What Works Clearinghouse is a repository of research based interventions for primary and secondary grades for literacy, math, and more. It has information for RTI/MTSS implementation in addition to ranking research based interventions.
A certified Orton-Gillingham Educator gives an overview of these terms and shows how they can be implemented in the classroom.
This site gives an overview of explicit instruction and provides 16 elements (with examples) that teachers should include. This is geared toward special education, but is helpful for any teacher.
Biologists teach that all living things on Earth are related. Is there any solid evidence to back this claim? Join us as we explore the facts! We start with a close look at the origin of whales from land mammals, and then touch on the origins of several other critters, including our own species.
This article offers a concise discussion about how literature circles work, a description of the principles of motivation on which they are built, and a list of other resources for teachers interested in learning more.
Teacher preparation programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels should emphasize the skills that support literacy and how student needs change across development. High-quality programs include instruction on all the essential elements of literacy outlined below (NCTQ, 20231), as well as dedicate time to the overarching topics throughout each essential element.
This resource is a free, downloadable audio file of short music clips to use for instruction.
This resource is a free, downloadable audio file of short music clips to use for instruction.
Which Concurrent Enrollment Math Course is Right for You?
Who Wants to Fish?: Standard 7.EE.4 (Use variables to represent quantities in real-world or mathematical problems and construct simple equations and inequalities to solve problems by reasoning about the quantities. a) Solve word problems leading to equations of the form px + q = r and p(x + q) = r, where p, q, and r are specific rational numbers. b) Solve word problems leading to inequalities of the form px + q > r or px + q < r, where p, q, and r are specific rational numbers.
This formative assessment exemplar was created by a team of Utah educators to be used as a resource in the classroom. It was reviewed for appropriateness by a Bias and Sensitivity/Special Education team and by state mathematics leaders. While no assessment is perfect, it is intended to be used as a formative tool that enables teachers to obtain evidence of student learning, identify assets and gaps in that learning, and adjust instruction for the two dimensions that are important for mathematical learning experiences (i.e., Standards for Mathematical Practice, Major Work of the Grade).
Why Be Rational?: Standard 8.NS.2 - Use rational approximations of irrational numbers to compare the size of irrational numbers, locate them approximately on a number line diagram, and estimate the value of expressions (e.g., π2). For example, by truncating the decimal expansion of √2, show that √2 is between 1 and 2, then between 1.4 and 1.5, and explain how to continue on to get better approximations.
This formative assessment exemplar was created by a team of Utah educators to be used as a resource in the classroom. It was reviewed for appropriateness by a Bias and Sensitivity/Special Education team and by state mathematics leaders. While no assessment is perfect, it is intended to be used as a formative tool that enables teachers to obtain evidence of student learning, identify assets and gaps in that learning, and adjust instruction for the two dimensions that are important for mathematical learning experiences (i.e., Standards for Mathematical Practice, Major Work of the Grade).
George Zaidan and Charles Morton explain the science behind how how hydrogen bonds keep the ice in your glass (and the polar ice caps) afloat.
Story and video explaining the colors of the Great Salt Lake.
Learn how a wind turbine works.
This article provides helpful guidance for teachers seeking to implement the English language arts Common Core State Standards into their curriculum planning. Their recommendations can be adapted to other standards frameworks and help teachers make informed choices as they approach text selection.
The focus of the Word problems: Equal Groups Type intervention is recognizing the type of word problems that have an equal groups situation. Emphasis is on understanding the word problem situation before working to solve.
The focus of the Word Problems with Add-To Situations - Result Unknown intervention is using counters and ten-frames to solve for an unknown result with sums to ten. It focuses on understanding the situation in a word problem before thinking about the quantities and the question to be answered.
In this blog post, Tricia Ebarvia shares the strategies she developed to set up a writer’s workshop structure in her classroom, including a portfolio she has students submit to document their growth as writers through the process.
This resource is a free, downloadable audio file of short music clips to use for instruction.
This resource is a free, downloadable audio file of short music clips to use for instruction.