Category Archives: Misc

Prison Abolition? With Project Based Learning

Posted on July 13, 2018 by brownc7

Photo by Nicholas Ganz Project Based Learning offers students the opportunity to  contextualize their education to discover the possibilities of addressing everyday issues that impact them. Additionally, PBL can equip students with research skills,  critical thinking opportunities, teambuilding opportunities, and … Continue reading →

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PBL – Designing A Program for Matching Tour Guides with Families

Posted on July 13, 2018 by willi521

Designing A Program for Matching Tour Guides with Families Objective: create a program or system that allows tour guides to match up with families of similar interests Essential Project Design Elements: Challenging problem or question: How can we improve our … Continue reading →

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Project Based Learning: Third Graders seek to Enrich Senior Living

Posted on July 13, 2018 by hamestka

PBL Lesson Idea: Third Graders seeking to Enrich Senior Living Significant Content – Third Graders in an ELA class will hear from local senior living communities of current needs to engage elderly in meaningful activities. They will explore the resources … Continue reading →

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How do our cultural identities affect the way we experience the world? 5th grade PBL unit

Posted on July 13, 2018 by mcleanjl

For context, I teach in a suburban school district that is very culturally diverse. Our school does a great job of naming the diversity but not celebrating it. This unit aims to provide space for students to dig into their … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 11, 2018 by brownc7

Cooperative Learning Exercise 1 – Hello Governor! Cooperative Learning Lesson #1 :    Hello Governor!  The first activity I would implement for the cooperative learning lesson would utilize the Coop Coop format. Students would research the candidates seeking running for Governor … Continue reading →

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Cooperative Learning

Posted on July 11, 2018 by hamestka

Cooperative Learning Lessons Kristina Hamester Idea #1: Cooperative Learning “Signs All Around Us”       Based on Co-op Co-op, by Spencer Kagan A class of Second Grade ESL students learn about safety signs in a community and work together to form … Continue reading →

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Cooperative Learning

Posted on July 10, 2018 by willi521

Cooperative Learning Lesson Ideas Unit #1 : Red Carpet Preview Day    Red Carpet Preview Day is an event designed to recruit high ability students. High ability students are invited to campus to learn more about Miami and the programs … Continue reading →

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Branches of Government and Candy!

Posted on July 9, 2018 by reecesn

Candy Icebreaker: Prepare a Dixie cup with skittles including colors red, orange, yellow, green, and purple for each student. Tell students in advance not eat their candy until after they answer their question. Provide chart indicating colors with corresponding questions. … Continue reading →

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The Force of Segregation in Cincinnati & Radical Chili!

Posted on July 5, 2018 by brownc7

Cincinnati, Ohio is the ranked as one of the top 10 most segregated city in the United States (Kent, Frohlich 2015). As a result, there are dire financial and educational consequences for non white families who experience this structural violence.  … Continue reading →

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CHANGE and TRADITIONS

Posted on July 5, 2018 by hamestka

Concept-Based Unit Ideas Kristina Hamester Unit #1 is for a first grade ESL pull out class encompassing 3 days of material. Unit Title: Changes Around Me Concepts: Preview Sequence, Compare and Contrast Web Strands: Vocabulary, Socialization Earth Science Generalizations We can … Continue reading →

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