ED Surge

JANUARY 21, 2025

I have coursework in school librarianship, so that's definitely a part of my progress, having actual school librarianship theories and pedagogies and systems under my belt. And I mean, I'm lesson planning, I'm unit planning. So yeah, I'm an educator and businesswoman. What does a really good day look like in your role?

Library 101

Library Charter School Education Lesson Plan 101

TCI

OCTOBER 31, 2023

TCI’s social studies programs provide comprehensive planning and support tools so you can focus on what you do best: teaching. Here are a few tools to help you stay on top of lesson planning. Quickly Review Information in the Planning Box Start your lesson plan with the planning box. Vocabulary.

Lesson Plan 52

Lesson Plan Primary Sources Professional Development Social Studies 52

Students of History

JANUARY 25, 2022

6th insurrection at the Capitol (I have a lesson for this here ), I came across an article about the only "successful" coup or insurrection in US History. I couldn't believe I had never heard of it before, but I dove into learning all I could about what happened at Wilmington, NC in 1898 and created this lesson plan on it for my students.

Lesson Plan 52

Lesson Plan History Primary Sources Government 52

A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Mrs. Morel has been having her art classes utilize their students’ smart phones to look up definitions to art terms, which are shared in class, and design images to further stimulate and influence students’ creativity. This was developed for students to get extra practice on their studies in a variety of ways.

Educational Technology 201

Educational Technology History World History Lesson Plan 201

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 30, 2020

For teachers using StudySync in combination with Google Classroom, I’ve described three strategies that educators can use to capitalize on the activities in the StudySync First Read lesson plans to engage students in online discussions, collaborative research projects, and online vocabulary review. #1

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Lesson Plan Research Skills Research Teaching 148

The Effortful Educator

MARCH 17, 2025

I believe the last few monthly professional development offerings at my school have had a portion of time dedicated to different AI tools available to teachers to assist with writing lesson plans or developing questions from text or organizing and presenting content. I definitely wouldve been a student to misuse AI.

Humanities 93

Humanities Lesson Plan Professional Development Research 93

Studies Weekly

APRIL 14, 2025

Vocabulary words are bolded in the Student Edition, with a definition attached. Scaffolding Up with Studies Weekly This is the reason Studies Weekly offers so many scaffolding opportunities in its Student Editions and Teacher Editions. The Thomas B. Fordham Institute. Help students level up their skills with Studies Weekly.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources Social Studies Lesson Plan Professional Development 52

Studies Weekly

APRIL 14, 2025

| Teacher Testimonial Apr 15 By Studies Weekly NEWSLETTER Video Transcript Speaker: Erika W., 4th Grade Teacher, TX What would you tell another educator considering attending the Learning Lab?

Lesson Plan 52

Lesson Plan Professional Development Social Studies Teaching 52

ED Surge

JULY 10, 2024

Can students apply the facts, definitions and key concepts they’ve learned to a project? The project was simple for me because it came with the guidance like a rubric, a model and examples to help with lesson planning. By design, CTE programs consider questions that are relevant to this gap.

High School 140

High School Museum Education History 140

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2021

We shifted lesson plans, handed out laptops and hotspots and adjusted food distribution — all at top speed. We used community engagement sessions to develop a common understanding of equity in Grand Island, and then our school board adopted a resolution supporting that definition.

Lesson Plan 124

Lesson Plan Community Engagement Public School Cultures 124

Passion for Social Studies

OCTOBER 14, 2024

While some years involve quieter elections, this is definitely not one of them. So, students must have lessons that focus on teaching the election. Tuesday, November 5th is quickly approaching! So, students will see more political ads and commercials than ever.

Teaching 130

Teaching Government Social Studies High School 130

Edthena

AUGUST 4, 2021

District and school-level change requires a shared professional vision and shared definitions of exactly what “good teaching” will look like. All videos are accessed securely , even if teachers are working on a new lesson plan from home: only authenticated users in your district can view the videos.

