TIM Interactive Matrix, with links to video examples. |
Background and Research citations.
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Grade Level Video with different levels and categories of the Matrix in action.
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The Text Set Project, from Student Achievement Partners, lets teachers create text sets composed of articles and media on a similar topic. The texts are sequenced to create a coherent and gradual knowledge-building process, empowering students to become “experts” on the topic. The text sets typically begin with lower reading levels and increase in complexity to support students in reading the next selection (mostly) independently and acquire a deeper understanding of the topic. The sets are equipped with a glossary of terms to help students access challenging vocabulary. The sets also include suggested activities to help students consolidate and express their learning.
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Develop Vocabulary While Encouraging Debate -
Word Generation is a supplementary curricular resource developed by the Strategic Education Research Partnership for students in grades 4 and 5, and middle school. Word Generation offers a series of discussable dilemmas designed to promote students’ academic language and argumentation skills. It employs vocabulary learning principles validated by research and includes weekly topics, each separated into four strands—English, social studies, mathematics, and science—to connect all vocabulary to their disciplines. Students will debate questions such as, “Should voting be compulsory in local and national elections in the United States?” and “What divides us and how can we resolve our differences?” Topics are intended to engage students and encourage debate. |
Developed by Iowa educators, Caucus 101 is a comprehensive curriculum that provides insight into the first contest of the primary season. The curriculum helps students learn life skills, such as how to formulate an argument and engage in healthy, constructive debates. Teachers can choose from 30-, 60-, or 90-minute lessons designed to be implemented over seven days. The curriculum is flexible, with an emphasis on social media enhancements to appeal to how students learn today.
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Developed at The University of Michigan – Flint and Ann Arbor, ImagineNation Matters “virtual tour” modules are like storybooks come to life, in which upper elementary students can experience, for example, the human drama of the Underground Railroad or life as a modern Arab American. Each of the modules is in the form of a story that involves protagonists of the approximate age of student participants. As they turn the pages of their virtual storybook, students are prompted with questions to consider. Students’ comments are responded to by University of Michigan student mentors, who speak in the voices of the characters in the stories. These mentored conversations continue throughout the tour, offering students a chance to develop writing and research skills while they experience important moments in history.
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