Even though the Founders surely intended that Congress hold a great deal of power over the judicial branch, in reality the basic organization of federal courts has remained basically the same throughout U.S. history. Congress has created new courts and reorganized others, and the system has grown increasingly complex. The courts have a great deal of independence, however, and they have established the judicial branch as a strong coequal to Congress and the president.

Editable slide deck for distance learning as a tool to build connections and increase technology skills. Model for an interactive introductory presentation for students who are distance learning. Created for 3rd graders, but can be adapted for other ages.

Extensive reading of works by a few major poets. Emphasizes the evolution of each poet's work and the questions of poetic influence and literary tradition. Instruction and practice in oral and written communication. Topic for Fall: Does Poetry Matter? Topic for Spring: Gender and Lyric Poetry.

Extensive reading of works by a few major poets. Emphasizes the evolution of each poet's work and the questions of poetic influence and literary tradition. Instruction and practice in oral and written communication. Topic for Fall: Does Poetry Matter? Topic for Spring: Gender and Lyric Poetry. From the course home page Course Description The landscape we will explore is the troublesome one of the relevance, impact, and importance of poetry in a troubled modern world. We will read both poetry and prose by several substantial modern writers, each of whom confronted the question that is the subject's title.

Extensive reading of works by a few major poets. Emphasizes the evolution of each poet's work and the questions of poetic influence and literary tradition. Instruction and practice in oral and written communication. Topic for Fall: Does Poetry Matter? Topic for Spring: Gender and Lyric Poetry.

Students use Plickers cards to assess learning during previous viewing of a cultural video: Rick Steve's Spain, Region of Castile.

“TRUST ME” is a feature-length documentary that delves into the topics of manipulation and misinformation by exploring human nature, information technology, and the need for news and media literacy to help people trust one another.

Misinformation is all around us, and it has real-world consequences. In today’s information landscape where anyone can publish almost anything, who — and what — can you trust?

“TRUST ME” is a feature-length documentary directed by Oscar-nominated Roko Belic that delves into the topics of manipulation and misinformation by exploring human nature, information technology, and the need for news and media literacy to help people trust one another.

The guide is intended for adult learners in all settings, such as colleges, correctional facilities and community forums. Leaders should adapt, adopt and adjust these recommendations and ideas as they see fit.

The discussions we recommend are broken up into three sections: before viewing, during viewing and after viewing to help you establish, and build on, the core concepts in the film and reflect on the questions that result. Extension and further reading opportunities are listed at the end of the guide.

The guide is intended for parents and caregivers to aid in discussing the film with their families or other caregivers. They should adapt, adopt, and adjust these recommendations and ideas as they see fit.

The discussions we recommend are broken up into three sections: before viewing, during viewing and after viewing to help you establish, and build on, the core concepts in the film and reflect on the questions that result. Extension and further reading opportunities are listed at the end of the guide.

For this lesson, students will learn how to pick a topic for a research paper. They will then think of questions they want to answer in their research paper, and use those questions to guide what they take notes on. A detailed PowerPoint explains how to use PowerPoint to organize and take notes.

Was the American Revolution inevitable? This lesson is designed to help students understand the transition to armed resistance and the contradiction in the Americans' rhetoric about slavery through the examination of a series of documents. While it is designed to be conducted over a several-day period, teachers with time constraints can choose to utilize only one of the documents to illustrate the patriots' responses to the actions of the British.

The Folger Shakespeare Library provides the full searchable text of "The Taming of the Shrew" to read online or download as a PDF. All of the lines are numbered sequentially to make it easier and more convenient to find any line.

The rise of the Tang dynasty in China mirrored the rise of the Han over 800 years earlier. Like the Han dynasty before them, the Tang dynasty was created after the fall of a ruthless leadership. And like the Han before them, the Tang dynasty had their own powerful leader, Emperor Tai-tsung.

Help kids get excited about fruit and vegetables. This game will help make kids excited about eating their fruits & veggies. It is a ground-breaking game that encourages kids to eat a broader range of fruit and veg and build a better relationship with food. This game is packed full of fun mini-games that encourage 3-6+ year olds to explore foods with all five of their senses. It is designed in collaboration with Dr. Lucy Cooke, an expert in children’s food preferences and eating habits. This game complements Pre-K / Pre-School and Reception / Kindergarten food education and is inspired by the Sapere method.

A free mathematics game that makes number practice fun! This game is designed in collaboration with experts in early years mathematics. It is a fun-filled game that offers exciting new ways to practice numbers. It's aligned with the Pre-K/Reception curriculum and enjoyable for ages 4-6+. There are 80 levels that provide structured practice in addition, subtraction, counting, number bonds to 10, and more!

This is a free book-reading game for kids. Explore a magical world that ignites a love of reading! This resource gets kids reading more and boosts their confidence. The game takes players on a magical village of quests, reading books. It features over 70 amazing books to collect as rewards for completing fun jobs. It is designed in collaboration with leading academics.

Teach Your Monster to Read is a free online game that makes learning to read fun! It covers everything from letters and sounds to reading full sentences.

The ground-breaking game that makes learning to read fun. This game covers everything from letters and sounds to reading full sentences. It is designed in collaboration with leading academics. The game complements all synthetic phonics programs used in schools. The computer version is a 100% free phonics & reading game.

This site contains curated resources related to teaching digital literacy and digital fluency.

**This resource is published by Teaching for Democracy Alliance.The resource includes teaching about elections and voting assessment matrix, checklist for schools and district leaders, and downloadable documents for educators and administrators.