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Material Types: Teaching and Learning Strategies

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101 Things You Can Do the First Three Weeks of Class

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Type: Course Related Materials
Subject: Science and Technology
Collection: Starting Point (SERC)
Grade Level: Post-secondary

Abstract: The University of Nebraska's Department of Graduate Student Academic and Professional Development offers a catalog of suggestions for college teachers who are looking for fresh ways of creating the best possible environment for learning. Not just the first day, but the first three weeks of a course are ... More »

4Teachers

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Type: Course Related Materials
Subject: Social Sciences
Collection: free.ed.gov
Grade Level: Primary, Secondary, Post-secondary

Abstract: 4Teachers helps teachers integrate technology into instruction. It features various tools for teachers: one for creating quizzes that students can take online, another for organizing and annotating web sites, a third for developing rubrics, and more. A webzine presents brain games, web lessons, and stories ... More »

Acids and Bases: Kitchen Chemistry

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Type: Course Related Materials
Subject: Science and Technology
Collection: WGBH Educational Foundation
Grade Level: Primary

Abstract: In this interactive activity from the ZOOM Web site, search for chemistry clues and experiment with acids and bases in a virtual kitchen.

Air Transportation Systems Architecting, Spring 2004

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Type: Course Related Materials
Subject: Science and Technology
Collection: MIT OpenCourseWare
Grade Level: Post-secondary

Abstract: Subject addresses the architecting of air transportation systems. Focuses on the conceptual phase of product definition include technical, economic, market, environmental, regulatory, legal, manufacturing, and societal factors. Subject centers on a realistic system case study and includes a number of ... More »

An ad for an element

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Type: Course Related Materials
Subject: Science and Technology
Collection: LEARN NC Lesson Plans
Grade Level: Secondary

Abstract: A lesson plan for Grades 9–12 Chemistry and Physical Science from LEARN NC. Students prepare an ad for an element, including properties and uses, in an attention getting format such as that used in the advertising business.

Anatomy of the heart

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Type: Course Related Materials
Subject: Science and Technology
Collection: LEARN NC Lesson Plans
Grade Level: Secondary

Abstract: A lesson plan for Grade 7 English Language Development and Science. Students develop their knowledge of the circulatory system by studying the structure and function of the heart and its vessels.

Arithmetic Sequences - Grade 10

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Type: Course Related Materials
Subject: Mathematics and Statistics
Collection: FHSST
Grade Level: Secondary

Abstract: Grade 10: Arithmetic Sequences. Investigate number patterns (including but not limited to those where there is a constant difference between consecutive terms in a number pattern, and the general term is therefore linear) and hence:*) make conjectures and generalisations*) provide explanations and justifications ... More »

Assessment

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Type: Course Related Materials
Subject: Social Sciences
Collection: Edutopia Teaching Modules (GLEF)
Grade Level: Primary, Secondary, Post-secondary

Abstract: The assessment module is meant for use either after completion of the project-based learning module or with participants who are familiar with project-based learning. The module is designed for a two to three hour class or session, divided into two parts. Part One, Guided Process, is designed to give ... More »

Atmospheric Pressure

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Type: Course Related Materials
Subject: Science and Technology
Collection: WGBH Educational Foundation
Grade Level: Primary

Abstract: Did you know that air has weight? This illustrated essay from the NOVA Web site explores conditions that affect air density and atmospheric pressure.

Audio Production

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Type: Course Related Materials
Subject: Arts
Collection: BEA Syllabus Project
Grade Level: Secondary, Post-secondary

Abstract: Radio production was the first hands-on courses taught in the early days of broadcast higher education. Since then the field has evolved to include television/video audio, motion picture sound, and more recently the audio portion of multimedia production. The basic techniques of the course as it is now ... More »

Barokkooper - tööleht 1

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Type: Course Related Materials
Subject: Arts
Collection: European Schoolnet Learning Resource Exchange (LRE)
Grade Level: Secondary

Abstract: Barokkooper

Becoming Digital: Writing About Media Change, Fall 2005

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Type: Course Related Materials
Subject: Humanities, Social Sciences
Collection: MIT OpenCourseWare
Grade Level: Post-secondary

Abstract: The computer and related technologies have invaded our daily lives, have changed the way we communicate, do business, gather information, entertain ourselves. Even technology once considered distinctly "modern" - photography, the telephone, movies, television - has been altered or replaced by faster ... More »

Breaking Up is Hard to Do

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Type: Course Related Materials
Subject: Social Sciences
Collection: WIDE ANGLE: Window into Global History
Grade Level: Secondary

Abstract: The collapse of the Soviet State in 1991 was followed by Chechen President Dzhokhar Dudayev's declaration of the Chechen Republic's independence from Moscow. Concerned over the loss of its territorial integrity, Russian troops invaded the breakaway republic and a civil war ensued. In l996, Chechen rebels ... More »

Broadcast News Writing

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Type: Course Related Materials
Subject: Arts
Collection: BEA Syllabus Project
Grade Level: Post-secondary

Abstract: We began by collecting syllabi from 26 colleges and universities where students majored in broadcasting, journalism and mass communication. These course plans were reviewed for examples of key learning objectives, relevant exercises, and grade distributions designed to achieve learning goals. In addition, ... More »

Broadcast Programming

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Type: Course Related Materials
Subject: Arts
Collection: BEA Syllabus Project
Grade Level: Post-secondary

Abstract: As with many courses in broadcasting and electronic media, the traditional title "Broadcast Programming" does not describe the scope of most courses in this area. For more than 20 years, most courses in this area have added cable television to the traditional radio and television programming information. ... More »

Building Programming Experience: A Lead-In to 6.001, January (IAP) 2005

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Type: Course Related Materials
Subject: Science and Technology
Collection: MIT OpenCourseWare
Grade Level: Post-secondary

Abstract: This course will serve as a two-week aggressively gentle introduction to programming for those students who lack background in the field. Specifically targeted at students with little or no programming experience, the course seeks to reach students who intend to take 6.001 in the Spring Term and feel ... More »

Children of Haiti Summit

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Type: Course Related Materials
Subject: Social Sciences
Collection: TakingITGlobal TIGed Activities
Grade Level: Secondary

Abstract: This workshop can be conducted either before playing the Ayiti: The Cost of Life game, as a way to introduce students to the game's issues, or after playing the game, as a way to help them better understand the links between poverty and access to education.

Chimpanzee Problem Space

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Type: Course Related Materials
Subject: Science and Technology
Collection: BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium, BEDROCK Problem Spaces
Grade Level: Secondary, Post-secondary

Abstract: This problem space will allow you to actively learn about chimpanzee conservation. The way it works: you aks your own questions; we give you tools to find credible answers; and then you share your results for future users of this website.

Classtalk: A Classroom Communication System for Active Learning

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Type: Course Related Materials
Subject: Science and Technology
Collection: Starting Point (SERC)
Grade Level: Post-secondary

Abstract: This pdf file is an article describing the advantages of using Classtalk technology in the classroom to enhance classroom communication. Classtalk technology cab facilitate the presentation of questions for small group work, collec the student answers and then display histograms showing how the class ... More »

Colorín Colorado

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Type: Course Related Materials
Subject: Arts
Collection: free.ed.gov
Grade Level: Primary, Secondary

Abstract: This site is designed for parents and teachers who are helping Spanish-speaking children learn to read in English. Find activities to help children learn about sounds, letters, and words. Use tips and materials to help children develop skills in reading. (Available in English and Spanish.) This site ... More »