Black History Month Captioned and Described Resources

Black History Month Captioned and Described Resources

Over the years, there have been many great men and women who have contributed to African American history. During the month of February, thanks to Carter G. Woodson, founder of Black History Month, people from all around the globe give tribute to prominent African...
Close Reading: An Instructional Strategy for Conquering Complex Text

Close Reading: An Instructional Strategy for Conquering Complex Text

This captioned video shows a 3rd grade teacher guide students through the close reading process, check for understanding, and leverage the power of student talk and collaboration to help them make meaning of a complex text. Click here to watch the video.
Progress Monitoring: Mathematics

Progress Monitoring: Mathematics

This captioned training module introduces users to progress monitoring in mathematics, a type of formative assessment in which student learning is evaluated to provide useful feedback about performance to both learners and teachers (est. module completion time: 2...
Focusing on the 19 Behaviors Most Essential to a Positive School Culture

Focusing on the 19 Behaviors Most Essential to a Positive School Culture

This article provides two practical ways to focus on the behaviors that have the greatest effect in creating a safe, supportive learning environment:1)by tracking the positivity ratio and 2) reinforcing the 19 most essential positive behaviors. Information on how to...
Retelling: An Intervention to Promote the Literacy Achievement for Students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Retelling: An Intervention to Promote the Literacy Achievement for Students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing

This captioned webinar from the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) explains why retelling is an effective intervention for building comprehension and describes how to organize a classroom or itinerant setting to effectively use the...
SOS: Helping Students Become Independent Learners

SOS: Helping Students Become Independent Learners

This module describes how teachers can help students stay on task by learning to regulate their behavior. The four strategies discussed are self-monitoring, self-instruction, goal-setting, and self-reinforcement. Click here to start the module.