BS in Education: Additional Resources

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Nebraska ESU Coordinating Council. What is EdReady? EdReady Nebraska is a personalized learning program to help all students in Nebraska from middle school through college to detect gaps in their readiness for math and English and then give them the resources they need to achieve the expectations.

National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science - The physically demanding sport of competitive rowing is the backdrop for this case about homeostasis in which students follow the physiological changes that occur in an athlete competing in a 2000-meter race. The case was developed for use in a second-year anatomy and physiology course. It would also be appropriate in exercise and sports science classes.

This free, downloadable curriculum provides high school students with a deep understanding of critical food system issues, empowers them to make healthy and responsible food choices, and encourages them to become advocates for food system change.

This course is designed for students of all fitness levels, and provides an introduction to the study of fitness and wellness, as well as their relationship to a healthy lifestyle. Students assess their own lifestyle and are motivated to incorporate physical fitness and wellness principles into daily living.

Students learn all about muscles, including the three different types of muscles in the human body and the effects of microgravity on muscles. They also learn how astronauts must exercise in order to lessen muscle atrophy in space. Students discover what types of equipment engineers design to help the astronauts exercise while in space.
This engineering curriculum meets Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).

This lesson is part of a larger collection of lessons developed by NET - Nebraska Studies project work and accompany website. To see all of the lessons use the keyword search "Nebraska Studies". Lesson 2 has a variety of activities and materials related Native Americans and Settlers within Nebraska from 1850 - 1874. There are a variety of activities and materials that can be used with students of various grade levels. All of these items are tied to the NET Nebraska Studies Timeline materials which are shown and linked throughout the lesson.

The Reading Like a Historian curriculum engages students in historical inquiry. Each lesson revolves around a central historical question and features a set of primary documents designed for groups of students with a range of reading skills.

Beyond the Bubble unlocks the vast digital archive of the Library of Congress to create History Assessments of Thinking (HATs). Explore over 80 easy-to-use assessments that measure students' historical thinking rather than recall of facts.

These assessments show students online content—a webpage, a conversation on Facebook, or the comment section of a news article—and ask them to reason about that content.

The recordings of former slaves in Voices Remembering Slavery: Freed People Tell Their Stories took place between 1932 and 1975 in nine states. Twenty-three interviewees discuss how they felt about slavery, slaveholders, coercion of slaves, their families, and freedom.

The Zinn Education Project promotes and supports the teaching of people’s history in middle and high school classrooms across the country. Based on the lens of history highlighted in Howard Zinn’s best-selling book A People’s History of the United States, the website offers free, downloadable lessons and articles organized by theme, time period, and reading level.

Math lessons by grade and area, including algebra, geometry, trigonometry, statistics & probability, and calculus.

Math materials for K-12 students and on ujp through College level. Includes algebra and geometry.

Using math to calculate spread of disease. This task was developed with the purpose of demonstrating how the Common Core and CTE Knowledge & Skills Statements can be integrated into classroom learning – and to provide classroom teachers with a truly authentic task for either mathematics or CTE courses

A marketplace for teacher K-12 resources; some are free. Math areas include algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and calculus.

"the web's most extensive mathematics resource" build with mathematica technology. Covers many areas of algebra, calculus, discrete math, geometry, and more.

his activity focuses on getting students to think about disabilities and how they can make some aspects of life more difficult. The students are asked to pick a disability and design a new kind of sport for it.

Flag Football - This lesson is a way for students to practice their basic fundamentals in a game type situation.This template is meant to be a guide for Nebraska Physical Education Teachers when creating digital online lessons.

After watching the introduction videos, students will come into the gym and partner up. One ball will be given to each set of partners.

This lesson is designed to be used in a fitness facility. It is aligned with the Nebraska State Physical Education Standards.

Students will use iPads to research and perform a workout that focuses on core strength. Students will evaluate the workout upon completion.

This lesson is designed to be used in a fitness facility. It is aligned with the Nebraska State Physical Education Standards.

Beginner Yoga Workout Linked to the Nebraska State Physical Education Standards

Ultimate Frisbee meets and exceeds the standards of what your school curriculum desires from an athletic program and has three important characteristics that make it ideal for schools:

Supplemental files needed in order to implement the ECS curriculum.

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Each of the FRNC gear groups has written a comprehensive set of goals and provided recommended action steps supporting their goals to help move digital learning and education technology forward in Nebraska. To assist districts and schools in aligning their work to this plan, icons representing common state and national education initiatives were created and then aligned to each goal and action step.

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Amplify ELA is a blended curriculum designed specifically for grades 6–8. With Amplify ELA, students learn to tackle any complex text and make observations, grapple with interesting ideas, and find relevance for themselves.

This lesson takes students through the steps of creating an effective resume and cover letter using ReadWriteThink's Resume Generator and Letter Generator.

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Report prepared by EdReports. Report reviews these titles: IRLA Toolkit - CCSS - Purple, IRLA CCSS Version 8, and IRLA CCS Version 8 Conference Notebook