The Fair and Impartial Judiciary Symposium convened lawyers, scholars, judges and thought leaders at the University of Pennsylvania Law School to address the meaning and impact of an independent judiciary. The topics included the meaning of âfair and impartial judiciaryâ; the difference between state and federal courts; the challenges to judicial independence; deciding difficult cases; and the Supreme Court. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy gave the closing talk on âThe Nature of Judicial Independence.â The symposium was organized by the Rendell Center for Civics and Civic Education in partnership with the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. Discussion guides accompany the videos.

Fairly Solvable: Standard 8.EE.7 Solve linear equations and inequalities in one variable. Give examples of linear equations in one variable with one solution,infinitely many solutions,or no solutions. Show which of these possibilities is the case by successively transforming the given equation into simpler forms, until an equivalent equation of the form x=a, a=a, or a=b results(where a and b are different numbers). Solve single-variable linear equations and inequalities with rational number coefficients, including equations and inequalities whose solutions require expanding expressions using the distributive property and collecting like terms. Solve single-variable absolute value equations.
This formative assessment exemplar was created by a team of Utah educators to be used as a resource in the classroom. It was reviewed for appropriateness by a Bias and Sensitivity/Special Education team and by state mathematics leaders. While no assessment is perfect, it is intended to be used as a formative tool that enables teachers to obtain evidence of student learning, identify assets and gaps in that learning, and adjust instruction for the two dimensions that are important for mathematical learning experiences (i.e., Standards for Mathematical Practice, Major Work of the Grade).

Students will begin to understand the concept of maps by describing the path that Little Red Riding Hood took on the way to Grandma's house.

Students will begin to understand the concept of maps by describing the path that Little Red Riding Hood took on the way to Grandma's house.

As some of the foundational texts for beginning readers, fairy tales are a staple of many classrooms. This lesson allows students to engage with fairy tales from different regions around the world and compare important cultural elements of these stories.

Fairy Tales offer a common theme for early learners.  Students are able to follow along with the story and characters and what is happening.  Help students identify the main parts of a story (characters, setting, theme, problem, events, solution) in stories that they read.  Then have students create their own fairy tale story.Materials: Fairy Tale TemplateBook(s): The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka, The Stinky Cheese Man by Jon Scieszka, The Paperbag Princess by Robert N. Munsch, Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude by Kevin O'MalleyLesson Plan:1. After reading familiar fairy tales and storie with students, have them identify characters, setting, theme, problem, events, and solution.  2. Share some "other" fairy tale stories from the books suggested above.  3. Let students brainstorm and come up with ideas they would like to use for their own fairy tale stories.  Have them use the Fairy Tale Template to help them organize their storyies and share ideas with others.4. You can have students write with partners or on their own to create their stories.  Allow them time to make an illustration as well.  Display their stories and allow for time to share their stories outloud with others.

Picture books provide the basis for an analysis of fairy tale elements before students write their own original tales.

Using an Arduino microprocessor, students will build an automated fish food feeder so fish can be fed when no one is at school?

This project involves learning how to do simple wiring of an LED, a buzzer, and a servo (motor) to a simple-to-use Arduino microprocessor.

TIn this lesson we will be discussing with high school students how to protect themselves from fake news.  We will be doing an activity that has them using these skills in real time. 

This engaging two-week course will provide participants with an opportunity to explore, create, and collaborate with our dynamic OER community, who is dedicated to improving teaching and learning throughout Utah. Educators will engage with emedia tools to effectively identify and evaluate resources - utilizing rubrics and quality criteria, and align them to standards, as well as explore curation strategies to collaboratively organize resources relevant to desired use and discover ways to create, remix, and share resources.Training days and times: November 10, 12, 17, 19 1:00-2:00 pm Mountain Time

A ladder 5 meters long is leaning against a vertical wall with its foot on a rug on the floor. Initially, the foot of the ladder is 3 meters from the wall. The rug is pulled out, and the foot of the ladder moves away from the wall at a constant rate of 1 meter per second. Build a mathematical model or models for the motion of the ladder. Use your model (or models) to find the velocity at which the top of the ladder hits the floor and the distance the top of the ladder will be from the wall at the moment that it hits the ground.

Here is a Nearpod that was created to give students another opportunity to solve real world problems using a Fall theme. These problems consist of word problems with basic multiplication and division strategies and facts. A fun new way to learn math.

This purpose of this task is to examine in a concrete situation a common statistical fallacy where two conditional probabilities are confused.

In this lesson, students learn about how the U.S, Supreme Court has interpreted freedom of the press throughout in the 20th century and into the 21st century. Access to this resource requires a free educator login.

This lesson plan provides many center activities that are designed around the idea of "families" and apply language and math skills.

This is a lesson plan to end a unit on Family History. During the unit, students learned about their family history, cultural background, and personal beliefs, values, and perceptions. Students will create a "Family Coat of Arms" to share their story digitally using Apple Keynote. (Picture is my own family crest creation)

This is a lesson plan to end a unit on Family History. During the unit, students learned about their family history, cultural background, and personal beliefs, values, and perceptions. Students will create a "Family Coat of Arms" to share their story digitally using Apple Keynote. (Picture is my own family crest creation)

This lesson plan has second grade children create a digital story about their family cultural traditions.(Cover Photo found at https://pixabay.com/illustrations/people-group-kids-children-2127510/)

This presentation for parents is a quick introduction to MagicSchool for Students and classroom usage. While this is not meant to be a training for parents, you can combine these slides with slides from our other trainings to give your parents as much information as you like. We suggest providing parents with a live walkthrough of the student tools by launching a room for them!

Students will define and learn about family life cycles and understand the various forms of families.