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K-12 Technology Frameworks

This resource provides an overview of widely used technology integration models (like SAMR, TPACK, and TIM) to guide effective tech use in K–12...

High Quality Project Based Learning

HQPBL defines six essential criteria—like authenticity, collaboration, and reflection—for ensuring student-centered, high-quality project-based...

Gold Standard PBL: Project Based Teaching Practices

Gold Standard PBL outlines seven research-based teaching practices that support rigorous, student-centered project-based learning.

How to Use the 5E Model in Your Classroom

The 5E model helps science teachers design inquiry-based lessons that connect students’ experiences to scientific concepts through exploration and...

STEM Instructional Approaches - 5E Model 2

NASA’s 5E model supports constructivist learning through a sequence of inquiry-based phases that guide students from curiosity to application and...

STEM Instructional Approaches - 5E Model 1

The 5E Model (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate) structures science instruction around inquiry and active learning to deepen conceptual...

Activity, Project, Problem-Based (APB) Instructional Approach

PLTW’s APB model blends structured activities, real-world projects, and open-ended problems to scaffold student learning and foster critical...

Getting Started with Project-Based Learning

This resource distinguishes project-based learning as a collaborative, real-world product-focused process, while problem-based learning centers on...

STEM Instructional Approach Models: Project-Based Learning

Project-Based Learning engages students in extended, collaborative inquiry to solve real-world problems, emphasizing process over product and...

Problem-Based Learning

Problem-Based Learning (PBL) is a student-centered approach where learners collaboratively solve open-ended problems to develop critical thinking,...

STEM Resources in the Indiana Learning Lab

IDOE has curated a list of resources that are in the Indiana Learning Lab to assist schools with different aspects of STEM integration.

STEM Certified Schools Toolkit: Teacher Qualifications and PD Worksheet

Schools seeking to become a STEM Certified School should use this worksheet to document teacher qualifications and PD per the STEM Certification...

STEM Certified Schools Toolkit: K-8 Rubric

The K-8 STEM Certified Schools Rubric outlines the Readiness Levels that define a schools progression towards full integration of STEM instruction...

STEM Certified Schools Toolkit: K-8 Guidance

The K-8 STEM Certified Schools Guidance provides elementary and middle schools with a clear pathway to integrate STEM practices, build a sustainable...

2025 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Platforms in Indiana: Khanmigo by Khan Academy

Indiana schools are incorporating AI-powered platforms into their classrooms. The platforms in this series met the vendor requirements (first or...

2025 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Platforms in Indiana: MagicSchool

Indiana schools are incorporating AI-powered platforms into their classrooms. The platforms in this series met the vendor requirements (first or...

2025 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Platforms in Indiana: Chat for Schools by Skill Struck

Indiana schools are incorporating AI-powered platforms into their classrooms. The platforms in this series met the vendor requirements (first or...

2025 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Platforms in Indiana: Edia

Indiana schools are incorporating AI-powered platforms into their classrooms. The platforms in this series met the vendor requirements (first or...

ParaReading- A Five-Course Series for Paraprofessionals

A set of self-paced courses on successful teaching strategies for paraprofessionals.

What Is the Writing Rope?

In a nod to Scarborough’s Reading Rope, Joan Sedita, the founder and CEO of Keys to Literacy, created a similar framework for writing. The Writing...