Creating Text-Dependent Questions for the Classroom
This short, self-paced professional development module demonstrates a clear process for generating text-dependent questions for use with literature and informational text at all grade levels.
High School Teacher Resources
Thinkport's teacher resources for all grade bands feature professional development video tutorials and short, self-paced modules on specific concepts in literacy.
Our literacy resources feature video tutorials and short, self-paced modules on specific concepts in literacy.
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Our math resources include video tutorials and short, self-paced modules.
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A Focus on Close Reading
Watch this video to see close reading practiced in three classrooms -- first grade ELA, 6th grade science and 9th grade government.
The Art of Writing Arguments
Visit three classrooms to see how writing arguments is approached at various grade levels and subject areas – first grade ELA, 6th grade science and 9th grade government.
Using Interactive Lessons in the Classroom
This interactive tutorial provides strategies and tips that will help educators utilize interactive lessons to engage students and enhance their teaching.
Learning Through Video Production
This interactive lesson designed for teacher professional development lets you experience what it's like to go through the video production process so that you can ultimately guide your students.
Gradual Release of Responsibility
Learn the four phases of the Gradual Release of Responsibility instructional framework in this self-paced professional development module.
Using Media to Teach Evolution: A STEM Professional Development Module
In this interactive lesson, educators consider how videos, interactives, and other forms of digital media can help teachers and students explore content related to evolution in an engaging and dynamic way.
Using Media to Teach About Light: A STEM Professional Development Module
In this interactive lesson, educators consider how videos, interactives, and other forms of digital media can help teachers and students explorelight-related topics in an engaging and dynamic way.
Teaching Surface Geology
This interactive STEM Professional Development module for teachers looks at how to use images and visualizations of surface features in the solar system to teach high school Earth and Space Sciences.
Teaching Environmental Public Health: An Introduction
This interactive lesson designed for professional development is a general introduction to the subject of environmental public health. Explore how people's environment relates to their health and how they can learn to reduce exposure to health hazards
Teaching Environmental Public Health: The Role of Epidemiology
This lesson designed for professional development looks at standards-based approaches to incorporating environmental public health topics into your high school classroom. Explore how epidemiologists investigate, analyze, and communicate research findings that can help minimize the spread and impact of a range of diseases.
Virtual Professional Learning Series
This collection is created for teachers, by teachers, to bring together diverse content experts and educators. With topics ranging from history to digital engagement, educators will find something they need to enhance their practice and perspective.
Kindness, Empathy, and Resilience
This collection of videos and lesson plans is about kindness, empathy, and the importance of practicing mindfulness. These resources will help educators foster resilience in students, and include strategies to help teenagers cope with the stresses of everyday life, as well as specific challenges.
Move to Include
The collection of videos and activities is designed to promote inclusion for people with intellectual and physical disabilities. Each segment engages students in concepts of inclusion across the curriculum with topics like Assistive Technologies, Education, Careers, Disabilities & Different Abilities, The Arts & Music, and Sports & Recreation.
Career Hacks for Workforce Readiness
This collection includes resources designed to help increase students' workforce readiness skills by building strengths in key interpersonal skills, such as communication, problem solving, collaboration, and critical thinking.