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Illinois ABE/ASE Language Arts Standards

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Illinois ABE/ASE Language Arts Standards

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See the Glossary for a list of math terms

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Expandable template for multidisciplinary lesson plan

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Sample multidisciplinary lesson plan

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multidisciplinary lesson plan template example

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COABE 2025 Multidisciplinary session handout

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Check out the Relationship Across Content Areas document!

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Teaching Resources - Educators and Admins

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Great video-guided activity for students

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Try the Myth of Multitasking Exercise! | Updated Version of Multitask Test

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Assembly Line Multidisciplinary Lesson Plan 

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Assembly Line Multidisciplinary Lesson Plan 

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If you are teaching or training adults, understanding this theory can help!

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5 Key Principles of Knowles Adult Learning Theory Andragogy

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What is Adult Learning Theory, also known as Andragogy. Malcolm Knowles and the 5 Key principles in the workplace for using adult learning theory.

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Lesson bank contains lessons searchable by content area or NRS level - just build a free account.

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Check out our new Construction and Trade units for RLA (7 lessons) and mathematics (6 lessons). The units are titled Construction & Trades and can be found by clicking on to Search for Lessons>RLA>Units or [...]

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Welcome to the KYAE Skills U Lesson Bank! The KYAE Skills U Lesson Bank is a repository of standards-based units and lessons created by KYAE Skills U instructors. KYAE Skills U has developed a process for lesson acceptance which includes a template with specific guidance on what should be

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The Change Agent has ready-to-use, multidisciplinary lesson plans free of charge!  http://changeagent.nelrc.org/in-the-classroom/lesson-packets/

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Investigate the Lessons, Tasks, and Tests tabs for great resources

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Classroom Challenges are lessons that support teachers in formative assessment. There are 100 lessons in total, 20 at each grade from 6 to 8 and 40 for ‘Career and College Readiness’ at High School Grades 9 and above. Some lessons are focused on developing math concepts, others on solving non-routin…

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The Bearded Math Man YouTube channel would work well in a flipped classroom model

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I'd like to help teachers and students both experience more success in the classroom by reframing how we see the relationship between subject, student and te...

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Ready-to-use slide decks where information is released a bit at a time and students must make predictions and inferences.

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Slow Reveal Graph is an instructional routine that promotes sensemaking about data. This highly engaging routine uses scaffolded visuals and discourse to help students (in K-12 and beyond) make sense of data. As more and more of the graph is revealed, students refine their interpretation and construct meaning, often in surprising ways.

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Have students analyze a picture and respond to open-ended questions.

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Intriguing Times images stripped of their captions — and an invitation to students to discuss them live.

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Ready-to-use graphs on a variety of topics with accompanying questions and extension activities

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Graphs, maps and charts from The Times — and an invitation to students to discuss them live.

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ASE-level videos on a variety of topics - would work great for a flipped classroom

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Paul has provided training for students, teachers, administrators, and professors around the world. Paul's specialties include the Next Generation Science Standards, educational technology, the flipped classroom, and effective classroom design. In addition to his work as a trainer Paul is an accomplished keynote speaker.

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Paul has provided training for students, teachers, administrators, and professors around the world. Paul's specialties include the Next Generation Science Standards, educational technology, the flipped classroom, and effective classroom design. In addition to his work as a trainer Paul is an accomplished keynote speaker.

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Excellent videos on core subjects for ASE learners

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history biology literature learning education science humanities school "world history" ap tests smart fun chemistry psychology apush whap study "crash cours...

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At Crash Course, we believe that high-quality educational videos should be available to everyone for free! Subscribe for weekly videos from our current courses! The Crash Course team has produced more than 45 courses on a wide variety of subjects, including organic chemistry, literature, world history, biology, philosophy, theater, ecology, and many more!

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Visit https://mathantics.com/ for an excellent collection of user-friendly, fun videos to teach specific math skills

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GED Testing Service Assessment Guide for Educators - Mathematical Reasoning

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GED Testing Service Assessment Guide for Educators - Mathematical Reasoning

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See Appendix D for list of mathematical terms

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A creative list of math ideas

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I have not used a math textbook with my students since returning to teaching 4 years ago. My curriculum is the Minnesota State Math Standards. (we have never been a common core state). I follow my district's pacing of units, unit length and common assessments. Beyond that I collect the resources I use from a variety of places. You may not be like me and follow a textbook. No matter who you are, there are a ton of resources for math educators online that we will all find useful.

