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…2025 Education Coalition Debuts National Certification for Tutors December 2, 2024 Free Online Resources To Help Navigate Social Media And Prevent Harm To Teens September 26, 2024 Explore Learner.org Resources Classroom Browse list of K-12 multimedia classroom resources for teaching about a wide range of subjects. View all STEM/STEAM Brick Playbook: Parent Edition STEM/STEAM Project…

section: Interview with Robert Crabtree

…in particular where the wolves have created fear in the elk, where wolves can go in and effectively kill elk, elk might not even be going down into those areas; and willow is allowed to grow up and get high enough to where it escapes browse height from the elk. And we’re seeing this in…

video: The Coming of the Civil War

Simmering regional differences ignite an all-out crisis in the 1850s. Professor Martin teams with Professor Miller and historian Stephen Ambrose to chart the succession of incidents, from ‘Bloody Kansas’ to the shots on Fort Sumter, that inflame the conflict between North and South to the point of civil war….

video: The Sixties

Professor Scharff weaves the story of the Civil Rights movement with stories of the Vietnam War and Watergate to create a portrait of a decade. Lyndon Johnson emerges as a pivotal character, along with Stokely Carmichael, Fanny Lou Hamer, and other luminaries of the era.

section: Guide to Researching Photographs

…www.learner.org/courses/globalart/theme/3/index.html. Step 2: Evaluate a Photograph’s Classroom Connection Students benefit from discovery. Like playing detective and analyzing clues, content and context inside a photograph helps to enhance the learning experience. Think about the information embedded in the photograph and how it might expand or magnify the lesson. What does it bring in terms of content…

video: The Reform Impulse

video: Reconstruction

List of Recent Series Discontinuations

…following series were discontinued on Learner.org on December 31, 2018. (Browse our list of resources for other series that may be of interest to you.) Calculating Change Rural Communities School Testing- Behind the Numbers Teaching Geography Mathematics Assessment Teaching Math K-2 Teaching Math 3-5 Teaching Math 6-8 Teaching Math 9-12 Teaching Math K-4 Library Teaching Math…

video: English Settlement

video: The West

video: Slavery

video: Contemporary History

video: FDR and the Depression

video: The Fifties

section: Additional Photograph Resources

Here you will find a list of links to common digitized photograph and photographic ephemera collections for both humanities and science-based topics, primarily from the United States. Local libraries and historical societies are also a great place to access photographs that connect to both local and national history. Local science museums may also have digitized…

video: Industrial Supremacy

video: A Vital Progressivism

video: Capital and Labor

Ten Novelists

video: The New City

timeline: TR and Wilson – Key Events

video: TR and Wilson

video: America at Its Centennial

video: Building a Literary Community

About This Video Clip “…My goals are to have them have meaningful interactions with texts, to have meaningful interactions with literature, to frame literature the same way they might frame talking about…something as common as…wrestling or a TV show.” Joe Bernhart, Teacher Fondren Middle School Houston, Texas Students in Joe Bernhart’s classroom explore literature in…

video: The Teacher’s Role in a Literary Community

About This Video Clip “Literature comes alive when kids have a chance to interpret and to interact. It allows kids to not only see themselves as active readers, but as people who can make meaning.” Barry Hoonan The Odyssey School Bainbridge Island, Washington Barry Hoonan believes teaching is much like poetry. It is crafted, it…

video: The Twenties

Ten Novels

video: Growth and Empire

video: The Rise of Capitalism

video: The Civil War

video: World War II

video: Whole-Group Discussions

About This Video Clip “I want kids to be asking big questions of themselves. I want them to put themselves in characters’ roles. I want them to say, “Where would I fit and what stance would I take if I were a character in this book? And what is this book making me think about…

video: The Coming of Independence

video: A New System of Government

section: My Name is Red – Connections

In the Images of World Literature slideshow, you saw images related to My Name Is Red. Here you can find resources connected to the text and its world….

video: Westward Expansion

section: The Bacchae – Connections

In the Images of World Literature slideshow, you saw images related to The Bacchae. Here you can find resources and links on the text. (See the translations and editions page for links to these.)…

section: Online Textbook

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program: Garbage: The Science and Problem of What We Throw Away

Introduction Each person in the United States generates five or more pounds (2.3 kilograms) of waste a day: about the weight of a medium bag of sugar. More than half of that garbage is buried and stored in landfills. Increasingly, however, cities are promoting recycling programs, often getting schools involved so students can learn about…

section: Interview with Kerry Emanuel

…freely to teachers that can be run on an ordinary personal computer. [See: http://wind.mit.edu/~emanuel/home.html ] And, the computer models behaved, in some ways, very differently from real hurricanes in that they always spun up to their speed limit, unless something really terrible happened to them, like they went onshore. We didn’t understand that at first….

unit: Envisionment Building

…Research and Development Centers Program (Grant number R117G10015). Distribution is supported in part under award number R305A960005 as administered by OERI. However, the contents do not necessarily represent the positions or policies of the Department of Education, OERI, or the Institute on Student Achievement. All Center reports are peer reviewed before publication. Published 1997 http://cela.albany.edu/response/index.html…

video: The Self

…his efficacy increased. After testing several subjects with similar results, Dr. Bandura’s research concluded that the effectiveness of our abilities and skills depends largely on how we view ourselves and the abilities we have. Read more about Dr. Bandura’s research on Dr. George Boeree’s Personality Theories Web site, hosted by Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. http://www.ship.edu/~cgboeree/bandura.html….

unit: What is Envisionment Building?

…Research and Development Centers Program (Grant number R117G10015). Distribution is supported in part under award number R305A960005 as administered by OERI. However, the contents do not necessarily represent the positions or policies of the Department of Education, OERI, or the Institute on Student Achievement. All Center reports are peer reviewed before publication. Published 1997 http://cela.albany.edu/response/index.html…

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video: Asking Questions

About This Video Clip “I feel sometimes that I’m asking more questions than I should; that they should be the ones that are asking. So I just monitor myself — like today I had the students come up with their own questions.” Ana Hernandez, Teacher Howard A. Doolin Middle School Miami, Florida Ms. Hernandez motivates…

video: Inquiry: Rudolfo Anaya and James Baldwin

unit: What is Envisionment Building?

