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The State of "No Child Left Behind"
Your class can read about the changes Obama considered making to Bush's No Child Left Behind Act. After reading the article, pupils answer 13 questions that ask, who, what, when, where, and why.
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Education Reform
Students identify problems and potential improvements for U.S. public school education. They research and debate the pros and cons of the "No Child Left Behind Act".
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Using High Stakes Testing to Make Students and Schools Accountable for Learning
Students conduct an informal survey about their views on high stakes testing and use basic computation skills to evaluate results as a group. They participate in activities related to high stakes testing and "No Child Left Behind"...
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Lessons in Learning
Students share their opinions about public education by responding to one-question interviews. After reading an article, they discover new recommendations for the No Child Left Behind Act. They prepare a three-part reader response to...
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Citizen Advocacy
Students examine how citizens can influence legislation. They watch a video, develop a list of how citizens can influence legislation, answer video discussion questions, conduct Internet research, and write a recommendation for change to...
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Do We Have to Do This?
Learners conduct Internet research, and read articles about education to determine why particular educational practices are used, and why they are important in terms of No Child Left Behind. Students create PowerPoint presentations...
National First Ladies' Library
School Reform, Again!
Students discuss their perceptions and experiences with changes in schooling. They work in small groups to prepare a PowerPoint presentation to explain the efforts toward reforming schools since 1983. Students speculate on the next...
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Armed Child
Learners examine the plight of child soldiers. For this militarization lesson, students study the practice of employing child soldiers to fight in Liberia. Learners discuss the U.S. policy to disarm the child soldiers and discuss the...
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Who is Being Left Behind?
Students investigate scores as they relate to race. In this algebra instructional activity, students analyze standardized scores and how race can affect these scores. They plot their findings on a graph and draw conclusions.
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Writing Fables
Students write their own fables. In this writing fables lesson, students use handheld computers to write a fable. The class designs a spreadsheet to organize common elements of fables. Students also edit each others' work.
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Inferential Reading Comprehension Considerations Packet
Don't forget to read between the lines! Educators learn tips and activities to help scholars learn to infer to increase reading comprehension. Activities suggested include think alouds, backwards words, and who's who. the packet includes...
ProCon
Standardized Tests
Does the use of standardized testing improve American education? Scholars dive into the issue as they prepare to discuss the debate topic with their classmates. After reviewing the pros and cons, they watch videos to help them arrive at...
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Minority Graduation Rates: A 50-50 Chance
Pupils read the Civil Rights Project report. Students collect data from graduation rates in their school/district or city. Pupils compare state and local data. Students discuss and analyze minority graduation rates. Pupils compare local...
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Minority Graduation Rates: A 50-50 Chance
Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions and by posing problems. They gather, evaluate and synthesize data from a variety of sources. In this lesson the issue is minority graduation rates.
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Standards and Measures
Students conduct a "one-question interview" about standardized tests. They assess two sections of a standardized test that they took or will take this year and write an article for their school newspaper that consolidates their test...
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International Student's Day
In this International Student's Day worksheet, students complete activities such as reading a passage, phrase matching, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, multiple choice, spelling, sequencing, scrambled sentences, asking...
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Watching Minds Bloom
Educators can use the Principles of Bloom's Taxonomy as a Guideline for Differentiated Instruction.
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Integrating Art Into Other Content Areas
Here are some ideas to help add an art lesson to every math, science, social studies, or language arts unit.
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Data Collection and Graphing
Students collect data and graph it on a coordinate plane and analyze it. In this statistics lesson, students display their data collection using a graph. They determine which central tendency will work best.
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Value of Parent-Teacher Meetings Increases at High School Level
Students analyze parent involvement in their high school children's lives. In this journalism lesson, students read the USA Today article titled "Value of Parent-Teacher Meetings Increases at High School Level", respond to discussion...
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How To Be Healthy Campaign
In this marketing campaign worksheet, students follow directions on how to create a marketing campaign on being healthy. Students follow 6 sets of directions.
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An American Legacy-Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery Study
Fifth graders travel with the Corps of Discovery. In this ancient civilizations lesson, 5th graders research print and Internet sources about the Lewis and Clark expedition. Students prepare PowerPoint presentations to share their...
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Graphing : research and record information
First graders create graphs. In this graphing instructional activity, 1st graders create a floor graph using their bodies to record information. They create picture graphs after collecting information.
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Revolutions in the Solar System
Third graders conduct research on the solar system. In this solar system lesson, 3rd graders will work in groups of four to create a power point presentation from their findings. They divide the research amongst the members in their...