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National Parks Service Educator Resources
This resource from the National Park Service is a searchable warehouse of lesson ideas, virtual tours, virtual field trips, and even materials for...
Accountable Talk Language Stems and Features
Accountable talk in the classroom involves the kinds of discussions that move learning forward by promoting the use of academic language, encouraging...
Reciprocal Reading
Sometimes called Reciprocal Teaching, Reciprocal Reading refers to an instructional reading activity in which students become the teacher in a small...
Thinking Maps: The Building Blocks of Brain-Based Learning
Thinking maps are meant to be used across all grades and content areas as scaffolds for the critical thinking, problem-solving, comprehension, and...
Sticky Notes Annotation Strategy
This strategy employs the use of sticky notes to annotate texts in order to notice and note or stop and jot connections, questions, key takeaways,...
Double Entry Journal Annotation Strategy
This strategy may be used during reading or listening tasks. The student divides journal pages in half with the left side of the page devoted to...
Vocabulary Graphic Organizers and Word Maps
No matter how educators choose to develop students’ tier two and tier three vocabulary, what is important is that students are receiving targeted...
Education Endowment Foundation for Improving Literacy in Secondary Schools
According to the Education Endowment Foundation, through their synthesis of international educational research, these seven evidence-based...
Improving Literacy in Seconday Schools Self-Assessment
The Education Endowment Foundation has developed a self-assessment tool for this purpose. Combining this self-assessment tool with other means of...
Building Vocabulary and Conceptual Knowledge Using the Frayer Model
Using the Frayer model, teachers are able to intentionally incorporate the four elements of vocabulary instruction for tier two and tier three terms:...
Authentic Literacy Lesson: The Great Thanksgiving Listen
Part II of Reading and Writing for Real: Teach your students the power of literacy via interviewing and listening skills, outlined in the Indiana...
Science of Reading Implementation: Indiana's Priorities for Early Learning
This session shares details regarding Indiana’s Priorities of Early Literacy and recent legislation to help educators, school leaders, and literacy...
An Introduction to Future-Focused English-Language Arts: A New Chapter
This session delves into the impact of the streamlining process on the Indiana Academic Standards for English/Language Arts, detailing key...
Helping Your Beginning Reader At Home
Strategies for teaching reading to preschool-first graders has changed over the years. Join us to learn about best practices at home and ideas if...
M.S. ELA: Implementing MTSS to Improve Student Outcomes with Jamey Peavler
This training will focus on defining and identifying critical components of effective Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) design and...
The Science of Reading for Secondary Teachers with Jamey Peavler
The Science of Reading is a body of knowledge that informs which skills students need to develop in order to become proficient readers and writers...
Build a Jack-O-Lantern with Slides and Mote
If you're looking for a spooky way to let your students be creative, improve their writing, and brush up on some tech skills, you've got to check out...
Read Aloud Tips for Families: Infants
What can parents and families do you help make sure daily read alouds are successful? Check out this list of ideas!
Read Aloud Tips for Families: Preschoolers
What can parents and families do you help make sure daily read alouds are successful? Check out this list of ideas!
Read Aloud Tips for Families: Toddlers
What can parents and families do you help make sure daily read alouds are successful? Check out this list of ideas!
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