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		<title>Try Search PlanIt for Lesson Plans!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 04:23:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ This summer marked the launch of my year-long project to create the best lesson plan search engine that I could make.  And this past June Search PlanIt officially launched.  If you want to try it out now, just type your search terms in the Search PlanIt search bar above.  It will take you straight to the results. If you would like to read more about the creation of Search PlanIt, there is a great article on the Maui Librarian 2 Blog. And Search PlanIt has been featured on the Guerrilla Educators Site as well as a writeup on the DE Tools blog. But if you would like to just scroll through some of the free lesson pans that I and my guest bloggers have discovered while using Search PlanIt, then please visit the lesson plan blog that I have created to showcase Search PlanIt.  I really think you&#8217;ll be impressed! And I do plan on continuing both blogs, but my posts may be a little less frequent than in the past. So please try Search PlanIt and let me know what you think! &#160; &#160; &#160; Share]]></description>
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		<title>Earth Day Lesson Plans, Worksheets and Printables</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 01:39:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s Spring and you need some lesson plans, worksheets and printables for Earth Day. So let&#8217;s put the lesson plan search engine to work. Here are just a few results from the search term &#8220;Earth Day&#8221;. Earth Day Lesson Plans: Kindergarten Lesson Plan for the Rain Forest. Some great lesson plan ideas for elementary, including hands-on planting and growing of seeds and trees. Earth Day Printables and Worksheets: A great set of quick worksheets for primary and elementary. They have mazes, self-created sign worksheets, and some neat coloring pages. A religious song for home schooling or Sunday School. Or, a secular song for elementary classrooms or music. How about a rap song about Earth Day? Enjoy! What did you find on our lesson plan search engine? Share]]></description>
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		<title>Epitaph Lesson Plans, Worksheets, &amp; Printables</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 23:46:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read that April 6th is &#8220;Plan Your Epitaph Day&#8221;. So I began to think: Could the lesson plan search engine return lesson plans, worksheets, or printables that dealt with the theme of epitaphs? The answer is yes! In fact, there were two pages of results. As a history teacher I have used epitaphs in the past. They are an effective way to get students to think about a person&#8217;s contributions to the world and to reflect on their own contributions to the people around them. Although some might consider it a bit morbid, I have found that kids brush right past the morbid aspect and proceed right onto their own narcissistic vantage point. How will I be remembered? So here are a few lesson plans that I found that use epitaphs; both personal and those of famous people. I focused on high schoolers since I think that they would be the appropriate audience. But it&#8217;s your call! High School Lesson Plans: Rewrite Shakespeare&#8217;s Epitaph. This activity has students break into small groups and rewrite Shakespeare&#8217;s epitaph using iambic pentameter. A nice way to make students appreciate his contribution to literature and to learn the art form. Benjamin Franklin&#8217;s epitaph. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Kite Month Lesson Plans</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:22:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So how about some lesson plans for National Kite Month?  I&#8217;ve found a few lesson plans, printables,  and worksheets from the National Kite Month site as well as from our lesson plan search engine. I don&#8217;t know about your area, but this weekend was the first nice weekend we have had in quite a while.  And it got me to thinking about some of my favorite Spring memories.  And one that was right there on top is the annual kite festival hosted by our local community college. My family will plan on meeting friends, pack a picnic lunch, throw in a kite, and head to the campus.  We are always treated with a sky full of kites, flown both by amateurs and advanced hobbyists. So I started looking for resources on kites and how to use kites in the classroom. I didn&#8217;t have to look far.  National Kite Month has a website specifically for teachers.  (www.nationalkitemonth.org)  Not only do they have patterns for kites and kite-based games, they also have kite-based lesson plans broken down by subject.  So if you want to do a geography lesson, why not tie it into kites for National Kite Month? But then I wanted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Search Plan-It</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 17:20:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you can tell, I&#8217;ve been pretty focused on my lesson plan search engine lately.  I&#8217;ve been using the lesson plan search engine on this site to spice up my current lesson plans, and I have shared some Great Depression lesson plans on my Facebook Page if you would like to have a look at those results. I&#8217;ve called the page &#8220;Search Plan-It&#8221; and I want to tell you a little bit about it. My wife and I have had such a great response to our search engine that we have decided to design a full-featured search engine just for lesson plans.  We have been calling it &#8220;Search Plan-It&#8221;, and have enlisted an old Marching Mizzou friend to help with the programming side of things.  It&#8217;s been an exciting, frustrating, and educational experience all at once. Our goal for launch is April of this year.  So apologies for not posting to Lesson Upgrades as regularly as I have been, but something exciting is coming. Search Plan-It will be a one-of-a-kind search engine dedicated exclusively to finding lesson plans.  It is made by teachers for teachers.  Quick, simple, and easy.  That has been our focus. Every teacher I have talked to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Search Sunday: Lesson Plans for World War II</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2011 11:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, I&#8217;ve placed another set of lesson plans on Facebook.  These focus on World War II.  Take a spin on the search engine and post your own results.  I&#8217;ve been finding some great stuff. Here&#8217;s one that I really like: Primary documents from the Smithsonian: http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/civic_responsibility/smithsonian_siyc_fall07.pdf Leave me a comment &#8211; You can decide what we&#8217;ll do next Sunday! Share]]></description>
