57 new lesson plans and resources from Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and Great Lakes Now have been added to Open Space. 

A collection of 167 full curriculum units for English Language Arts and Mathematics from Fishtank Learning have been added to Open Space! 

Establishing a culture of reading in your students' homes for the holidays can be manageable with some free resources, and a little bit of planning. You can help students and their families start a tradition at home that promotes the joy of books with these five tips.

Instructional materials matter and looking closely at the materials you use in your classrooms is important. Every Ohio student deserves the opportunity to learn from high-quality, standards-aligned instructional materials to become a resilient, lifelong learner who contributes to society (Each Child, Our Future). 

Studies have shown that using high-quality, coherent curriculums and instructional materials lead to student growth in learning and achievement. For over 20 years, INFOhio has been providing Ohio schools and districts with quality supplemental resources available at no cost. INFOhio’s resources provide educators and students with premium, vetted content such as eBooks, videos, lesson plans, instructional web tools, and training and support materials which can be used for teaching and learning. Today's Science bridges the gap between real-world discoveries and the science classroom—giving in-depth explanations of important advances in biology, chemistry, the environment, space, physics, and technology. This resource from Infobase features more than 6,000 current news articles. These along with crossword puzzles, cartoons, questions, and conversations with scientists help place news and scientific discoveries in context.

The internet safety and digital citizenship curriculum, Be Internet Awesome, and computer science curriculum, CS First, both developed by Google have been added as items in Open Space.

Instructional materials matter and looking closely at the materials you use in your classrooms is important. Every Ohio student deserves the opportunity to learn from high-quality, standards-aligned instructional materials to become a resilient, lifelong learner who contributes to society (Each Child, Our Future). 

Studies have shown that using high-quality, coherent curriculums and instructional materials lead to student growth in learning and achievement. For over 20 years, INFOhio has been providing Ohio schools and districts with quality supplemental resources available at no cost. INFOhio’s resources provide educators and students with premium, vetted content such as eBooks, videos, lesson plans, instructional web tools, and training and support materials which can be used for teaching and learning. PebbleGo Next from INFOhio offers Ohio parents, educators, and students access to the quality content from Capstone including standards-aligned articles, activities, videos, and games in six distinct databases: Indigenous Peoples' History, Biographies, Science, Social Studies, Health, and States.

Instructional materials matter and looking closely at the materials you use in your classrooms is important. Every Ohio student deserves the opportunity to learn from high-quality, standards-aligned instructional materials to become a resilient, lifelong learner who contributes to society (Each Child, Our Future). 

Studies have shown that using high-quality, coherent curriculums and instructional materials lead to student growth in learning and achievement. For over 20 years, INFOhio has been providing Ohio schools and districts with quality supplemental resources available at no cost. INFOhio’s resources provide educators and students with premium, vetted content such as eBooks, videos, lesson plans, instructional web tools, and training and support materials which can be used for teaching and learning. The World Almanac for Kids from INFOhio offers Ohio parents, educators, and students access to the quality content from Infobase in digital articles and video format.

Getting your district or school ready for the 2021-2022 school year begins by looking closely at the materials you use in your classrooms. Every Ohio student deserves the opportunity to learn from high-quality, standards-aligned instructional materials to become a resilient, lifelong learner who contributes to society (Each Child, Our Future). 

Studies have shown that using high-quality, coherent curriculums and instructional materials lead to student growth in learning and achievement. For over 20 years, INFOhio has been providing Ohio schools and districts with quality supplemental resources available at no cost. INFOhio’s resources provide educators and students with premium, vetted content such as eBooks, videos, lesson plans, instructional web tools, and training and support materials which can be used for teaching and learning. Highlights Library from INFOhio offers Ohio parents, educators, and students access to the quality content from the Highlights publications in digital eBook and video format.

There's no doubt about it: when parents are involved, students do better. According to the Family Engagement Collaborative of the Miami Valley, family engagement in schools leads to higher student achievement and graduation rates, fewer behavioral problems, better self-esteem, and stronger performance by students from diverse backgrounds. 

There will always be barriers to family engagement, but framing it as an "opportunity for all" can help schools move beyond the barriers. The Framework Institute advises that promoting family engagement as an equity issue and policy matter focuses the initiative on inclusivity and opportunities for achievement for all children and will help schools look at how current practices may exclude some students and families. Introduce the high-quality instructional materials available at no cost from INFOhio to families to help remove barriers and provide opportunities for all.

Recordings are now available for each session from INFOhio's no-cost professional development conference, Instructional Materials Matter. 

Five sessions are available beginning with a Keynote session from the Ohio Department of Education and four additional sessions on quality INFOhio resources, web tools, and professional development. 

Let INFOhio, Ohio's PreK-12 digital library, be your school district's partner as you accelerate and extend student learning. INFOhio offers a variety of PreK-12 digital learning resources at no cost to Ohio's students, educators, and parents that can support the Simple View of Reading and the Simple View of Writing's framework that includes foundational transcription skills, self-regulation and executive function skills, and the development of text generation or translation skills. Writing skills are supported across the Language and Literacy Development Continuum. 

New instructional materials have been added to Open Space. These social studies and science activities and videos are provided by the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. 

Monday Mini Lessons Model Remote Teaching Best Practices

April's Monday Mini Lesson is all about designing learning experiences using tools, resources, and platforms available through INFOhio. To support educators integrating digital content into instruction and remote teaching, INFOhio is featuring a series of videos that showcase best practices for remote teaching using INFOhio's high-quality, digital content. This mini lesson is for all teachers wanting to design, build, or supplement lesson or an entire curriculum at little to no cost and with minimal modifications.

Let INFOhio, Ohio's PreK-12 digital library, be your school district's partner as you accelerate and extend student learning. INFOhio offers a variety of PreK-12 digital learning resources at no cost to Ohio's students, educators, and parents that can support the Simple View of Reading's foundational literacy skills of vocabulary acquisition across the Language and Literacy Development Continuum. 

Learn how to use the Simple View of Reading as a guide to extend and accelerate learning for your students with INFOhio authentic texts. Webinar recording now available.