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Rich math problems and games that build reasoning. Quick station activity have pairs share strategies.

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Free, self-paced modules on evidence-based practices. Man subjects are covered, such as behavior supports, reading, and progress monitoring. Suitable for paraprofessional PD with built-in tools and handouts.

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The IRIS Center is a national center dedicated to improving education outcomes for all children, especially those with disabilities birth through age twenty-one, through the use of effective evidence-based practices and interventions.

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National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

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National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

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When teaching math skills (K-12), this site offers interactive support models for various learning styles. Excellent for small groups! Students needing hands-on practice will thrive with this site.

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National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

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A digital library containing Java applets and activities for K-12 mathematics

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Animated Social Stories by Autism Little Learners

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Animated Social Stories by Autism Little Learners

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Best used with younger learners or students with autism to introduce social concepts (e.g., sharing, routines). All videos include captions.

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Are you using social stories with your students for school? Social stories are an evidence-based intervention for individuals with autism, no matter what their age. Research shows that social stories work, and I can attest to that! This list of stories will continue to be updated as I create more social stories to use in the classroom.

Carol Gray developed "social stories" in 1990. Her work as a pioneer in the field of autism is highly respected. To read more, learn about her resources, or sign up for a training, click here.

This list includes social stories that are useful in the school setting. For the full list of all of the Autism Little Learners social stories, click here. The full list includes stories for home, school, community, and all the stories related to COVID-19.

To read more about how to write a social story, check out this article from Autism Parenting Magazine!
Active Shooter Drill Alphabet Potty Book Calming Corner Story Earthquake Story Easter Bunny Story Eating At The Table Getting A Haircut Going Back To School - Separation Anxiety Going To Kindergarten Going To School Holding Hands (Elopement) How To Calm My Body Hurricanes Losing A Tooth Keeping My Clothes On My Friend Has A Cast Picking My Nose Picture Day Small Group Spring Break Summer Vacation Taking A Break Tornado Drill Touching Other People Transitioning To A New School Transitioning To The Bus Trick Or Treating Visiting Santa Wearing Headphones Wearing Shoes At School Winter Break

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Social Stories For School | Free Library

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Are you using social stories with your students for school? Social stories are an evidence-based intervention for individuals with autism, no matter what

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Use for science and math concepts with elementary to high school students; helps visualize abstract topics. Many simulations include captions and adjustable settings for accessibility.

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By converting our sims to HTML5, we make them seamlessly available across platforms and devices. Whether you have laptops, iPads, chromebooks, or BYOD, your favorite PhET sims are always right at your fingertips.Become part of our mission today, and transform the learning experiences of students everywhere!

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I built the library in Padlet using a column layout so paraprofessionals and teachers can quickly access the resources they need. The board centers on small group work in general education classrooms, resource rooms, and inclusive settings, and it mixes animations, simulations, practice tools, ebooks, trusted sites, open courses, and short videos. Digital curation cuts search time and helps teams make quicker, better choices when planning or troubleshooting a lesson (Sharma & Deschaine, 2022). Padlet works well as a simple space for posting, replying, and sharing updates, so it doubles as a light collaboration hub when teams want to trade what worked (Chan, 2022).

The categories line up with real tasks. Simulations and short games give students a place to try an idea and fail safely. Which keeps attention better than a packet during pull outs (Jones et al., 2023; Sánchez-López et al., 2023). Practice tools with immediate feedback are there for quick checks and confidence building during transitions or end-of-lesson stations (Rueda-Gómez et al., n.d.). Ebooks and multilingual texts support access for English learners and allow families to read at home in the language that feels natural, which I have seen lower frustration during homework weeks (Donohue & Aladé, 2022). I also saved a column for open courses and short PD pieces so staff can pick up skills without waiting for a formal workshop (Villalobos López, n.d.).

