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Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Education in Texas [Pdf]
An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this lesson, they research public education in Texas, how well schools are doing, how they...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Pbs Learning Media Presents Pov Watch Club
PBS LearningMedia Presents POV Watch Club. Free to educators each month. Let's watch and learn together! Join the Watch Club: Since February 2021 PBS has teamed up with POV to bring a documentary from television's longest-running...
Other
Free State of Saxony
English version of the public relations site for the German state of Saxony. Sections cover Citizens and Free State, State and People, Economy and Environment, Knowledge and Education, Culture and Leisure. Click on the "languages" link...
Stanford University
Stanford History Education Group: Reign of Terror
[Free Registration/Login Required] Examining bits from the "Decree Against Profiteers" and "Law of Suspects," students will learn the impact of the Committee of Public Safety's power to rule during the most intense year of the French...
Stanford University
Stanford History Education Group: Cold War
[Free Registration/Login Required] A comprehensive social studies unit honing in on the Cold War. Students will rely on various resources covering topics like the Cuban Missile Crisis, Truman and MacArthur, and the Korean War, to analyze...
Buck Institute
Buck Institute for Education: 6 8 Presentation Rubric (Ccss Aligned)
[Free Registration/Login Required] This rubric helps teachers guide students in grades 6-8 in making effective presentations in a project, and it can be used to assess their performance. Alignment with CCSS is not noted. It describes an...
Buck Institute
Buck Institute for Education: Presentation Rubric K 2
[Free Registration/Login Required] This rubric helps with guiding and assessing K-2 students in giving a presentation. It is aligned with CCSS, but also can be used in non-CCSS settings. It is clear, concrete, and student-friendly, and...
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Visual Jazz Publications
This company produces educational materials to help you succeed in jazz improvisation and sight reading. Of note on their site is "The Art of Improvisation," a free download that guides you through the improvisational process.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Web Service for Teachers
WNET, New York's public television station, offers a free, subscriber service for teachers. You can preview the home page and then register with the site. It provides access to lesson plans, classroom activities, teacher resources,...
Other
Nano Hub: Simulation, Education, and Community for Nanotechnology
A resource bank of animations, courses, software downloads, teaching materials, publications and workshops about nanoscience technology. Resources are searchable and users can save their materials by registering for free.
CPALMS
Ice Cream Truck Favorites
[Free Registration/Login Required] During this MEA simulation, kindergarten students will determining the top three flavors of ice cream bars that an ice cream truck should serve. Students must work in cooperative groups as they work to...
CPALMS
Moving on Up
[Free Registration/Login Required] During this MEA simulation, kindergarten students will be preparing for a move to another state. Students must work in cooperative groups as they determine which moving company will be the best for...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Teacher Resources
Hundreds of acclaimed PBS programs, as well as video on demand can be viewed for free thanks to the Annenberg Foundation and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The videos can be used for individual or group professional development...
Buck Institute
Pbl Works: Presentation Rubric Grades 3 5 Ccss Aligned
[Free Registration/Login Required] This rubric helps teachers guide students in grades 3-5 in making effective presentations in a project, and it can be used to assess their performance. Alignment with CC ELA standards for Speaking and...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Classroom: The Pursuit of Justice
This book analyzes 30 Supreme Court cases chosen by a group of Supreme Court justices and leading civics educators as the most important for American citizens to understand. An additional 100 significant cases included in state history...
TES Global
Tes: Shakespeare on Screen: Much Ado About Nothing
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is an article about different adaptations of Shakespeare's play Much Ado About Nothing beginning with its first performance in the 1598-99 season and its publication shortly thereafter.
American Forum for Global Education
American Forum for Global Education: International Conflict & the Media (Unit)
This curriculum guide broadly examines the relationships between the media and the military during wartime.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Gladiators
This illustration shows various types of gladiators, each type with with his specific weapons attributed to him. Gladiators were swordsmen whose profession was to fight for the public amusement. Gladiators are said to have been borrowed...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Analyze Clarity of Objectives of a Procedural Text
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, students will learn how to analyze writing in software, warranty, and consumer manuals or publications.
Curated OER
Smithsonian Institution Archives: Marjorie Mac Dill Breit (1896 1987)
Marjorie MacDill Breit (1896-1987) used her undergraduate education in science and a lifelong interest in ecology and zoology to advantage during her journalistic career. She worked as a staff writer for Science Service during the 1920s...