Students will identify ways in which the U.S. Constitution addresses specific grievances enumerated in the Declaration of Independence.
: Students will analyze primary sources, images, and speeches to form opinions about causal relationships and compare and contrast those opinions with historical documents.
As students rotate through learning stations, they analyze the Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, and the English Bill of Rights. Students interpret the historical documents and draw conclusions as to how these docuemnts have influenced the U.S. system of government.
Students will correlate current events to constitutional grievances and create modern solutions.
Students will identify and analyze the constitutional principle of federalism and the major role it played in the Civil War in regards to the United States government.
Given short summaries about the reasons for European exploration and colonization of North America, students will compare English and Spanish settlements in the New World.
Students will examine several items related to the First Amendment and respond to the teacher-created questions. Student groups will present their conclusions to the class.
Lesson 1.1: Introducing Work-Based Learning
This resource gives CTE teachers an overview of work-based learning (WBL) as part of a high school student's career development training.
Lesson 6.5: Conducting Training Site Visits
This resource explains the purpose of work-based learning (WBL) training site visits by teacher-coordinators, and provides guidelines to ensure the visits are effective.
Lesson 12.3: WBL Activities for Students
This resource describes six recommended activities that work-based learning (WBL) teachers can incorporate into classroom lessons to help students prepare for life beyond high school.
Lesson 8.1: Recordkeeping Requirements
This resource describes the career and technical education (CTE) records required to demonstrate compliance with federal and state laws, regulations, and policies.
Introduction to Section 9
This resource introduces the lessons in Section 9: Timeline for Implementing a WBL Program, and lists the learning objectives.
Lesson 5.2: Youth Worker Health and Safety
This resource discusses OSHA requirements regarding youth worker health and safety for WBL students.
Introduction to Section 3
This resource describes Texas Education Agency (TEA) rules related to work-based learning (WBL), including rules and policies regarding career preparation and practicum courses, and career and technical education (CTE) funding, coding guidelines, and transportation allotment rules.
Lesson 6.4: Communicating Responsibilities to Training Sponsors
This resource explains how to effectively communicate the responsibilities work-based learning (WBL) training sponsors have in providing a safe and effective training site for students in accordance with local, state, and federal policies and law.
Lesson 6.3: Recruiting Business Partners and Training Sites
This resource explains how to identify potential resources for work-based learning (WBL) training sites and how to contact prospective WBL training sponsors.