The Personal Statement: Student Guide

The Personal Statement: Student Guide

Performance Task Student Guide Personal Statement Writing about oneself can be a doorway to what we know about ourselves, what we care about, what’s on our minds, and what we know has influenced and impacted our lives.  This student-facing performance task guide, The...
CBL Curriculum: Higher, Faster, Farther, Gr5

CBL Curriculum: Higher, Faster, Farther, Gr5

CBL Curriculum Project: Elementary/Grade 5 Higher. Faster. Farther. Ever wonder how roller coasters are designed and built? How do the cars stay on the track even in a loop-the-loop? How can the car reach over 70mph without an engine? How do the engineers at Six...
CBL Curriculum: Courageous Characters Who Take a Stand, MS

CBL Curriculum: Courageous Characters Who Take a Stand, MS

CBL Curriculum Project: Middle School Courageous Characters Who Take a Stand In the classic book and movie, “The Wizard of Oz” the lion is in search of courage. In the end, he realizes that he has been courageous all along but did not realize it. Thinking back on your...
CBL Curriculum: Mind Your Mother Earth, HS

CBL Curriculum: Mind Your Mother Earth, HS

CBL Curriculum Project: High School Mind Your Mother Earth Mind Your Mother Earth | High School Geography. Designed for SCDE 2019 Across South Carolina there are signs of struggle between humans and their environment: a longer mosquito season in coastal areas, higher...
Author Says, I Say, So

Author Says, I Say, So

Author Says, I Say, So This activity provides a highly structured way for students to identify, organize, and process their reactions to a text. It facilitates students’ ability to react meaningfully to a text, and then to draw logical conclusions based both on their...