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Automotive Collection - PBS LearningMedia
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K to 12
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Discover this Automotive collection provides a wide range of resources for grades K-12, including videos, audio clips, documents, lesson plans, webpages, and curated collections. With...more
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Discover this Automotive collection provides a wide range of resources for grades K-12, including videos, audio clips, documents, lesson plans, webpages, and curated collections. With over a thousand materials to explore, topics include automotive technology instruction, the history of cars, NASCAR, and careers in transportation. Each lesson plan includes a summary, estimated time, learning objectives, preparation guidelines, step-by-step procedures, and alignment to standards. Resources can be easily filtered by grade level, subject, type, media length, language, accessibility, and additional features. Materials are easily shareable via Google Classroom, direct student links, and social media, and registered users can modify and expand existing lessons.
tag(s): careers (186)
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Students can watch two videos on the same topic and compare and contrast them using Figjam reviewed here. Students can create their own 3D automobile. Students can virtually visit an automotive manufacturing plant to see how vehicles are manufactured.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Aviation Collection - PBS LearningMedia
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2 to 12
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View this Aviation collection, which offers various resources for grades K-12, including videos, audio clips, documents, lesson plans, webpages, and curated collections. With over a...more
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View this Aviation collection, which offers various resources for grades K-12, including videos, audio clips, documents, lesson plans, webpages, and curated collections. With over a thousand resources available, topics range from helicopter pilots and aviation careers to how bees have influenced flight. Lesson plans highlight figures like Amelia Earhart and explore the science of flight, each featuring a summary, time requirements, learning objectives, preparation steps, procedures, and standards alignment. You can filter resources by grade level, subject, resource type, media length, language, accessibility options, and more. Materials can be easily shared through Google Classroom, direct links, or social media, and logged-in users can customize and build upon existing lessons.
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Students can watch two videos on the same topic and compare and contrast them using Figjam reviewed here. Students can host a virtual question-and-answer session with someone in the aviation field. Students can use Google My Maps, reviewed here to map out their route to and from destinations.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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PBS LearningMedia's Architecture Collection - PBS LearningMedia
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K to 12
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PBS LearningMedia's Architecture collection offers a wide range of resources for grades K-12, including videos, audio clips, documents, lesson plans, webpages, and curated collections....more
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PBS LearningMedia's Architecture collection offers a wide range of resources for grades K-12, including videos, audio clips, documents, lesson plans, webpages, and curated collections. Topics cover architectural styles, famous landmarks, geometric and organic shapes, careers in architecture, Black history, and more. Lesson plans feature clear summaries, time requirements, learning objectives, preparation steps, procedures, and alignment with standards. Educators can easily filter materials by grade level, subject, resource type, media length, language, accessibility options, and other features. Resources can be shared through Google Classroom, direct links, or social media, and registered users can customize and build upon existing lessons.
tag(s): architecture (80), careers (186)
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Students can watch two videos on the same topic and compare and contrast them using ClassTools Interactive Venn Diagrams reviewed here. You can click on the right side to choose between a two or three-circle Venn diagram. Students can create a word cloud using WordClouds reviewed here of all words associated with architecture that the class generates. Finally, students can follow the lessons that are posted on the site.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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PBS Kids: Milo - PBS Kids
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K to 2
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Milo is a vibrant animated series on PBS KIDS that introduces preschoolers to a wide range of careers through imaginative role-play. The show follows Milo, a curious 5-year-old cat,...more
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Milo is a vibrant animated series on PBS KIDS that introduces preschoolers to a wide range of careers through imaginative role-play. The show follows Milo, a curious 5-year-old cat, and his best friends Lofty the giraffe and Lark the bird as they explore various professions by trying on different uniforms and stepping into new roles. Each 11-minute episode focuses on a specific job--such as firefighter, doctor, astronaut, or chef--and emphasizes teamwork, problem-solving, and perseverance.
tag(s): careers (186), communities (37), preK (355)
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After watching an episode, invite students to dress up as a career they learned about (or create a simple prop like a paper hat or badge). Students can share a fun fact about that job with the class. Play a quick round of charades where students act out a career Milo explored while classmates guess which job it is. Set up classroom centers based on different jobs from Milo (ex, a pretend hospital, fire station, kitchen). Have students rotate through the centers, engaging in simple role-play and problem-solving activities related to each profession.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Jamming on the Job - PBSKids
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K to 8
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"Jamming on the Job" by PBSKids contains episodes on various careers. Career episodes include park ranger, costume designer, marine scientist, video game designer, language instructor,...more
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"Jamming on the Job" by PBSKids contains episodes on various careers. Career episodes include park ranger, costume designer, marine scientist, video game designer, language instructor, robotics engineer, and more. Episodes are eighteen to twenty-four minutes long. Each episode also has an activity page that could be a word search, coloring by code, matching, a maze, and more. Activity pages come in both English and Spanish.
