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Interdisciplinary Lessons: Law, Literature & Society
I recently found a great collection of resources from CivicEd at Rutgers. Check out their twenty interdisciplinary lessons for grades 4-12 by clicking the “Lessons” button. The lessons were developed...
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“Let Freedom SWING!” Curriculum
Last week I received LET FREEDOM SWING, a great new curriculum from Columbia’s Teachers College. According to their website, the program “explores the relationships between jazz and democracy. Two...
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Annenberg Media’s World Literature FREE Text
In an earlier post, I showcased the Annenberg Media free US history text and video called America’s History in the Making. I have been using it as the main text for my US History 1 class and I find it...
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Science Contest K-12 that Combines LREP Goals!
The Siemens WE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD science contest is beginning to collect participants for the 2012 competition. Because the contest is a problem-based authentic assessment that focuses on...
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Merging Art & Science in Princeton
Again last week a few of were fortunate to attend the FEA/NJPSA School Leadership Conference at Princeton University. In addition to learning about global warming, our Mountain Lakes team also...
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Gerrymandering Resources
There are few things in Civics that we can say has remained unchanged since the founding of the country. However, Gerrymandering, the process that Wikipedia describes as the “setting electoral...
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Apply for Google STEM Grants
Do you want to create a great project for your class, but are lacking funds? If so, check out Google’s RISE program (“Roots in Science and Engineering”). RISE is designed to support public and private...
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Teaching Reading in the Social Studies & Science Classrooms (Grades 8-12)
As states implement the Common Core State Standards, a growing number of social studies and science teachers are incorporating reading and writing into lessons. In the following Education Week article,...
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Dancing to 5th Grade Math?!?
PBS NewHour had a great spot last month called How Math Got Its Groove Back. Carrie Lewis and Kelly Steele’s fifth grade students slide and spin across the classroom floor, doing the hustle, the robot,...
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NJCH Offering New Humanities Grants!
We just posted some information on the new programs that New Jersey Council of Humanities is offering to teachers. The NJCH is also offering new grants. Please read more about them below and consider...
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