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		<title>Search Sundays: American History Lesson Plans for the Great Depression (1930&#8242;s)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 13:18:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s Sunday and I know some of you out there are thinking about what you are going to do tomorrow. Well good news!  I am starting a series of posts called &#8220;Search Sundays&#8221; in which  will share some the free lesson plans returned by our lesson plan search engine. The topic for week two?   American History the Great Depression Here are two that I liked.  If you would like to see more, please join out Facebook discussion on 1930&#8242;s lesson plans. (Don&#8221;t worry about the name &#8220;Search Plan-It&#8221;.  It is the name of our forthcoming, improved search engine this Spring) Used Search Plan-It to find this Webquest on the Great Depression. Might be a good introduction or conclusion activity: http://chalk.richmond.edu/education/projects/webquests/greatdepression/ Quick Search Plan-It search found this printable for younger kids: http://www.teachervision.fen.com/1930s/printable/46113.html What should we do next week for &#8220;Search Sunday&#8221;?  Leave me your comments and we can go from there! Share]]></description>
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		<title>Free Lesson Plans for the 1920&#8242;s and the Harlem Renaissance</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2011 11:02:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s Sunday and I know some of you out there are thinking about what you are going to do tomorrow. Well good news!  I am starting a series of posts called &#8220;Search Sundays&#8221; in which  will share some the free lesson plans returned by our lesson plan search engine. This weeks topic: American History the 1920&#8242;s Here are two that I liked.  If you would like to see more, please join out Facebook discussion on 1920&#8242;s lesson plans. (Don&#8221;t worry about the name &#8220;Search Plan-It&#8221;.  It is the name of our forthcoming, improved search engine this Spring) Very cool multimedia resources from the 1920&#8242;s that I found using Search Plan-It. Has photos and audio (awesome!) http://www.thegateway.org/search?gemrecordkeywords%3Alist=Coolidge%2C+Calvin Here&#8217;s a cool one where students create a newspaper about the Harlem Renaissance: http://alex.state.al.us/lesson_view.php?id=11927 What should we do next week for &#8220;Search Sunday&#8221;?  Leave me your comments and we can go from there! Share]]></description>
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		<title>Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities for Martin Luther King Jr. Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 16:14:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know that almost all teachers; elementary, history, and others, have lesson plans and classroom activities covering Martin Luther King Jr.  But in case you would like a lesson plan covering Dr. King&#8217;s contributions closer to Martin Luther King Day, I used our lesson plan search engine to find a number of lesson plans that teachers could use on MLK day.  There are activities and worksheets for elementary students, secondary students, and home schoolers. If you would like all of our lesson plans for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, please check out the Facebook discussion that we created.  (Don&#8217;t be confused by the Search Plan-It page.  It&#8217;s the new name for our forthcoming, improved search engine coming this Spring.) Please leave a comment and add your own insights and lesson plans to help all of us relay this great man&#8217;s legacy to our students. Here are a couple of  lesson plans from our discussion that I think you will enjoy: These are GREAT printables and activities for elementary school through high school lesson plans: http://www.teachervision.fen.com/martin-luther-king-jr/teacher-resources/6643.html Search Plan-It returned this lesson plan that would be appropriate for older students (I&#8217;m sending you straight to the activities. Use the tabs and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lesson Planning using S.M.A.R.T. Objectives and Bloom&#8217;s Taxonomy. Part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently one of our teacher-readers honored me by asking my opinion on writing lesson plans.  What do I think should be included in an effective lesson plan? Well for what it is worth, here is my advice for creating effective lesson plans. The first thing I always start with is the objective, which I always try to make as an action statement.  What do I want my students to be able to do after the lesson is over. Two useful tools for creating an effective objective are application of the S.M.A.R.T. model and Bloom&#8217;s Taxonomy.  Then after the objective is set, I start to look at how to achieve the objective, and then how to upgrade that objective to include one or more of Dan Pink&#8217;s AWNM aptitudes. For this first post, let&#8217;s just look at setting student objectives. Step 1: Setting Your Objective I really think this is the hardest part of lesson planning.  But putting in the effort on this part will make the rest go smoothly. I always start with a question:  &#8220;What do I want my students to be able to do after the lesson?&#8221; Should they be able to identify five Middle East countries from [...]]]></description>
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