…and Development Centers Program (Grant number R117G10015). Distribution is supported in part under award number R305A960005 as administered by OERI. However, the contents do not necessarily represent the positions or policies of the Department of Education, OERI, or the Institute on Student Achievement. All Center reports are peer-reviewed before publication. Published 1997 http://cela.albany.edu/response/index.html In this…

video: Cultural Studies: N. Scott Momaday and Russell Leong

video: Readers as Individuals

About This Video Clip “I am excited. The kids are excited. I see what they’ve done and what they can do. I think it’s important that we expect the best from these kids… and that [our] expectations are high because they can do it.” Flora Tyler Picacho Middle School Las Cruces, New Mexico Flora Tyler…

section: Teaching Strategies: Rule of Four

…information through physical sensation and action – touch, movement, body language, and gestures.(Definitions taken from “Focusing on Learners,” http://epsilonlearning.com/learners.html. Epsilon Learning Systems, 2003.) Because students have various learning styles, preferences, and dispositions, teachers who use the Rule of Four facilitate learning for all students by providing several presentations of the same concept. Students who best…

section: Popol Vuh – Connections

In the Images of World Literature slideshow, you saw ancient images inspired by Popol Vuh. Here at Connections, you can find modern interpretations, analyses, and performances of the story….

unit: Envisionment Building | Making Meaning in Literature: A Workshop for Teachers, Grades 6-8

…Research and Development Centers Program (Grant number R117G10015). Distribution is supported in part under award number R305A960005 as administered by OERI. However, the contents do not necessarily represent the positions or policies of the Department of Education, OERI, or the Institute on Student Achievement. All Center reports are peer reviewed before publication. Published 1997 http://cela.albany.edu/response/index.html…

video: First Steps

This session provides an overview of the first steps teachers should take when working with student writers. The educators, researchers, and writers featured in the video programs talk about specific goals they share with their students, recognizing the local, state, and national standards that serve as a floor, not a ceiling, for their work. They…

section: Art: Revenge of the Goldfish

» Sandy Skoglund (American, b. 1946) Revenge of the Goldfish Artist / Origin: Sandy Skoglund (American, b. 1946) Region: North America Date: 1981 Period: 1900 CE – 2010 CE Material: Cibachrome color photograph Medium: Prints, Drawings, and Photography Dimensions: H: approx. 27 ½ in. (70 cm.), W: approx. 35 in. (89 cm.) Credit: © 1981…

section: Session Author and Literary Works: Abiodun Oyewole

Abiodun Oyewole Author Bio Abiodun Oyewole, known as “Doon” to friends and fans, has been writing poetry and working for social justice for most of his life. He has recorded spoken-word albums and acted as a creative writing consultant. Currently, he writes and teaches poetry at Columbia University. But he is perhaps best known as…

video: Matter and the Rise of Atomic Theory: The Art of the Meticulous

This program traces the story of how humans have always practiced chemistry; how, over time, it developed from a practical discipline into a science. Today, we keep up the chemists’ tradition to refine and purify substances. A current, real-life application of the “art of the meticulous” is the refining and purification of pure silicon from…

video: New World Encounters

video: How People Learn: Introduction to Learning Theory

“Teaching is not simply random, and ad-hock and haphazard; there are some ways to actually shape your work that are likely to be more effective, because they respond to what learners are actually doing, thinking, and experiencing.” Linda Darling-Hammond Key Questions How do people learn? How can learning inform teaching practice? Learning Objectives History of…

video: Learning From Others: Learning in a Social Context

“Vygotsky understood that all learning is social – that we don’t actually end up doing most of our learning all by ourselves in our own heads; that we work with others, we assist one another to learn. Teachers can help students learn by consciously teaching within their zone of proximal development – right in that…

video: Inquiry: Tomás Rivera and Esmeralda Santiago

video: Research and Discovery: Shirley Sterling and Laura Tohe

At the Skokomish reservation in Washington State, Sally Brownfield and her eighth-grade students study the literature and issues related to the Indian boarding school program through community involvement and self-examination. Brownfield begins with her students’ questions and supports them through a cycle of investigation, discussion, presentation, and reflection as they seek answers. The students use…

video: Moving Through

Introduction Being In and Moving Through a text is the point in the envisionment-building process where readers develop a deeper understanding, all the while connecting human possibilities and experiences to make meaning out of the text. Readers in this stance are utilizing ideas, hunches, past experiences in reading, and life experiences to build a hearty…

program: Forced Displacement: Human Rights and the Struggle for Social Justice

Introduction The Causes and Evolution of Global Human Displacement International Response to Global Human Displacement The Risks and Challenges of the Displaced Repercussions of the Loss of Coherent Community and Culture As of this writing, more than 65 million people around the world have been displaced, representing the highest number since the United Nations High…

section: Online Textbook

section: The Tale of Genji – Connections

In the Images of World Literature slideshow, you saw images inspired by The Tale of Genji. Here at Connections, you can find varied interpretations, analyses, and performances of the story of the shining Genji….

program: Place, Culture, and Representation: The Art and Politics of the Harlem Renaissance

Introduction #7051 Photographer: Berenice Abbott Between 1910 and 1930, the African American population increased by about forty percent in northern states (especially in major urban areas) as a result of the Great Migration. Cities including Detroit, Chicago, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and New York City (including Harlem) had some of the largest population increases in the…

video: Organizing Atoms and Electrons: The Periodic Table

For centuries, chemists tried different methods to organize elements around patterns of chemical and physical trends, or regularities, eventually leading to the modern periodic table. Electron configuration is a powerful predictive tool, a simple extension from the periodic table. Physical characteristics, including atomic radius and reactivity, all depend on electron configuration and can be teased…

program: Disaster and Government Response: The Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, and the New Deal

