LibGuides: Teacher Education: Lesson Planning

Lesson Plans

Explora Educator's Edition This link opens in a new window
A tool designed to help teachers with lesson plans, student tools, curriculum standards and valuable sites for teachers.
TeachingBooks.net This link opens in a new window
Start at http://inspire.in.gov/, and then click on TeachingBooks.net. This site includes the text of chilidren's books, audio readings, book guides and lesson plans for fiction and nonfiction books used in the K-12 environment.

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
This site provides learning tools for K-12 students, parents, and teachers. These resources will teach how our government works, the use of the primary source materials of GPO Access, and how one can use GPO Access to carry out their civic responsibilities.
Discovery Education
"Discovery Education provides engaging digital resources to schools and homes with the goal of making educators more effective, increasing student achievement, and connecting classrooms and families to a world of learning."
Education Reference Desk
A wealth of lesson plans and resources
iCivics
iCivics champions equitable, non-partisan civic education so that the practice of democracy is learned by each new generation. We work to inspire life-long civic engagement by providing high quality and engaging civics resources to teachers and students across our nation.
Indiana Memory Teacher Resources
Resources to assist educators in using Indiana Memory to teach social studies in the classroom. Resources include best practice articles and professional development modules, online tools and lesson plans.
Inside Mathematics
Free resources for educators who need support and inspiration for teaching and addressing (Common Core State Standards) CCSS and mathematic practices.
Learning for Justice
Free educational resources to help foster shared learning and reflection for educators and young people to help reduce prejudice and encourage tolerance in schools.
learningscience.org
"learningscience.org is an organization dedicated to sharing the newer and emerging "learning tools" of science education. Tools such as real-time data collection, simulations, inquiry based lessons, interactive web lessons, micro-worlds, and imaging, among others, can help make teaching science an exciting and engaging endeavor."
OER Commons
Open Access Resources for educators sorted by subject, education level, and standard.
PBS Learning Media
WFYI and PBS have curated FREE, standards-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more just for Indiana teachers like you.
Read, Write, Think
provides educators, parents, and afterschool professionals with access to the highest quality practices in reading and language arts instruction by offering the very best in free materials.
Statistics in Schools
Engaging and authentic material connects the U.S. Census to many subject areas.
Teachers Net Lesson Plans
"Teachers.Net features over 4000 lesson plans and classroom ideas submitted by teachers just like you. Browse lesson plans by category, grade level, or search by keyword, and discover how the Teachers.Net community can make your planning easier and more rewarding."
Understanding Science
"The mission of Understanding Science is to provide a fun, accessible, and free resource that accurately communicates what science is and how it really works."

Classroom Technology

EDpuzzle
A free assessment-centered tool that allows teachers and students to create interactive online videos by embedding either open-ended or multiple-choice questions, audio notes, audio tracks, or comments on a video.
Flip
Previously known as Flipgrid, Flip offers a way for teachers to bridge the classroom experience and what a student is working on at home. On the platform, you can prepare discussion topics and record a video of yourself presenting the topic. Students will then respond in a discussion forum with a video of their own. Making this an at-home assignment gives students time to brainstorm their answers and feel more comfortable in front of the camera.
Kahoot
Kahoot is a teacher favorite for in-class questionnaires and quizzes. The best part of this tool is how adaptable it is. It is compatible with many devices, and assessments can be joined remotely or in person.
Learning Lab
Nearpod
NearPod is a more accessible and affordable virtual reality option for teachers to bring into their classrooms. Virtual reality can be an immersive experience that allows students to explore concepts in 3D and deepen their understanding.
Prodigy
Prodigy allows students to practice math and English skills in an immersive, game-based environment. As students play Prodigy Math and Prodigy English, they'll answer teacher-made, curriculum-aligned questions tailored to their level. Its adaptive algorithm tweaks the skill practice based on their understanding of the content, so they are able to build on struggle areas while they enjoy.