[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage explains ADHD, its effects, and explanations from students who are living with the condition. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential...

Human Rights Watch, with this accompanying web site , is one of the leading organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. International attention is focused where human rights are violated and oppressors are held...

An article on Sensory Integrative Dysfunction. Beginning with a definition of sensory integration, the author goes on to trace the history of what is now called sensory integration and its dysfunction. Included here are discussions of...

The premise is that brainstorming is effective as is focusing on the message. Discusses the advantages of "discovering" unique advantages of product & service, & what practice produces. Explanations are clear and easy to follow.

This entry focuses on observation as a primary research tool. It covers topics including participation alters the outcome, observation and interpretation are separate, note-taking vs recording, and paying attention to details.

Kindness in the Classroom is a multi-part video series designed to give educators insight into the positive impacts of teaching mindfulness in a classroom setting. The series focuses on implementing the Kindness Curriculum; a free...

The study of biomimicry and sustainable design promises great benefits in design application. It affords means by which to promote cost-effective, resourceful, non-polluting avenues for new enterprise. These "blueprints" have existed...

Think-Pair-Share (TPS) is a collaborative learning strategy in which students work together to solve a problem or answer a question about an assigned reading. This technique requires students to (1) think individually about a topic or...

This lesson focuses on the intentional use of sentence fragments. It offers a YouTube video asking the viewer to spot the fragments, and a PowerPoint presentation listing 5 appropriate uses of fragments: to get the reader's attention, to...

Particulate level simulations that show only solute particles are convenient, since they focus student attention on the molecules of most interest. However, such solute molecules move in a Brownian manner. This simulation helps students...

This slideshow lesson focuses on the appropriateness of sentence fragments. It defines sentence fragments and discusses how writers use them: to gain the reader's attention, to emphasize an important word or phrase, to answer a question,...

Media-rich site that explores North America. The first part of this workshop focuses on the general human behavior in urban settings looking for and interpreting those patterns. The second portion draws attention to urban issues such as...

The subject of this lesson is the role that various media play in focusing attention on events and issues and how they seek to influence the opinions of their audiences. SL.9-10.2 eval & integrate sources

[Free Registration/Login Required] Reading comprehension strategies are the focus of this ReadWorks lesson. Students will pay attention to headings, subheadings, and other text features to help them comprehend nonfiction text. Renee Le's...

First Lines is a strategy in which students read the beginning sentences from assigned readings and make predictions about the content of what they're about to read. This pre-reading technique helps students focus their attention on what...

Dolly the sheep, the first mammal to be cloned with DNA from an adult cell, is the subject of this interactive OLogy card. Flip the card to find questions and answers, fast facts, and other bite-size pieces of information that focus your...

Games that focus attention on different trouble spots in English language learning: irregular words, homonyms, prefixes, and more.

The focus trait for this writing lesson is idea development; students will consider the idea of becoming famous and making the cover of an infamous magazine, People. Moving from the mundane to inspirational, attention to detail and...

Word Hunts are used to enhance students' vocabulary growth. Teachers ask students to look for words and patterns in reading materials based upon selected features. Word Hunts focus on the structure and meaning of words by turning...