Introduction #8057 Photographer: Dorothea Lange Source: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA/OWI Collection, LC-USF34-018227-C Following the stock market crash in October 1929, the United States was thrown into an economic depression. During the more than 12 years that followed, many plans were developed to assist the economy as well as the plights of…

video: Addressing the Diverse Needs of Students

In this Program Theatre A visiting theatre artist draws on the different learning styles of ninth-graders to help them understand and embrace the playwriting process. Visual Art A visual art teacher brings together honors art students and students with disabilities, so they can learn from each other.   Music As a music teacher works with…

video: The Redemptive Imagination

video: Pulling It All Together: Creating Classrooms and Schools That Support Learning

“As our standards go up, as we aim to educate all kids effectively, we need to put together all of the pieces of learning theory that we’ve acquired over this last century into settings where kids are supported – where they’re scaffolded, where they’re challenged, where they’re motivated, where they have the opportunity to learn…

video: Introducing the Envisionment-Building Classroom

About This Video Clip “The envisionment-building classroom looks and feels like a community of learners…[where students are] able to look to each other for information, for readings, for takes on the piece that they themselves might not have had.” Judith Langer, Director National Research Center on English Learning and Achievement (CELA) State University of New…

section: Things Fall Apart – Connections

In the Images of World Literature slideshow, you saw images inspired by Things Fall Apart. Here at Connections, you can find varied interpretations, analyses, and performances of Okonkwo’s story….

video: Seminar Discussion

About This Video Clip “Literary reactions in a whole-group setting are important because students get a chance to gauge the opinions of their peers. They get to see how their thinking rates with everyone else. It also puts them in a position where sometimes they have to defend what they’re thinking.” Dorothy Franklin, Teacher DeWitt…

video: Dramatic Tableaux

About This Video Clip “Helping them to look at characters as people and try to personalize and make connections is something that I have found really is helpful and I know is an important thing to do.” Dr. Jan Currence Stephen Decatur Middle School Berlin, Maryland Integrated language arts provides an interdisciplinary learning experience for…

video: Critical Pedagogy: Abiodun Oyewole and Lawson Fusao Inada

program: Earth, Climate, and Change: Observing Human Impact

Introduction #3552 Climate change means the unusually rapid warming of the atmosphere and its scientifically documented effects around the world. The warming is measurable: although annual local weather patterns vary, the average global temperature has increased by nearly 0.8ºC (1.5º F) in the last 100 years. This might not sound like much, but even small…

video: Finding Common Ground

“I have chosen reading to be the venue by which these children will find a voice. I believe that if they are able to connect with the characters in books, where authors have written about the feelings of these characters and [if they] make these strong connections, they will get hope.” Bileni Teklu, 5th-Grade Teacher…

unit: The Unity of Emotion, Thinking, and Learning

lesson: Online Textbook

Online Text by David Kaplan The videos and online textbook units can be used independently. When using both, it is possible to start with either one. Watching the video first, and then reading the unit from the online textbook is recommended. Each unit was written by a prominent physicist who describes the cutting edge advances…

video: Voices in the Conversation

“The read-aloud in my classroom is the center of the day. It’s a time when we have cried together. It’s a time when we have laughed together. It’s a time when kids have said, ‘This is how life is for me.’…And to me those moments where one child says, ‘I had no idea about what…

program: Immigration, Urbanization, and Identity: The Progressive Era City

Introduction #3024 Photographer: Jacob Riis Source: Museum of the City of New York The end of the nineteenth century saw a period of rapid immigration and urbanization. As the promise of factory jobs and higher wages attracted more and more people into the cities, the United States began to shift to a nation of city…

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unit: Implications For Schools

section: Online Textbook

video: Migrant Struggle

Americans have often defined themselves through their relationship to the land. This program traces the social fiction of three key American voices: John Steinbeck, Carlos Bulosan, and Helena María Viramontes.

video: Equilibrium and Advanced Thermodynamics: Balance in Chemical Reactions

Light a match and chemical change happens in a one-way process: Reactants are transformed into products. But there are many chemical reactions called “equilibrium reactions” that operate in both directions: with reactants and products always present. The Unit 9 video will show how chemical equilibrium works, the essential role it plays in the function of…

video: Beginning the Year

“I like the idea of blank space in the classroom…not necessarily filling it up for yourself, because I want students to get the idea that whatever they do in this room is important.” -Rich Thompson, 4th Grade Teacher, Canyon Elementary School, Hungry Horse, Montana Establishing routines and expectations, creating a learning community, setting a comfortable…

video: Reacting to Students’ Work

“Success looks different to me with each student. For some students, just being able to talk about a book at all is a plus. And then other students are able to come up with questions that go beyond the book. They are able to talk about meanings, about interpretations…and that’s success.” -Latosha Rowley, 4th- and…

video: Two Dance Collaborations

PROGRAM AT A GLANCE School Sheridan Global Arts and Communications School / FAIR School Location Minneapolis, MN / Crystal, MN Grade 6, 7, 8 Disciplines Dance & Science Dance & Math Description Physical forces and geometric concepts are explored through dance and movement. The Integrated Instruction Part One: Learning the Laws of Motion Roberta Carvalho-Puzon,…

unit: Change and Resistance: Civil Rights Movements Across the Nation

Introduction Grade Level High School Classroom Connections English Language Arts Literature Social Studies U.S. History Curriculum Snapshot School integration and the demand for educational reform: Little Rock, Boston, and Los Angeles Voices of change and the use of argument: Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail, Malcolm X’s The Ballot or the Bullet speech,…

