Instructional Tools

Fishtank Learning is a lesson planning tool. Fishtank has ELA and Mathematics lessons for elementary school, middle school, and high school. There are many instructional and assessment tools linked on the website. One aspect of Fishtank that is beneficial is how each lesson outlines what learning standards are being met. The lessons are detailed from start to end including unit summary, required materials, preperation steps, vocabulary, worksheets, and assessments. 

Khan Academy is an instructional tool meant to bolster student learning in and outside of the classroom. Khan Academy is known for offerring targeted videos, along with supplementary practice problems and materials. Their videos are useful and something any teacher can incorporate into guided instructions. They can also be used to help students fill in gaps when they miss classes or are struggling to fully comprehend concepts. A Spanish Khan Academy is also available to improve math accessibility for English Language Learners.

Desmos Classroom is a highly useful instructional tool for math. Desmos offers lessons, ordered chronologically by grade and unit, to bolster planning along with relevant, unique activities to assign students. When behind on planning, math teachers can generally rely on Demsos to give them easy-to-find suggestions and ideas for nearly every lesson covered in the curriculum, for any grade. Like classkick, Desmos Classroom also provides live feedback so the teacher is able to track class progress during activities. Allowing them to observe how students are doing in comprehending the material.