CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Grendel" by John Gardner
Selected (6) reading passages (grades 9-11) to pair with "Grendel" by John Gardner. [Free account registration required for specific tools.]
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Logical Paradoxes
What makes you you? This video explores four logical paradoxes that have us wondering about the limits of our selfhood. [7:26]
US National Library of Medicine
Medline Plus: Gender Dysphoria
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...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The August Wilson Education Project
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...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Mind and Machines
Focusing a study on the philosophy of mind, examine this thorough collection of resources to enhance discussions.
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media: Education: Lesson: We the Digital Citizens
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson plan, 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...
Other
Childnet International: Digizen: Social Networking Detective
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...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: Now You See Her by Jacquelyn Mitchard
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...
Other
Azoomee: E Safety Lesson 4: Digital Permanence
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.]
EL Education
El Education: Calligraphy/name Posters
9th grade students from Meadow Brook High School in Chesterfield County, VA, created posters of their first names using decorative, self-selected fonts, as part of a project on identity. The product's dimensions were 11 by 17 inches.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Cool / Warm Name Design Rubbings [Pdf]
In this instructional activity, 3rd graders reflect on who they are by listing their likes and dislikes, beliefs, hobbies, etc. They then create a rubbing of their name and add rubbings of objects they like, along with symbols and...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Alternative Education Models and Child Development
Practice: alternative education models and child development.