze Run to choose from. Each level is different and as the levels increase
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Peer Tutoring, Cross-Age Tutoring & Instructional Aide Training Workbook
Do you work with peer tutors, cross-age tutors, TAs, or instructional aides at your school? Research shows that providing quality training is essential. Building Student Success: A Training Workbook for Tutors and Instructional Aides is a 49-page workbook designed to provide that training. The topics contained in this peer tutoring and instructional aide handbook have been carefully selected to address the key elements identified by research as being critical to quality tutor and paraprofessiona
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Word Search Mini Escape Room Puzzle Game Pack - No Prep Easel Activity Freebie
This fun mini-word search escape room activity is great for individual skill building or team building. This quality word search escape room puzzle is designed to be as one escape room activity or can be combined with other escape room activities that may work with this type of puzzle.A great way to expand your escape room adventure! It is a 3 in 1 Puzzle Escape Room. A fun way to help exercise students’ problem-solving, critical thinking, and focusing skills. Great to help keep students busy wh
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Holocaust, activity for Night by Elie Wiesel, textual analysis, writing prompts
Pre-reading activity for Night by Elie Wiesel, analysis HOPE, DESPAIR AND MEMORY This is one part of a larger lesson on Elie Wiesel. There are some common elements between the two, but my second product goes beyond the scope of this product, so if you like what you see here please have a look at the following: ❤️❤️Elie Wiesel: Hope, Despair and Memory ❤️❤️This is a self-contained product on textual analysis; everything you need is here. This product focuses on a small section of the Nobel Peace
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Stranger Unit Plan: CCSS Teaching Notes, Lessons, and Activities
Aligned with the Common Core principles, 'The Stranger Unit Plan,' a 90-page compilation of lessons and activities, has been detailed and developed for clarity, depth, comprehension, and analysis- from basic to higher level cognition. This version is a third larger than the previous one with a flexibility terrific for Distance, Classroom, and Home School Learning. It includes a table of contents, a copious variety of activities for teachers to meet their goals and the needs and skills of their h
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
Easy Chemistry: Food Pairs Stoichiometry
Stoichiometry is a term that strikes fear in the heart of many, but has always been my favorite subject to teach. This unit simplifies a complex concept in an easy-to-understand way.Product includes:Balancing equationsMole-to-moleGram-to-gramMole-to-gramGram-to-mole Percent yield Vocabulary5 Practice ActivitiesShow What You Know ReviewCCSS and TEKS aligned.This product is a part of my growing Stoichiometry unit. Visit my store to pre-purchase the bundle at a discounted price. Product will be com
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Glory Movie Guide | Worksheet | Questions | Google Slides (R - 1989)
This Glory Movie Guide | Worksheet | Questions | Google Slides (R - 1989) challenges students to connect with this classic civil war film. Ask students to analyze Colonel Robert Shaw, how the war changes him and the impact he has on his soldiers. Compare and contrast him to Colonel Montgomery. Determine the symbolism of Robert's men carrying the flag after he dies and discuss the concept of 'tough love'.Note: An answer key is not included as many questions are open-ended and encourage students t
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Comic Themed Exit Tickets
Student self assessment is a great way to check for understanding. Students love comics and this resource is a fun and unique set of printable comic themed exit tickets that enable students to reflect on their learning in a modern and engaging way! They also provide you with great feedback to assess student progression in your lesson that you can then use to plan differentiated lessons to suit their needs. There are 8 types of comic themed exit tickets all prompting something different for stude
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Exit Tickets for Teens - Bundle
Nutrition-"Portion Distortion" A Serving Size is Not the Answer. CDC Standard 3
This lesson plan explains the importance of recognizing how we need to control our portion sizes, both at home, and when eating out a restaurant or at a fast food place. This lesson teaches students about the correct food choices and what they need for their bodies to be healthy. 2 activities and an assessment/answer key. Clip art, printables, no prep needed. Easel assessment is available with this lesson plan.CDC HEALTH STANDARD THREE: Students will demonstrate the ability to access valid infor
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Back to School Questions for Students Worksheet | Get to Know You Questions
This worksheet contains 14 back to school questions for students. These are great for the teacher to get to know their students at the beginning of the school year.There is a color option and a black and white option. You can also assign this in Easel. If you like this check out my other FUN resources:Solving One-Step Equations Digital Escape Rooms | Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide.Poetry and Figurative Language Mini UnitParts of Speech Review ActivitiesDon't Forget:1. Follow my store for fun an
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
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Financial Life Skills for Young Adults-High School, CDC Health Standard 5
This lesson plan covers the "Financial Life Skills" young adults need to learn as they go out into the world. 4 activities included with assessment and answer key, clip art, printables, no prep needed. Easel assessment available. CDC STANDARD FIVE: Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance healthCovered in the lesson: 5 steps to creating a budget Prioritize your spending Work on establishing credit Think about insurance Key financial terms FICO credit scor
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Good Night, and Good Luck. Movie Guide | Journalism | Media (PG - 2005)