The mix reflects where schools have been headed. One to one programs expanded quickly and raised expectations for digital quality during and after COVID, so having a vetted set of materials matters more now than it did a few years ago (Klein, 2020; Vu et al., n.d.). Curation tools that invite people to pin, react, and discuss tend to foster a sense of community and shared judgment about what “good” looks like, which is why I borrowed ideas from studies that used social platforms in coursework (Huntington, 2022).

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Excellent for elementary through high school students. This site provides accessible books with text-to-speech and formats for assistive technology.

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Bookshare | An Accessible Online Library for people with print disabilities

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Bookshare makes reading easier. People with dyslexia, blindness, cerebral palsy, and other reading barriers can customize their experience to suit their learning style and find virtually any book they need for school, work, or the joy of reading.

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Great for small or guided reading groups (grades K-12). Enjoyable, leveled texts that have comprehension questions and my favorite built-in supports (audio, highlighting) for our students who need accommodations.

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ReadWorks | Award-Winning, EdTech Nonprofit Organization

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ReadWorks is an edtech nonprofit organization that is committed to helping to solve America’s reading comprehension crisis.

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Use when you need strategies or training about student differences, excellent for paraprofessionals and teachers learning about inclusion, 504, different disabilities, and how to provide support.

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Read-aloud videos by authors and actors. Pair with a quick retell or a jot-note sheet for listening comprehension in small groups. Great for grades pre-3rd, but older students do enjoy revisiting these stories, too.

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Practical strategies, short videos, and articles for lesson ideas and PD. Search by topic and grab one idea to try the same day.

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Short animated lessons that prepare students to practice a skill. *Play a 3–5 minute segment to build shared vocabulary, then send students into a sim or a quick partner task.

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Wonderful for warmups or a “reset” between tasks. Can be paired with a quick read or clip with a one-sentence to check in and give students a quick/easy confidence boost.

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This website excels at simulations in the areas of science and math. The games behave like simulations for each task. After a student completes a task, have them explain their actions, changes that occurred, and their hypothesis, and then move to figuring out why their guess was right or wrong. Also, the teacher's view makes it easy to assign and see progress.

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Last year I had a 90% pass rate and this year we improved to 92%. What makes this data even more amazing is we have a large population of special ed students on my team this...

Last year I had a 90% pass rate and this year we improved to 92%. What makes this data even more amazing is we have a large population of special ed students on my team this year and last year we had none! The biggest jump was in my pass advanced rate - it increased from 38% to 41% and 12 students had perfect scores! 15 of my students have IEPs and all of them passed the test. Our building went up from 87% pass to 91% in fifth grade. I think the numbers are amazing with our large special ed population!

I believe a lot of it is due to the work students did in LOL throughout the year to help review and reinforce 4th and 5th grade material.

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Legends of Learning: Math and Science Games

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Interactive simulations in the areas of math and science with quick feedback. Great for quick checks in large or small group settings.

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A straightforward site to help practice for math, geography, vocab, and science. Set a short timed practice for small groups. Then pull one student to explain a missed item out loud before retrying. At times simple is best.

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A large bank of questions you can assemble into quick checks. Build a 6–8 item exit ticket and have pairs/small groups justify answers on whiteboards.

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Self-paced typing lessons with clear goals and instant feedback. Works well as a quiet station.

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Create self-check questions and short quizzes. Suitable for quiet stations when students need targeted practice.

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H5P empowers everyone to create, share and reuse interactive content - all you need is a web browser and a web site that supports H5P.

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Simple quiz builder with instant scoring. Use the free tier to make short checks for a resource room or pull-out, then download results.

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Multilingual picture books and short texts. Use for paired reading in small groups, then switch to the English version for a quick retell. Great resource for family reading.

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Up to college-level texts in the areas of math, science, social science, and humanities. Excellent for short sections or references for advanced middle/high schoolers.

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Everything my students need

My students have expressed deep gratitude for having access to a free eBook for my course. The ability to put the relevant chapter into my learning management system (Canvas) has been wonderful! The student has everything they need all in one place!

