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Introduction to Civic Online Reasoning for Distance Learning
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This collection of lessons represent adapted and remixed instructional content for teaching media literacy and specifically civic online reasoning through distance learning. These lessons take students through the steps necessary to source online content, verify evidence presented, and corroborate claims with other sources.

The original lesson plans are the work of Stanford History Education Group, licensed under CC 4.0. Please refer to the full text lesson plans at Stanford History Education Group’s, Civic Online Reasoning Curriculum for specifics regarding background, research findings, and additional curriculum for teaching media literacy in the twenty-first century.

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Education
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Adrienne Williams
Heather Galloway
Morgen Larsen
Rachel Obenchain
Stanford History Education Group-Civic Online Reasoning Project
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06/08/2020
John McCoy (lulilaš) Since Time Immemorial: Tribal Sovereignty in Washington State
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The Since Time Immemorial: Tribal Sovereignty in Washington State instructional materials, have been developed by the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction in partnership with the Federally Recognized Tribes in Washington State, The curriculum uses an inquiry, place-based and integrated approach.

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Cultural Geography
U.S. History
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Lesson
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Author:
Barbara Soots
Washington OSPI OER Project
OSPI Social Studies
Willard Bill Jr
Date Added:
12/02/2021
K-5 NGSS Resource Sets for Teaching Science and Integrating with ELA
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This OSPI resource provides curated collections of free activities, lessons, units, and informational "texts" (articles, passages, e-books, videos, podcasts) to support every NGSS Performance Expectation (standard) in grades K-5.  This resource is intended to support teachers with teaching science while also integrating science and ELA to grow student knowledge, thinking, application, and skills in both content areas.  Materials are organized into units based on the topics and essential questions in each grade. Resources listed are all freely available online, with some requiring teachers to create free accounts to access.  Some trade books are also listed that might be accessed through a library system. Gratitude is expressed to the Washington State Science Fellows, Science Fellows Emeriti, and ELA Fellows who contributed to curating the informational texts.  For questions or comments contact OSPI Elementary Science at Kimberley.Astle@k12.wa.us. 

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Elementary Education
Life Science
Literature
Physical Geography
Physical Science
Reading Informational Text
Speaking and Listening
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Author:
Kimberley Astle
Date Added:
08/09/2021
K-5 Science: New and Improved Essential Question Units and Resources
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For those who have previously discovered this resource, we would like to direct you to a new and improved version that now adds curated and freely available  informational "texts" (articles, passages, e-books, videos, podcasts) to support every NGSS Performance Expectation (standard) in grades K-5. This is to support elementary teachers with designing for learning that integrates science and literacy.  Click "View Resource" above for the link.This adds an additional layer to the previous resource that listed freely available activities, lessons, units, and whole-year curricula for every K-5 NGSS Performance Expectation.Please email kimberley.astle@k12.wa.us at OSPI Elementary Science with feedback and questions.  

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Elementary Education
Environmental Science
Life Science
Physical Geography
Physical Science
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Author:
Kimberley Astle
Date Added:
11/20/2020
Kindergarten - Elementary Science and Integrated Subjects: Tackling Trash
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Elementary Science and Integrated Subjects is a statewide Clime Time collaboration among ESD 123, ESD 105, and the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. Development of the resources is in response to a need for research- based science lessons for elementary teachers that are integrated with English language arts, mathematics and other subjects such as social studies. The template for Elementary integration can serve as an organized, coherent and research-based roadmap for teachers in the development of their own NGSS aligned science lessons.  Lessons can also be useful for classrooms that have no adopted curriculum as well as to serve as enhancements for  current science curriculum. 

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Ecology
Education
Elementary Education
Environmental Science
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Activity/Lab
Author:
Georgia Boatman
Barbara Soots
Ellen Ebert
Kimberley Astle
Washington OSPI OER Project
Date Added:
06/04/2020
Ké Chuyên: Vietnamese American Experiences
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Students begin this unit by exploring the themes of humanity and community as they discuss  the many factors that influence the development of personal identities. They unpack together how we show versus hide different parts of ourselves, and how our identities can be both fixed and ever-changing. Then, students listen to oral histories by Vietnamese Americans to learn how displacement and resettlement have impacted them personally and shaped their outlook on helping others. Using evidence from these firsthand accounts, students answer the question: What can the experiences of displaced people teach us about community, resilience, and humanity? Throughout this unit, students work in teams to create a podcast where they reflect on their collective responsibility to stand in solidarity with displaced people.

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U.S. History
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Author:
Educurious .
Date Added:
08/18/2022
Lenses of Vietnam: Protest in a Democracy [Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Unit Plan]
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This inquiry takes students through an analysis and evaluation of the Compelling Question “Is protest important in a democracy?” using the Vietnam War as a lens to approach the topic. To accomplish this, students will become more media literate through evaluating sources, biases, perspectives, and the goals of creating media. Throughout the inquiry, students will engage in activities designed to promote and develop media literacy while analzying the Compelling Question and learning about the historical protests of the Vietnam Era.This inquiry is expected to take two weeks (10 periods) to complete: one 45-minute class period to stage the question, introduce the inquiry, and to review media literacy; two 45-minute class periods for each of the three supporting questions; and then three 45-minute class periods for students to write and research their argumentative thesis. If students are as of yet less familiar with media literacy, the instructor should add at least another class period, or more, introducing them more fully to this.The full unit, along with all materials and resources, is available as a PDF attachment.

