Unit Title	Author
2024
Meditation as Liberation: Transforming our Schools and Ourselves	Elizabeth Cesarini
Keywords: contemplative studies, EL, ELD, elementary, emergent bilinguals, English as a second language, English language development, English learner, English to speakers of other languages, ESL, ESOL, immigrant education, Meditation, Middle School, Mindfulness, ML, multilingual learners, project based learning, refugee education, SLIFE, student choice, students with limited or interrupted formal education, translanguaging
2023
Soundtrack to Our Class: Reading, Writing, and Speaking about Music	Emma Connolly
Keywords: community building, English Language Arts, figurative language, Identity, Middle School, Reading, social-emotional learning, theme, writing
Trauma, Music, and Healing: The Power of Music to Transform a Classroom	Charlette Walker
Keywords: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), digital literacy, ELA, Emotional Health, mental health, Middle School, Music, resilience, social-emotional learning (SEL), toxic stress, Trauma, writing
Elevating Education: The Impact of Drones on 21st Century Learning	Charlette Walker
Keywords: coding, CoDrone EDU, digital literacy, DJI Tello drones, drone applications, drone careers, DroneBlocks, drones, ELA, Google Sites, Google Slides, Middle School, Research, Scratch, STEM
Introduction to Drones- Flying and Coding Skills for the 21st Century Middle School Learner	Justin Guida
Keywords: classroom, coding, Drone, drones, education, flight, flying, Middle School, robotics, Robots, school, Science, STEAM, STEM, students, Technology, UAV
2022
Considering Cultural Communities in the Middle School Literacy Classroom	Emma Connolly
Keywords: assimilation, comprehension instruction, Culture, discussion, ethnicity, graphic novels, Identity, Middle School, special education, vocabulary instruction
The Immigrant Experience through Literature and History	Sarah Vieldhouse
Keywords: ELA, English, immigration, Literature Circles, Middle School, Research
2021
Who Am I and Where Am I? A Place-Based Poetry Unit	Emma Connolly
Keywords: comprehension instruction, fluency instruction, identity development, Middle School, place-based learning, poetry, special education, writing instruction
Using Transfer as a Schema to Learn about Energy: A Modular Approach	Matthew N VanKouwenberg
Keywords: Constructivist, electricity, Electromagnetic Spectrum, Energy Transfer, Environmental Science, Eolic, Experiment, Generator, global warming, High School, Lab, Magnetism, Mechanical Energy, Middle School, Motor, PhotoVoltaics, Physical Science, physics, student-centered, Thermodynamics, wind energy
2020
“Free To Be ME”	Charlene Jones
Keywords: abolitionist, bullying, by-stander, campaign, Middle School, Slavery, students, up-standers
2017
Put Yourself Out There: Identity, Genre, and Concert Production in Music Ensemble Performance	Walter Bechtold
Keywords: Arranging, Band, Culture, Genre, Grade 7-12, High School, Identity, Instrumental Music, Middle School, Music, Music Technology, Orchestra, Performance, Popular Music, social studies
2013
The American Civil War and African American Emancipation: A Documentary Analysis	Keysiah Middleton
Keywords: Abraham Lincoln, African American History, capitalism, Civil War, emancipation, History, Middle School, primary source documents
The Struggle for Equality: Apartheid in South Africa	Eilis Hood
Keywords: Apartheid, History, Middle School, Nelson Mandela, social studies, South Africa
The Color of Beauty in the Darkness – Using Poetry and Art to Create a Visual Picture of Your World	Michelle Todd
Keywords: English, figurative language, Langston Hughes, Middle School, poetry, segregation
DNA Replication, Transcription, Translation: What is the Difference?	Kathleen Tait
Keywords: (DNA) replication, (DNA) transcription, (DNA) translation, Biology, DNA, Middle School, Science
Scatter Plots in Statistics for Struggling Students	Kathleen McCullough
Keywords: correlation, eighth grade, Math, Middle School, Probability / Statistics, scatter plots, Statistics
2009
Brave Voices through Time and Space: Poetry Café for Young People	Samuel A. Reed, III
Keywords: African American poets, Art, biography, constructive criticism, demystify poetry, figurative language, Middle School, Music, read, Reading, Research, social studies, speak, write, writing
2008
Seek and Save the Yeti Campaign	Maxine Tumaian
Keywords: art critique, career, conservation quests, cross-curricular, cryptozoology, film interpretation, Middle School, scientific process, vocabulary builders, Yeti
Childhood Obestiy in America	David H. Adams
Keywords: body fat, childhood obesity, daily exercise, fast food, healthy good choices, Middle School, poor diets, processed foods, science lab, self esteem