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CommonLit: An Online Library of Free Texts

CommonLit provides instructional materials to support literacy development aimed at students in grades 5-12. Included in their library are short...

Google Slides: Reading Recordings with Vocaroo

Have you ever thought, "My students just aren't old enough to use Google Slides?" or "I'm not sure I can foster strong reading skills using the...

6 Ways to Use Digital Storytelling in the Classroom

Many students use digital storytelling to demonstrate their knowledge and ability to write narrative stories. However, the power of digital...

Digital Storytelling as Authentic Assessment

To help students develop 21st-century skills, they will need to move beyond the traditional tests usually given and provide more authentic,...

Digital Storytelling: Sample Rubric

When you're ready to assess student digital stories, it will be helpful to use a rubric.  There's no need to create your own when Kathy Schrock,...

Foundational Literacy for Families: Early Reading

Learning to read is fundamental to children’s success in school, and the process of developing emergent literacy skills related to future reading...

The Importance of Read Alouds for Middle Schoolers

Should read-alouds happen with kids once they are reading on their own? Please join us to discuss the why and how of reading aloud to middle...

Building Thinking Classrooms in ELA

Guiding Questions: What does an ELA Thinking Classroom look like? What works when applying the "Building Thinking Classrooms" approach to...

Imagination Library Family Resources for Children Born in 2024

Each month, Imagination Library mails participating children a free book. To support a love of reading and increase enjoyment, these family guides...

Station Rotation Model (K-5; ELA and Math focus) with Dr. Catlin Tucker

This session will focus on how elementary teachers can use the station rotation model in their ELA and math blocks to create more opportunities to...

Science of Reading Modules

The Science of Reading Modules is a two-part self-paced course series where participants will learn what the Science of Reading is and how it informs...

Early Learning Curriculum Support & Guidance

The release of the Indiana Early Learning Standards provided common language and expectations for early childhood educators. The question now centers...

Teacher Voice for Structured Literacy: A Case Study of District Change

Educators from Mountain Views Supervisory Union in Vermont will share their grassroots-initiated structured literacy change story. How did an...

Kindergarten Readiness Overview

Information to support families around the topic of kindergarten readiness.

2023 Future-Focused Indiana Academic Standards for English/Language Arts Course

The 2023 Future-Focused Indiana Academic Standards for English/Language Arts course is designed to be an asynchronous learning opportunity for...

Your Brain on Books: Reading in a Digital World

This session will discuss the reading brain, what that means in a world with increasingly ubiquitous technology, and the ways that impacts how we...

Talking Points

Talking Points offers two-way auto-translation between teachers and families. No smartphones, computers, or wifi are required; for families, getting...