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Website
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Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction: Educator Licensing

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This state site provides you with all you need to know about educational licensure within Wisconsin.
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Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the famous Supreme Court decision that ended school segregation, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954).
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Lesson Plan
Common Sense Media

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

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, 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, and respectful...
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Primary
University of South Florida

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: Aristotle: Physics

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents the text of one of Aristotle's "Physics can be read online or downloaded by individual chapters in MP3 or PDF format. In addition, each chapter has downloadable support material which focuses on various reading...
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Lesson Plan
Other

Cte Online: Butte County Office of Education: Evolution and Embryos

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A detailed lesson with downloadable PowerPoints and student handouts that examines how the study of comparative embryology provides support for the theory of evolution.
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Education: Textiles

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site on textiles of the North American Southwest. Includes a gallery, map, catalog, glossary and timeline.
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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...
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Lesson Plan
American Forum for Global Education

American Forum for Global Education: How Many Systems Do I Belong to Right Now?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This site is provided for by the American Forum for Global Education. Using the concept of belonging to groups, children come to understand the concept of economics as it applies to "People Systems", or interdependence and cooperation.
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Sierra Leone

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the culture of Sierra Leone. Gives basic information on topics such as geography, ethnic makeup, languages, symbolism, economy, food, customs, social stratification, family life, education, religion, politics,...
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: South Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the culture of South Africa. Gives basic information on topics such as geography, ethnic makeup, languages, symbolism, economy, food, customs, social stratification, family life, education, religion, politics,...
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Sri Lanka

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the culture of Sri Lanka. Gives basic information on topics such as geography, ethnic makeup, languages, symbolism, economy, food, customs, social stratification, family life, education, religion, politics, etc....
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Tanzania

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the culture of Tanzania. Gives basic information on topics such as geography, ethnic makeup, languages, symbolism, economy, food, customs, social stratification, family life, education, religion, politics, etc....
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Article
Other

Study: Sharing I Pads Beats 1 to 1 Programs for Improving Student Learning

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This article from Education Week discusses a study where kindergartners who shared iPads in class scored higher on literacy assessments than their peers in 1-to-1 or tablet-free classrooms. The researcher said the results suggest that...
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EL Education

El Education: Bird Cards

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This set of note cards was created by kindergarten students from the Anser Public Charter School in Boise, Idaho, as part of a year-long Learning Expedition on birds. Each student became a specialist in his or her specific species of...
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EL Education

El Education: Blueprints With Four Drafts

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
These four drafts of architectural blueprints were created by a 5th/6th grade student from Shutesbury Elementary School, in Shutesbury, Massachusetts, as part of a Learning expedition on Architecture.
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EL Education

El Education: Book Trading Cards

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This collection of trading cards was created by 5th and 6th graders at Shutesbury Elementary School in Shutesbury, Massachusetts, as part of a choice-based fictional reading project. Each student selected a fiction book that he or she...
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EL Education

El Education: Camilla E. Church

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This character file was created by a 5th/6th grade student in Shutesbury, Massachusetts, as part of a Learning expedition on architecture. Though only one is shown here, each student's character file (CF) tells the detailed life story,...
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EL Education

El Education: Creature of the Tides

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This picture book was created by a high school junior from the Kanu o ka 'Aina New Public Charter School on The Big Island of Hawaii, a K - 12 Hawaiian-Immersion school. It was created for younger, elementary-aged students, as part of an...
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EL Education

El Education: Do the Green Thing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
7th and 8th grade students at Capital City Public Charter School created this guide to energy efficiency as the capstone project to a seven-month expedition on Green Building. During this expedition students worked under the guidance of...
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EL Education

El Education: Drafts of a Cave Home

For Teachers 4th - 7th
This entry shows the progression of the work of one student - from a 5th/6th grade classroom at the Shutesbury Elementary School in Shutesbury, Massachusetts - of a series of cross-sectional illustrations of a prehistoric cave dwelling....
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EL Education

El Education: Dwarf Dwelling

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A student from a 5th/6th grade classroom in Shutesbury, Massachusetts, created this illustration of a dwarf dwelling as part of a Learning expedition on architecture. The task given to students was to create a prehistoric cave home in...
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Lesson Plan
Other

Ohio Department of Education: Cell Division and Differentiation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students use hands-on activities and journaling to learn about the process of mitosis, meiosis and cell differentiation. Hands-on activities include modeling of the mitosis and meiosis processes with model building and...
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Website
University of South Florida

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: James Baldwin: Story of Siegfried

For Students 9th - 10th
American writer James Baldwin retells many of the Norse tales which center on the hero, Siegfried. The text can be read online or downloaded by individual chapters in MP3 or PDF format. In addition, each chapter has downloadable support...
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Education.com

Education.com: 1st Grade Reading & Writing Resources

For Students 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This collection of first grade reading and writing resources contains lesson plans and worksheets that can be used during the research process.