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    Corequisite Support—Scaffolding with a Nudge

    We’ve all been there, halfway through an amazingly planned (and executed!) lesson on the chain rule when everything comes grinding to a halt—not because of the difficulty of the content, but because students haven’t had to think about functional...

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    Helping Students Visualize What They Read

    For fluent readers, reading is like having a movie play in their minds. But for struggling readers, they see pages and pages of text. Stopping to...

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    AP® Language: Selfie Prompt Deconstruction Assignment

    In today’s digital world, photographs play a significant role in how we express ourselves, communicate with others, and document our lives. This...

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    Character Posts: Social Media Storytelling from the Text

    In this creative and analytical lesson, students will explore character development, relationships, and key events in a literary text by crafting a...

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    AP® Environmental Science: Strengthening Systems Thinking

    Environmental science is highly visual and deeply systems-based. Understanding everything from ecosystem interactions to sustainable practices to...

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    Now What? Some Ideas for After the AP® Exam

    The AP exams end, the proctors tell students to log out, and for a brief moment, the room exhales. That one day in May has really come and gone. Then...

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    Writing Scenes Using Humans of New York

    This lesson invites students to explore how effective storytelling can distill powerful emotions and experiences into brief, memorable scenes....

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    Analyzing Rhetorical Context Through Internet Trends

    In this lesson, students analyze the rhetorical situation surrounding viral social media challenges. Students will explore how these digital trends...

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    The Power of Speed Sheets

    Any distance runner will tell you that preparation for a longer run like a 10k or marathon incorporates not only distance training, but sprints as...

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