tag(s): engineering (136), scientists (72), robotics (29), careers (186)
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After watching an episode, have students write a journal entry imagining a day in the life of that career. They can describe tasks they would do, skills they would need, and why they would (or wouldn't) enjoy the job. Have students create cards listing various skills (ex., problem-solving, teamwork, creativity). Students work in teams to match each career in the series with the skills they think are most important for that joba,,?"and explain their choices. Pair students up and have them role-play a mock interview. One student acts as the professional from the episode, and the other is a news reporter asking questions about their career path, challenges, and daily routines.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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I Can Be What? - WXXI Public Media
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K to 12
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"I Can Be What?" gives a sneak peek into the world of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) careers. Careers highlighted include diesel mechanic, helicopter pilot,...more
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"I Can Be What?" gives a sneak peek into the world of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) careers. Careers highlighted include diesel mechanic, helicopter pilot, wildlife technician, chocolatier, athletic trainer, and more. Each career includes a video explaining it, along with additional information. Some of the additional information includes links to jobs, related careers, and discussion questions.
tag(s): engineering (136), careers (186)
In the Classroom
Students can explore the various careers listed on the website and create a list of interesting jobs. Students can host virtual Q&As with people in their careers on the site. Have students create a digital story using Book Creator reviewed here with information including career, job descriptions, and requirements for the position. This book can be shared at a virtual jobs fair in an elementary school setting.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Million Bazillion - Million Bazillion
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2 to 12
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Million Bazillion is a podcast that inspires families to discuss money with children. Episodes include How Do People Pay for Things When They Retire, What's the Difference Between...more
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Million Bazillion is a podcast that inspires families to discuss money with children. Episodes include How Do People Pay for Things When They Retire, What's the Difference Between Brand-Name Items and Generic Items, What Does Money Have To Do With Climate Change, Who Sets the Price of Rent, and more. On average, podcasts are twenty minutes to thirty-five minutes in length. Episodes include transcripts and tips for adults to use as discussion points for children. Million Bazillion is available on Spotify, Apple, Amazon Music, Stitchers, and RSS.
tag(s): financial literacy (91), podcasts (190)
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Students can use Stickies.io, reviewed here to post what they learned from the podcast. After listening to the podcast on brand name versus generic items, students can use Figma, reviewed here to compare the items. Finally, students can use ePubEditor, reviewed here to create a tips and tricks book on money, the value of it, and ways to save it.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Cooling and Heating: Watt Watching - PBS Learning Media
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K to 5
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Cooling and Heating is a resource that includes activities where students will learn about AC and heaters and the best ways to use them. In the Pay Me game, students ...more
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Cooling and Heating is a resource that includes activities where students will learn about AC and heaters and the best ways to use them. In the Pay Me game, students use fake money to understand the dollar cost of their energy habits. In the Make Your Own Ice Air Conditioner activity, students will create an air conditioner with a bowl of ice and a simple fan. The lessons align with the NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards). Resources are available to post on Google Classroom, and the link can be shared with students. In addition, the resources are available in Spanish.
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Students can participate in the lessons that are available on the website. Students can use Seesaw, reviewed here to share a step-by-step guide when creating their air conditioner. Another option is for students to use Padlet, reviewed here to post their questions, comments, and scores while playing the Pay Me Game.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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PBS Learning Media's Banking and Finance collection - PBS Learning Media's Banking and Finance collection
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K to 12
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PBS Learning Media's Banking and Finance collection features a range of resources, including videos, audio, documents, lesson plans, webpages, and collections for kindergarten through...more
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PBS Learning Media's Banking and Finance collection features a range of resources, including videos, audio, documents, lesson plans, webpages, and collections for kindergarten through grade 12. There are thousands of resources available to search. Video topics include loan officers, Federal Reserve Banks, financial literacy, and goods and services. Lesson plans on financial literacy, homesteading supplies, manufacturing, and more. Lesson plans include a summary, time allotted, learning objectives, preparation, procedure, and standards. Filters are available to sort by grade level, subject, resource type, video/audio length, language, accessibility, and additional features. You can share everything in the collection via Google Classroom, a link to students, and social sharing.
