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Follow-Up: Creating a Pie Chart in Excel
11 Jan 2012 | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman
This narrated video shows how to create a pie chart in Excel using data about a set of coins that can help with concepts of probability.
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Follow-Up: Creating a Scatterplot in Excel
11 Jan 2012 | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman
This narrated video shows how to create a scatterplot or XY graph in Excel using data from the measurement of the circumference and diameter of various circular objects.
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Follow-Up: Introduction to Data Visualization with Excel
11 Jan 2012 | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman
This narrated PowerPoint presentation introduces this SLED online follow-up activity on using Excel to create various kinds of graphs or charts to visualize a data set.
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Generating Evidence to Improve Practice
23 Jun 2011 | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman
PowerPoint slides for mini-workshop on Generating Evidence to Improve Practice.
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Getting Started with SLED
30 Jan 2017 | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman
This short guide for teachers and school administrators provides basic information for how to get started using SLED materials for integrating engineering design in elementary science teaching and learning.
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Graphic Organizers PowerPoint
29 Jun 2017 | Contributor(s): Nikki Rumpler, James Daniel Lehman, Stacy VanDerWeele
This PowerPoint presentation accompanied the session on graphic organizers at the SLED summer workshops in 2017.
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Green Roof PowerPoint
16 Jun 2014 | Contributor(s): Bryan Hubbard, James Daniel Lehman
PowerPoint slides from the green roof design task during the 2014 SLED Summer Institute.
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Hot Wheels Lab
25 Jun 2014 | Contributor(s): Nikki Rumpler, James Daniel Lehman
This grade 4 inquiry lab lesson plan, developed by Nikki Rumpler for the 2014 SLED Summer Institute, addresses the question, "Does the height of a ramp affect the speed and distance a Hot Wheels car will travel?"
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Improved Learning in a Large-Enrollment Physics Class
23 May 2011 | Teaching Materials
Authors: Louis Deslauriers, Ellen Schelew, Carl WiemanWe compared the amounts of learning achieved using two different instructional approaches under controlled conditions. We measured the learning of a specific set of topics and objectives when taught by 3 hours of traditional lecture given by...
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Institutional Course Redesign
12 Oct 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Marne George Helgesen, Frank J Dooley, Tomalee Doan, Donalee H Attardo
Transforming Education from Innovation to Implementation Conference: Session D2This presentation addresses policy, implementation, design, sustainability, research and institutional cultural change for a unique and compelling course transformation program. This program bases its transformation on...
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Introduction to Engineering Design
11 Jun 2013 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman
PowerPoint slides on engineering design from day 1 of the 2013 SLED Summer Institute.
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Introduction to SLEDhub
23 Jun 2011 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman, Dana Nicole Ruggiero
A brief introduction to SLEDhub and its use.
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IS-IT Learning? Challenging Students to Think 'Outside the Box' through Interdisciplinary Contexts for Inquiry in STEM
12 Oct 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Gwen Lawrie, Kelly E Matthews, Gabriela Weaver
Transforming Education from Innovation to Implementation Conference: Session E2Large-enrollment first-year STEM courses present a significant challenge to academics in terms of engagement and in catering for student diversity in academic ability, career aspiration, and prior experiences. In this...
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Keeping It Cool PowerPoint
10 Jun 2014 | Downloads | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, Todd Richard Kelley, James Daniel Lehman
PowerPoint slides for the Keeping It Cool activity from day 1 of the 2014 SLED Summer Institute.
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Learning Cycles in Large Chemistry Lectures: Implementation Logistics
12 Oct 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Ellen Yezierski
Transforming Education from Innovation to Implementation Conference: Session F2 Inquiry-based instruction employing the learning cycle is theoretically grounded in constructivism (1) and social constructivism (2) as well as empirically supported in research conducted in learning environments...
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Lifeguard Chair
09 Jun 2013 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman
This lesson, for grades 3-6, involves an introductory design activity to build a lifeguard chair from note cards and tape. It is an adaptation of a design lesson introduced by Engineering is Elementary called “Tower Power.”
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Lifeguard Chair Design Process PowerPoint
29 Jun 2017 | Downloads | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman, Chell Nyquist, Todd Richard Kelley
These PowerPoint slides address the engineering design process in the context of the Lifeguard Chair design activity.
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Lifeguard Chair PowerPoint Summer 2017
29 Jun 2017 | Downloads | Contributor(s): James J Minogue, James Daniel Lehman, Arielle Mucha, Jessica Schenkel
This PowerPoint presentation was used with the Lifeguard Chair activity during SLED summer workshops in 2017.
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Light Just Right
13 Jun 2013 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman
This 4th grade design activity focuses on electrical current and resistance. Students design a way to make a bulb light with differing brightnesses.
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Local SEO For Lawyers
13 Oct 2023 | External Link | Contributor(s): Neha Jadhav
This blog provides a comprehensive guide on the importance of local SEO for lawyers, emphasizing the crucial role it plays in enhancing a law firm's online visibility and connecting with potential clients within their immediate geographic region. It outlines the key factors that influence...