Other
Natomas High School: Design Principles: Proximity
A review of the principle of proximity as it applies to visual communication. Ends with a poster project lesson that underscores proximity and related concepts.
Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Iehs: Call for Contributions: Nation of Immigrants Teaching Project
This article focuses on the "Nation of Immigrants" teaching project will develop one-week teaching modules for high school and community college teachers of U.S. history on topics related to immigration and immigrants. It includes a...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Programming Case Study: Encouraging Cross Disciplinary Projects
To give fellow teachers an idea for how they can teach the Khan Academy curriculum in a classroom setting, check out this case study. Here's one case study of how teacher Ellen Reller uses our curriculum in her classroom in Lowell High...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Cross Disciplinary Proficiencies: American Diploma Project Benchmarks
Students must graduate from high school with not only a firm foundation in mathematics and English, but also with the ability to approach with confidence new and unfamiliar tasks and challenges in college, the workplace and life....
Creative Science Centre
Creative Science Centre: Simple High Temperature Light Bulb Thermometer
A very simple electrical resistance thermometer is described that can be built, calibrated and tested in a school laboratory at virtually no cost. With it, flames, focused sunlight and other high temperature sources can be probed. The...
Other
Cyber Learning World: A Brief Look at the Massacre of Wounded Knee
Read an interesting article on the massacre at Wounded Knee written in an engaging way by a high school social studies teacher.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Demography as Destiny: How America Can Build a Better Future
Barely 50% of minority students graduate from high school on time. If this trend continues and the minority student populations increase as projected, the economic strength of the U.S. will be undermined. But if 78% of all student...