A guide that shows how to use key restorative practices to foster healthy relationships and promote positive discipline in schools.
Youth Financial Literacy classroom activities
CFPB has a searchable database of activities to help educators nurture financial capability across the curriculum. The classroom activities come with a digital teacher guide and supporting student material, so it’s easy to implement during hybrid and remote learning.
Education and Career Plan (ECP) template and guides
Students who create a plan during high school that they update and revise year-to-year with guidance from caring, knowledgeable adults are both better prepared for life after high school and more aware of how their educational and career plans are interconnected. When students know what courses and activities align to their interests and goals for …
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Accommodations, Modifications, and Intervention at a Distance
An article that provides helpful steps schools can take to support students who have IEPs in remote-learning settings through modifications and interventions.
Formatively Assess Students
Included in a website called Teaching with Technology “How do I….?” This section provides digital tools for formative assessment.
Make Formative Assessment More Student-Centered
A website with cheat sheets, video tutorials, apps and websites.
Formative Assessment in Distance Learning
An article that highlights formative resources including: 24 Digital Tools for Formative Assessment (Global Online Academy) and Clear feedback rules (video from High Tech High)
The Necessity of Having High Expectations
An article providing key reflective questions about rigor including–Are we giving accommodations in students’ zone of proximal development or their comfort zone? Do our accommodations empower students to access more content and higher-level thinking or do they remove learning opportunities? Are scaffolds gradually removed as kids approach independence or do the scaffolds anchor them in …
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The Science of Keeping Kids Engaged—Even From Home
An article that provides ready-to-use choice activities such as, giving students the choice to share their work in the form of a podcast, children’s book, 2- to 3-minute video, art installation, or paper.
Fishbowl: Community Inquiry
A guide to using the fishbowl strategy for organizing medium- to large-group discussions.