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Anthropology
Cultural Geography
History
Political Science
Social Science
Sociology
U.S. History
World History
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Author:
Adam MacDonald
Date Added:
06/23/2020
Living in Washington: Geography, Resources, and Economy
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The unit from Central Valley School District in Washington, is focused on the examination of geography in terms of “place.” Students dive into inquiry to answer the compelling question, What is unique about living in Washington? Through this question students will understand where and why people live in Washington State. Students will dive into the regions of Washington State and define it through many characteristics. Students will ultimately choose a region to become an expert on and communicate what makes that region unique. Each student’s performance task product will reflect choice and build upon student strengths according to their skill set.

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Cultural Geography
Elementary Education
English Language Arts
History
U.S. History
World Cultures
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Lesson
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Author:
Washington OSPI OER Project
Leslie Heffernan
Date Added:
01/25/2024
MOWWM The Arts - Virtual Learning Resources
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These virtual learning resources were created to adapt the course for virtual learning, and shared by mathematics educators from around the state for your use.

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Mathematics
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Lesson Plan
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Hannah Hynes-Petty
Washington OSPI OER Project
Washington OSPI Mathematics Department
Arlene Crum
Date Added:
10/19/2020
MOWWM Unit 4: Finances for Life Topic 3 - Business
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 Modeling Our World with Mathematics Unit 4: Finances for Life Topic 3 - Business

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Mathematics
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Author:
Hannah Hynes-Petty
Washington OSPI OER Project
Washington OSPI Mathematics Department
Arlene Crum
Date Added:
11/20/2020
MOWWM Unit 6: The Arts - Thinking Bank Topic 1
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Additional practice problems and activities to support the mathematical content in MOWWM Unit 6: The Arts - Topic 1

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Mathematics
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Author:
Hannah Hynes-Petty
Washington OSPI OER Project
Washington OSPI Mathematics Department
Arlene Crum
Date Added:
12/23/2020
MOWWM Unit 6: The Arts - Thinking Bank Topics 2 & 3
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Additional practice problems and activities to support the mathematical content in MOWWM Unit 6: The Arts - Topics 2 & 3. 

Subject:
Mathematics
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Author:
Hannah Hynes-Petty
Washington OSPI OER Project
Washington OSPI Mathematics Department
Arlene Crum
Date Added:
12/23/2020
MOWWM Unit 6: The Arts Topic 1 - Catch a Wave with Music
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Modeling Our World with Mathematics Unit 6: The Arts Topic 1 - Catch a Wave with Music

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Mathematics
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Author:
Hannah Hynes-Petty
Washington OSPI OER Project
Washington OSPI Mathematics Department
Arlene Crum
Date Added:
10/13/2020
MOWWM Unit 6: The Arts Topic 2 - Congruence with Art
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Modeling Our World with Mathematics Unit 6: The Arts Topic 2 - Congruence with Art

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Mathematics
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Author:
Hannah Hynes-Petty
Washington OSPI OER Project
Washington OSPI Mathematics Department
Arlene Crum
Date Added:
10/13/2020
MPIR - Clothesline
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Clothesline is one of many Mathematically Productive Instructional Routines (MPIR). They are short (10ish minutes), daily exercises aimed at building number sense. This is one of six different MPIR covered in the Mathematically Productive Instructional Routines collection from the Washington Office of Public Instruction and the Washington Association of Educational Service Districts.

Subject:
Mathematics
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Barbara Soots
Washington OSPI OER Project
Washington OSPI Mathematics Department
Date Added:
04/08/2021
MPIR - My Favorite Know
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My Favortie kNOw is one of many Mathematically Productive Instructional Routines (MPIR). They are short (10ish minutes), daily exercises aimed at building number sense. This is one of six different MPIR covered in the Mathematically Productive Instructional Routines collection from the Washington Office of Public Instruction and the Washington Association of Educational Service Districts.

Subject:
Mathematics
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Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Barbara Soots
Washington OSPI OER Project
Washington OSPI Mathematics Department
Date Added:
04/08/2021
MPIR - Notice and Wonder
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Notice and Wonder is one of many Mathematically Productive Instructional Routines (MPIR). They are short (10ish minutes), daily exercises aimed at building number sense. This is one of six different MPIR covered in the Mathematically Productive Instructional Routines collection from the Washington Office of Public Instruction and the Washington Association of Educational Service Districts.

Subject:
Mathematics
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Barbara Soots
Washington OSPI OER Project
Washington OSPI Mathematics Department
Date Added:
04/08/2021
MPIR - Number Talks
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Number Talks are one of many Mathematically Productive Instructional Routines (MPIR). They are short (10ish minutes), daily exercises aimed at building number sense. This is one of six different MPIR covered in the Mathematically Productive Instructional Routines collection from the Washington Office of Public Instruction and the Washington Association of Educational Service Districts.

Subject:
Mathematics
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Barbara Soots
Washington OSPI Mathematics Department
Washington OSPI OER Project
Date Added:
04/08/2021