video: Folk Tales Transformed

PROGRAM AT A GLANCE School Intermediate School 237 Location Flushing, Queens, New York City Grade 8 Disciplines Theatre Visual Art Language Arts Description Students use folk tales as the basis for crafting original theatre pieces. The Integrated Instruction Nelle Stokes, Visiting Theatre Artist I worked with Martha Morenstein and her language arts class on a…

video: Finding Your Voice

PROGRAM AT A GLANCE School FAIR School (Fine Arts Interdisciplinary Resource School) Location Crystal, MN Grade 8 Disciplines Visual Art Dance Music Theatre Language Arts Social Studies Description Students explore ideas of conflict and protest through original artwork. The Integrated Instruction Rachael Hoffman-Dachelet, Visual Art Teacher The important concept tying this interdisciplinary arts unit together…

video: Responding to Literature

“I see my role in two ways. One is as a reader, responding just like the kids while having a watchful ear on how their reading and thinking are going and how they are growing through the story and learning. [While] I’m helping kids make connections, at the same time I want to be involved…

section: Online Textbook

video: Becoming Visible

Ethnic Writers and the Literary Mainstream, 1945-1969 This episode guides the viewer through the works and contexts of ethnic writers from 1945-1965. Starting with the works of Ralph Waldo Ellison, Philip Roth, and N. Scott Momaday, we explore the way writers from the margins took over the center of American culture….

section: The Odyssey: Connections

In the Images of World Literature slideshow, you saw images inspired by The Odyssey. Here at Connections, you can find modern interpretations, analyses, and performances of Odysseus’ story. (See the translations and editions page for links to these.)…

lesson: Animal Life Cycles: A Closer Look

A Closer Look Look for the following topics in the video, indicated by the onscreen icon, and click below to learn more. Body Cell Reproduction Sex Cell Production Cloning The Incredible Egg Teaching Tips: DNA Extraction Scientist at Work Curriculum Resources…

video: Learning As We Grow: Development and Learning

“As children develop, the ways in which they learn change. If teachers are tuned to those sequences of development, then they can be more thoughtful about how they design their lessons, how they pace instruction, how they move kids along from one concept to the next. Doing these things will build students’ ability to think…

video: Watch It, Do It, Know It: Cognitive Apprenticeship

“A cognitive apprenticeship sort of takes off from where candle-makers and cloth-makers left off in the days gone by, and says ‘How do we teach someone by modeling and demonstrating a way of thinking, a way of “working in our minds?” ” Linda Darling-Hammond Key Questions How can students learn to think strategically? How can…

video: Expectations for Success: Motivation and Learning

“A lot of times people think about motivation as something that the student has – she’s either motivated or un-motivated. But we actually know that motivation is a function of what happens in classrooms. The way teachers construct tasks, the way they let students know about their competence, the way they scaffold and support developing…

video: Facilitating Discussion

About This Video Clip “I like kids to write their own questions because…they’re more involved. If I always come up with the questions…[we] wouldn’t get to what is important to them.” Tanya Schnabl, Teacher Sherburne-Earlville Middle School Sherburne, New York Questions are at the center of classroom discussion for Tanya Schnabl’s students. Because they are…

video: Cultural Studies: Ishmael Reed and Graciela Limón

video: Book Buddies

“The whole purpose of Book Buddies is the interaction among the kids and for them to help each other learn to read better and learn to look more deeply into literature.” Tim O’Keefe, 3rd-Grade Teacher The Center for Inquiry Columbia, South Carolina Exciting things often happen when two teachers merge their classes for literature discussion….

section: Session Author and Literary Works: James Baldwin

James Baldwin Photo courtesy of the estate of James Baldwin Author Bio One of the best known African American writers of the 20th century, James Baldwin has been celebrated for both his fiction and nonfiction. A rallying voice for the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, Baldwin was a master polemicist against social injustice as…

video: Social Justice and Action: Joseph Bruchac and Francisco Jiménez

This program begins with profiles of the featured authors, then moves on to Chicago, Illinois, where Lisa Espinosa’s seventh-grade students explore themes of representation through literature, documentary film, and photography. The students look critically at past and current media depictions of African Americans, Latino/as, and Native Americans, and examine ways in which artists and writers…

video: Exponential Functions

Exponents An exponent is mathematical shorthand that means a number is multiplied by itself repeatedly. An exponential function is a function in which the variable is an exponent….

video: Variables and Patterns of Change

Part 1: Translating Words Into Symbols Translating words into symbols is equivalent to modeling a situation using an equation and variables. Similarly, algebraic equations and inequalities can represent the quantitative relationship between two or more objects. Part 2: Linear Equations Linear equations can be used to model situations involving one or more unknowns. A linear…

section: Online Textbook

section: Art: A Page From the Ars Moriendi

» Unknown artist, Germany A page from the Ars Moriendi Artist / Origin: Unknown artist, Germany Region: Europe Date: ca. 1466 Period: 1400 CE – 1800 CE Material: Woodcut Medium: Prints, Drawings, and Photography Dimensions: H: approx. 11 in. (28.7 cm.) Location: Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress,…

section: Art: Realm of Hungry Ghosts (from The Six Realms of Rebirth)

» School of/Style of Hirotaka, Japan Realm of Hungry Ghosts (from The Six Realms of Rebirth) Artist / Origin: School of/Style of Hirotaka, Japan Region: East Asia Date: Edo period, 19th century copy of 13th century original Period: 1800 CE – 1900 CE Material: Ink and color on paper Medium: Painting Dimensions: H: 60 in….

interactive: Practice: España

interactive: Practice: Argentina

video: Online Textbook and Video

This online textbook chapter supports and extends the content of the Sex and Gender video. The chapter covers genetic imprinting, inter-sex conditions, the effect of hormones on sex determination, and ethics. Click on the Go button to begin reading, or skip to a sub-section of the chapter in the list below….

