Resources

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...

Cornell Notes Annotation and Comprehension Strategy

This note taking strategy can be used during reading or listening tasks and helps students determine which details are important to include for...

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...

NGSS Venn Diagram for Commonalities Among the Practices

This Venn Diagram illustrates some of the commonalities regarding literacy skills across and among three of the core content areas.This resource was...

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:...

Informational Guide to AI for Caregivers

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to revolutionize education. However, it is important to use AI tools effectively in order to maximize...

AI on the Rise

In today's changing world. Artificial intelligence is on the rise. It's already changing ways in which we learn in which we work in which we interact...

Released Items Repository

If you're looking to become familiar with Indiana's standardized testing system and types of questions on state assessments, the Released Items...

English/Language Arts Grades 3-5 Vertical Articulation Guide

The 2023 Indiana Academic Standards Vertical Articulation Guide serves to support educators in planning instruction that builds upon foundational...

English/Language Arts Early Learning-Grade 2 Vertical Articulation Guide

The 2023 Indiana Academic Standards Vertical Articulation Guide serves to support educators in planning instruction that builds upon foundational...

ChatGPT, Chatbots and Artificial Intelligence in Education

"ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence chatbot. Drawing on tons and tons of data and massive processing power, it uses GPT3 technology to let users...

Introducing Flip

Flipgrid may be the more familiar name to you, but on June 28, 2022, Flipgrid changed its name to Flip!This resource is a blog post by the Flip team...

Google Slides: Build a Snowman Template

If you're looking for a way to help your students learn and use Google Slides in an interactive way, this Build a Snowman template, created by Eric...

Google GIFts

Celebrate the holiday season with Google GIFts! For the 2022 holiday season, the professional development team at Five Star Technology...