Lesson Planning
Curriculum
To Get Girls Into Coding, Nonprofit Looks to Historic Inspiration
Girls Who Code, a nonprofit organization, is providing free lesson plans that teach computer science concepts and feature women who have made contributions in the industry in order to spark girls' interests in coding.
Curriculum
STEM Lessons for Kindergarteners Earn Girl Scout Top Honor
A senior at Paradise High School in northern California earned the Gold Award, the highest achievement given to a Girl Scout, for creating 12 STEM lessons for kindergarteners.
Education
Opinion
Tips for Lesson Planning for New Teachers
New teacher mentor Lisa Dabbs shares tips that can be used to support a new teacher to work on and develop their lesson plans.
Teaching
Selling Lesson Plans Online: A New Side Business for Teachers (Video)
Educators are cashing in selling lesson plans online. But some worry about unintended consequences, like fewer free resources and less professional collaboration.
Curriculum
Can Artificial Intelligence Help Teachers Find the Right Lesson Plans?
The IBM Foundation has launched a website called Teacher Advisor with Watson, which uses artificial intelligence to find high-quality elementary math resources and lessons.
Teaching
Opinion
A Teacher Reviews Her Lesson Plans on Critical Thinking and Analysis (Video)
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Teacher Preparation
In Planning Lessons, Math Teachers Rely on What They Learned During Preservice
Elementary math teachers remember what they learn in their teacher preparation programs, and use it when writing lesson plans years down the road, according to a new study.
Teaching
Opinion
A Teacher's Analysis of When a Lesson Goes Wrong (Video)
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Teaching
Opinion
Recovering From a Bad Lesson
How do you bounce back from a bad lesson? Sometimes we make mistakes in the classroom and monopolize the learning time. Rather than beat ourselves up about it, how can we recognize and move on from the experience? Read on to find out about my most recent failure and hopefully the success I plan to turn it into.
Social Studies
In San Francisco, Lesson Plan on Trump Draws Criticism
A lesson plan shared by a San Francisco teachers' union described the president-elect as racist and sexist and called on teachers to empower and uplift students.
Social Studies
Opinion
Teacher Collaboration: Cross-Discipline Lesson Planning (Video)
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School & District Management
Opinion
Lesson Plans & Observations: Are You Getting Value for Time Spent?
It may seem a good idea to make one action and responsibility meet the needs of many requirements. But does it result in diminished returns?
Teaching
Opinion
Are Procedural Lesson Plans Worth it?
In the first five years of teaching, writing lesson plans was absolutely necessary for me. Meticulously I planned the period, minute to minute insuring that everything was covered... just in case.
Professional Development
CTQ Collaboratory
How to Design a Successful STEM Lesson
Good STEM lessons are not typical science or math lessons, says Anne Jolly. They must actively engage students in creating and engineering solutions for real-world challenges.