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IDOE STEM Cert Spotlight: Guilford Elementary School

IDOE is proud to host Guilford Elementary School from Plainfield as they share highlights about their school and their STEM Certification process....

5E Instructional Model

The 5E Model of Instruction includes five phases: Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate (Extend), and Evaluate. It provides a carefully planned...

Explore - Explain - Apply | HyperDocs Simplified

HyperDocs are student-facing digital lesson plans that help shift the focus from teacher-led lectures to student-centered learning. The Explore...

Google Tools to Support All Learners

In this blog post, Eric Curts from Control Alt Achieve takes a look at dozens of Chrome web extensions and apps and other...

Science of Reading: Supporting English Learners

This workshop will dive into the five pillars of the Science of Reading, a research-based approach to providing key foundational reading support, and...

Synchronous Virtual Learning Research Findings

This resource supports high-quality virtual instruction specific to asynchronous and synchronous strategies. 

Digital Learning Research

In this resource from the Indiana Department of Education, discover the key points from relevant digital learning research, including before and...

How do I give feedback to 100+ students?

Whether it's whole class, small group, or one-on-one instruction, our job as teachers is in a constant state of reflection and growth.Join Matt...

Blended Learning Infographics with PowerSchool

You probably know Powerschool as a student information system to take attendance, submit grades, and contact families. Did you know that Powerschool...

Classroom Community & Management Best Practices: Middle School

Classroom community is at the forefront of success in a class, but just like Rome, it isn't built in a day! Together we will put together a plan to...

Understanding Rubrics

This blog post by Jennifer Gonzalez on the Cult of Pedagogy blog is a great review of the different types of rubrics (Holistic, Analytic, and...

ELL Activities When Time Left In Class

Make sure and use the most of every class period. Check out this slide deck of ideas from ELL2.0, which has ideas broken down by skill to support ELL...

EfficienTEACH

EfficenTEACH (efficient teaching) is a project by Matt Miller of DitchThatTextbook. EfficenTEACH aims to help educators by providing research-based...

The Teacher Toolkit

The tools section on The Teacher Toolkit website contains numerous learning protocols teachers of all grade levels and content areas can use. The...

Project Zero's Thinking Routines Toolbox

Getting our learners to think critically can prove to be a difficult feat at times. Project Zero from Harvard University provides a toolbox that...

Virtual Supports and Accommodations for English Learners from South Carolina ESOL

Using the Support element of the WIDA Model Performance Indicators framework for English learner instruction, we have compiled a collection of...

Scaffolding Techniques for Multilingual Learners Using the SIOP Model

Google Doc with scaffolding techniques for verbal procedural and instructional topics.

Create a Multilingual Word Bank Using Google Sheets

This ThinkLink is a tutorial on using Google Sheets to create a word bank. Click on the hearts to view more information.