Library 105

Library Teaching Digital Resources Lesson Plan 105

ED Surge

JUNE 4, 2024

I don't think it's able to do the full job, but I think that the technology is improving so fast that you definitely will never say never. Yes, I definitely want that.’ Do you think AI is now ready to serve as a viable tutor? I think it can already do parts of it. Do you want that?’

Tutoring 132

Tutoring Humanities K-12 EdTech 132

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

For instance, if I was teaching Social Studies today… My students and I definitely would be tapping into an incredible diversity of online resources. And, if I was stuck for an idea for class, I could access the Social Studies lesson plans at Educade or the 400+ lesson plans at the EDSITEment!

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 13, 2018

Some speakers said the rush to embrace new technological tools, apps and other learning materials often sweeps aside high-quality evaluation – which by definition cannot be rushed.

K-12 99

K-12 Professional Development Lesson Plan Middle School 99

Moler's Musing

AUGUST 23, 2024

” Under the “define” heading, I had AI create a sentence that could be used to help students use context clues to create a definition. I provided a sentence created by AI to help them use context clues to create a definition. Next, I included a Frayer with the word “continuity.”

Artifacts 100

Artifacts History Social Studies Lesson Plan 100

The Hechinger Report

MAY 26, 2019

Bechtel could readily recite the definition of satire. Definitely social scaffolding,” said Bechtel, using the pilot’s jargon for collaboration, “because I have a partner, and we’re working together all the time.”. The kids are definitely iterating and problem solving,” she said. “We We do a lot of collaboration, too.

Education 111

Education Project-Based Learning Charter School Tradition 111

ED Surge

OCTOBER 31, 2022

However, our definitions of partnerships are stringently defined and unforgiving. If I don’t review their homework every night, it’s because I’m reaching out to the parents of the students I serve, reviewing lesson plans, grading papers, compiling observation notes or cooking for my family. Sometimes a parent isn’t unwilling.

Leadership 120

Leadership Lesson Plan Teaching Education 120

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Vocabulary and Definitions: constitution: the document that sets up a system of fundamental principles according to which a nation, state, corporation, etc., Lesson Plan: All Grades: Ask the students if they know what the U.S. is governed.

Government 52

Government Lesson Plan Social Studies Professional Development 52

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Literally thousands of institutions have been recommending candidates for licensure without a common definition of successful teaching via “home-grown” assessment instruments that measure teaching and learning with minimal or no evidence of reliability and validity. Related: New Orleans’ uphill battle for more black and homegrown teachers.

Teaching 86

Teaching Pedagogy Tradition Leadership 86

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Vocabulary and Definitions: elector : someone who has the right to vote in an election electoral college (U.S.): Lesson Plan: Using the Every Kid Votes live election site, analyze the data and results of the class, school, and national election. Student Expectations: Students will be introduced to the Electoral College.

K-12 52

K-12 Lesson Plan Elementary School Professional Development 52

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Vocabulary and Definitions: qualification: a circumstance or condition required by law or custom for getting, having, or exercising a right, holding an office, etc. Vocabulary and Definitions: qualification: a circumstance or condition required by law or custom for getting, having, or exercising a right, holding an office, etc.

Lesson Plan 52

Lesson Plan Social Studies Government Professional Development 52

The Hechinger Report

MAY 26, 2016

While many teacher recruits like aspects of the test, for which they have to submit a portfolio that includes lesson plans, student assessments and videos of their teaching, they aren’t totally sold, according to a new study that surveyed teaching candidates in two states , Washington and New York. It narrows the curriculum.

Lesson Plan 73

Lesson Plan Teaching Research Education 73

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

It’s definitely not always rainbows and sunshine,” said Liang-Vergara. This is hard because the reality of teaching is that you’re on every hour of the day, you’re lesson-planning, you’re calling parents, you’re writing curriculum. Keeping that honest and real is important.

Education 145

Education Charter School Professional Development Tradition 145

ED Surge

JANUARY 24, 2022

They’ll pop into marketplaces, where they can, say, trade lesson plans they’ve created for tokens. That’s definitely a barrier.” In the Eduverse, teacher avatars will teleport around to digital edtech hubs, where they can learn new technology skills to add to their credential chains. and between the U.S. and other nations.

