Teacher Resources

If you read fiction and nonfiction books in any discipline or setting, TeachingBooks.net's database of instructional materials will enliven your K-12 reading and library activities.  Sponsored by the Wisconsin DPI, this resource provides access to thousands of online resources you can use to explore children's and young adult books and their authors.  

Reading Rockets offers a wealth of reading strategies, lessons, and activities designed to help young children learn how to read and read better.  Resources assist parents, teachers, and other educators in working with struggling readers who require additional help in reading fundamentals and comprehension skills and development.

A reading comprehension resource for K-4 students and teachers that focuses on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating, and Synthesizing.

Wisconsin Media Lab offers a wealth of videos, lesson plans and interactive materials for teachers to use to enhance their teaching.  Materials are available for Preschool through High School coursework.

Canva is a design tool that can be used to create a variety of print based documents.  

Adobe Spark is a design too that can be used to create print based documents and video presentations.