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    Teaching to Thrive with Dr. Bettina Love
    Social and Emotional Learning
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    The Office of Teacher Development, in partnership with Dr. Bettina Love, proudly presents "Teaching to Thrive." These multi-modal professional learning tool kits provide resources for teachers to engage their students in creative, meaningful, and culturally responsive and sustaining learning. Tool Kit One focuses on assisting teachers in delivering...

    Remote Instruction: Pedagogical Supports for Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Practices
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    This collection contains a set of resources designed and curated to support teachers in engaging in remote instruction in culturally responsive and sustaining ways. They are intended to serve as guidance and not a central mandate. Schools should utilize these resources in ways that best serve the school community.  Consider this resource to support...

    Mic check: Reviewing online resources with a critical lens
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    In this collection of resources, teachers and other educators will learn about four core principles for reviewing the wealth of free online materials available for use during distance learning. The Office of Teacher Development recognizes NYCDOE teachers are receiving an overabundance of online/distance learning resources right now and this collect...
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    33 astronomy labs

    Grades 8 - 10 Science

    The New York State Teacher website shares these labs, all designed with the Earth Science Regents in mind. 

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    Earth Science: Astronomy
    Grades 8 - 10
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    This collection of resources is designed to support the study of high school level astronomy. The collections that appear first support a specific topic within astronomy, such as the universe, galaxies and stars, Earth's motions, the solar system and the Earth's moon.   Instructional materials that support multiple topics within astronomy are list...
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    Geology project ideas
    Grades 7 - 10
    Science
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    Geologists study the Earth, trying to understand the forces that gradually shape and change the landscape and ocean floor, as well as forces that make themselves felt more suddenly, like earthquakes and volcanoes. These projects, shared by Science Buddies, encourage students to explore real world applications of geology. Scope and sequence connect...

    Plate tectonics
    Grades 7 - 10
    Science
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     The Discover our Earth site allows users to explore the concepts of plate tectonics in more detail. Hosted by Cornell University.    Scope and sequence connection: Earth Science: Geology: Plate tectonics. Performance standard: 2.1j, 2.1k, 2.1l, 2.1m, 2.1n, 2.1o, 2.1p.

    Topographic map analysis
    Grades 8 - 10
    Science
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    This activity asks students to practice drawing contour lines on various maps. The exercise starts students with level 1 questions and slowly builds to more challenging application questions about slope, gradient, drawing profiles, streams and other regents aligned tasks. Shared by Hommocks school districk in New York. Scope and sequence connectio...

    Problem-attic for Regents review
    Grades 8 - 10
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    The problem-attic website shares questions from Regents exams. The site is free to use but registration is required.
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