EngageNY
TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 6
Is a college education necessary for success in today's world? The class investigates the question, along with others at the end of the sixth workshop in a 15-part series. The lesson has four parts with multiple activities and...
EngageNY
TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 12
How can opinions slant facts? Workshop participants learn how to examine primary and secondary sources and identify the author's point of view. They also examine how visual art impacts the meaning and rhetoric of sources. Full of...
CommonLit
Common Lit: The Tipping Point
A learning module that begins with "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Is Our Climate Headed for a Mathematical Tipping Point?
Scientists have warned that as CO2 levels in the atmosphere rise an increase in Earth's temperature by even two degrees could lead to catastrophic effects across the world. But how can such a tiny, measurable change in one factor lead to...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: America in Class: Lexington and Concord: Tipping Point of Revolution
Lesson where students examine primary texts from 1775 and 1776 to explore the impact of the Battles of Lexington and Concord on people's attitudes towards the British. Up to that point, protests against the British had not been violent,...
ACT360 Media
Writing Tips: Sentence Builder Punctuation
A list of the major elements of punctuation in the English language, including the period, question mark, exclamation mark, comma, apostrophe, quotation marks, colon, semicolon, dash, and hyphen. Provides a brief description and the...
American Psychological Association
Apa: 10 Tips for Speaking Like a Ted Talk Pro
This article provides advice from the experts on how to make any presentation sing. Regardless of how practiced you may be at public speaking, there are some very effective strategies to use to deliver engaging talks. The next time you...
Goodwill
Gcf Global: Power Point Tips
Learn these PowerPoint tips and tricks so you can do more with this popular presentation program.
Grammarly
Grammarly Handbook: Supporting Points and Proof
An explanation of supporting details and tips on writing them.
BBC
Bbc Bitesize Revision: Point of View (Narrative Perspective)
This site goes over several tips involved in writing a particular point of view, or narrative perspective, including first person and third person.
ACT360 Media
Writing Tips: Sentence Builder: Exclamation Mark
A brief description of the rules, usage, and examples of the "exclamation mark" in English punctuation.
Other
St. John: First Aid Tips for Burns
Simple information taken from the "St. John First Aid Manual," on how to manage and cover injuries caused by burns. Organized into bullet-point notes, this is a good reference for an emergency situation.
Other
Adobe: Create Custom Grids
Suppose you have a publication with set column widths. You may not want to reset your columns or drag out multiple guides just to create tables or gridded content. The guides and features in Adobe InDesign 1.5 make it easy to quickly...
Caro Clarke
The Art of the Unspoken: Saying More by Describing Less
This is the thirteenth article in a series that was developed to help the new novel author. This article focuses on how good descriptions aren't necessarily connected with a lot of words, good descriptions are clean and to the point.
Other
Resignation Letter Tips
This is a site to examine when one is deciding to resign from a current job. Gives great information on how to resign with tact, as well as excellent points on personal character and considerations.
Other
Awesome Backgrounds: Awesome Power Point Tutorials
These nine, free PowerPoint tutorials are for the more "advanced" user. They include lessons on link different PowerPoint presentations together, getting the best from bitmap graphics for "On-screen" PowerPoint presentations, text...
University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: Introduction to Slope for Middle Years Mathematics
This collection of five middle school math lessons covers the topic of plane geometry, specifically the concept of slope. The first lesson introduces middle schoolers to plotting points on a Cartesian grid using a Geoboard. Lesson two...
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Writing Concise Sentences
Why write five paragraphs when you can say what you want to say in two? Learn how to make the most of your words and sentences to get your point across without being too wordy.
University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina: The Writing Center: Fallacies
Discussion of common fallacies, along with definitions, examples, and tips on avoiding them.
University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina: Writing Center: Handouts: Writing About Science
Information and specific tips on what scientific writing is and how to make it more precise, clear, and objective.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Regression Analysis
A collection of lesson ideas, a practice activity, and teacher resources for exploring regression analysis.
Other
Copywriting Tutorial: Identifying Your Usp (Unique Selling Point)
Every successful ad has a unique selling point even if you don't think there is one. Tips on how to determine/create USP for any product or service. Very readable & puts viewpoint across in interesting & memorable manner.
Other
University of Evansville: Art Studio Chalkboard
This site from the University of Evansville is a great place for the aspiring artist to visit. Receive free professional advice and tips on basic drawing techniques. The site focuses on perspective drawing and shading.