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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Louisa May Alcott: Transcendentalism

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the impact of transcendentalism on the life of Louisa May Alcott and American society in this video [4:00] from the American Masters film Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind 'Little Women.' Emphasizing self-reliance, civil...
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Other

Ryerson University: Digital Footprint: A Positive Digital Image [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Leaving a positive digital footprint can help you stand out even in the most competitive circumstances. It may take some time and effort to build, maintain or repair a positive image; however, making informed choices and presenting a...
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Other

Bringing History Home: History of Me

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This Kindergarten unit introduces children to the concept of history as story, and establishes student familiarity with documents and concepts of change and continuity between now and the past. By telling their own stories through...
Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: I Like Myself! [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A reader's theater script for Karen Beaumont's children's book, I Like Myself!, is provided on these pages. Eighteen character roles are needed in this activity.
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Other

Embrace the Future: Resilient Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
Advice about strengthening your ability to bounce back from adversity. Learn key skills, such as problem solving, making friends, and positive thinking, that will help you stay happy, healthy, and productive.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Alma's Way: Classroom Murals

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Alma contributes to her neighborhood in big ways! In creating a unique community mural, she reflects on her interests and her neighborhood. In this activity, students add to their school community by creating murals with bulletin board...
Handout
Columbia University

Columbia University Libraries: Notable New Yorkers: Mamie Clark

For Students 9th - 10th
On this website you can read about Dr. Mamie Clark, distinguished African-American educator, and hear an interview with her about her studies of race and child development. This interview is part of Columbia University's Oral History...
Article
Other

Gov Loop: The 7 Barriers to Digital Communication

For Students 9th - 10th
For all its conveniences, significant barriers to effective digital communication exist. These digital communication barriers can interfere with the ability to get a point across via email, chats, texts, messaging, discussion boards,...
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Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Education: Curated Lives

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Social media gives us a chance to choose how we present ourselves to the world. We can snap and share a pic in the moment or carefully stage photos and select only the ones we think are best. When students reflect on these choices, they...
Activity
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Delve Deeper Into Art With This Activity

For Students 9th - 10th
In this activity, you will explore the relationship between art and identity by comparing and contrasting two works of art.
eBook
FableVision

Fable Vision: Peter Reynolds: The North Star

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A story about the importance of following your own path through life, not the path others have taken. Told with great simplicity and beautifully illustrated, The North Star celebrates independence, spirited inquiry, and a life full of...
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Other

Psychology Today: Adolescence

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the journey from childhood towards adulthood from how to talk to teens to a look at mental health in high school. Learn about the many issues that accompany this coming of age.
Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Asian American Portraits of Encounter

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhibition of the work of seven contemporary Asian American artists considers the genre from a distinctly Asian American point of view.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Outsiders" by S. E. Hinton

For Students 9th - 10th
Selected (9) reading passages (grades 7-11) to pair with the coming-of-age novel "The Outsiders" by S. E. Hinton. Ponyboy Curtis, a member of the Greaser gang, learns the value of family and friendship through his conflict with a rival...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

For Students 9th - 10th
Maya Angelou recounts her coming of age story as a mature but apprehensive girl in the American South and California during the Jim Crow era. Selected (8) reading passages (grades 7-10) to pair with "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Grendel" by John Gardner

For Students 9th - 10th
Selected (6) reading passages (grades 9-11) to pair with "Grendel" by John Gardner. [Free account registration required for specific tools.]
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Logical Paradoxes

For Students 9th - 10th
What makes you you? This video explores four logical paradoxes that have us wondering about the limits of our selfhood. [7:26]
Handout
US National Library of Medicine

Medline Plus: Gender Dysphoria

For Students 9th - 10th
This medical resource describes possible causes of gender identity issues, along with common experiences and problems transgender individuals may face. Also includes a discussion of potential medical interventions, including sex...
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The August Wilson Education Project

For Students 9th - 10th
The WQED August Wilson Education Project offers resources to educators including a teaching guide, video clips from the documentary, interactive maps, a biographical timeline, webinars, contests for students, and much more. The goal of...
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Mind and Machines

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Focusing a study on the philosophy of mind, examine this thorough collection of resources to enhance discussions.
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Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Education: Lesson: We the Digital Citizens

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this instructional activity, 2nd graders explore the amazing possibilities that come with using technology. They'll also learn from the Digital Citizens, who take a pledge to be safe, responsible,...
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Other

Childnet International: Digizen: Social Networking Detective

For Students 9th - 10th
This social networking profile has been created to stimulate discussion about safe and potentially unsafe practices and features on social networking sites. Together with the accompanying questions, it has been designed to highlight ways...
Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: Now You See Her by Jacquelyn Mitchard

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Hope Shay's life is about acting. Her parents have supported and promoted her talents since she was a little girl. From community theater, dinner theater, and commercials to auditions around the country and finally a place at a...
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Other

Azoomee: E Safety Lesson 4: Digital Permanence

For Teachers 1st - 5th
In this lesson, students learn about digital permanence and talk about how hard it is to remove something from the Internet once you put it out there. (Video length: 1 min. 57 sec.]

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