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10 Ways to Use Technology in ESL Instruction

Providing adequate instruction for ALL students can be a challenge, but technology tools can be instrumental in reaching the students who need...

Supporting Secondary ELs

When the whole school comes together as a collaborative community to support secondary EL students, it creates an environment where they are engaged,...

Mathematics Learning Recovery: Part 1-Content Prioritization & Planning

While students are stabilizing and recovering from the academic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, many educators are looking for the best ways to...

No Mode of Communication & Supports for Indiana Schools

This joint effort between the IDOE and PATINS Project offers the opportunity to learn about the data trends in students identified with No Mode of...

Audio-Lingua

Searchable Audio Database of Native Speaker Recordings for Your Language Class.Audio-Lingua is a collaborative repository/sound bank of native...

Virginia Department of Education Mathematics Instructional Enhancements and Equity Diversements for Diverse Learners Infographic

This infographic provides a quick overview of instructional strategies educators can utilize with diverse learners, including those with disabilities...

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....

Accelerate Learning Lesson Planning Template

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

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,...

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...