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Sophisticated and customizable LibreTexts has enabled us to tightly align readings with course content in a way that is transparent to students. The integration of advanced technologies like NotaBene have also allowed us to create additional value (for free) for both instructors and students. Dr. Marc T.

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High-interest eBooks with narrated audio (many languages). Great for fluency and quick confidence wins with developing readers.

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Peer-reviewed textbooks that are excellent for research. Use chapter summaries and end-of-section questions as needed.

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Fast science explainers for upper elementary and middle school. Assign a single segment, then have partners apply the idea in a quick hands-on task.

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Welcome to Crash Course Kids! This bi-weekly show from the producers of Crash Course is all about gradeschool science. We’ll look at Earth, Habitats, Space, Chemical Reactions, Engineering, and much much more with host Sabrina Cruz. So, join us every Tuesday and Thursday for new uploads. This series is beginning with 5th grade science, so we’ll be delving into Earth Science, Physical Science, Biology, Geography, Engineering, and Astronomy. Have a look at our playlists on each subject!

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Short movement and mindfulness videos for quick resets. Use a two-minute clip between stations or before a challenging task to refocus the group.

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Brief videos that define key terms and show real examples. Helpful for staff training and families learning.

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Developed lessons and activities for K-12 engineering. Use a short design task in small groups to practice problem-solving.

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October 2022 Editor's Pick

Create a sure-to-impress flashing birthday card or design a light-up holiday card-all with paper circuits! In this activity, students are guided through the process to create simple paper circuitry using only copper tape, a coin cell battery, a light-emitting diode (LED) ...

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Ignite STEM learning in K-12 - TeachEngineering

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October 2022 Editor's Pick Create a sure-to-impress flashing birthday card or design a light-up holiday card-all with paper circuits! In this activity, students are guided through the process to create simple paper circuitry using only copper tape, a coin cell battery, a light-emitting diode (LED) ...

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Research articles rewritten for students with visuals and quizzes. Good for science reading groups and ELL support. I really enjoyed the side by side vocabulary.

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Primary sources with ready activities. Hand one document to each pair and use the built-in prompts for a five-minute analysis and share out.

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Classroom strategies and family letters on the site. It also has tools for working with English learners. Keeps links handy for paraprofessionals.

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Curated “smart” videos across science, art, and technology. Queue a two to four-minute clip to spark discussion.

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Interactive explanations and teacher guides across many math topics. Skim the course pages for quick visuals and questions. Excellent overview for adults.

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Discover Mathigon, the Textbook of the Future. Learning mathematics has never been so interactive, personalised and fun!

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Chan Ie Lyn, J. (2022). Using Padlet as a learning space for simulating real-life business communication. TESL-EJ, 26(3), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.55593/ej.26103a14

Donohue, T. H., & Aladé, F. (2022). Exploring caregiver perceptions of a one-to-one tablet program for kindergartners.

Huntington, H. E. (2022). Find, pin, discuss: Incorporating Pinterest to foster community and collaboration in online advertising classes. Journal of Advertising Education, 26(1), 64–73. https://doi.org/10.1177/10980482221091239

Jones, M., Lawrence, S., Masterson, B., Megeney, A., & Sharples, N. (2023). Student video curation. MSOR Connections, 21(2), 15–24.

Klein, A. (2020). During COVID-19, schools have made a mad dash to 1-to-1 computing. Education Week.

Rueda-Gómez, K., et al. (n.d.). Performance and mathematical self-concept in university students using Khan Academy.

Sánchez-López, I., et al. (2023). Metaverse and education: The pioneering case of Minecraft in immersive digital learning.

Sharma, S. A., & Deschaine, M. E. (2022). Digital curation and complex decision making: A school district’s literacy initiative. Journal of Media Literacy Education, 14(3), 66–78. https://doi.org/10.23860/JMLE-2022-14-3-6

Villalobos López, J. (n.d.). E-learning and modern digital professional skills for Mexico.

Vu, P., et al. (n.d.). One-to-one initiative implementation from insiders’ perspectives. TechTrends.

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