tag(s): banks (7), financial literacy (91), careers (186)
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Have students watch two videos on the same topic and compare and contrast them using the Venn diagram feature on Figjam, reviewed here. Students can track the stock market for a certain time using Google Drawings, reviewed here. Students could also host a virtual question-and-answer session with someone in banking and finance.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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PBS Learning Media's Agriculture collection - PBS Learning Media's Agriculture collection
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PBS Learning Media's Agriculture collection features a range of resources, including videos, audio, documents, lesson plans, and collections for grades kindergarten through 12. There...more
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PBS Learning Media's Agriculture collection features a range of resources, including videos, audio, documents, lesson plans, and collections for grades kindergarten through 12. There are over 900 resources available for search. Videos are available on going green, genetically modified food, the food chain, regenerative agriculture, and many more. Lesson plans include organic vs. non-organic farming, the food chain, the Global Oneness Project, and more. Lesson plans contain a summary, time allotted, learning objectives, preparation, procedure, and standards. Filters are available to sort by grade level, subject, resource type, video/audio length, language, accessibility, and additional features. You can share everything in the collection via Google Classroom, a link to students, and social sharing. Members can build on the lessons once they log into the site.
tag(s): food chains (25), ecology (112), agriculture (52), careers (186)
In the Classroom
Skim through the lessons available on the site to find ideal resources for your lessons. Have students watch two videos on the same topic and compare and contrast them using Figjam, reviewed here. Have students create a word cloud with Aha Slides, reviewed here with all words associated with agriculture that the class generates.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Community Helpers - PBS Kids
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K to 2
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PBS Kids' Community Helpers features media clips, printables, games, extension activities, articles, and crafts. The helpers include bankers, bus drivers, dentists, farmers, firefighters,...more
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PBS Kids' Community Helpers features media clips, printables, games, extension activities, articles, and crafts. The helpers include bankers, bus drivers, dentists, farmers, firefighters, meteorologists, paleontologists, scientists, and veterinarians. The videos feature characters from other PBS shows, including Clifford, Sid the Science Kid, Daniel Tiger, Nature Cat, Dinosaur Train, and Peg and Cat. Videos range from one to five minutes. Resources are also available in Spanish.
tag(s): preK (355), communities (37), careers (186)
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Students can watch the videos and complete the activities from the site. Students can create a jobs book using the voice recording feature in WriteReader, reviewed here. Students can also list the jobs that they would like to have when they grow up.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Sesame Street Career Exploration Games - WXXI Public Media
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K to 2
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Sesame Street Career Exploration Games is an interactive site that visits different careers. The first interactive activity features neighborhood jobs with Elmo and Abby. The highlighted...more
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Sesame Street Career Exploration Games is an interactive site that visits different careers. The first interactive activity features neighborhood jobs with Elmo and Abby. The highlighted jobs include scientists, firefighters, architects, musicians, delivery persons, and veterinarians. Other games include Elmo and Grover visiting a farm, Cookie Monster's Foodie Truck Game allowing for following a recipe, and Bert and Ernie's Super Salad for finishing food orders.
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Share this site with students and families to play the games and learn about the careers. Students can create a jobs digital story using the voice recording and drawing features in Imagine Forest, reviewed here. Students can list the jobs they want when they grow up.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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School Library NJ - School Library NJ
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K to 12
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School Library NJ is a free resource that provides access to information resources that enhance the teaching and learning experience and enrich literacy. The website offers a wealth...more
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School Library NJ is a free resource that provides access to information resources that enhance the teaching and learning experience and enrich literacy. The website offers a wealth of resources for elementary, middle, and high school parents, educators, administrators, and librarians. Each subcategory includes links to websites covering e-books, read-alouds, annotating, college and career searches, internet safety, virtual field trips, and more.
