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All AVID Open Access Classroom Resources

Facilitate Virtual Music Performance and Response

Find resources to help students learn an instrument, find music to play or study, and both respond and reflect on musical performances.

Best Practices 9 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Connect Students to Music

Find resources to help students discover, explore, and access a variety of music types and genres.

Best Practices 8 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Integrate Online Music Tools Into Your Classroom

Explore strategies that you can use to effectively and efficiently integrate online music tools into your lessons and virtual classroom.

Best Practices 4 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Show Students How to See Patterns and Also Use Them

Help students learn about pattern recognition and how it helps solve problems.

Best Practices 11 mins Grades K-12 Resource by:

#46 – Demystifying Computational Thinking

In this week’s episode, we explore computational thinking and begin helping teachers unpack the concept for application in the classroom to help build students’ critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Unpacking Education 26 min Resource by:

#45 – Insights From an Urban District With Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Ellen Dorr

This week, our guest is Dr. Ellen Dorr, Chief Technology Officer, from Renton Unified School District in Renton, Washington. Join the team as we explore how the technology team has supported students, teachers, and their families navigate the challenges of the pandemic with empathy and understanding.

Unpacking Education 24 min Resource by:

Teach Reading With Online Resources

Use digital tools and strategies to make reading instruction more engaging, efficient, and effective.

Best Practices 4 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Read Online With e-Books, Virtual Libraries, and Digital Collections

Expand student access to reading materials through e-Books, virtual libraries, and digital collections.

Best Practices 5 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Level the Playing Field With Leveled Reading

Leverage leveled reading websites to effectively and efficiently differentiate for different student reading levels, scaffold reading development, and make academic content accessible.

Best Practices 4 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Take It Further With Online Literature Resources

Discover online resources to help plan and teach lessons about literature.

Best Practices 4 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Use Technology to Spark Speaking and Listening

Explore the unique benefits of digital speaking and listening and also discover online resources to integrate into your classroom.

Best Practices 5 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Fine-Tune Your Communication With Online Reference Materials

Develop a collection of online reference materials for convenient and immediate access and use.

Best Practices 3 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Find and Explore Websites to Help Teach ELA

Explore websites filled with lessons, teaching ideas, content resources, and interactive games.

Best Practices 5 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Help Students Recognize and Apply Abstraction

Develop and deepen your understanding of abstraction and how it can be used in the classroom.

Best Practices 8 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

#44 – Insights From a Small, Rural District With Natasha Monsaas-Daly

This week, our guest is Natasha Monsaas-Daly, Director of Information and Learning Technology for Watertown-Mayer Schools. She shares how her small, rural district integrates rigorous and authentic instruction, with quality technology tools.

Unpacking Education 24 min Resource by: