In this unit, students will read The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian while meeting the learning targets of theme, character development, conflict, and use of literary devices. They will apply their knowledge by creating several artifacts to represent their learning.

Rubric Element 1.8
Students create. (solutions, knowledge products, tools, resources).

This lesson was created by Courtney Baker as part of the Nebraska ESUCC Special Project Digital Age Skills.

We all look forward to occasions that give us time to spend time with family and friends and to give thanks for all the blessings they bring to your life. This project will result in the creation of a Life Story video honoring a family member or someone else special to you. The following list of activities will provide you with background and information you need to complete this project.

 This Remote Learning Plan was created by Brandee Drahota in collaboration with Rick Meyer as part of the 2020 ESU-NDE Remote Learning Plan Project. Educators worked with coaches to create Remote Learning Plans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The attached Remote Learning Plan is designed for preschool students. This counting lesson uses the story The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, as an introduction to practice counting skills and one to one correspondence. The expected lesson length is 30 minutes and includes online and offline options. 

This lesson was created by Renste Moeller as part of the Nebraska ESUCC Special Project Digital Age Skills.

After reading “The Most Dangerous Game” students will comb through the text to pull out the best examples of imagery from the story. They will work together in groups of three to collect five examples (per person) of imagery. Students must be able to see each other’s examples, so they don’t repeat them, but also help each other identify which imagery is being documented.

This is a lesson using Digital Age Skills in Digital Citizenship and Website Creation

In this unit, students will read the novel, The Outsiders, while simultaneously working to analyze the text and time period of the novel.

This template is meant to be a guide for Nebraska Teachers when creating Units of Instruction for the BlendEd Best Practices Project. Headings and/or topics not included in the lesson plan should be marked N/A.

In this unit students will …
Define, identify, analyze, and effectively use four persuasive techniques.
Define, identify, analyze, and effectively use persuasive rhetoric.
Effectively use the writing process to create a persuasive essay and persuade the reader of their position on an established topic.
Extend their knowledge of persuasive techniques and rhetoric to create a real-world multimedia product using or teaching persuasion.

Rubric Element 1.6
Students progress through learning tasks or lessons without waiting for the teacher or each other.

This Remote Learning Plan was created by Beth Einspahr in collaboration with Eileen Barks as part of the 2020 ESU-NDE Remote Learning Plan Project. Educators worked with coaches to create Remote Learning Plans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The attached Remote Learning Plan is designed for Grade 5 writing students. Students will use quotation marks and corresponding punctuation correctly when editing. This Remote Learning Plan addresses the following NDE Standards: 5.2.1.h, 5.3.3.c, 5.4.2.b. 

This Remote Learning Plan was created by Maria Nieves Ruiz Garcia in collaboration with Nicholas Ziegler as part of the 2020 ESU-NDE Remote Learning Plan Project. Educators worked with coaches to create Remote Learning Plans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The attached Remote Learning Plan is designed for Spanish 2  students. Students will learn about food ( vocabulary, expressions, how to create their own recipe, order food and cultural aspects). This Remote Learning Plan addresses the following NDE Standard: Word Languages (communication, culture, connections,communities, cognition), level intermediate. It is expected that this Remote Learning Plan will take students 15 periods to complete.    

This Remote Learning Plan was created by Melissa Omar in collaboration with Eileen Barks and Caryn Ziettlow as part of the 2020 ESU-NDE Remote Learning Plan Project. Educators worked with coaches to create Remote Learning Plans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The attached Remote Learning Plan is designed for 8th Grade ELA students. Students will read an informational article and analyze fact and opinion. This Remote Learning Plan addresses the following NDE Standard: LA 8.1.6.j Apply knowledge of organizational patterns to comprehend informational text (e.g., sequence/chronological, description, spatial, cause and effect, compare/contrast, fact/opinion, proposition/support). It is expected that this Remote Learning Plan will take students (approximate number of minutes) to complete. Here is the direct link to the Google Doc:  https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1P7Ck0lMhH_xZe5qYcupsZvgE6kSGGzTD0745NZ6GFZE/edit?usp=sharing