video: Modernist Portraits

Jazz filled the air and wailed against the night. Caught in the sway, American prose writers sought out the forbidden – the slang, the dialects, and the rhythms of the folk and of everyday life. Writers such as Hemingway, Stein, and Fitzgerald forged a new style: one which silhouetted the geometry of language, crisp in…

section: Classifying Living Things | A Closer Look

Look for the following topics in the video, indicated by the onscreen icon, and click below to learn more. Classifying Living Things CO2 and O2 Taxonomic Classification Teaching Tips Scientist at Work Curriculum Resources…

section: Art: Kirghiz Yurt

» Kirghiz maker(s) Kirghiz Yurt Artist / Origin: Kirghiz maker(s) Region: Russia, Central and North Asia Date: 20th century Period: 1900 CE – 2010 CE Material: Felted-wool with appliqué, animal hair, wooden reed supports Medium: Textiles and Fiber Arts Location: The Pamirs, Sinkiang Uighur Autonomous Region (Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region), Northwest China Credit: © Galen…

video: Systems of Equations and Inequalities

Part 1: Systems of Equations A system of equations involves the relationship between two or more functions and can be used to model a number of real-world situations.   Part 2: Systems of Inequalities Students can investigate systems of inequalities by solving linear programming problems. These systems can be used to model a number of…

section: Authors and Literary Works

interactive: Experiencing Discipline-Specific Texts

interactive: Close Reading Activity

section: The Thousand and One Nights – Connections

In the Images of World Literature slideshow, you saw images inspired by The Thousand and One Nights. Here at Connections, you can find varied interpretations, analyses, and performances of the story of the archetypal storyteller, Shahrazad, and her tales….

interactive: The Genetics of Resistance to HIV Infection

interactive: Making Sense of Mathematics Text

interactive: 3 Read Strategy

interactive: Relationship Between Scientific Graphics and Text

interactive: Representing Different Styles of Data

interactive: Learning About Language Through Cognates Interactive

video: Introducing Arts Education

Costumes lead to inquiry about the arts and social studies in a fifth-grade class at Lusher Elementary School in New Orleans, Louisiana What Is Arts Education? (14 minutes) To get you thinking, here is a montage of insights from teachers and administrators plus examples of successful arts instruction in classrooms across America. In the Observations…

video: The Behavior of Atoms: Phases of Matter and the Properties of Gases

This program explores the phases of matter—solids, liquids, and gases—and how particles in a given phase interact with each other. Phase diagrams explain at what temperature and pressure a given substance will be in a solid, liquid, or gas phase. Practical problems, like how to safely store enough hydrogen gas to power an automobile, are…

interactive: Annotating Text Interactive

interactive: Identifying Reading Strategies

interactive: Adapting and Modifying Sources

program: Genetics and Bioengineering: The Societal Impacts of Mutations

Introduction For at least 10,000 years, humans have been cultivating plants and selectively breeding them for fast growth, pest resistance, long-term survival in storage, and bigger and better fruit. We’ve been domesticating animals for just as long, selecting for traits that suited our needs, such as size, appearance, or even personality. For a few decades,…

video: Making Molecules: Lewis Structures and Molecular Geometries

Molecules can form when atoms bond together by sharing electrons and can be represented by a useful shorthand called Lewis Structures. These visual representations provide information to predict the three-dimensional shapes of molecules using valence shell electron pair repulsion (“VSEPR”) theory. Understanding how atoms bond within molecules provides insight into cell replication. Building on this…

video: Quantifying Chemical Reactions: Stoichiometry and Moles

Stoichiometry gives us the quantitative tools to figure out the relative amounts of reactants and products in chemical reactions. Balancing the number of atoms on each side of the equation, calculating the amount of each reactant, and figuring out which reactant will run out first are all fundamental principles when designing any chemical reaction. These…

section: Art: Lindisfarne Gospels, fol. 29 (Cotton MS, Nero D.IV)

» Attr. to Bishop Eadfrith of Lindisfarne (698–721), Northumbria (England) Lindisfarne Gospels, fol. 29 (Cotton MS, Nero D.IV) Artist / Origin Attr. to Bishop Eadfrith of Lindisfarne (698–721), Northumbria (England) Region: Europe Date ca. 680–720 Period: 500 CE – 1000 CE Material Ink, pigments and gold on vellum Medium: Calligraphy, Illumination, and Illustrated Books Dimensions…

interactive: Practice: Puerto Rico

section: Art: Prato Haggadah, Folio 11r

» Unknown artist, Spain Prato Haggadah, Folio 11r Artist / Origin: Unknown artist, Spain Region: Europe Date: ca. 1300 Period: 1000 CE – 1400 CE Material: Ink, gesso, paint, and gold leaf on parchment Medium: Calligraphy, Illumination, and Illustrated Books Dimensions: H: 8 ¼ in. (21 cm.), W: 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm.) Location: The…

interactive: Practice: México

video: Using Art and Other Disciplines To Enrich Classroom Conversations

“I think it’s important to offer many ways for children to express themselves and their understanding of the book. Some kids are not very verbal or they’re shy and [alternate modes of expression] reveal a whole other dimension.” -BJ Namba, 3rd-Grade Teacher, Punahou School, Honolulu, Hawaii Language—written or oral—is a customary mode when asking students…

video: Circles and Pi (π)

