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Special Education Quickstart Guide
This guide from the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) serves to streamline the onboarding of new staff members who will work with students with...
Special Education Toolkit
The Indiana Department of Education’s (IDOE’s) Special Education Program Evaluation Toolkit is designed to support local educational agencies...
Support Young Readers Before They Decode
#INLoves Reading Through Purposeful Play - Support Young Readers Before They Decode Through Playful and Word Rich Interactions with Texts Teachers...
New Year, New You: Tech Tips for 2023
Join the Digital Learning Team, Diana Smith, Meri Carnahan, Matthew White, & Alisha Foor, for a quick and fun...
Bouncy Balls for Volume Moderation
Moderating noise in our learning environments is a regular part of class management, but that doesn't mean it can't be done in a fun manner. With...
Schoology Overview for Instructors
Welcome to Schoology's Getting Started Guide! In this resource, you will find an explanation of the different areas of your Schoology account. Read...
National Today: Global School Play Day History & Activities
Learn 5 interesting facts about playtime, FAQs, and find activity ideas for Global School Play Day.
Global School Play Day
Visit the Global School Play Day website. Global School Play Day is for public schools, private schools, and homeschool families! Let's...
National Institute of Play
Play is central to healthy lives. Today, a diverse body of play research has shown that play is central to leading healthy, productive human...
The Serious Business of Play
This resource, from the American Psychological Association, offers recommendations to soothe anxiety and foster healthy child development in all...
5 Proven Benefits of Play
This resource explores five proven benefits to support play in schools at home.
The Cognitive Benefits of Play: Effects on the Learning Brain
Learn how playful behavior appears to have positive effects on the brain and on a child’s ability to learn.
Why Play is Important
This resource explores why play is important, the difference between structured and unstructured play, and play at the different developmental levels.
Parents' Guide to Structured Vs. Unstructured Play
Through play, children can develop important life skills that help prepare them for experiences later in life. There are two types of play:...
How Telling Stories Helps Kids Learn
From PBS Kids Parents, discover how telling stories support student learning.
Storyline Online
If you are an elementary school teacher looking for straightforward ways to integrate story exploration into your classroom, Storyline Online is a...
Early Literacy Instruction Strategies
Evidence based early literacy instructional strategies from preschool through grade two.
The Reading Wars: Busting the Myths of Reading Instruction: Lower Elementary
The Reading Wars: A back and forth debate over which way is best to teach students to read. Well, we are here and ready to prepare you for battle. We...
The Science of Reading and The Developing Brain : Birth to Age 5 What We Know and What We Do
From birth to age 5, a child’s brain develops more than at any other time in life. Early brain development has a lasting impact on a child’s...
Google Drawings Manifesto
In this resource from Matt Miller of Ditch That Textbook, Google Drawings is a blank slate for your students’ creativity. Many teachers and...
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