Curated OER
Fables With Dolch Sight Words
Second graders read classic fables, consider their meaning and then re-write them using a prompt if necessary. This lesson plan presents many classic fables that students can read, and re-write, using their powers of imagination.
Curated OER
Stories That Grow on Trees
Students create their own plot-choice story after reading and discussing a commercially published plot-choice book.
Curated OER
Technological Advances in Health
Learners explain how technology influences human existence by examining the benefits and risks of different biotechnological advances.
Curated OER
SLAVE TRADITIONS AND RELIGIONS: AN INSTITUTION CREATED WITHIN THE SLAVE COMMUNITY
High schoolers learn and discuss the origins of slave traditions and religions. They use a T-chart and compare the slaves lifestyle with other modern lifestyles.
Curated OER
Colors of Gray
Students view a film about theatres in Chicago. They discover how performing arts can be enjoyed by all ages and how one becomes involved in performing in theatre. They answer questions and discuss to end the lesson.
Curated OER
The Impact of War on Children
Pupils discover how students are affected by wars in their country. After reading a UNISEF report, they work together to summarize the article and answer comprehension questions. They examine the short- and long-term affects of pupils...
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Here Comes the Sun
Third graders watch a video on the solar system and examine the role of the sun. As a class, they complete a KWL chart and make different color temperature pockets to use during their experiment. In groups, they make predictions about...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Changes in Empathy Throughout Medical School and Residency
This study resource from Khan Academy provides assessment practice for the MCAT's social sciences passages section. This practice resource includes the article "Changes in Empathy Throughout Medical School and Residency" with practice...
Other
National Association of School Psychologists: Mission
This site provides a brief mission statement for the school psychologist. It contains an annual report in PDF format that outlines what a school psychologist does and where they work. Includes examples of the types of problems that...
Other
Rider University: Grad School & Careers in Psychology
This site provides a list of links to information regarding attending graduate school and obtaining a career in the psychology field.
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Ahp: Humanistic Psychology Overview
A historical and factual overview of Humanistic Psychology as a Contemporary School of Psychology.
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Stanford Psychology Expert: The No. 1 Skill Parents Need to Teach Their Kids
This article discusses the importance of learning to be 'indistractable' and how most parents are not teaching this skill to their children. The author, an instructor at Stanford's Graduate School of Business, shares tips on how to help...
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School World: Russian Educational Resources
Russian content. A collection of links to Russian educational sites that cover school subjects, exam preparation, colleges in Russia and abroad, encyclopedias, parent resources, and more. A teacher page is devoted to lesson plans and...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Group Dynamics in a Graduate School Classroom
Answer this five-question quiz pertaining to the passage "Group Dynamics in a Graduate School Classroom."
Other
Simply Psychology: Saul Mc Leod: Nature vs. Nurture in Psychology
There are five approaches to psychology which are on a spectrum from nature versus nurture. The approaches with inherited traits lean towards the nature end and those with acquired traits are on the nurture end. This article helps...
Other
Marky Lloyd's Careers in Psychology Page
Excellent beginning page to begin your search for careers in psychology. The author divides the resources/links into eight sections that take you from undergraduate study to graduate school, opportunities, and types of jobs for...
Other
Social Psychology Network: Jigsaw Classroom
The "official web site of the jigsaw classroom",- a cooperative learning technique which was developed by Elliot Aronson. The jigsaw approach is considered to promote better learning, improve student motivation, and increase enjoyment of...
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Psychology Today: Adolescence
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.
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Simply Psychology: Visual Perception Theories
Bottom-Up Processing and Top-Down Processing are two schools of thought when scientists discuss how humans perceive the senses which they experience. This article explores the two theories of visual perception and cites evidence and...
American Psychological Association
American Psychological Association: Violence and Youth
Looking at school shootings, this article posts questions regarding whether some kids are prone to violence and how soon we need to do something about it.
McGraw Hill
Becoming a Psychologist
Detailed site listing not only the recommendations for becoming a psychologist but also all of the American Psychological Association recognized fields of specialization. Includes descriptions of each field, contact, journals, etc.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Sociology
A very detailed look at the development of the field of sociology. Looks at its historical roots, the earliest sociologists, and explains major theories that it was based on, and theories and schools of thought that evolved from those....
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Littleton Shooting, 1999 Interviews
Read interviews with leaders in education, psychology, and law on the topic of youth violence. Looks at the issue of "Why our sons turn violent and how can we save them." Read the answers to this question, with specific details on recent...
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Psych Web: Marky Lloyd's Careers in Pyschology
What can you do with a degree in psychology? Explore what it takes to succeed in the psychology field.