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Gratitude through Reflection and Student Voice

Research tells us cultivating a sense of gratitude has an enormous impact on our mental and physical health as well as relationships with others. And...

Digital Citizenship Week

Digital Citizenship Week is a great time to spotlight topics that impact our students' social and emotional well-being and leave a lasting footprint....

Research Room

The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) regularly conducts research and provides guidance to schools and districts on best practices in education....

HyperDocs: Getting Started

Hyperwhat? A HyperDoc is an interactive way to package learning and replace the worksheet method of delivering instruction. It's so much more than a...

HyperDocs: Leveling Up

A HyperDoc is an interactive way to package learning and replace the worksheet method of delivering instruction. It's so much more than a document...

Social Studies Resources

This collection contains resources for social studies teachers, including interactive games, current events articles, digital tools, and professional...

Lesson Idea: BookSnaps

This lesson focuses on a visual approach to learning inspired by the popular app Snapchat. Students will engage with a text by annotating pages using...

Lesson Idea: Dream House Design

This lesson allows students to explore math concepts such as area and perimeter through a creative design process when planning a digital blueprint...

Lesson Idea: Health-Enhancing Messages

Using valid information, students will create health-enhancing messages for an authentic audience, encouraging others to adopt healthy behavior....

Lesson Idea: Habitat Diorama Makeover

This lesson will allow students to investigate and explore animal habitats, ecosystem relationships, and animal adaptations while simultaneously...

Lesson Idea: Visual Notetaking

To develop a deeper comprehension of complex nonfiction, informational text, students will interact with the text proficiently and independently in...

Lesson Idea: Animate a Conversation

This lesson challenges students to create a “greeting” conversation in the target language between two characters, then animate this conversation...

Lesson Idea: Living Biographies

This lesson allows students to explore factual information about famous people past and present and gives them a creative option to present their...

Lesson Idea: Artifact Proposal

Students will build context about a historical period by analyzing and comparing primary source artifacts. Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12Subject Area:...

Lesson Idea: Engineering Process Upcycling

Applying the Engineering Design Process, students will upcycle unwanted materials into a new product that solves a problem or meets an identified...

Lesson Idea: Build Your Mt. Rushmore

This lesson challenges students to compare historical figures within a given set of criteria, evaluate who best fits the criteria, and defend their...

Lesson Idea: Metaphors for a Movement

Students will identify the metaphors in Let Freedom Sing by Vanessa Newton, then create a new metaphor they identify with the Civil Rights movement...

Lesson Idea: Describe 2D and 3D Shapes

Students will identify real-world examples of two dimensional and three dimensional shapes, and create shape riddles for their peers to solve.Grade...

Lesson Idea: Digital Citizenship Jigsaw

Using a research-based collaborative learning technique, students will work together to create a website focused on basic issues related to...

Lesson Idea: Party Plan

In this lesson, students will use mathematical thinking to solve a hypothetical real-world problem.  Grade Level: K-2, 3-5Subject Area: MathFor a...