 This Remote Learning Plan was created by Vicki Washburn in collaboration with Caryn Ziettlow and Eileen Barks as part of the 2020 ESU-NDE Remote Learning Plan Project. Educators worked with coaches to create Remote Learning Plans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The attached Remote Learning Plan is designed for Grade 8 ELA students. Students will differentiate between essential and nonessential elements and punctuate correctly. This Remote Learning Plan addresses the following NDE Standard: 8.2.1.h It is expected that this Remote Learning Plan will take students 60-90 minutes to complete. Here is the direct link to the Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1hX88LeLnx1F9rm-YqSl63QojgO_n-V_ezts1skreoAc/edit#slide=id.p2

This Remote Learning Plan was created by Arielle Levine in collaboration with Nick Ziegler as part of the 2019-20 ESU-NDE Digital Age Pedagogy Project. Educators worked with coaches to create Remote Learning Plans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The attached Remote Learning Plan is designed for a grade 9-12 Business students. Students will explain how every good or service in society comes from one of the four factors of production: land, labor, capital, and entrepreneuership.

This Remote Learning Plan was created by Jill Edgren in collaboration with Tyler Cronin and Craig Hicks as part of the 2020 ESU-NDE Remote Learning Plan Project. Educators worked with coaches to create Remote Learning Plans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The attached Remote Learning Plan is designed for 8 -11 grade students in Algebra. Students will solve absolute value equations. This Remote Learning Plan addresses the following NDE Standard: (MA 11.2.2.g) It is expected that this Remote Learning Plan will take students 30-90 minutes to complete, depending on choices. Here is the direct link to the Google Doc.https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BayA-AmxDQ28m5AAGMYVZXf569GbUM4bRZIKZb-HSxI/edit?usp=sharing

This Remote Learning Plan was created by Melissa Dux in collaboration with Andrew Easton as part of the 2020 ESU-NDE Remote Learning Plan Project. Educators worked with coaches to create Remote Learning Plans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The attached Remote Learning Plan is designed for 9-12 Accounting students. Students will apply the concepts of debits and credits and normal account balances through the use of T-accounts.. This Remote Learning Plan addresses the following NDE Standard: (BMM.HS.8.21.e) Apply the concepts of debits and credits through the use of T-accounts , normal account balances, and the chart of accounts.It is expected that this Remote Learning Plan will take students one hour to complete.Here is the direct link to the Google Doc:  https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1JXtk87Bj8ln5gDPs2rjeDEdxZTM0GZbfYXXPUwl2gvA/edit?usp=sharing

This Remote Learning Plan was created by Brandi Edmond in collaboration with Eileen Barks and Caryn Ziettlow as part of the 2020 ESU-NDE Remote Learning Plan Project. Educators worked with coaches to create Remote Learning Plans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The attached Remote Learning Plan is designed for 9-12 ELA students. Students will practice and use active listening skills in conversations with teachers, peers, and family.  This Remote Learning Plan addresses the following NDE Standard: NE ELA 10.3.2.a Select and utilize active and attentive listening skills (e.g. eye contact, nonverbal cues, questioning, summarizing) for multiple situations and modalities (e.g. small/large groups, presentations, one-to-one, digital).

This Remote Learning Plan was created by Sarah Feik in collaboration with Craig Hicks and Tyler Cronin as part of the 2020 ESU-NDE Remote Learning Plan Project. Educators worked with coaches to create Remote Learning Plans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The attached Remote Learning Plan is designed for 6th grade Math students. Students will learn how to add, subtract, and multiply decimals. This Remote Learning Plan addresses the following NDE Standard: MA6.1.2.d and MA6.1.2.eIt is expected that this Remote Learning Plan will take students 45 minutes to complete.Here is the direct link to the Google Doc: Add, Subtract, and Multiply Decimals

This Remote Learning Plan was created by Michelle Ulrich in collaboration with Rick Meyer as part of the 2020 ESU-NDE Remote Learning Plan Project. Educators worked with coaches to create Remote Learning Plans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The attached Remote Learning Plan is designed for grades K, 1, 2 math students. Students will practice multiple strategies adding single-digit whole numbers to 10. This Remote Learning Plan addresses the following NDE Standard: MA1.1.3a: Fluently add whole numbers up to 10.It is expected that this Remote Learning Plan will take students 30 minutes to complete.Here is the direct link to the Google Doc:Math Addition to 10