Instructional Materials from DriveOhio, an initiative of the Ohio Department of Transportation, have been added to Open Space. The content added features seven hands-on lesson plans, eLearning modules, a student ambassador program, and a K-12 Educator Toolkit focused on drones, electric vehicles, and advanced mobility topics. 

Are you having trouble finding resources to support a content area topic? Do students need additional supplemental materials to bridge a knowledge gap? Do you want personalized help finding and curating resources for your students and staff? Seize this unique opportunity! Watch all four, previously recorded webinars and take a short quiz for each one. Then earn an exclusive invitation to a hands-on virtual session with INFOhio’s experts. 

Join us for OETC 2024 presented by the Ohio Department of Education from February 13-15 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.  Dive into these exciting sessions from INFOhio ICoaches. 

Join us for OETC 2024 presented by the Ohio Department of Education from February 13-15 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Dive into these exciting sessions from INFOhio IPartners.

All webinars in this Learn With INFOhio webinar series are now available as recordings. In this series, Supporting Everyday Teaching, learn about finding, evaluating, collecting, and using quality instructional materials to impact student learning. Explore the tools and resources available from INFOhio to empower educators and maximize learning. Seize this unique opportunity! By viewing all four webinars—you'll earn an exclusive invite to a hands-on virtual session with INFOhio’s experts. 

The National STEM Challenge is seeking students in grades 6-12 who have developed projects that bring about positive change to the communities or the planet. 

This organization is also searching for volunteer judges to help with a digital review process of the projects from November to December 2023. 

The license for the Bill Nye the Science Guy videos will expire at the end of October 2023.  

Digital Video Collection videos are no longer accessible in the ISearch My Library tab. 

INFOhio's Research 4 Success (R4S) is an online learning course presented in six units to teach high school research skills. To increase the flexibility of the learning units in the classroom, INFOhio has added R4S to Open Space. 

Collections of eBooks have been purchased from Infobase and Gale on the topics of student wellness and careers. Instructional materials will continue to be purchased throughout the 2023-2024 school year with funding from Future Forward Ohio. 

 

Recordings are now available for two 30-minute webinars on INFOhio's newest licensed resource, CultureGrams. 

CultureGrams is available to INFOhio users across the state through five-year funding provided in part by a federal IMLS Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant through the State Library of Ohio. Additional funding is provided by Libraries Connect Ohio partners: INFOhio, OhioLINK, and OPLIN.

The recording is now available for the first Learn With INFOhio webinar of the 2023-2024 school year: Expanding Student Learning Opportunities with GoLearn, Ohio's Collaborative Course Catalog. GoLearn enables schools and ESCs to offer open seats to students across the state through remote live instruction. GoLearn also supports educators with connecting learners to quality courses regardless of their zip code—expanding learning opportunities wherever a student lives—and enabling districts to continue to offer courses with low enrollment, keeping teachers engaged and fulfilled. 

A collection of eBooks and videos have been purchased from Infobase and Gale on the topics of the Holocaust and genocide. Instructional materials will continue to be purchased throughout the 2023-2024 school year with funding from Future Forward Ohio. 

 

With funding from Future Forward Ohio, INFOhio has purchased two collections of professional learning eBooks from EBSCO and Gale. Some of the focused areas for this content include classroom management, computer technology, distance education, early childhood, mathematics, reading & phonics, and STEM. 
 

This summer an in-person, multi-day event took place with a small cohort of Instructional Materials Reviewers. This 3-day workshop increased participants' skills and knowledge of evaluating and implementing open access content for teaching and learning. Each participant was responsible for curating a final product of instructional materials focused around one of the following high-needs topics: financial literacy, STEM, career exploration and development, and the Holocaust and genocide for grades 6-12.