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Keyboarding Lesson - Type Reach
Students locate and type letters e, h, and o keys and practice a new technique: type reach. They review the home row with all letters learned.
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Job research for a job pamphlet
Students use a variety of resources to research a job that interests them.
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Creating a Job Resource Center
High schoolers work together to create a bulletin board display for their classroom which is a Job Resource Center containing information and ideas for job search.
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Beginning PowerPoint Presentation
Students create a beginning PowerPoint presentation that can be used for any subject area.
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Lesson 3: Filling Out A Job Application
Pupils fill out Application for Employment forms, then work in groups to determine whether students have individually filled out the forms correctly.
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Zoom In with Internet Keyword Searches
Middle schoolers search the Internet using search engines to answer content specific questions.
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Building a House
Students investigate the house building process by naming building materials and sequencing the steps.
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Soccer Skills and Technology
Students take digital pictures of their partners performing soccer skills. They incorporate the pictures into a PowerPoint, IMovie or poster presentation.
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Throwing Underhand and Overhand Peer Assessment
Students create a worksheet at a website showing examples of throwing skills. They practice and assess the skills.
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Studying and Working: The Busy Lives of Students With Paid Employment
High schoolers investigate the effect of paid employment on academic performance. They examine how to construct a survey on time use.
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Planning a Party
Students, in groups, plan a theme party. They design their own invitations, budget materials needed and demonstrate good use of time, money, and resources.
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Looking at Teachers Among Us: A Workshop in Conceptions of Teaching
Students characterize various traditional conceptions of teaching and apply these to authentic teaching situations. Teaching art, math and grading systems are analyzed in this lesson.
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Worry Critter
Third graders investigate what worrying is, its causes, feeling, and how to deal with it.
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All About Me
Third graders explore how everyone is different and have a certain way in which they learn best.
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My Study Habits
Fourth graders evaluate their study habits and what works best for them when studying.
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My Personal Goal
Fifth graders use goal setting in order to use time and energy efficiently.
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Planning and Setting Goals
Fifth graders set goals for themselves and evaluate themselves a month later.
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COUNTERACTING MEDIA STEREOTYPING
Students explore the effects of gender bias, stereotyping, and discrimination.
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Evaluating Web Sites
Students determine how to critically evaluate visual and medias aspects of web sites. They examine the purpose of assigned web sites.
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Creating an Effective Search Statement
Students identify how to turn a topic statement or research question into an effective search statement for use with electronic databases or web search engines. They apply use of Boolean operators in the searches.
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Searching Specialized Databases: The Invisible Web
Students examine the useful information to be found on the "invisible web." They find the best sources of relevant information.
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Study Habits
Young scholars investigate their own good and poor study habits. They write a plan to improve their weaknesses.
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Multi Media "self" Presentation
Young scholars create a three-five minute presentation that visually illustrates major aspects of the their lives. Using Movie Works software as a base, they integrate video, photography, artwork, graphic elements, and sound to produce...
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Create A Business and A Life
Students look through a phone book and pick a business they think they would enjoy. They brainstorm ideas about the needs of a business. They set their prices to payback their investment into the new business.