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High Leverage Practices in Special Education

Provided by the Council for Exceptional Children, this document provides educators with research-based practices that have been proven effective with...

PATTAN: Concrete-Representational-Abstract: Instructional Sequence for Mathematics

This short article provides an overview of the concrete-representational-abstract instructional sequence in mathematics along with suggestions for...

TeachingWorks: Leading a Discussion

TeachWorks, located at the University of Michigan, provides high-leverage practices for teachers that are based on research, and when implemented...

TeachingWorks: Eliciting and Interpreting Student Thinking

TeachWorks, located at the University of Michigan, provides high-leverage practices for teachers that are based on research, and when implemented...

NRICH: Creating a Low Threshold High Ceiling Classroom

An overview from NRICH Math, located at the University of Cambridge, of low threshold high ceiling math tasks and how they might look in a classroom....

Google Hacks: The Secrets They Don’t Want You to Know

This session is a part of the Encore LIVE workshop series, highlighting some of the best sessions from the 2022 Summer of Learning Conferences.Do you...

Neurodiversity Hub

These resources are for parents, teachers, and neurodiverse primary and secondary students. Through the passionate efforts of a great many...

Aligning Resources to Increase ILEARN Math Scores

This presentation, led by Dr. Michelle Grewe, is designed to support teachers in grades 3-8 looking to raise ILEARN math scores using IDOE-provided...

Google CS First Video Training | Tips for Supporting Students

In video 7 of this 7-part series, locate strategies for using CS First successfully in your classroom.

Google CS First Video Training | CS First from the Student Perspective

In video 6 of this 7-part series, explore CS First from the student side. Uncover how students navigate inside CS First to create projects and...

Google CS First Video Training | Connecting CS First to Google Classroom

In video 5 of this 7-part series, investigate how connecting CS First with Google Classroom can change the game of coding in your classroom. Learn...

Google CS First Video Training | Using the Scratch Online Community

In video 4 of this 7-part series, uncover the Scratch online community, get familiar with the platform and learn about the community guidelines....

Google CS First Video Training | What's inside the CS First Curriculum

in video 3 of this 7-part series, take a closer look inside the CS First curriculum, explore engaging activities and learn how to work coding into...

Google CS First Video Training | How to Create a Teacher Account

In video 2 of this 7-part series, discover how to create your teacher account, how to set up a class, and how to choose lessons.

Google CS First Video Training | What is CS First?

In Video 1 of this 7-part training series, view an introduction to the CS First program. Learn why CS First is a top choice for teaching block-based...

Teaching Digital Citizenship Using Multimedia

Whether you're using videos as instructional aids or your students are using them to support projects, it's important to know how to select videos...

Guiding Instruction through Formative and Interim Data

Each classroom is full of individual students who have individual learning needs - and those needs change all the time! How can a teacher know how to...

Accelerate Learning Lesson Planning Template

Lesson planning template for educators to use when planning scaffolded lessons based on formative data and critical prerequisite skills.

IDOE STEM Cert Spotlight: Area 31 Career Center

Join IDOE specialists with representatives from Area 31 Career Center as they share highlights about their school and their STEM Certification...

Cook and McDonald's Language Complexity Rubric

This language complexity rubric was developed to help educators, test developers, and test reviewers understand and reduce the language complexity of...