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Oregon Department of Education

Habits of Mind

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
There is more than one way to approach a problem. Explore the habits of mind as they relate to the methods of approaching learning, and to how young writers can develop success once they learn to foster each skill.
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EMC

The Inn of Lost Time Reader's Resource

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Introduce "The Inn of Lost Time" by Lensey Namioka to your middle schoolers with a reader's resource page. It includes links to different activities, including a creative writing prompt about losing fifty years of your life, and a...
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Coping.org: Tools for Handling Control Issues

For Students 9th - 10th
This extensive site covers numerous control-related issues and provides tips for maintaining composure. Issues surrounding self-control are discussed as well.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Colonization

For Students 9th - 10th
For a variety of reasons, those who came to settle the early colonies sought a new homeland. Puritans, for example, established several settlements in Massachusetts. These English colonists were a pious, self-disciplined people who...
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Stanford University

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Confucius

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This Stanford University encyclopedia entry discusses Confucius (551-479 BCE), who, according to Chinese tradition, was a thinker, political figure, educator, and founder of the Ru School of Chinese thought.

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