tag(s): audio books (40), test prep (68), ebooks (47), parents (54)
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Teachers can use School Library NJ in the classroom in a variety of ways. In elementary school, students can access e-books or read alouds. In middle school, students can access websites for current events. For high school students, there is free SAT and other testing prep.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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kudoswall - Nikhil Vootkur and Jag Vootkur
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K to 12
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KudosWall is an AI-powered digital portfolio and resume-building platform designed to help students showcase their achievements, skills, projects, and experiences in an organized and...more
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KudosWall is an AI-powered digital portfolio and resume-building platform designed to help students showcase their achievements, skills, projects, and experiences in an organized and visually appealing format. Students can create personalized portfolios that include written reflections, photos, videos, certificates, documents, and other examples of their work. The platform supports career readiness and goal setting by helping students track accomplishments over time and build professional portfolios for college applications, internships, scholarships, or future employment opportunities. Teachers can use KudosWall to encourage student reflection, document growth, and support digital citizenship and career exploration activities across grade levels. The platform is designed to be easy to use for both students and educators and includes a free version with limited features, along with paid plans that provide additional tools and storage options.
tag(s): portfolios (21), careers (186), artificial intelligence (369)
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Assign students to research a career and build a portfolio demonstrating the skills and experiences needed for that job, using AI features to draft mock resumes. Have students create digital portfolios to highlight their academic and extracurricular achievements from the school year. Students can use Kudoswall to set goals and document their progress through photos, videos, or written updates. Older students can practice creating professional resumes and portfolios to prepare for college or scholarship applications.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Microsoft Reflect - Microsoft
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K to 12
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Reflect is a well-being app that uses check-ins to support connections in learning communities and promote a culture of self-awareness and empathy. Reflect is built into Teams education...more
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Reflect is a well-being app that uses check-ins to support connections in learning communities and promote a culture of self-awareness and empathy. Reflect is built into Teams education accounts and requires signing in with a valid school account to use within Google Classroom, Canvas, and other Learning Management Systems. Some available activities include brain breaks, guided meditation, and 2-minute stretching routines.
tag(s): Teacher Utilities (234), communication (128), classroom management (155), social and emotional learning (235)
In the Classroom
Use Reflect as part of your classroom social and emotional support activities. For elementary classrooms, include daily check-ins, provide learning opportunities to encourage the use of emotional vocabulary, and incorporate reflections as part of discussions of characters and their emotions when reading stories and books. In middle school, include Reflect as part of weekly check-ins for emotional support, facilitate group discussions based upon feedback from check-ins, or use Reflect's tools to encourage students to set personal and academic goals. Use Reflect with high school students to promote mental health awareness and provide tools for stress management.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Girlstart - Girlstart
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3 to 8
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Girlstart's simple mission statement is "to empower girls through STEM." To deliver this mission, Girlstart offers many opportunities to bring STEM activities to girls through programs...more
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Girlstart's simple mission statement is "to empower girls through STEM." To deliver this mission, Girlstart offers many opportunities to bring STEM activities to girls through programs and camps, conferences, community education outreach, and hands-on activities and guides for educators to use in their classrooms. The downloadable hands-on activities include a colorful work page and a list of inexpensive and easy-to-find materials needed to complete each project. Additional resources include weekly activities, STEM Halloween ideas, and a calendar with thirty-one DeSTEMber ideas to promote the idea that STEM is everywhere.
tag(s): STEM (387), gravity (55), space (249), engineering (136), halloween (44)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of this site's activities and learning opportunities to encourage girls (and boys) to participate in STEM lessons. Each hands-on activity includes a link to add materials to an Amazon shopping list. Add these items to your Donors Choose, reviewed here wishlist to request donations to support classroom STEM lessons. Conduct activities as part of science centers or after-school programs. Engage students in learning by introducing activities through a short animated video using Adobe's Animate from Audio, reviewed here. After students complete the activity, share their projects by creating an ebook with Book Creator, reviewed here. Include pictures of projects, student audio descriptions of the design process, and links to articles sharing information about the science behind the design on each student's page to create a class STEM book.
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Reading Treks: Miss Mary Reporting: The True Story of Sportswriter Mary Garber - TeachersFirst
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K to 3
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Take a virtual field trip with this Reading Trek based upon Sue Macy's book, Miss Mary Reporting: The True Story of Sportswriter Mary Garber. Using a map created with Google...more
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Take a virtual field trip with this Reading Trek based upon Sue Macy's book, Miss Mary Reporting: The True Story of Sportswriter Mary Garber. Using a map created with Google My Maps, reviewed here and the accompanying Teachers' Guide that includes lesson activities, you and your students will explore the roles of persons in the newspaper business, learn about behavioral expectations of the period, and learn about people covered in Miss Mary's stories. Activities in the Teachers' Guide include correlations to Common Core Standards, National Curriculum for Social Studies, National Core Standards for Visual Arts, and Social Justice Standards.
tag(s): Reading Treks (62), careers (186), women (198), womenchangemaker (95), sports (107)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the many lesson ideas in the Teachers' Guide to bring this story to life and provide activities that correlate with the book's story of a pioneering woman sportswriter. Find many more resources and teaching suggestions by visiting TeachersFirst Special Topics pages of Changemakers - Women in Stem reviewed here, Changemakers - Women for Freedom reviewed here, Changemakers - Pioneering Women reviewed here, and Changemakers - Young Women Who Have Changed the World reviewed here.