In This Session Part A: Circles and Circumference Part B: Area of a Circle Homework In this session, we will explore the common measures that involve circles — circumference and area — and work on activities that help us understand the formulas for these measures. We will also revisit accuracy, precision, and scale in relation…

video: Many Students: Many Voices and Abilities

“If I had a homogenous classroom with all the same kids, all at the same reading level, I’d be disenchanted. But every day is a new surprise with kids bringing to the table and discussions new material and new thoughts.” -Jonathan Holden, 4th -Grade Teacher, Nathan Hale Elementary School, Roxbury, Massachusetts Diversity in American classrooms…

video: The Professional Teacher

“The conferences I go to, the workshops I attend, and the professional books I read are the greatest part of my learning and after twenty-seven years give me the boost to keep on teaching.” -Rich Thompson, 4th-Grade Teacher Canyon Elementary School, Hungry Horse, Montana Every profession has practitioners and professionals. While practitioners may be skillful…

unit: Earth’s Changing Climate

section: Art: Graffiti Tag

» Faro (Egyptian, active early 21st century) Graffiti Tag Artist / Origin: Faro (Egyptian, active early 21st century) Region: North America Date: ca. 2006–2009 Period: 1900 CE – 2010 CE Material: Spray paint Medium: Painting Location: New York, NY Credit: Photo Courtesy of Aaron Wexler As an ad hoc creative outlet, graffiti has existed since…

section: Teaching Strategies: Appropriate Use of Technology

“Technology is essential in teaching and learning mathematics; it influences the mathematics that is taught and enhances students’ learning.” The above quote comes from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics’ (NCTM) discussion of the Technology Principle in the Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (PSSM). NCTM also states: Electronic technologies – calculators and computers…

video: Revealing Character

PROGRAM AT A GLANCE School Mineral Springs Middle School Location Winston-Salem, NC Grade 8 Disciplines Visual Art, Language Arts Description Students create ceramic place settings based on literary characters. The Integrated Instruction Kathy Adams, 8th-Grade Language Arts Teacher Cindy and I had been looking for a way that we could create a fairly complex unit…

video: Constructing a Community

PROGRAM AT A GLANCE School Intermediate School 230 Location Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City Grade 8 Disciplines Visual Art, Social Studies Description Students are immersed in the architecture of their neighborhood. The Integrated Instruction Maria Bonilla, Visual Art Teacher I think it’s important for students to see themselves in terms of their community. So…

section: Art: Equestrian Portrait of the Count-Duke Olivares

» Kehinde Wiley (American, b. 1977). Equestrian Portrait of the Count-Duke Olivares Artist / Origin: Kehinde Wiley (American, b. 1977). Region: North America Date: 2005 Period: 1900 CE – 2010 CE Material: Oil on canvas Medium: Painting Dimensions: H: 108 in. (274 cm.), W: 108 in. (274 cm.) Location: Rubell Family Collection, Miami, FL Credit:…

video: Making Connections

PROGRAM AT A GLANCE School Hand Middle School Location Columbia, SC Grade 7 Disciplines Music Visual Art Theatre Social Studies Language Arts Description Creative connections between arts and non-arts subjects The Integrated Instruction Mary Lou Schweickert, Band Teacher I try to make a lot of connections for my kids. The seventh-graders have been studying World…

video: Exploring Our Town

PROGRAM AT A GLANCE School Hilltown Cooperative Charter School Location Haydenville, MA Grade 7, 8 Disciplines Theatre Music Visual Art Social Studies Language Arts Description Students delve into Thornton Wilder’s play Our Town. The Integrated Instruction Daniel Klatz, Education Coordinator Arts integration is part of how we conceive of learning in our school. So we…

lesson: Part A: Introduction to Geometer’s Sketchpad (25 minutes)

In this part: Drawing with Geometer’s Sketchpad Tutorial Constructing with Geometer’s Sketchpad Dynamic geometry software like Geometer’s Sketchpad allows you to construct and manipulate geometric figures. Such software can help you discover relationships among geometric figures, search for invariants (properties that do not change), and clarify the beginning stages of geometric proof. In this session,…

video: Can Frogs Dance?

PROGRAM AT A GLANCE School Mineral Springs Middle School Location Winston-Salem, NC Grade 7 Disciplines Dance Science Language Arts Description Students study dance and anatomy and debate a frog’s admission to a ballet company. The Integrated Instruction Noël Grady-Smith, Dance Teacher Students at this age are beginning to understand that the body is not just…

section: Teaching Strategies: Cooperative Learning

Cooperative Learning: The process of cooperative learning involves students working together in small groups on a structured activity. The members of the groups learn to work as a team to accomplish a specific goal, to solve a problem, to complete a project, or to develop a product. Teachers hold students accountable individually, but also assess…

video: Fostering Genuine Communication

In This Program Music A vocal music teacher models constructive criticism as students critique the performance of a fellow singer. Theatre A theatre teacher encourages student interaction around the dramatization and staging of fables. Dance A dance teacher helps her students draw choreographic inspiration from poetry and sign language. Visual Arts A visual art teacher…

section: Civic Engagement — Lesson Plan

The Lesson Plan section contains everything you will need to fully understand the featured lesson. It has the following sections: Context presents background information on the teacher, the school, and the course in which the lesson was taught; Lesson-Specific Standards identifies the national standards from the Center for Civic Education and the National Council for…

unit: Illuminated Zodiac

MIDDLE SCHOOL – LEVEL 2 What’s your sign? Let’s make it shine! Constellations are groups of stars that the ancients believed formed the outlines of gods and deities.These groupings of stars became the foundation for the 12 astrological signs. Use an empty box as a canvas and add LED lights to illustrate the constellation of…

video: What is Arts Integration?

Learning Goals The goals of this workshop are for you to: Deepen your own definition of arts integration Clarify why you think it is important In this workshop session, you’ll explore different approaches to arts integration, and consider which is the best fit for you and your colleagues. The program presents three instructional models for…

section: Journey to the West – Connections

In the Images of World Literature slideshow, you saw ancient images inspired by Journey to the West/Monkey. Here at Connections, you can find modern interpretations, analyses, and performances of the story….

