Fall 2020 OER Training

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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

Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy

Authors: Megan Simmons, Joanna Schimizzi

Reading Fluency Activities

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The reading fluency activities on this page are essential for children with dyslexia and struggling readers. These activities can be taught in the classroom (small and large group setting) and can also be implemented at home.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Author: readingresource.net

"An Outlaw Thanksgiving" Read Aloud Lesson

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A library lesson in which "An Outlaw Thanksgiving" by Emily Arnold McCully is read aloud and then discussed to discover text to history/geography/reader connections.    

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Author: Wendy Belcher

Making Words Activity (short i CVC)

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This is a short 5-10 minute activity where students will use letters to make words.  This lesson focuses on CVC words that have the short i sound.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Author: Kristi Gardner

Capturing Utah's Symbols and Landmarks

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Students will take digital pictures of Utah symbols and landmarks they find in their neighborhoods or communities. They will email them to their teacher, and the teacher will put them into a slideshow or movie to share with the class. This lesson was created by Traci Rindlisbach. 

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Katie Blunt

Lesson Plan Template

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This is a lesson plan template created by the Utah Education Network. It is meant to guide educators through creating lesson plans that contain all the necessary components for teacher and student success. Remix this template each time you create a lesson to share in eMedia. When you edit each section of the lesson plan template, delete the template description and add your own content. Add files and links to each section as needed. Remember to replace the preview image with an openly licensed image or screen capture that represents your lesson. After completing each lesson plan section included in this template, you will click "next" at the top of your screen. This is when you will replace this overview with your own brief description of your lesson. You will also be asked to finalize your lesson details (metadata), including connecting it to state curriculum standards. Please do not skip these details. These choices are what align your lesson to state standards and help others search for resources in eMedia. Thank you for contributing to eMedia!

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Katie Blunt