Resource Sets
Resource Sets
Embedded Files
MAPPING
MAPPING
Map building tools are great options for data organization. Maps can be created as a source of reference but can also provide an excellent opportunity for students to design and publish an alternative to traditional reports and presentations. Locations can be marked and linked with rich text, hyperlinks, and other media to provide a coherent representation of a study.
Route planners, such as MapQuest's route planner, are another interesting component to incorporate into instruction.
This original map is a mockup requested by Dora Finley during the early stages of Mobile's African American Heritage Trail ( aka Dora Franklin Finley African American Heritage Trail ) to
demonstrate the possibility of an interactive online map with text and photo images -a more dynamic alternative to the then existing static PDFs produced by the city. Custom icons can also enhance the map, such as the Sankofa symbol in our example.
Slideshows can be used for a variety of purposes. Rather than a long text document, the slideshow condenses pertinent information into visual snippets . Viewers can flip through at their own pace, choosing to read only headings, highlighted fragments, entire passages, or any combination.
This slideshow was created to support parents & teachers who were lobbying for recess, providing them with an overview of the research and organizations supporting daily recess for children.
A more complex slideshow can be found on the Culturally Responsive Teaching page of this site. It includes video and linked documents.
PDFs
PDFs
This is an elementary school lesson anchored around the historic site of a black hospital, created for students in Mobile, Alabama. Today the building sits in front of a public elementary school. The impact of knowing local history and making personal connections with it is invaluable. It should be noted that at least two students in the classroom for which this was created had grandparents born in this black hospital.
This PDF includes embedded hyperlinks. It is a first draft. My vision is that the teacher information on the back would actually be online, opening the back page up for student comprehension, critical thinking, and language arts activities.
The "Education Connections" newsletter example has live links to sections within the newsletter itself, as well as to outside sources. Simple to do, and pretty functional! This one was a sample done for coursework. There are some good social studies and Black history links inside.
Website
Website
The Restore Recess webpage on ALPTA's website was created to make the set of advocacy resources accessible to Alabama families. A single webpage that serves unlimited participants across wide geographic areas makes resource sharing fast, consistent, and cost‑effective. It supports independent learning by providing access to uniform materials whenever they need them.
In my role as Alabama PTA (ALPTA) Health & Safety Chair and continuing into my service as ALPTA Vice President of Legislation & Federal Legislative Chair, I conducted a statewide survey, researched examples and identified resources to assist parents and families in advocating for recess for Alabama's children. The original campaign was successful in making significant impact on the updated 2018 Alabama Course of Study for Physical Education.
EDUCATION GUIDE
EDUCATION GUIDE
We authored a different version of a resource set to enhance discussions, critical thinking, and classroom use of Margaret Brown's film, DESCENDANT. Click the link to access the DESCENDANT EDUCATION GUIDE . The guide provides engagements to prime viewer thinking before viewing and to facilitate reflection, research, and/or discussion after viewing.
Education guides are a specific type of resource set consisting of engagements or lesson plans intended to enrich learning related to another resource, event, or activity. It could be provided using most of the methods shared on this page.
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