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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

The 1:1 Transition: What to Read Before You Implement

For Teachers K - 12th
Capitalize on the wisdom, experience, and recommendations of those who have blazed the 1:1 trail.
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Bringing Citizenship to the Digital Natives in Your Classroom

For Teachers 1st - 9th
Tools, tips, and how-to's for supporting students in becoming responsible, literate citizens of the digital world.
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Changing the Grade

For Teachers 1st - 9th
How one school took the first few steps in changing the way we viewed our grading approaches and practices.
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Apps for the ELA Classroom

For Teachers K - 12th
A look at several effective programs you can use to enhance your curriculum.
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Get Organized! Three Websites All Teachers Should Know About

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Bring classroom planning into the digital age with these time-saving, flexible web tools.
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Summarizing and Synthesizing: Planning for Writing an Apprentice Wanted Ad

For Teachers 4th Standards
In instructional activity 13 of this unit on colonial trade, young researchers learn about apprentices as they prepare to write help-wanted ads for the specific trade they have been researching. To begin, the class listens closely as the...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Building Background Knowledge: Colonial Craftspeople

For Teachers 4th Standards
In the first lesson plan of this unit on colonial trade, fourth graders gain background knowledge of different jobs performed by early colonists. The class begins with a slide show presentation that includes a variety of great...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Synthesizing Information: Writing an Apprentice Wanted Ad

For Teachers 4th Standards
Fourth graders view examples of help-wanted ads as they plan and create their own writing in the fourteenth instructional activity of this unit on colonial trade. The engagement of the class is captured when the teacher shares an actual...
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Northwest Career & Technical Academy Foundation

Stand Up. . . Be InCtrl!

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
What is the difference between a bystander and an upstander? A collaborative project created through digital media helps the class understand that they can participate in an online community respectfully and responsibly. They consider...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Researching and Note-Taking: Building Expertise about a Colonial Trade

For Teachers 4th Standards
Building on the previous activity in this unit on colonial trade, the ninth activity has young experts continuing their research and writing summaries of the information they find. To begin, children participate in guided practice where...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Reading and Taking Notes on Colonial Trades

For Teachers 4th Standards
In the tenth instructional activity of this unit, young scholars learn to categorize information as they continue researching their colonial trade. During guided practice, the teacher models how to read informational text slowly while...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Listening Closely and Taking Notes: Colonial Trade Podcast About the Wheelwright

For Teachers 4th Standards
Voices from the past. Young scholars listen to a podcast interview with a historical re-enactor as they continue their research in the eleventh instructional activity of this unit on colonial trade. Applying their close reading skills,...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Listening Closely and Taking Notes in Expert Groups: Colonial Trade Podcast

For Teachers 4th Standards
The twelfth instructional activity of this unit builds on the skills developed in the previous instructional activity, as fourth graders continue their quest to become experts on colonial trade by listening to interviews with historical...
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EngageNY

Researching and Note-Taking: Becoming an Expert on a Colonial Trade

For Teachers 4th Standards
Fourth graders work in small groups to become experts on different colonial trades in the eighth instructional activity of this unit. Working toward the long-term goal of writing a piece of historical fiction, young scholars read...
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Odyssey of the Mind

Odyssey of the Mind Curriculum Activity: Performing Arts

For Teachers 4th - 6th
The classical arts have made a lasting impact on our society and your advanced learners get to find out why. The activity starts as the children create a list of the arts found in society, they discuss how these art forms impact their...
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Curated OER

Six Ways to Effectively Use Classroom Volunteers

For Teachers K - 5th
Parents are often an untapped resource, offer them a variety of ways to help in your classroom.
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Curated OER

Speeding Up Grading with Online Resources

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Use websites and apps to increase peer editing, digitize your papers, and automate the objective editing.
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Animoto

Animoto Video Slideshow Maker

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th
Turn the pictures on your phone into a great looking movies that will blow the hair back of whoever watches it. It is easy to make people laugh, cry, or just inform them about something interesting by using the creative tools available.  
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Everyone Can Benefit from Professional Development

For Teachers 1st - 12th
These resources will point you in the direction of valuable professional development opportunities.
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Lesson Planet Article
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Get it, Use it, Love it! Library Card Sign-Up Month

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Library cards are promoted during the month of September. Show your students how to get one, the great ways to use one, and the joy of having one!
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Celebrate Library Card Sign-Up Month

For Teachers 1st - 7th
Motivate your class to acquire and utilize a library card all year long.
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Curated OER

I learn, You Learn…We All Learn with iPads!

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Before the learning can begin, careful decisions and specific planning need to be done in order to ensure effectiveness.
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Documenting Research: Sorting and Recording Information About the Wheelwright

For Teachers 4th Standards
Fourth graders practice using a graphic organizer to record their notes and answer text-dependent questions while supplying evidence of how they found their answer. They focus on a machine called the wheelright, which was commonly used...
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WeTransfer BV

Paper by FiftyThree

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
There is no such thing as someone who is not artistic when using this app. In fact, this is the type of app that makes you want to go out and buy a tablet computer. Whether you have a creative lesson planned, or just need a place to take...