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Body Systems App Design Project

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This lesson ties in our 7th grade science curriculum where students study the Systems of the Body. It also looks at how these systems function in relation to athletics. Students are to design an app that looks at these systems and how an app can help an athlete train for their sport.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Author: Troy Staudt

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Poetry and Lyrics

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How can poetry be fun for all 8th grade learners?  Students have previously learned about poetic elements and figurative language.  Using those skills, students apply the knowledge to demonstrate the poetic elements and figurative language in a favorite song.

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Sandi Rankin

Digital Formative Assessment Tools

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This lesson focuses on the importance of formative assessment.  Four resources are showcased in this lesson.  Teachers need to choose at least two or three formative assessment tools on the attached list that are new to them.  They will create an assessment with each tool they choose that they will use with students. Teachers will participate in a 3-2-1 Bridge Activity before they begin this lesson.

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Salli Pence

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Designing a Classroom or Teacher Website

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A resource for teachers who want to create a website for their classroom.  Three platforms are explored in this lesson:  Weebly, Wix and Google Sites.  The "why" of having a class website as well the "what" to have on the class website are parts of this lesson.  In this lesson teachers will be participating in the Connect-Extend-Challenge Activity.  For this activity, the teacher will consider what they have just read and seen in the lesson and then ask themself:How are the ideas and information presented connected to what you already knew?What new ideas did you get that extended or broadened your thinking in new directions?What challenges have come up in your mind from the ideas and information presented? 

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Salli Pence