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Heavy: The Story of Metal (Part 2)
Young scholars discuss censorship of music and other art forms. Students create their own list of criteria for acceptable music. Young scholars write a list of their own "Filthy fifteen" based on their criteria for acceptable music.
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Environmental Assessment Course
Students explore how the campus is linked with the larger environment. They investigate how to collect data by interviewing and researching, analyze findings, and make recommendations. Students explore how to present their findings to...
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Phrasal Verbs
In this verb usage worksheet, students choose a phrasal verb from the list and then put the verb in the correct form. Students complete twenty-five sentences.
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Families and Neighborhoods
Students study family structure. In this family structure lesson, students read the book The Family Book and discuss families. Students create a bulletin board of family photos and draw their families on paper. Students dance and play...
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Theme 5: Doers and Dreamers Propaganda
Seventh graders create and perform one act scenes that use the strategies of advertising. in this propaganda study instructional activity, 7th graders watch a commercial and are assigned a propaganda strategy. Students plan a scene that...
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Emily Dickinson: Luminous Letters
Learners analyze the dimensions of Emily Dickinson's poetry and persona. In this Emily Dickinson lesson, students read the example letters and analyze a chart of the poems. Learners present their findings from the poems in a presentation.
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Vectors
Learners differentiate distance and displacement. In this physics lesson, students use formulas to calculate for displacement. They draw vectors using the grid.
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ESL Conversation-School
In this ESL conversation about school worksheet, students complete a dictation activity and read and discuss several articles about various aspects of school. A reference web site is included.
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Statement on Effective Parenting: Positive Support [Pdf]
The National Association of School Psychologists has compiled a list of techniques meant to help parents prevent misbehaviors, deal with them when they occur, and how to support discipline at school. This article is brief, yet contains...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Kindness in the Classroom: Kindness Curriculum: Spanish
This document is from PBS Wisconsin Education's Kindness in the Classroom, a multi-part video series designed to give educators insight into the positive impacts of teaching mindfulness in a classroom setting. The Kindness Curriculum,...
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Pbs Learning Media: Kindness in the Classroom
Kindness in the Classroom is a multi-part video series designed to give educators insight into the positive impacts of teaching mindfulness in a classroom setting. The series focuses on implementing the Kindness Curriculum; a free...
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University of California: Should Ethnomusicology Be Abolished? (Position Papers)
Different opinions on ethnomusicology and whether it merits a distinction of being an independent scholarly discipline as discussed at the Ethnomusicology Interest Group's 19th Annual Meeting of the College Music Society in 1976.
US Department of Education
Helping Your Child Become a Responsible Citizen [Pdf]
Helping a child become responsible isn't always an easy process. This comprehensive site is directed towards parents (and can be easily adapted for educators) who would like to teach their children to become responsible citizens.
Indiana University
Indiana University: Generalized Stratigraphic Column of Indiana Bedrock [Pdf]
The discipline of stratigraphy looks at the order and relative position of strata and their relationship to the geological timescale. This chart shows the strata of Indiana from the Pre-Cambrian to the Pennsylvanian Periods.
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Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools
A comprehensive guide written in response to violence in schools and the efforts by the US Department of Education and the Department of Justice to develop early warning signs of violence in schools. This guide is designed to provide...
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Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools
A comprehensive guide written in response to violence in schools and the efforts by the US Department of Education and the Department of Justice to develop early warning signs of violence in schools. This guide is designed to provide...
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Cyber Parent: How to Grow Self Esteem in Your Child
Site offers information on several aspects of self-esteem. Talks about discipline, positive language to use, and offering choices to children. Includes response to questions from parents.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Degradation of a Knight
A ritual where a knight is stripped of his position due to discipline.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Peter the Great
Peter the Great. This prince is one of the most extraordinary figures in history. As a boy he showed a great eagerness for knowledge in departments which were not generally attractive to the members of royal families. He cared nothing...