This Good Night, and Good Luck. Movie Guide challenges students to think deeply about the power and responsibility of journalism and media. Engage students in discussions about the historical context of the McCarthy era and the ethical choices made by journalists like Edward Murrow. Encourage them to step into the director's shoes and explore the impact of using real footage in the movie. Spark conversations about the social responsibilities of media outlets and how they've evolved or not, as pe
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Intro to Truth Tables
This activity teaches students how to evaluate truth tables which makes the basics of propositional logic accessible to high school students!This activity deals with the conditional pattern p -> q, negation ~p, and the evaluation of the truth values of both simple and complex statements! This topic also lends itself to Discrete Math topics as well as to Philosophy.NOTE: This activity does NOT cover De Morgan Laws, conjunction, or disjunction. Please see the Preview for examples of what this
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9th - 10th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Maze Run Escape Room Logic Puzzle Game Fun Activity Challenge Pack # 1 No Prep
Maze Run Escape Room Puzzles provide a fun brain boosting challenge for students. Great for School Party Activities, Puzzle Competitions, Extra Credit, Individual or Team Building Activities! These escape room games are designed to help exercise problem-solving, critical thinking, and focusing skills. It is a great way to keep the students busy and help build/improve essential skills.There are 4 Fun Unique Levels of the Maze Run to choose from. Each level is different and as the levels increase
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Communicating Effectively- What you Say vs. What I Hear. CDC Health Standard 4
This lesson plan helps students to understand how to communicate effectively; through their words, how they listen, and their body language. Communication is the key to being successful in our relationships and in our chosen professions. This lesson plan has four activities; one being a writing assignment, along with an assessment and answer key. Clip art, printables, no prep needed. CDC HEALTH STANDARD FOUR: Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to e
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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"No Means No" - Get Consent- Ask First -Teen. CDC Health Standard 4
This lessons teaches students that they need consent before any physical encounter; hugging, shaking hands, fist bumping, or any kind of touch that is inappropriate to an other student. It teaches that no means no and you still need a yes! Two activities and a writing prompt. clip art, printables, no prep needed. Assessment and answer key- Also available on Easel.CDC HEALTH STANDARD FOUR: Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avo
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Health/Medical Terms Young Adults Should Be Familiar With. CDC Standard 4
This "Life Skills" lesson focuses on health and medical terms used in everyday healthcare situations with health care techs, physicians and pharmacists. Young adults need to understand these terms in order to have meaningful conversations with a health care professional and to have an understanding of their diagnoses. Topics covered are insurance terms, terms used by physicians, medical procedure and tests, and much more. Assessment and three activities included; one being a writing prompt.
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Student Study Survey for Learning Evaluation & Parent Conferences
Student Study Survey for Learning Evaluation & Parent ConferencesI created this survey to provide myself peace of mind at the end of each unit. It asks students to evaluate their own effort and work ethic within the unit (usually 3-4 weeks). Students are asked about their reading, study habits, and class performance. In addition, this serves as a good starter for parent conferences or administrative justification for student achievement!Includes:Student Study SurveySee my other Clas
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
Show Me the Money - A Personal Finance Unit
This is a week long unit that can be used to introduce the basic concepts of personal finance. Students will work in small groups to complete hands-on tasks that promote cooperation and critical thinking.
This unit contains:
- a pretest and posttest
- daily activities
- vocabulary words
- a concentration game
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- two extension activities
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Soda, and Sugar Sweetened Drinks- How They Impact Your Health. CDC Standard 7
This lesson helps students understand the health consequences of drinking soda and sugar sweetened drinks. 3 activities, with one being a writing assignment, and an assessment and answer key are part of the lesson plan. Clip art, printables, no prep needed. CDC HEALTH STANDARD SEVEN: Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health enhancing behaviors and to avoid or reduce health risksEasel assessment is available with this lesson.Covered in this lesson plan are:Health reasons to avoid
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Empiricism vs. Rationalism: Classroom Philosophy Lesson for Middle & HS
How the mind works is an essential philosophical problem that forms the basis for a theory of knowledge. In this ready-to-go 45-minute jargon-free lesson, introduce your students to two famous theories - one touting that the mind is like a blank sheet of paper and the other that ideas are built-in to the mind like a muffin tin is pre-set with the shape of muffins (before you even bake 'em in the oven)! Which worldview makes the most sense? Introduce your students to this very important epistemol
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Geography: Face Of The Earth, Landforms Masterpiece (Easel Activity Included)
Need a new, creative and fun way to teach landforms? This lesson, which includes a Faces of Earth Landforms Speed Game, Speed Time Contract, Faces of Earth Portrait activity, grading rubric and in-depth teacher instructions as well as answer sheets, will allow your students to grasp the concept of each landform, both contextually and visually. Includes an introduction, procedure, closure and evaluation.All game pieces are included. May require minimal amount of teacher prep. Your kids will have
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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