Transdisciplinary Learning: Teacher Pesources for Unit Planning

Model Units - Multimedia - Global Connections - Assessments - Graphic Organizers

Model Units:

Designing Effective Projects: Unit Plans by Grade Level -Intel Teach to the Future is a complete program for project-based learning that incorporates essential questions, assessments, and comprehensive projects.

Thinkfinity -Thousands of high-quality resources, unit plans and lesson plans. Includes connections to Read-Write-Think, XPeditions, Science NetLinks, Literacy Network and others.

LearnNC - Lesson plans and teaching strategies, classroom text & multimedia.

WISE - Web-Based Inquiry Science Environment

Multimedia:

Discovery Streaming - Provides a variety of support materials for inquiry-based projects not limited to streaming video, interactivity includes a writing prompt builder, assignment builder and quizmaker.  Includes a variety of professional learning materials. Writing Prompt Example.

Teachers' Domain  -Find multimedia resources for the classroom and professional development (Register to download, share, and save resources - free).

Digital Library for Earth Science

Teacher Tube - A multimedia/video collection for teachers.  Allows for uploads as well as downloads.

Global Connections:

iEarn Projects - Embed global connections and learning.

ePals Projects

Assessments - Checklists/Rubrics:

PBL Exemplary Projects

RubiStar - Create a Rubric, edit an existing rubric, copy it to a word processor, publish it and use it online.

iRubric from rCampus - A new collaborative space for creating, building and assigning rubrics to students.

Graphic Organizers:

Graphic Organizers from EduPlace - provides .pdf print outs of the most popular organizers.

Holt Graphic Organizers

Read-Write-Think Organizers - Interactive organizers that support lesson ideas.

Intel Thinking Tools - Visual Ranking Tool, Seeing Reason and Showing Evidence are online organizers that promote higher-order thinking skills.

ReadingQuest Organizers