Education 127

Education EdTech Government Tradition 127

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2018

But there’s no common definition yet for what personalized learning actually is.”. EL’s definition puts two elements at its core: “expeditionary learning” projects and small groups of students called Crews who stick together from grade to grade and meet daily along with a teacher adviser to support and challenge each other. “I

Middle School 111

Middle School Library Elementary School Tradition 111

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Lesson Plan: Review vocabulary words with the students and place the words/definitions on the word wall. Think Deeply: Students could have a formal debate about whether the electoral college process is fair for all voters. This could also be an argumentative essay prompt. Have a class discussion. Why or why not?

K-12 52

K-12 Lesson Plan Elementary School Government 52

Rosie the History Teacher

JULY 31, 2020

I am one of the lucky teachers who did not have to figure out how to change all of my lesson plans and adapt to online teaching overnight, because I have been teaching at a virtual school for a couple of years now. Now I do all of my lesson planning during the school day. It is pretty mind-blowing.

Teaching 52

Teaching Lesson Plan Museum History 52

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Clarify misconceptions, and provide definitions to new terms. February 26, 2024 Lesson 5: Who Can Run For Office February 26, 2024 Lesson 6: How Do We Choose Leaders? How: (How to set up the Strategy) Select 8-10 terms from a unit of study. Provide a space for displaying terms and student-constructed sentences.

Lesson Plan 52

Lesson Plan Professional Development Geography Civics 52

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Lesson Plan: 1. Before the lesson, print enough copies of the ballot found in related media for the class and create a simple ballot box for the students to put their completed ballots into. (Grades K-3) Sept. 18, 2020 • Studies Weekly Student Expectations: Students will recognize the positive qualities of good leaders.

Lesson Plan 52

Lesson Plan Social Studies Professional Development Government 52

Leah Cleary

JULY 9, 2023

I just had to copy and paste their definitions. ChatGPT Classroom Advantage 3: Lesson Planning Do you ever have a standard you have to teach and no idea where to begin? Here are some ideas for lessons you can ask it to create: Projects Stations Jigsaw Activities Simulations (make sure they’re appropriate!)

Psychology 52

Psychology World History Lesson Plan History 52

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

And then there’s the gulf between what people commonly think of as homeless and the more expansive definition Congress uses for students. In Riverside County, California, Beth Petersen’s son met the definition of doubled up for months, having lived temporarily with her sister and with friends. Only Petersen didn’t know it at the time.

Advocacy 91

Advocacy Government Public School High School 91

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 17, 2018

That training time is also when teachers work on their “albums,” or lesson plans. Researchers point out that these studies do not definitively prove that Montessori materials are critical to a child’s potential success in Montessori. Are you happy? Is your kid happy?” Seldin asked.

Library 111

Library Middle School Teaching Psychology 111

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

But I saw that the students at Bricolage were definitely grasping the material they were taught, even though the classrooms didn’t always feel as orderly as they had been at Wilson.”. I’d send him the lesson plan the night before. But I could definitely tell I did something,” he said. That was a shock to me.

Elementary School 109

Elementary School Public School Teaching Cultures 109

Edthena

AUGUST 13, 2021

Videos in classrooms are nothing to the students, they live in a world where they’ve never known a world without high definition video cameras in our pockets, right. So I mentioned the lesson plan before. Looking at a lesson plan, just to check off that you had a lesson plan.

Teaching 98

Teaching K-12 Lesson Plan Professional Development 98

Letters and Ink Blog

JULY 26, 2022

It also means that I’m not writing lesson plans on Sunday afternoons, and when I was out for a week with COVID last year the lessons were already essentially ready to go – I just had to send them to my principal. Then, I’ll print it out and use it as my planning guide.

Lesson Plan 52

Lesson Plan Teaching Social Studies History 52

4QM Teaching

MARCH 19, 2023

Curriculum writers should be conscious of this goal and should have a systematic way of achieving it: they need a definition of historical thinking that they can incorporate consistently into courses, units, and lessons. How should all of them be incorporated into lesson plans and assessments, and how often?

Primary Sources 40

Primary Sources Social Studies Civics History 40