University of Wisconsin
Wida (World Class Instructional Design and Assessment)
As the official site of the WIDA Consortium, this site offers detailed information around the WIDA standards and ACCESS for ELLs, WIDA's English language proficiency (ELP) assessment. The "Standards wizard" is highly recommended as it...
University of Wisconsin
Wida (World Class Instructional Design and Assessment)
As the official site of the WIDA Consortium, this site offers detailed information around the WIDA standards and ACCESS for ELLs, WIDA's English language proficiency (ELP) assessment. The "Standards wizard" is highly recommended as it...
NASA
Nasa: Engineering Design Challenges: Spacecraft Structures Educator Guide
This detailed educator's guide provides a lesson in designing the structure of a spacecraft. The design challenge contains pre-lab activities and instructions for how to test the models.
Other
Instructional Design: Creativity
This article provides a short introduction into some of the psychological views concerning curiosity. It provides a long list of references for further research.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Principal as Instructional Leader: Designing a Coaching Program
Research shows that effective school leaders focus on improving classroom instruction, not just managerial tasks. A natural way for school leaders to take on the role of instructional leader is to serve as a "chief" coach for teachers by...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Designing Effective Poster Presentations
Contains plans for six or seven lessons that teach students to create and present effective poster presentations. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF handouts and sites used in the...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Conditional Repetition of Instructions
Practice using iteration in computer programs to repeat code until a boolean expression is true for programs written in the AP CSP pseudocode, in this set of practice questions designed for AP Computer Science Principles students.
Other
The Iris Center: Universal Design for Learning
This resource examines the three principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and discusses how to apply these principles to the four curricular components (i.e., goals, instructional materials, instructional methods, and assessments).
Other
Ncsc Gseg:high School English and Language Arts Udl Instructional Unit
A collection of high school English and Language Arts lessons that utilize the Universal Design for Learning Instructional Units.
Other
Ncsc Gseg: High School Mathematics Udl Instructional Unit
A collection of lesson plans on a high school measurement unit utilizing the Universal Design for Learning Instructional Units.
Other
Ncsc Gseg: Middle School English and Language Arts Udl Instructional Unit
A collection of middle school English and Language Arts lessons that utilize the Universal Design for Learning Instructional Units.
Colorado State University
Colorado State Writing Center: Writing for the Web
A resource for writers who are interested in writing, planning, and coding their own websites. Includes step-by-step instructions and links to further information.
Other
Curriculum Development: Curriculum Designers, Inc.
This informative site featuring information on curriculum development offers sample maps, mapping software, recommended websites and more.
Other
E Learning Developers' Journal: What Is Personalized Learning [Pdf]
This article takes on the complex issues of designing personalized learning strategies for web learning instruction and environments. What do students do when teachers are not there to provide motivation, direction, goal setting and...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: The Universal Language of Engineering Drawings
Students practice the ability to produce clear, complete, accurate and detailed design drawings through an engineering design challenge. Using only the specified materials, teams are challenged to draw a design for a wind-powered car....
Kinder Art
Kinder Art: Stained Glass Masterpiece (Lesson Plan)
Students can create their own stained glass masterpiece with this lesson plan. Provides a colorful example, a list of supplies, and step-by-step instructions.
University of South Florida
Fcat Express: Teaching Strategies (Reading) [Pdf]
Printable, fifty-five page PDF file of a staff development manual containing strategies for teaching reading. Includes chapters on vocabulary, main ideas and supporting details, author's purpose, chronological order, plot and conflict...
Other
J Learning: Your How to Site for Community Journalism
This website is a tutorial in how to make an on-line community newspaper. Check out the hot topics, more learning, and latest updates sections to get more instruction.
PBS
Colorin Colorado: Reading Rockets Resources for Ell
Information that will help your child become a good reader and successful student. There are ideas on what to do at home, reading tips, activities, books, stories, resources and more. This bilingual site is designed for Spanish-speaking...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Pbs Kids Afterschool Adventure!
These five-day thematic, multimedia activity plans designed for afterschool programs can be implemented in just about 20 minutes each day. Practice and build math skills with PBS Kids Lab daily or weekly.
wikiHow
Wiki How: How to Draw Cool 3 D Block Letters
Instructions you can do on paper or on the computer. Have fun with lettering.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Multicultural Math Fair: Navajo Burntwater Designs
Simple lesson designed to help students learn the geometric concepts of translation, reflection, and symmetry by creating Navajo weaving patterns. Includes templates and instructions and is available in English and Spanish....
Kinder Art
Kinder Art: Stained Glass Paper Screen
Students of all ages can design their own stained glass windows with this creative lesson plan. The site provides a colorful example of a paper "stained glass" window and step-by-step instructions on how to make one.