Jim Burke’s A List of Academic Vocabulary
Text Sets
Newsela (here)
Listenwise (here)
Common Lit (here)
Reading
Adolescent Literacy Resources (here)
Read Write Think (here)
Writing
National Writing Project (here)
New York Times Teaching Argumentation (here)
Pixar in a Box – The Art of Storytelling (here)
Evaluating
Kathy Schrock’s Assessments and Rubrics (here)
Lesson Planning
Common Core Lesson Plans (here)
Cross-Curricular ELA and Social Studies Planning (here)
IXL Language Arts Concepts (here)
MIT Literature Open Source Courses (here)
New York Times Lesson Plans (here)
New York Times Teenagers in the Times (here)
PBS NewsHour Lesson Plans (here)
Smithsonian Tween Tribune Lesson Plans (here)
SMSD Instructional Playbook
SMSD Instructional Playbook (here)
CITW Instructional Strategies Graphic (here)
Broad Instructional Practices
Assessment Capable Visible Learning Resources (here)
Blended Learning (here)
Civic Engagement (here) (here) (here)
Classroom Design (here)
Cross-Curricular ELA and Social Studies Planning (here)
Culturally Responsive Teaching (here) (here)
Graphic Organizers (reading) (studying) (summarizing) (various)
Motivation and Engagement (here) (here)
Priority Standards (here)
The Third Teacher (here)
Specific Instructional Practices
Fishbowl (here)
Four Corners (here)
Jigsaw (here)
Literature Circles / Note Taking (here)
Socratic Seminar (here) (here) (here) (rubric)
Station Rotation (here)
Tabletop Twitter (here)
Think Pair Share (here)
Vetting Sources Websites
Stanford History Education Group
Vetting Sources Handout
Vetting Sources Graphics
News Source Slant News Source Slant
Vetting Sources Research
Classroom Culture
7 Traits of Strong Advisories (png)
Icebreaker Interview Questions (doc) (pdf)
Team Building Activities (doc) (pdf)
Hero, Highlight, and Hope (ppt) (pdf)
Playing Card Game (pdf)
Start of the Year Survey (pdf)
Top 10 (pdf)
Lesson Resources
Final Exam Study Plan (doc) (pdf)
Financial Literacy Worksheet (sheet) (pdf)
Garmin Research on Gen Z (pdf)
Poverty in Johnson Country Presentation (pdf)
Time Management Worksheet (sheet) (pdf)
Student Handbook SM South Example (pdf)
Weekly Grade Tracker (doc) (pdf)
Website Extensions
College Career Competency Framework Interactive Graphic (web)
Community Service Opportunities in Kansas City (web)
Videos
Empathy Films Under the Surface
Malcolm Mitchell The Power of Reading
College Board Advisory Program
College Board Lessons Grades 6-12
Shawnee Mission Advisory Program
Advisory/School Feedback (ppt) (pdf)
Finals Exam Study Plan (ppt) (pdf)
Financial Literacy (ppt) (pdf)
Meditation and Mindfulness (ppt) (pdf)
Navigating College on a Budget (ppt) (pdf)
Poverty Simulation (ppt) (pdf)
Renting an Apartment (ppt) (pdf)