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High school students have taken their academic experience off "campus", and to a place where their \"classmates\" are 70 to 80 years their senior. Their school is the Orleans County Nursing Home. The alternative education program is a voluntary program that is available to students that have promise but have had some difficulty in the traditional school environment and structure.
Components of School Excellence:
- Embrace a Common Vision and Goals — Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships for ALL Students.
- Empower Leadership Teams to Take Action and Innovate
- Clarify Student Learning Expectations.
- Adopt Effective Instructional Practices.
Learning Criteria:
- Foundation Academic Learning
- Stretch Learning
- Learner Engagement
- Personal Skill Development
Additional Connections:
- Attendance
- Internship or Career Shadowing
- Partnerships
- Alternative Education Program
- Multiple Pathways
Teaching comprehension strategies to help develop proficient readers is a common goal for all educators. Strategies should be taught in the beginning stages of reading and built upon so students can draw on their experiences and apply them as they become life long readers. Through modeling and facilitation, teachers can foster understanding and comprehension in reading.
This bulletin includes three strategies designed for students at the elementary level, but they can be adapted to meet t...Read more
This bulletin includes three strategies designed for students at the elementary level, but they can be adapted to meet t...Read more
High School students are within easy reach of adulthood. In order to be a wise consumer, students need to understand how borrowing over time works and what happens when their appetite for consumable goods is bigger than their pocketbooks. Developing an awareness of how deferred payments work and what they can cost over the long term will help these young adults be good stewards of their own finances.
: Students will discuss how messages are presented to audiences of different age groups in various ways by studying parables. Students will analyze parables and various children's storybooks. In groups, students will design a children's storybook based on a message derived from their analysis of parables. Finally the students will write an essay and deliver a PowerPoint presentation to the class regarding their process with the assignment.
John Carver, Superintendent
Van Meter Secondary Schools
Van Meter, Iowa
July 2009
Van Meter Secondary Schools
Van Meter, Iowa
July 2009
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In a group setting, students will identify a community problem or issue. Students will then research the issue, develop a solution, and then present the solution to the class. Student learning will be evident through the group presentations. The presentation will include an in-depth analysis of the problem and explain, in detail, the group's proposed solution, showing an understanding of the importance of civic participation. If possible, local representatives with vested interests in ...Read more
In a group setting, students will identify a community problem or issue. Students will then research the issue, develop a solution, and then present the solution to the class. Student learning will be evident through the group presentations. The presentation will include an in-depth analysis of the problem and explain, in detail, the group's proposed solution, showing an understanding of the importance of civic participation. If possible, local representatives with vested interests in ...Read more
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In this lesson, students will review their knowledge of density, mass, volume, and pressure. They will apply these concepts while designing a model boat. Students will construct their model, float it in water, and see if it can hold weight. Finally, students will reflect on their learning in writing.
In this lesson, students will review their knowledge of density, mass, volume, and pressure. They will apply these concepts while designing a model boat. Students will construct their model, float it in water, and see if it can hold weight. Finally, students will reflect on their learning in writing.
The students will be doing a multi cache scavenger hunt. The students will be trying to locate five different geographic locations using the given latitude and longitude. Each cache will also come with a clue of what the students are trying to locate. The five points will be pre-entered into their GPS units.
April 2010
Monday, April 26 at 3:30 pm EST
Integrating Literacy Strategies into Gold Seal Lessons
Monday, April 26 at 3:30 pm EST
Integrating Literacy Strategies into Gold Seal Lessons
| By: Gene McNamara | Grades: 7,8,9 |
| Type: Magazine |
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Photography is the art, science, and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film, or electronically by means of an image sensor.[1] Typically, a lens is used to focus the light reflected or emitted from objects into a real image on the light-sensitive surface inside a camera during a timed exposure. The result in an electronic image sensor is an electrical charge a...Read more
Photography is the art, science, and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film, or electronically by means of an image sensor.[1] Typically, a lens is used to focus the light reflected or emitted from objects into a real image on the light-sensitive surface inside a camera during a timed exposure. The result in an electronic image sensor is an electrical charge a...Read more
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