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Lesson Plan: Exploring Growth Mindset Through Global Voices

November 17, 2025 Ann S. Michaelsen

Introduction Mini-Seminar Discussion:Invite students into a guided conversation about what educators and psychologists mean when they refer to a growth

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Lesson plan; write a letter to your future self – new provider!

September 10, 2025 Ann S. Michaelsen

Introduction. In this very personal activity, students have the chance to write a letter to their future self, to open

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Lesson Plan: Exploring Memorable Commencement Speeches

May 13, 2025 Ann S. Michaelsen

Objective Students will analyze famous commencement speeches, collaborate to select and justify their favorite speaker, and use rhetorical techniques from

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Lesson Plan: Exploring the Life and Works of Nikki Giovanni

December 10, 2024 Ann S. Michaelsen

Nikki Giovanni, the charismatic and iconoclastic poet, activist, children’s book author and professor who wrote, irresistibly and sensuously, about race,

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Lesson Plan: Teaching The Talk – Race in America

November 18, 2024 Ann S. Michaelsen

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Objectives Objectives By the end of this unit, students will: Understand the concept

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Lesson Plan: Unlocking Lasting Happiness: Strategies

September 18, 2024 Ann S. Michaelsen

Objective: Students will gain a deeper understanding of the hedonic treadmill, the tendency to return to a stable level of

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Lesson Plan: The Best of Men and the Origins of the Paralympics

September 6, 2024 Ann S. Michaelsen

This lesson plan explores the inspiring true story behind the creation of the Paralympic Games, as depicted in the 2012

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Lesson plan; Title: From Living Room to Billion Dollars: The Inspiring Journey of Jamie Kern Lima

May 14, 2024 Ann S. Michaelsen

Jamie Kern Lima’s Journey to Success Learning Objectives: Students will learn about Jamie Kern Lima’s entrepreneurial journey and the founding

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Lesson plan; Teaching Brick Lane, new version.

May 10, 2024 Ann S. Michaelsen

Navigating Cultural Crossroads: Exploring ‘Brick Lane’ Through Characters and Film Elements Objective: Students will critically analyze characters and film elements

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Lesson plan; The Power of Sports in Overcoming Adversity

April 29, 2024 Ann S. Michaelsen

The homeless Word cup The Homeless World Cup is an inspiring global football tournament that aims to tackle homelessness through

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Lesson plan; Native American Youth – Challenges and Hope

February 22, 2024 Ann S. Michaelsen

Learning Objectives: Students will be able to identify and discuss the challenges faced by many Native American young people today,

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Lesson Plan: “Nyad: Triumph of the Human Spirit”

November 10, 2023 Ann S. Michaelsen

Nyad: The mantra is; find a way The Netflix biopic Nyad tells the story of Diana Nyad, the first person

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Teaching Holes by Louis Sachar

March 18, 2008 Ann S. Michaelsen

Holes is a young adult novel written by Louis Sachar and first published by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux in 1998.

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