Tag Archives: Learning

Cooperative Learning – Whalen

Posted on July 11, 2018 by whalenj3

Idea 1- Team Building Activity for The House on Mango Street This unit will be the first unit of the school year.  The novel revolves around a coming of age story, with the female protagonist facing many challenges and decisions … Continue reading →

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Concept-Based Curriculum – Whalen

Posted on July 3, 2018 by whalenj3

Idea 1 – WW2: The Perils of Indifference This will be used for my unit on the novel All the Light We Cannot See.  It will focus on how different  perspectives impacted the dynamic of WWII, and how the indifference … Continue reading →

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MTV Strategy Based Lesson Plans_Heller

Posted on June 16, 2017 by hellera2

This blog post contains two lesson plans intended for Algebra I classrooms. The lessons can be adapted for similar topics in pre-algebra or Algebra II with moderate alterations. The two thinking strategies that I chose to highlight are the See-Think-Wonder … Continue reading →

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Thinking Routines Lessons_Altieri

Posted on June 16, 2017 by altieraa

This blog post contains two lesson plans that can be implemented in Algebra 1 or Geometry classrooms.  I created the lessons to specifically reflect two thinking routines (Zoom In and Generate-Sort-Connect-Elaborate).  The lessons are detailed and include an overview, timing guide, … Continue reading →

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