Learning for the Future

A great project for introducing Solidworks and 3D printing that students will be invested in right from the start. Detailed and complete Instructions for students to design their own cell phone case in Solidworks. The instructions are in the form of a checklist to distribute to students so that they can check off the steps as they work at their own pace.

Resource for establishing procedures for safe computer use in a fun, engaging, breakout. The activity results in students creating a reflection poster that can be displayed in the classroom. It is ISTE Standards-aligned. The full clues are included in the Presentation. The answer key is in the speaker notes below the PowerPoint along with extra guidance for wrapping up the breakout. Directions: -Have teams work against the clock to solve all the clues the fastest. -You can print some or all o

Make data collection easier! This is a label template for data collection. It can be hard to feel that your records of assessing student work are meaningful, especially when student handwriting is hard to decipher, or you have a big caseload. Creating stickers for your student data collection can make the recording easier, and will eliminate any questions when you go back in records to send home progress reports or to share out in IEP meetings. This template is formatted to be used with Avery 53

This is a fun reading tracker that can be used with ANY text. The visual of the iceberg as plot development arc promotes higher level analysis than just "what happened" in the story. It also is a great resource to make available after students have been absent and may need to understand the arc of the story to particpate. Students can use this to track their reading of a text, and as a support to prepare for discussion. Or use it as a prewriting organizer for their own creative writing project

IEP writing can be overwhelming. This tool helps to plan high-quality IEPs and to make the drafting process more manageable. This is a "Big Picture" Workbook for writing the core parts of IEPs that typically have to be prepared well in advance of a meeting. The product includes brainstorm lists and tips and reminders. As well as a strategic ordering and checkpoint recommendations that ensure compliance and alignment and the best possible finished product. Use this workbook to keep track

Embed Tier 2 vocabulary instruction in context while teaching Night by Elie Wiesel. This is part 1/2 of Vocabulary posters to be used in conjunction with Night by Elie Wiesel. This product is in alphabetical order to do one word from each letter a day. This product contains letters A-M. Use as a minilesson, daily challenge or to track participation while embedding Tier 2 vocabulary instruction.

Use this graphic organizer as a modeling and teaching tool, planner, or note tracker to scaffold or teach students how to do high-quality literary analysis. I use this to model how a body paragraph should connect at all levels. Have them write a sentence for analysis at each of the three levels: device, text, author, and world.

This PowerPoint minilesson presentation structures a cooperative and inquiry-based kickoff for a bridge engineering unit. This can be used as slides, handouts, or a combination of both. It is necessary to print the notecatcher page to distribute to students It is recommended to have sticky notes, but students can also just use a piece of paper if not available.

This journal is designed to expose and introduce students to the process of keeping an engineering journal. Students may use the journal show their design process and to plan, monitor, and reflect on the process of the build and of completing a course. Students are invited to sketch, collect data, and also reflect on the essential question of "What role does robotics play in our daily lives?" There is also a space for students to set goals on the professional skills and reflect on their co

Simple balloon car instruction sheet for students to follow.

These cards (4 to a sheet) are used in tandem with with a class discussion. Students can be given the card which contains a definition and the word in context, and are encouraged to use this word in class discussion today. Students can "cash in" the cards as entry warm-ups or exit tickets for participation and vocabulary development formative assessment. The quote utilizes MLA formatting, which can be used as a model for in-text citations. These can also be used as word wall material.

Cut apart and use these visually appealing cards to give to students as tickets to use during class discussion or in their writing. Once a student uses the word correctly, I collect the ticket and use as a grade, track discussion participation, to award points towards an incentive, or to display on a word wall. These can also be used as warm-ups or exit tickets where students can use the word in a sentence on the back of the card.