Resources

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...

Student Accountability and Engagement: Lower Elementary

When we empower students as conversationalists we invite them to the table to share their knowledge. Let's learn strategies that will guide students...

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...

Primarily Chromebooks in the K-2 Classroom

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

Coaching Classroom Management

In this highly sought-after workshop, participants will walk away with 7 steps to get teachers on track with classroom and behavior management. ...

Assistive Technology

Creative High Tech and Low Tech Communication Solutions to Build Independence and Relationships for All Learners session led by Catherine...

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...

NYSED Concrete-Representational-Abstract (CRA) Scaffolding Strategy Example-Grade 6

CRA is a three-part instructional strategy in which the teacher begins by modeling and thinking aloud with concrete objects (e.g., blocks, disks,...

NYSED Concrete-Representational-Abstract (CRA) Scaffolding Strategy Example-Grade 3

CRA is a three-part instructional strategy in which the teacher begins by modeling and thinking aloud with concrete objects (e.g., blocks, disks,...

Supporting Families with Indiana Learns

The Office of Student Support and Accessibility is teaming with The Mind Trust, an Indianapolis-based education nonprofit, to operate the Indiana...

NYSED RDW (Read, Draw, Write ) Scaffolding Example and Template

The RDW Template is a graphic organizer that can be used to support students who have difficulty organizing information and recalling multistep,...

NYSED Frayer Model Scaffolding Example & Template

The Frayer model is a graphic organizer that can be used in any lesson to help students understand any unfamiliar vocabulary, but is especially...

UDL Lesson Design Template

UDL Lesson Design Template provides a wealth of resources to help educators design lessons that address engagement, representations, and action and...

Accelerate Learning Unit Planning Template

Unit planning template for educators for accelerated learning including critical prerequisite skills, formative pre-assessments, and types of...

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Assessment Strategies

CAST provides UDL tips for assessment including aligning assessments to learning goals, examples of formative assessment strategies, reducing...

ClassHook

Need a video to spark interest or make your content more relevant to students? ClassHook houses thousands of short clips from popular culture, all of...

Oregon's Importance of High-Quality Instructional Resources

The Oregon Department of Education provides this document summarizing the importance of high-quality instructional materials and includes a curated...