Resources

Leveraging Professional Learning as a Retention Strategy

How can professional learning promote teacher retention? This resource defines professional learning, shares links to research related to...

Mentoring as a Retention Strategy

This document provides an overview of mentoring, its benefits, and links to resources. This resource also includes questions for schools and...

Types of Instructional Licenses and Licensing Paths

The State of Indiana offers a variety of educator preparation and licensure options designed to meet the needs and interests of both local education...

Understanding the Various Pathways to Teaching in Indiana

This document illustrates five different pathways to earn a bachelor's degree and certification in Indiana. The document offers considerations for...

Designing High School Graduation Pathways to Jumpstart Teacher Preparation

This document provides examples for how high schools can leverage graduation pathways to help high school students earn college credits and relevant...

Effective Policies as a Tool for Digital Citizenship

Responsible Use Policies can be an effective tool to build a framework for Digital Citizenship within schools. Unfortunately, many policies are...

Practical Uses for Paraprofessionals

This session, led by Tonia Brewer, will share how we can best use SpED, EL and Title I paraprofessionals to support students.Did you enjoy this...

Navigating Indiana's Special Education Rules: A Companion Guide to Article 7

Preparing for case conferences requires an incredible amount of organization and prep work. Use this resource as a companion guide to Article 7 to...

Learning Lab District Admin: Collections

Some users in the Learning Lab have been designated as their district's administrator in the Lab. This resource is designed to teach those users how...

Learning Lab District Admin: Creating Resources

Some users in the Learning Lab have been designated as their district's administrator in the Lab. This resource is designed to teach those users how...

Spin a Story

This creative writing version of Spinnerwheel is a great way to get your students' creativity flowing. Use this template from Tony Vincent to get...

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month Resources

May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. This resource from The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National...

Team Formation Guidelines

This document provides guidelines for forming a leadership team to plan, implement, and sustain your district's or school's student prevention and...

Needs Assessment Guidelines

This document provides guidelines and templates to help you assess your school community's needs in order to inform your planning of student...

Template for Training Plan

This document provides training guidelines and templates to help you plan and track staff training for your student prevention or mental health...

Lesson/Practice Planner and Tracking Template

This document provides lesson planning guidelines and templates to help you plan and track the completion of your student prevention or mental health...

Implementation Observation Guide

This document provides classroom observation guidelines and templates for observing your student prevention or mental health program/initiative.

Staff Feedback Survey

This document provides guidelines for soliciting staff feedback on your student prevention or mental health program/initiative, and includes example...

Using Data to Measure Program/Practice Impact

This document provides a step-by-step guide and templates to help you plan for, gather, and analyze outcome data related to your student prevention...

Monitoring Fidelity and Continuous Improvement

This document provides fidelity monitoring guidelines and templates to help you monitor and continuously improve implementation of your student...