This is why improvisation works in the classroom: To be an improviser (and this is true of improvisers who perform… more
Socratic Seminars focus on open-ended questions which can be answered in more than one way based on evidence from the… more
This guide provides Socratic Seminar discussion questions and a brief synopsis for every chapter of Night, Elie Wiesel’s memoir about… more
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This guide provides Socratic Seminar discussion questions and a brief synopsis for every chapter of Farewell to Manzanar, Jeanne Wakatsuki’s… more
Learn why Socratic Seminar Discussions should be a go-to literacy practice in your classroom. Subject Reading Strategies Grade levels 3rd… more
This is a short guide with ideas and suggestions for implementing some Engineering Design thinking and practices in your classroom…. more
This is an Ā experiential asset-based service-learning curriculum. Ā It isĀ comprehensive and flexible, divided into these five core sections. Change Your World:… more
Orphans preferred is the intriguing hook that will lure your students to investigate this unique primary source document about business… more
This lesson is designed as a cooperative jigsaw learning experience. Whether used in social studiesĀ or ELA, it gets students thinking… more
Buildings are superb 3-D primary documents that let students make an imaginative leap back to another time in the exact… more
Your students can rub elbows with people in the past through first-person accounts such as diaries, eyewitness reports, autobiographies, travel… more
A candid, clear and humorous Master Class in how and why inquiry works, with simple, descriptive steps to help you… more
This lively no-tech, no-cost simulation casts students in the role of Silk Route traders to discover how the price of… more
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