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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...

Wakelet

We live in an amazing time where we have so much content within our grasp. Sometimes too much of something can be a bad thing, however, which is...

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: Health-Enhancing Messages

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

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: 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: 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: Retell a Fable

Students will read the fable The Contest Between the Sun and the Wind and sequence the events of the story. Then, they will orally retell the story...

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...

Lesson Idea: Create a Digital Story

Students will identify the main character, setting, and plot of a story. Then, they will create their own original story and have their peers...

Lesson Idea: Responding to Visual Arts

Students will respond to visual art by applying criteria to evaluate artistic work. Grade Level: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12Subject Area: Fine ArtsFor a...

Lesson Idea: Compare and Contrast Characters in a Story

Students will compare and contrast the lives of two cousins in the book Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin by Duncan Tonatiuh. They will then relate...

Lesson Idea: Making Predictions in a Story

Students will read Catch that Goat!: A Market Day in Nigeria and make predictions about what will happen next in the story.Grade Level: K-2Subject...

Lesson Idea: Shape Attributes

Students will create shapes having specified properties and describe the defining attributes. Grade Level: K-2, 3-5, 6-8Subject Area: MathFor a...

Lesson Idea: Small Talk

In this lesson, students will be challenged to participate in a conversation while embodying the persona of a historical figure, literary figure, or...

Lesson Idea: The Floor is Lava

Are you ready for a daring, high flying adventure to test your physical strength?  The Floor is Lava will get your students moving in new ways to...

Lesson Idea: Weather Watchers

In this lesson, students will record weather observations to describe patterns over time. Grade Level: K-2Subject Area: ScienceFor a detailed...