Students will be able to identify the map and globe symbols: Cardinal Directions; Compass Rose; Mountains; Rivers; Lakes; Towns; Roads, after receiving direct instruction and carrying out activities in cooperative group settings, in 1-2 class periods.

Students will be able to name the vocabulary words in Navajo, Ute and Spanish for the cardinal directions, after receiving direct instruction and carrying out activities in cooperative group settings, in 1 class period.

Students will be able to locate the local community, surrounding communities and major geographic features of the SE Utah and the Four-Corners region on a map, after receiving direct instruction and carrying out activities in cooperative group settings.

These activities will provide students an opportunity to reflect their culture through art.

This article provides an overview of culturally responsive teaching and highlights resources for more information.

Help children recognize traditions they have in their own families and provide them with an opportunity to share part of that culture with others. Have child(ren) share a drawing, a photo, music they enjoy, food, etc. 

This lesson introduces the idea of culture to middle school ELL students, from the perspective of self and society, and aims to get students to consider how culture shapes their ideas, beliefs and identity.

Portrait of a graduate bulletin board with grade level I can statements|in student-friendly language.

 In this lesson plan, educators will learn to teach students how to stack cups.

One common mistake students make when dividing fractions using visuals is the confusion between remainder and the fractional part of a mixed number answer.

This Canva presentation can help middle school teachers instruct students in passwords that protect.

This Canva presentation can help high school teachers instruct students in passwords that protect.

Lesson that allows students to creativity curate their own art show and present in a digital format

A regional city has had lots of problems with gangs and violence over the years. The mayor, chief of police, and city council need your help. Data are available for the following: Incidents of violence, Homicides, Assaults, Regional Population (Census data), Unemployment, Unemployment rate, High School enrollment, High school drop outs, Graduation rate, Drop out rate, Prison population, Released on parole, Parole violations, Percent of parole violations, and Juvenile Inmates. Analyze and model these data to give the city a plan to reduce violence. After you complete your analysis and model, prepare a news release for the mayor briefly outlining your proposals that recommend a campaign strategy to curb the violence.

In this webinar, Dr. Mathes shares research on what is possible towards having students that no longer experience severe reading problems. She shares what we know in terms of research, including brain research, what interventions have been shown to be highly effective, and the ages at which we get the best effects for these kids.

Curiosity is the urge to explain the unexpected, to resolve uncertainty, or the urge to know more (Meta X Learning). Cognitive scientist Elizabeth Bonawitz suggests it “acts as a kind of filter you put over the world to help the mind decide what information to attend to. It’s a physiological response that helps drive action and decision-making to support learning.”

With a real context to the situations that the afrodescendant community continues to live, so in this web portal you can find information about the dismantling of racism, political and economic development of blacks.