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Acquire strategies for teaching reading comprehension across all middle school curriculum areas. You'll learn how to help students unlock the text to become more strategic readers.
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From the education reference

inquiry
Active approach to learning in which students investigate a problem based on a model of scientific inquiry. Students or teachers pose a problem, form hypotheses, collect and analyze data, and compare findings with initial hypotheses.
site-based management
Organizational structure that decentralizes authority and increases the autonomy of individual schools. Responsibility and accountability are at the school level, and the decision-making process includes teachers, administrators, parents, and community members.
site-based management
Organizational structure that decentralizes authority and increases the autonomy of individual schools. Responsibility and accountability are at the school level, and the decision-making process includes teachers, administrators, parents, and community members.
problem-based assessment
Based on a problem-solving or problem-posing educational model, problem-based assessment involves the presentation of a problem the student must solve.
project-based learning
Teaching approach that engages students in sustained, collaborative real-world investigations. Projects are organized around a driving question, and students participate in a variety of tasks that seek to meaningfully address this question.
problem-based learning
Model of instruction in which the teacher poses an authentic problem for student resolution. PBL may be one among many strategies in a classroom or an entire curricular and instructional approach. In the course of problem-solving, students work cooperatively in groups to learn content and skills related to real world problems. The teacher acts as a facilitator to learning.
digital game-based learning
Instructional method that incorporates educational content or learning principles into video games with the goal of engaging learners. Applications of digital game-based learning draw upon the constructivist theory of education.

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A perspective on inquiry
In this interview, Norman Budnitz, cofounder of the Center for Inquiry Based Learning, talks about inquiry and how to teach with it in a K–12 classroom.
Format: article/best practice
By Waverly Harrell.
Letting students ask the questions -- and answering them
For this high school science teacher, learning science means doing science. A look at an inquiry-based earth and environmental science classroom.
Format: article/best practice
By Amy Anderson.
Focus on Planet Earth
LEARN NC has developed a resource guide of interactive websites, integrated lesson plans, idea-generating articles, and inspiring field trips to help you incorporate environmental themes in your classroom, school, and community.
Format: bibliography/help
Hurricanes
A guide to teaching about hurricanes, including virtual field trips, lesson plans, and interactive websites.
Format: bibliography/help
Coastal weather issues: Planning for a hurricane
The unit is designed for seventh grade students who have been studying Earth and its atmosphere. In this sequence, students are faced with the realistic issue of personal and social decision-making when planning for hurricane strikes, which includes classification, tracking, and monitoring hurricanes, as well as planning for evacuations. The inquiry-based approach involves a WebQuest in which the learner will assume the role of an emergency management team member who must create a preparation plan for the community.
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Computer/Technology Skills and Science)
By Karen Greene.

Resources on the web

The Center for Science Education
A great place to find resources, activities, lesson plans, and more related to space science, the solar system and the universe. (Learn more)
Format: website/lesson plan
Provided by: University of California at Berkeley Spcae Science Laboratory
Exploring Magnetism Lesson Series
A series of six lessons on general magnetism, solar wind, solar flares, space weather, electromagnetism, and earth's magnetism. Each lesson includes objectives, background information, activities, worksheets, rubrics, and further resources. Some materials... (Learn more)
Format: website/lesson plan
Provided by: Regents of the University of California