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Just Health Action
Environmental Justice Matters: Mapping Cumulative Impacts (Part 2)
A case study enables class members to confirm whether different geographic parts of Seattle, Washington have disproportionate environmental burdens and benefits. Groups use the EPA's Cumulative Health Impact Analysis formula and...
Just Health Action
How are Equality and Equity Different?
Equality does not equal equity. That's the take-away from a instructional activity that asks young people to consider what could be done to make a variety of situations more just, more equitable. After examining images that illustrate...
Curated OER
Counteracting Media Stereotyping
Discuss media stereotypes with your emerging consumers. They view a television program to identify gender bias. After discussing the clip as a class, each learner writes a story showing more equitable roles. Or consider having them...
College Board
AP Physics 1 and 2 Inquiry-Based Lab Investigations
Have you ever wondered what type of AP Physics investigations The College Board wants? This is the guide for you! Sixteen labs covering both Physics I and II will get you started and inspire you to meet the requirement of 25 percent of...
College Board
Using Politics to Improve Participation in Elections
Instructors new to teaching AP U.S. Government and Politics classes, as well as seasoned veterans, will find this teaching guide an invaluable resource. Using a project-based approach to civics education, the lessons emphasize real-world...
College Board
Object-Oriented Design
Just jump in with both feet. To better teach Java, one must think Java. The College Board built document immerses teachers in object-oriented design by providing several resources for use. Resources include teaching strategies, design...
College Board
Special Focus: Inference
Statistics is all about making inferences! A lesson guide explains the meaning of inferences and how to use statistics to make them. The resource provides instruction as well as information about the topic on the AP® Statistics exam.
Curated OER
Explore Point of View Through Aerial Photography
Read the story Amelia the Pigeon and discuss perspective. Since Amelia is a pigeon with a bird's eye view, use aerial photography to enhance your learners' understanding. Have fun connecting art and literature while talking about...
Curated OER
Global Health Issues
Examine global health issues and the philanthropic efforts of Bill Gates. Working in groups, your class will research selected diseases focusing on symptoms, transmission, and prevention. They also conclude by writing grant proposals to...
Curated OER
A Fair Trade
Students examine a piece of art to find objects and symbols used by the artist. In this visual art instructional activity, students look at Jaun Quick-to-See Smith's, "Trade Canoe for Don Quixote." They look for symbols and items that...
Curated OER
Graphs and Spreadsheets
Students collect data and present it in a graph and/or a spreadsheet, depending on their previous understanding of technology.
Curated OER
Lending Discrimination and the Community Reinvestment Act
Write about economic and banking issues of concern to the public. Investigate lending discrimination and the impact of the 1977 Community Reinvestment Act. Use a guide to do research and write an essay.
Curated OER
Fair Games
Students participate in several chance activities and examine a few games for fairness. They become game designers who are asked to design a fair game for a toy company. Students must describe the rules for play and examine...
Curated OER
Talking About Teasing and Bullying
Students discover how it feels to be bullied and teased. They work together in pairs to write about experiences and use drawings to show their feelings.
Curated OER
How to Invest Your Money
Students use the Internet to research various companies to determine if they are smart investment choices. Using a role-play activity, they pretend they have received an inheritance from a distant relative. They invest the money into...
Curated OER
Redesigning a Time Line
Students review how Ben and Jerry's ice cream is made to begin the instructional activity. Using the internet, they view a timeline on the history of the company. They use a software program to make an ice cream cone and color the ice...
Other
Cbm International: Digital Accessibility Toolkit [Pdf]
This kit provides a selection of tools and recommendations pertaining to the accessibility of information technologies. Based on international standards and a scan of available technologies, these tools and recommendations are intended...
Other
University of Connecticut: Resources: Accessible Media and Multimedia
This resource provides help for making media and multimedia accessible to all. It includes checklists, information about best practices, and tips for social media. It covers audio, images, and video, and includes links to additional...
Other
University of Connecticut: Tools for Testing Web Accessibility
If you would like to test your website's accessibility prior to launching it, there are many resources available. This page lists a variety of accessibility checkers and provides a checklist for reference.
Other
Queens University: Social Media Accessibility
This resource describes the problems related to social media accessibility for individuals with special needs and offers suggestions on how to work around some of them to make the content more accessible. The information is also...
Other
National Center on Disability and Access to Education: Accessibility Cheatsheets
These one-page accessibility resources, or "cheatsheets," have been developed to assist anyone who is creating accessible content. They provide guidance for how to make documents accessible that are created with Microsoft Office and...
Other
Web Accessibility in Mind (Web Aim): Alternative Text
Adding alternative text for images is the first principle of web accessibility. It is also one of the most difficult to properly implement. The web is replete with images that have missing, incorrect, or poor alternative text. Like many...
Edutopia
Edutopia: Making Digital Communications Accessible
This article is intended to provide guidance to educators on how to make their digital content accessible to families with many different needs, but the suggestions can also help students understand how to make their own content...
Information Fluency
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy: Accessibility Awareness [Pdf]
Micro-Module covering relevant information on Accessibility Awareness and Section 508, the American Disabilities Act for the Internet. The thorough and informative article addresses applications of Section 508, WC3, website compliance,...