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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Nova: Addiction: Community Screening Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
NOVA Addiction is a film that explores the impact of the opioid epidemic on individuals and society, examines the neurobiology of opioid addiction, and discusses current harm reduction approaches and treatments and how they might be...
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Strategies for Empowering Students

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Use this site to focus on character education and building an understanding of diversity and cultural heritage. This excellent site provides classroom activity exercises for students in the primary, intermediate, and upper level. It is a...
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Strategies for Empowering Students

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Use this site to focus on character education and building an understanding of diversity and cultural heritage. This excellent site provides classroom activity exercises for students in the primary, intermediate, and upper level. It is a...
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Other

Prader Willi Syndrome Association: Overview and Support

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Teachers will be especially interested in the Educators section of this site about Prader-Willi Syndrome. It contains a PDF file with extensive information on PWS and its educational challenges. Site available in English and Spanish.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: First Week of School, Day 2

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders will take a test and be surprised at how similar their teacher is to them.
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Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Student Integration in Multicultural Environments

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Two videos by Lionel Laroche in which he analyzes multicultural dynamics in the classroom and provides suggestions on how to benefit from cultural differences.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Moon Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
Students are asked to explain why the moon appears in this particular form in the video clip.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Instant Messaging

For Students 9th - 10th
This prompt asks students to write about their experience with Instant Messaging, including how long they spend online each day. The student should also include whether they think IM'ing affects their schoolwork or not.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Microscope Use

For Students 9th - 10th
Students are asked to explain why scientists need to adjust the position of objects under a microscope.
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Trent University

Mas Arriba: En La Clase

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides an interactive vocabulary exercise on things you would find in the classroom, their plural forms, numbers, saying how much something costs, and colors. Activity includes pictures, audio, instant feed-back and...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Sahara Special" by Esme Raji Codell

For Students 5th - 8th
Selected (8) reading passages (grades 5-8) to pair with "Sahara Special" by Esme Raji Codell. Sahara Special is the story of Sahara Jones's 5th grade school year and the struggles she overcomes to make friends and reach her potential as...
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Hooking Reluctant Ell Readers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this excerpt from her essay "Literacy Development for Latino Students," published in The Best for Our Children: Critical Perspectives on Literacy for Latino Students, Teacher's College Press, the author describes the reading program...
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Other

Margaret Atwood Society

For Students 9th - 10th
The Margaret Atwood Society is a group of students, teachers, and scholars who enjoy the works and writings of Canadian author Margaret Atwood. Site includes information about the author and accepts submissions for writing awards.
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Other

Story Arts Online: Storytelling Lesson Plans & Activities

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"This collection of story-related activities, projects and games-developed by storyteller/author Heather Forest for her storytelling workshops with students, teachers, and librarians-can be used by educators in a school setting to...
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Other

Story Arts: Storytelling Activities & Plot Structure Scenarios

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
This collection of storytelling activities-developed by storyteller/author Heather Forest for her storytelling workshops with students, teachers, and librarians-can be expanded by educators into language arts lesson plans to support...
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Curated OER

Pbs News Hour Extra: Teaching Students: Photograph

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Color photograph of a female teacher talking to a group of students in a classroom.
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Other

National Wwii Museum: Primary Sources: Gi Bill

For Students 9th - 10th
Find primary sources related to the GI Bill.There are pdf files that explain how the bill provides money for education, promotes home ownership, and incorporates the recently discharged servicemen back into civilian life.

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