I have known about the following 5 sites for years and during the busy school year I find my self thinking "I need to spend an hour here and 'right click, copy and save' so many things from this site." So this summer I am spending 1 hour at each of the 5 websites below. I have 8 word docs (one for each unit I teach) ready to add all the resources I find. You can organize what you find anyway you like. Join me in doing some teacher summer homework and search these sites with me.

#1 Don Steward's Resources

You know a resources is good when your favorite math blogs and people on twitter keep referencing their use of Don's resources. His blog, 'Median. Don Steward', is rich. Rich. You may spend more than 1 hour. this site is a GOLDMINE. So good. Check out just a few of the tings you can find there.

I L.O.V.E. O.P.E.N M.I.D.D.L.E problems. If you've not checked them out, do it today. I am so attracted to the problems at this site. I love that they often result in multiple answers. I love that they cause students a headache for a while - the answers are not obvious. I love that the headache caused is not impossible and that all students have access into solving each task. I love that these problems are meant to be worked on in collaboration with others. I love that these tasks foster rich discussion.

BONUS: There are several other sites with amazing with collections of similar problems. If you need more ideas check out anyone of the following.

Fawn Nguyen's collection of 200+ visual patterns you can use at all levels (K-12+) is an amazing resource for giving a visual to the math patterns & functions you teach. As a secondary teacher I went through these and copy & pasted these into groups in my curricular by equation type (linear, quadratic, exponential). I use them all the time when I teach. I could share my sort with you, but you will learn more doing it yourself and like me naturally brainstorm how you can use these in your classroom many, many times throughout the year. My favorite all time pattern is the ducks pattern. I blogged about it HERE.

#4 David Wees New Vision Math Curriculum

One of my favorite people to follow on twitter is David Wees. He and others have put together a free online math curriculum called ' New Visions Math Curriculum'. What is great about this curricula is that is full of resources for multiple best practice instructional routines. Two of my favorite are 'Connecting Representations' (#connectingreps) and 'Contemplate then Calculate' (#cthenc).

I highly recommend clicking through the units, big ideas and lessons. Scroll down and look at every resource -especially the instructional routines. It takes time, but I promise it is worth it. I plan to use several of these in my classroom this fall. Here are just a taste. There is a lot more description on these at the site. One other tip - search the hastags #connectingreps & #cthenc on twitter for more ideas and resources.

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#5 Math Assessment Project (MAP) - MARS Tasks

MAP from the Math Assessment Resource Services (MARS) is tasks, lessons and assessments. There is great stuff here if you dig. I love their card sorts (and now turn these into desmos card sorts). I tweak and use their stuff a lot of different ways. Spend some time here looking. Search the units you will teach this fall and see what will enhance what you already do in class.

BONUS: A few other places I love.

If you spend an hour at these 5 sites. I promise you will have more things than you know how to use next school year. Share these 5 sites with your math friends not on twitter. It is a great place for them to start and fall in love with what #MTBoS has to offer.

If you have a favorite resource I should spend an hour+ at, tweet me at @saravdwerf or comment below. I'd love to hear from you. Until next time.

p.s. I have a 2nd post related to this one titled ' 5 ways to include yourself in the online math community without being on twitter ' with additional resources for you to experience the best of what #MTBoS has to offer.

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5 websites you need to spend an hour at and steal amazing resources for your classroom this fall. - Sara VanDerWerf

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I have not used a math textbook with my students since returning to teaching 4 years ago. My curriculum is the Minnesota State Math Standards. (we have never been a common core state). I follow my district's pacing of units, unit length and common assessments.

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Sign up for a free account and search by grade level, lexile levile, text type, and more

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Improve your students' reading comprehension with ReadWorks. Access thousands of high-quality, free K-12 articles, and create online assignments with them for your students.

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Available through LINCS

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Lesson plans and primary texts for American History units

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Teaching American History is a free resource that brings together primary documents, continuing education, and community for American history teachers.

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Guide to getting started

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Infographic: How the teaching model can be flipped

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Created by Knewton and Column Five Media The idea of the “flipped classroom” — in which an instructor assigns students home reading or viewing and then works on it with them in the next class — is getting a lot of ink these days. Although the term tends to apply to the high-school classroom, you…

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Illinois Statewide Contextualized Bridge curricula - open for all!

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Excellence In Adult Education | ICCB Statewide Curricula

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Excellence in Adult Education is proud to announce our ICCB Statewide Contextualized Curricula program! Learn more about our program today!