In this lesson plan from WorldWide Telescope Ambassadors, students explore objects representing various stages of the stellar life cycle and uncover how these stages fit together into two related sequences: one for Sun-like stars (similar in mass to our Sun) and one for massive stars (more than 8 to 10 times the mass of our Sun).

This resource was developed through WGBH’s Bringing the Universe to America’s Classrooms project, in collaboration with NASA.

The story of our solar system began more than 4.6 billion years ago, yet mysteries still remain about its formation and the collisions that formed the rocky inner planets. In this video segment adapted from NOVA: Finding Life Beyond Earth, immerse your students in the development of the solar system and then use the accompanying discussion questions to help them model and communicate the history of Earth. 

Feeling overwhelmd with Gmail? Does your Google Drive look worse than a teenager’s room? Have we got the help you need! In this session, we will look at some quick tips, settings, and organization ideas to help you better manage your inbox and clean up your Google Drive. 

MindMup 2.0 is an online mind mapping service that integrates with Google Drive and allows users to create conceptual maps, graphic organizers, and brainstorms. It redefines mind mapping by allowing users to create mind maps online, store them in Google Drive, and collaborate with others. MindMup helps students capture ideas and allows for visual thinking. 

These free Constitution Day lessons and activities from Tech & Learning will dramatically convey the 235-year-old document into the 21st-century classroom while inspiring students to understand, question, and debate the most important issues of our day.  

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Students will explain the meaning and origin of the ideas, including the core democratic values, expressed in the foundational documents of the United States. 

Students will demonstrate understanding of the complexity of enduring issues and recurring problems by making connections and generating themes within and across texts and analyze how the tensions among characters, communities, themes, and issues in literature and other texts reflect the substance of the human experience.

Students will write persuasively on a conservation issue and create a public service announcement to promote their cause.

Students will create a historical journal from a fictional character's point of view.

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Let's Get Funky with Google Slides looks at innovative, interactive ways you and your students can use Google Slides and incorporate App Smashing into the activities.

Discover how to harness the potential of Google Drive and Slides to become a digital superhero. Learn how to streamline your work processes, collaborate more effectively, and create stunning visual presentations with ease. Gather the tools and knowledge you need to dominate the digital realm. 

What are the benefits and challenges of using artificial intelligence and ChatGPT in K–12 education? In this session, we will examine how AI can help personalize the learning experience, improve student engagement, enhance real-time feedback, and provide insights into student learning. We will also look at concerns about privacy, ethical considerations, and how to ensure AI is used to support rather than replace human teaching. Join me in exploring how teachers might harness the power of AI and ChatGPT to enhance K–12 education and how to navigate the potential challenges. 

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