video: Masculine Heroes

American Expansion, 1820-1900 In 1898, Frederick Jackson Turner declared the frontier the defining feature of American culture, but American authors had uncovered its significance much earlier. This program turns to three key writers of the early national period (James Fenimore Cooper, John Rollin Ridge, and Walt Whitman) and examines the influential visions of American manhood…

section: Popol Vuh – Getting Started

Myth and Survival Like Gilgamesh, Popol Vuh combines real human history and supernatural myth to give people a sense of their place in the universe, their divine origins and their earthly role. In this case, the people are the Quiché Mayans. Their origins were around 300 CE in what is today south-central Guatemala and eastern…

video: Federalism: U.S. v. the States

video: Sharing the Text

“Discussion is really important to the students because they learn from each other…They may be confused about something, and they may not admit it, or they may not even be aware that they were confused or didn’t understand something. But…the discussion really enables them to clarify things that they’ve read.” BJ Namba, 3rd-Grade Teacher Punahou…

video: Building Community

“One thing I really liked… [was] the fact that all of the groups were working together, and that’s really an important thing when you get in literature discussion groups. [They have to] appreciate and accept other people’s opinions and ideas, and at this age that’s a challenge. It helps us get closer… It builds community…

section: Online Textbook

Online Text by William P. Reinhardt The videos and online textbook units can be used independently. When using both, it is possible to start with either one. Watching the video first, and then reading the unit from the online textbook is recommended. Each unit was written by a prominent physicist who describes the cutting edge…

interactive: Control the U.S. Debt!

video: Properties

Part 1: Factoring Quadratic Expressions Factoring is the process of rewriting a number or expression as a product of two or more numbers or expressions. It can be used to break a polynomial into smaller parts. By writing the factors of a polynomial, it is often easier to solve equations. The distributive property plays a…

video: Quadratic Functions

Quadratic functions model a number of real-world situations. They describe the path of a ball in flight, represent a cross section of a headlight’s reflector, and enable business people to forecast sales….

video: Learning from Professional Writers

What can young writers learn from those who make their living through writing? Educators, researchers, and noted authors consider this question, offering innovative ways to bring the voice of the professional into the classroom. Teachers show how professional works by favorite writers can be the seeds for engaging classroom activities, while authors talk about their…

interactive: Carbon Lab

interactive: Practice: Introducción – La Gavia

program: Energy: Capture, Storage, and Transformation

Introduction #2575 Photographer: NASA/SDO/AIA Source: NASA/SDO/AIA Energy. We know it when we see its effects but have a hard time explaining it. If you ask students to picture the concept of energy, they might conjure up the images in this collection. They might have difficulty explaining how the photographs represent energy, however. Students can understand…

interactive: Demographics Lab

interactive: Disease Lab

interactive: Ecology Lab

video: Research and Discovery: Edwidge Danticat, An Na, Laurence Yep, and more

In Clayton, Missouri, Kathryn Mitchell Pierce’s sixth-grade students read works that explore issues of historical and contemporary immigration. Pierce uses “text sets” of multicultural picture books, poetry, and nonfiction to introduce the students to a wide range of perspectives and to set the stage for their novel study. The Students choose, and then discuss in…

interactive: Energy Lab

video: Historical and Cultural Context: Christopher Paul Curtis

Laina Jones and her sixth-grade students in Dorchester, Massachusetts explore The Watsons Go to Birmingham — 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis. Jones uses nonfiction, documentary film, and historical photographs to contextualize the events in the novel and the civil rights movement. The students make deep connections to the literature through drama, poetry, and creative writing…

video: Historical and Cultural Context: Langston Hughes and Christopher Moore

video: Social Justice and Action: Alma Flor Ada, Pam Muñoz Ryan, and Paul Yee

Laura Alvarez and her bilingual fourth- and fifth-grade students in Oakland, California examine different perspectives and experiences of immigrants, and then formulate and defend positions on issues with which they connect personally. They examine My Name Is María Isabel by Alma Flor Ada, Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan, and Tales from Gold Mountain by…

section: Online Textbook

video: Assessment

Introduction “One of the things that I really find valuable… with assessment is having the kids… reflect on their goals. What goals did you meet? What goals did you not meet? Why did you not meet these goals? What could you do next time… to meet those goals? What goals are you going to set…?”…

unit: Launch Your Satellite

Middle school learners will be guided through a series of challenges that follow the engineering design cycle. Join NASA on an adventure through solving an engineering challenge to launch your satellite design. OBJECTIVE To demonstrate an understanding of the Engineering Design Process while utilizing each stage to successfully complete a team challenge. DESIGN CHALLENGE To…

video: Starting in September…

Introduction “You set the stage and then you get off the stage. You let the kids just talk to each other because… that’s the kind of discussion you want. [You] want them responding in the most natural way for them. ‘What are your questions? What did you notice? What did you see? What surprises you?…

interactive: Interactive: Stemplots

interactive: Interactive: Wafer Thickness

unit: Design a Landing Pod

Middle school learners will be guided through a series of challenges that follow the engineering design cycle. Join NASA on an adventure through solving an engineering challenge using the engineering design cycle to design and build a landing pod for your lunar buggy out of simple materials. OBJECTIVE To demonstrate an understanding of the Engineering…

interactive: Interactive: Control Chart

section: Freedom of Religion — Essential Readings

The following Essential Readings are available below: Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and Socratic Questioning Teaching About the United States Supreme Court Study About Religions in the Social Studies Curriculum…

unit: Launch Your CEV

Middle school learners will be guided through a series of challenges that follow the engineering design cycle. Join NASA on an adeventure through solving an engineering challenge to create a reusable launcher to send humans to the moon. OBJECTIVE To demonstrate an understanding of the Engineering Design Process while utilizing each stage to successfully complete…

unit: Design a Lunar Thermos

Middle school learners will be guided through a series of challenges that follow the engineering design cycle. Join NASA on an adventure through solving an engineering challenge to design a thermos to keep water warm in space. Each step of the engineering design cycle will be performed by the learner. OBJECTIVE To demonstrate an understanding…

section: Teaching Strategies

Choral Reading Literature Circles Coding Questioning Bilingual and Intertextual Reading…

unit: Design a Lunar Thermos

K-2 Learners will be guided through a series of challenges that follow the engineering design cycle. Join NASA on an adeventure through solving an engineering challenge to design a thermos to keep water warm in space. Each step of the engineering design cycle will be performed by the learner. OBJECTIVE To demonstrate an understanding of…

section: Online Textbook

Online Text by Robert Austin The videos and online textbook units can be used independently. When using both, it is possible to start with either one. Watching the video first, and then reading the unit from the online textbook is recommended. Each unit was written by a prominent physicist who describes the cutting edge advances…

section: One Hundred Years of Solitude – Connections

In the Images of World Literature slideshow, you saw images inspired by One Hundred Years of Solitude. Here at Connections, you can find varied interpretations, analyses, and performances of the story of the Buendias and Macondo….

