Resources for Teachers

If you have a student who is acting out or bored or a parent who is worried that their child is not learning enough or being challenged, it is appropriate to contact the Advanced Learner Coordinator, but you can also make a difference in your classroom by trying one of these strategies that are each briefly described in the video to the left.

Differentiating Instruction

Every student acquires knowledge differently and has a learning style they prefer. Part of differentiation is matching students with levels of instruction that will promote their growth as a learner, no matter how advanced they are. It includes having the "stretch" to try something new, and even fail in the attempt.

Differentiation could mean enrichment, extention or acceleration of any topic. Curriculum may change as well as assignments and assessments. Students may study a topic in more depth, present to an alternate audience or work in a group. Modifications might include altering the process, product or pace.

Monthly planning chart for all competitions and contests Portage participates in that you can get your students involved in.
Depth and Complexity Icons in your classroom: Everything you need to know in a video!
Blabberize - Got a picture? Make them talk!
Discovery Education
Global Projects
Kapwing - Free web-based video editing suite. It is ad-free, requires no registration, no account creation and no sign-in.
Library Of Congress American Memories Collection - American Memory is an online archive of over 100 collections of rare and unique items important to America's heritage.
NEWSLEA - FREE! Great resource for current events articles for readers at all levels. Login with your Google account.
Tween Tribune - Similar to Newslea - find thought provoking articles that come in a variety of lexile levels.
Reading Beyond - Here are 75 books chosen by the ALA-CBC to provide guidance to anyone interested in discovering books for children who read at an advanced level and are seeking more challenging, but still age-appropriate, books.
RubiStar - RubiStar is a free tool to help teachers create quality rubrics/scoring guides.
Sharemylesson.com
WeAreTeachers - Ideas. Information. Inspiration.
Wisconsin Media Lab/Source for VideosCurriculum Resources: Technology and content resources for all areas.
Educator Resources: for a variety of needs (technology integration, online safety, search engines, government sites)
Google Expeditions: everything you need to know in preparation for leading an Expedition
iCivics: exists to engage students in meaningful civic learning. It provides teachers well-written, inventive, and free resources that enhance their practice and inspire their classroom.
Kidsnetsoft Education - tons of great resources for middle school computer science and technology.
Knotted Line: Interactive, tactile online lab for examining freedom over the course of United States History.
LibGuides: a wide variety of subject areas for all grades, online lessons and resources.
Math Resources: for elementary, middle, and high school classrooms.
PBS Learning Media: There are tons of great resources here that can be linked directly into Google Classroom!
Ready Reference Sites for when you need a quick answer.
Search Engines: to Google and beyond!
States and Capitals: resources for middle school students.
Subject Specific Sites: Entertainment, Health, and News sites of note.
TED Talks: Get inspired and explore a plethora of interesting topics!
Whoose Reading - Free reading promotion website.
WI Media Lab Videos and Resources available thru Badgerlink. Includes: Bill Nye, foreign language instruction, math, science, and other areas. Explore A-Z topics.