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Upschool - Richard Mills and Gavin McCormack
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K to 12
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Upschool provides many free learning opportunities aligned with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The core of Upschool's content includes a selection of 10-week and short courses...more
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Upschool provides many free learning opportunities aligned with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The core of Upschool's content includes a selection of 10-week and short courses with topics such as The Solar System and Beyond and The Importance of Mountains. Additional learning opportunities include Social Scenarios, Comprehension Corner, SDG Challenges, and Teacher Training. Upschool also has a library of over one hundred books submitted by authors with a special message to share. Read the books online or download them as a PDF for free. Many of the books also include teaching resources such as task cards.
tag(s): gifted (60), food chains (25), climate (100), weather (170), glaciers (18), photography (134), animals (281), rainforests (16), antarctica (28), explorers (64), earth (187), journalism (73), writing (302), planets (122), plants (141), careers (186), mountains (9), solar system (126), oceans (142), social and emotional learning (235), Online Learning (35), sustainability (60)
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Share Upschools 10-week and short courses with students to complete as individualized learning projects. Encourage gifted students to select courses that meet their interests and develop a personal learning plan based on the content. Each course includes accompanying materials for parents and teachers to support student learning. Use Whiteboard.chat, reviewed here as a collaboration tool for students while taking courses provided on the site. Create a board for each "cohort" to share ideas, ask questions, and add resources. After completing courses, ask students to share their learning through a method of their choosing. Examples might include podcasts shared using Spotify for Podcasters, reviewed here or videos created with FlexClip, reviewed here.
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Florence Nightingale - The National Archives
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4 to 8
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Why do we remember Florence Nightingale? This essential question is addressed using primary source documents for elementary and middle school students in this lesson. The lesson includes...more
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Why do we remember Florence Nightingale? This essential question is addressed using primary source documents for elementary and middle school students in this lesson. The lesson includes a series of tasks in which students view maps, images, and documents to explore and discuss the work of Florence Nightingale. Additional links are provided to outside resources to find other resources and extension activities.
tag(s): heroes (22), women (198), womenchangemaker (95), 1800s (90), biographies (102)
In the Classroom
Include this site with your other resources when teaching about women as changemakers or after reading a biography of Florence Nightingale. Introduce Florence Nightingale to students by creating a timeline of her life using MyLens, reviewed here or by having an online "chat" with Florence Nightingale using Character.ai, reviewed here. This lesson includes seven tasks that explore a different primary source document; divide students into seven groups to each complete a task, then share their discoveries through class presentations. For example, use Google Slides, reviewed here to create a collaborative presentation by adding each task to a different slide. Ask each group to use their slide to respond to the exploration questions provided in their task and share their responses with the class. As a final assessment, use the Choice Board Creation tool found at MagicSchool.ai, reviewed here to find suggestions to include in choice board activities, such as creating a travel brochure from Florence's hometown, writing a news article about Florence, or designing an infographic that presents key facts on Florence Nightingale's life.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Your Roadmap for Teaching Controversial Issues - iCivics
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K to 12
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iCivics, reviewed here, offers a series of five teaching guides, a PowerPoint presentation, and short videos sharing guidance and inspiration on addressing...more
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iCivics, reviewed here, offers a series of five teaching guides, a PowerPoint presentation, and short videos sharing guidance and inspiration on addressing controversial topics in any classroom. Create a free account to view and download the Teacher Guides. The videos are available without registration. If your district blocks YouTube, then the videos may not be viewable.
tag(s): difficult conversations (53), professional development (317)
In the Classroom
Use the materials provided by iCivics as part of your ongoing professional learning on discussing controversial topics in the classroom. Each teaching guide includes tips and information on choosing subjects, teaching strategies, and more. As you learn how to facilitate productive dialogue and gather additional resources, use Wakelet, reviewed here to curate and share resources. Find many additional resources on the TeachersFirst Special Topics Page - Resources Related to Difficult Conversations, located here.
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