This video from Evolution highlights Charles Darwin's personal struggle to bring to light his theory of evolution through natural selection.
In this video from Evolution, an exploration of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in the Russian prison system highlights one reason it is important to understand evolution.
Excerpts from John Locke's famous 1689 work "Two Treatises of Government" where he discusses his political ideas that came to influence the U.S. Revolutionaries.
Learning how to stick to a task until it's done is an important life lesson. This video offers parents ways to encourage their child to keep trying by breaking goals down into steps and teaching that it's ok to make mistakes. [2:38]
A review of "The Keeping Quilt" by Patricia Polacco, a story about a Russian immigrant mother and family as well as other resources for teaching young readers.
Explore effective interview questions. By choosing questions that are open-ended and important to them, students can learn great interview skills that can be helpful in future college and job interviews.
Lesson that attempts to help younger students understand and identify with Martin Luther King, Jr. through reading, writing, listening, and speaking activities. Encourages students to attempt to live out King's "Dream," in their own lives.
This essay contends that the American Revolution was not just one war, but several. Mr. Carp from Pacific Lutheran University supports his ideas in a very clear manner.
This resource presents a biography of Bohr, including many personal tidbits, as well as a substantial treatment of his scientific work. Several interesting quotes by and about Bohr are included. It also links to several other sources.
This blog focuses on the Bitmoji classroom craze that is spreading all across the nation. Creating an interactive virtual classroom has become one of the many ways educators are trying to create content for their online tutorials, videos, classrooms, and more. These classroom images are fun, easy to make, and they help students feel more connected even when they are learning from home. So if you want to learn more about what Bitmoji classrooms are, its benefits, and learn how to create your own, here is all you need to know.
Come and check out this incredible resource from the University of Oregon. This site features links to creative-writing for poetry and fiction, as well as other teacher resources.
This article provides an overview of the various types of festivals and learning events, ideas for getting started, and links to articles and planning resources.
Do you need practice learning and remembering algebra vocabulary terms? This concentration game is the web site for you! There is a link to a list of terms with definitions you can click if you want to see if you are correct.
Learn about random acts of kindness and how you can commits acts of your own that will impact the world around you.
This article discusses the benefits of after school science clubs and provides tips for teachers looking to start their own club.
An elaborate list of activities to use when teaching about the Revolutionary War. Near the bottom there are links to lists of all types of books to use with students while studying this topic.
Florida-based storyteller Carrie Sue Ayvar tells a Mexican folktale about a mourning mother whose spirit is forever in search of her dead children. The story is told in a combination of Spanish and English.
Illinois-based storyteller Dan Keding tells a French folktale about a weaver who dies but must return to claim her burial shroud.
Megan Hicks incorporates origami with storytelling to tell the true story behind the Children's Peace Memorial in Hiroshima, Japan.
Donna Washington tells the story of a clever monkey who outwits a crocodile.