section: Session Author and Literary Works: Graciela Limón

Graciela Limón Author Bio Graciela Limón is a singular voice in contemporary American Hispanic literature. A Mexican American writer, Limón was born in Los Angeles and earned a master’s degree and Ph.D. in Spanish American literature. She has written five novels, each filled with erudite historical and anthropological insights. Limón’s work combines complex historical and…

video: Stepping In

Introduction Imagine yourself entering a party. The first thing you do is scan the room, size things up, take a mental note of who you know, who is unfamiliar to you, the atmosphere, the noise level, what people are wearing, who is talking with whom, and where you might first enter the party, either by…

section: Art: Chi Kan Jo (Wisdom, Impression, Sentiment)

» Kuroda Seiki (Japanese, 1866–1924) Chi Kan Jo (Wisdom, Impression, Sentiment) Artist / Origin: Kuroda Seiki (Japanese, 1866–1924) Region: East Asia Date: 1897–1900 Period: 1800 CE – 1900 CE Material: Oil on canvas Medium: Painting Dimensions: H: 70 4/5 in. (180 cm.), W: 39 1/5 in. (99.8 cm.) Location: Kuroda Memorial Hall, National Research Institute…

video: Rethinking

Introduction When readers step out of a text and rethink what they know, they mentally cast themselves out of a text and reenter their own world. It is here they can learn from the text. When they stand in this position to a text, readers reflect on the decisions and choices they have made in…

video: Foundations

“When we read something, we build envisionments that help us make sense of the text. Our ideas grow and change and become more full or complex over time. In the classroom, we want our students to do the same thing.” -Dr. Judith Langer, Director, National Research Center on English Learning & Achievement (CELA), State University…

interactive: Evolution of Túngara Frog Mating Calls

interactive: Designing Cancer Drugs: Development of Gleevec

video: Objectifying the Text

Introduction When readers step out and objectify their reading experience, they reflect on the text and their experience with it, by analyzing its words and its structure, comparing it to other texts, examining the author’s craft, and objectifying their personal responses to it. From this critical approach, readers have the opportunity to extend and examine…

interactive: Applied Genetic Modification

video: Looking at Literature

“Literature to me has always meant a gateway into a world that has been created by people who have thought deeply about many different issues. It has meant a chance to explore issues…and to try to understand how I can become a better person.” -Bileni Teklu, 5th-Grade Teacher, Fair Oaks School, Marietta, Georgia Language arts…

video: Starting Classroom Conversations

“Language is so generative that as soon as we start talking, as soon as we start having conversations, we reach these new insights. And so if we’re talking about literature, deep levels of understanding and interpreting literature take place when you’re talking about it or when you’re listening to somebody else talk about it.” -Tim…

section: Rights and Responsibilities of Students — Lesson Plan

The Lesson Plan section contains everything you will need to fully understand the featured lesson. It has the following sections: Context presents background information on the teacher, the school, and the course in which the lesson was taught; Lesson-Specific Standards identifies the national standards from the Center for Civic Education and the National Council for…

interactive: History of Psychology

video: Classroom Dialogues

“What we’re doing is really negotiating the meaning of the text. I believe there’s not one meaning in a text that I have and the students are supposed to get. We all bring what we bring to the book based on what we’ve experienced in our lives and other things we’ve read. And we put…

section: For What Reasons Are People Displaced?

Learning Targets I can identify locations around the world from which refugees come. I can think about world events as interrelated. I can explain possible causes and consequences of displacement. I can use photographs and other historical sources to examine the role of different historical agents — from state powers to humanitarian organizations. Background Note:…

unit: Emerging Infectious Diseases

New diseases are evolving all around us and old diseases, such as malaria and influenza, are returning with renewed vigor. This unit studies the complex causes and far-reaching impacts of emerging infectious diseases around the globe. ONLINE TEXTBOOK The online textbook chapters support and extend the content of each video. The Web version can be…

section: The God of Small Things – Connections

In the Images of World Literature slideshow, you saw images inspired by The God of Small Things. Here at Connections, you can find varied interpretations, analyses, and performances of the story of Rahel and Estha, Ammu and Velutha….

video: Online Textbook and Video

This online textbook chapter supports and extends the content of the Emerging Infectious Diseases video. The chapter content covers the factors affecting the emergence of disease. Click on the Go button to begin reading, or skip to a sub-section of the chapter in the list below.

program: Economies and Empire: Colonialism and the Clash of National Visions

Introduction #9004 Source: Smithsonian Institution Archives. In the two hundred years between 1500 and 1700, travel by land and sea linked disparate parts of the globe in intricate relationships based on resources, wealth, trade, and power. This expanded system of international trade brought peoples and cultures into contact, and set in motion the phenomenon in…

section: Authors and Literary Works

unit: Launch Your CEV

Grade 3-5 learners will be guided through a series of challenges that follow the engineering design cycle. Join NASA on an adventure through solving an engineering challenge to create a reusable launcher to send humans to the moon. OBJECTIVE To demonstrate an understanding of the Engineering Design Process while utilizing each stage to successfully complete…

unit: Design a Lunar Thermos

Grade 3-5 learners will be guided through a series of challenges that follow the engineering design cycle. Join NASA on an adventure through solving an engineering challenge to design a thermos to keep water warm in space. Each step of the engineering design cycle will be performed by the learner. OBJECTIVE To demonstrate an understanding…