The Big History Project is history told through engaging videos, animations, articles and classroom activities targeting middle and high school students. The project is a joint effort among teachers, scholars, scientists, and their supporters designed to provide a free, comprehensive, multi-disciplinary curriculum for high school students. For an overview of the project watch David Christian's … Continue reading Big History Project
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K-12 Paired Texts and Question Sets
From the Readworks.org Team Dear Teachers, Reading two texts with a similar theme, topic, or other element, can help move your students towards reading and comprehending more complex texts. Try these paired nonfiction and literary passages with question sets that address both texts: K-12 Paired Texts and Question Sets To find the paired text of a passage, … Continue reading K-12 Paired Texts and Question Sets
HS World History PD
From the University of Michigan Museum of Art Xu Weixin: Monumental Portraits UMMA Workshop for Educators Saturday, April 23, 2016 8:30 a.m.–3 p.m. Usually, a portrait records a person’s features but sometimes, as in the work of the important contemporary Chinese painter, Xu Weixin, a portrait records much, much more. His Miner Portraits and Chinese … Continue reading HS World History PD
Literacy-Rich Social Studies Lessons and Modules
I work with an awesome group of educators @GeneseeISD. Formed under the leadership of @lhagel11, the mission statement "Leadership, Service, Innovation; Partnering for Success" encompasses what we actually do everyday. Here is what might seem to be a "no big deal"example of what our mission statement looks like in action, especially when there are numerous sources of new … Continue reading Literacy-Rich Social Studies Lessons and Modules
Do you have what it takes to write a C3 Inquiry?
Directly from C3 Teachers: Submissions are now being accepted for the C3 Teachers Inquiry Challenge. The purpose of the challenge is to support and reward social studies educators using the Inquiry Design Model™ (IDM). This challenge is co-sponsored by C3 Teachers and the Social Studies Assessment, Curriculum, and Instruction (SSACI) Collaborative, which is part of the … Continue reading Do you have what it takes to write a C3 Inquiry?
Adaptive Learning and Progress 