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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...

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...

Louisiana Department of Education Implementing Standards for Mathematical Practices Guide

The Louisiana Department of Education provides this guide for implementing the Standards for Mathematical Practice, also known as the Mathematical...

Framework for Connecting the Student and Teaching Practices

This free resource from Solution Tree Press provides educators with a framework for integrating the Mathematical Process Standards (called Standards...

IDOE Accommodations and Modifications Chart

This IDOE chart clearly articulates the difference between accommodations and modifications that can be utilized with students.

Using Informal Assessments for English Language Learners

This article provides strategies and information about two types of informal assessment commonly used with English Learners: performance-based...

Math Learning Recovery Example: 2nd Grade Unit

Example 2nd grade computation unit showing vertical articulation, identification of priority standards, and SENS. Use to facilitate a discussion...

Don’t Fear ‘Opening the Floodgates’ to Parent Feedback

“The effect of parental engagement over a student’s school career is equivalent to adding two or three years to that student’s education.”...

Learning Lab: Live Chat

Do you have a certain goal in mind but are unsure of which technology tool may best suit your needs? Are you looking for a protocol to get your...

Enhancing Online Learning Using the Three Types of Interaction

Researcher Michael G. Moore’s Model of Interaction features three types of interactions: learner-content, learner-instructor, and learner-learner....

The TPACK Framework Explained (With Classroom Examples)

TPACK is a technology integration framework focusing on three main components: content knowledge, pedagogical knowledge, and technological knowledge.