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Transforming Education

Social Awareness Strategies

For Teachers K - 12th Standards
What are the benefits of developing social awareness? Using the resource, readers learn strategies for fostering civil discourse, creating a participatory classroom, and enhancing family involvement. Scholars also take a personality...
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Transforming Education

SEL for Educators Toolkit

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Four resources make up the SEL toolkit for educators. Intended for those that teach kindergarten to twelfth grade, helpful files include a companion guide, presentation, reference list, and a one-page snapshot that neatly showcases the...
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San Diego County District Attorney: Communication

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Teaching young people how to communicate effectively helps them maintain healthy relationships, resolve conflicts peacefully, excel in school, and eventually get and keep jobs. In these lessons, students practice different forms of...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Tale of Text Messages: A Character Study of a Tale of Two Cities

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students engage in a character study of the numerous figures created by Charles Dickens in A Tale of Two Cities. They compare and contrast several forms of communication: email, text message, and telephone; complete a character study...
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The Franklin Institute

Franklin Institute: The Case Files: History of Communications

For Students 9th - 10th
Look back in time at some of the people who invented the first technologies for communicating across time and distance that form the foundations of today's information society.
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Managing the Grapevine

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains an excellent description of this form of communication. Dealing effectively with the grapevine is fully explained. Reasons for communicating through a grapevine and how to effectively manage it are given.
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Work 911: Cooperative Communication

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site defines "Cooperative Communication" and provides examples and information as to how to apply it. Although the article is geared toward the workplace, it applies to all forms of communication, especially when negotiating....
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Assessment of Students Who Are Deafblind: Issues Faced

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A comprehensive article on the issues faced in assessing students who are deafblind, and on the effects vision loss has on their access to communication. Included in the article is discussion on the difficulties students who are...
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New Zealand Ministry of Education

Nz Ministry of Education: What's the Problem?

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The aim of this unit is for students to develop their persuasive writing and information gathering skills using various forms of information and communication technology. It is hoped that the context of 'teenage problems' will provide an...
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Other

Business Etiquette: More Than Just Eating With the Right Fork

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
So many people forget about common courtesies as a form of communication. These tips are vital for business success.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Cave Art Discovering Prehistoric Humans

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
By studying cave paintings, students learn about prehistoric cultures and the stories and ideas they wished to communicate to others through art. The lesson plan presented on this website aims to show young students the significance of...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 8.7 Communication

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the many forms of animal communication.
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Other

Federal Communications Commission: Major Initiatives

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the FCC gives information on the main focus of the Federal Communication Commission. They are responsible for most forms of communication.
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Other

Victoria State Government: Sociodramatic Play (Interacting With Others)

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Sociodramatic play is where children act out imaginary situations and stories, become different characters, and pretend they are in different locations and times. Sociodramatic play is the most advanced form of play, and constantly...
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Biology 4 kids

Biology4 Kids: Connection and Communication

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take a look at different forms of cellular communication which takes place between cells.
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University of Utah

University of Utah: Genetics Learning Center: learn.genetics: Cell Communication

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how signals travel within cells, and from cell to cell as a form of cellular communication.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Matter, Solid or Liquid: Barthlomew and the Oobleck

For Teachers K - 1st
Background information: This activity is an extension of the children's exposure to states of matter in the Scott Foresman science series for Grade 2. This lesson has a Literacy component. Using the book by Dr. Seuss, "Bartholomew and...
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A&E Television

History.com: What Prehistoric Cave Paintings Reveal About Early Human Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Some of the oldest known art may hint at the beginning of language development, while later examples portray narratives with human and animal figures. What does the oldest known art in the world tell us about the people who created it?...
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Discovering Egypt

Mark Millmore's Ancient Egypt

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site provides a captivating tour through Egypt's past. Visit the ancient temples, the kings and queens of the past. Learn about the hieroglyphic form of communication. Additional links for extended information temples and hieroglyphs.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: What Are Remediation and Remix?

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on remediation and its definition and forms of remediation with examples. It also provides a practice exercise.
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American Forum for Global Education

American Forum for Global Education: Talking With Our Hands

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
This lesson from the American Forum for Global Education is designed to help children understand that using hands to "convey messages" is a form of communication.
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Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: The Role of Teachers and Schools in Communication

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
What is the role of teachers and schools in regards to communication with parents? Come and explore this informative article revealing how important open communication is for students.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Theories of the Early Stages of Language Acquisition

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Language is the primary method of human communication, but there are also other ways to communicate without the use of language. Language in its most complex form is unique to humans, although some animals have been found to have basic...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Expanding Narratives Using Media: A Digital Notebook

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The resources, tips, and professional development opportunities shared throughout this digital notebook are rooted in skills supporting critical media literacy. Media literacy education emphasizes skills of inquiry and expression and...