Welcome to High-Quality Instructional Materials to Supplement Your Curriculum

 

Learning Objectives

Use the following objectives to check your learning as you proceed through the class:

  • Cite evidence for the importance of high-quality instructional materials in education. 
  • Identify characteristics of high-quality digital instructional materials.
  • Identify sources for high-quality instructional materials.
  • Compare rubrics and rating tools used to identify high-quality digital instructional materials.
  • Explore INFOhio's sources for finding high-quality instructional materials
  • Explain curriculum literacy and its effect on identifying high-quality instructional materials. 
  • Reflect on learning by sharing information with others.

 

In this class, you will work through several lessons to learn more about the characteristics of high-quality instructional materials, where to find them, and resources to help evaluate and implement them. Below is a description of each lesson and an estimate of the amount of time it may take to complete each one.

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Getting Started
  • Pretest: Take a quiz to find out what you know or need to know about INFOhio. 5 minutes
  • Welcome to High-Quality Instructional Materials to Supplement Your Curriculum: Review the class objectives and the class overview. 5 minutes
  • Using Open Space Groups: Join the High-Quality Instructional Materials for Each Child group in Open Space. Discuss and reflect on the use of high-quality instructional materials in schools with like-minded individuals. 5 minutes
High-Quality Instructional Materials
  • What are High-Quality Instructional Materials?: Read research summaries of the importance of high-quality instructional materials and explore definitions of the term from a variety of sources. Answer questions to reflect on learning. 20 minutes
  • Why High-Quality Instructional Materials Matter: Learn more about types of instructional materials and how high-quality curriculums and supplemental materials are key to learning. Answer questions to reflect on learning. 20 minutes
  • Where Can I Find High-Quality Instructional Materials?: Locate resources that provide ratings and reviews for the various types of instructional materials. Answer questions to reflect on learning. 20 minutes
  • Rubrics to Evaluate High-Quality Instructional Materials: Compare rubrics used to rate instructional materials. 20 minutes
  • What Have You Learned so Far?: Take a short quiz to check what you know. 5 minutes
INFOhio Supports High-Quality Instructional Materials
  • Ohio Materials Matter Reviews: Learn how to use the Ohio Materials Matter Reviews resource and its features to help you locate high-quality instructional materials. Answer questions to reflect on learning. 25 minutes
  • INFOhio Sources for High-Quality Instructional Materials: Explore collections of vetted and reviewed instructional materials.  25 minutes
  • Supplemental Instructional Materials from INFOhio: Apply the Instructional Materials Rubric criteria to INFOhio's premium vetted resources to evaluate their quality. Answer questions to reflect on learning. 25 minutes
Putting High-Quality Instructional Materials into Practice
  • Curriculum Literacy: Read about curriculum literacy and how it can affect educators and students. Answer questions to reflect on learning. 20 minutes
  • Using the Ohio Curriculum Support Guide: Explore the Ohio Curriculum Support Guide. Answer questions to reflect on learning. 20 minutes
Checking Your Learning
  • Self-Assessments: Answer questions to reflect on what you learned. 15 minutes
  • Final Quiz and Contact Hour Certificate: Take a quiz to earn a certificate for 4 contact hours. 5 minutes

Exercise files for this lesson

The trainer guide provides an overview of the class including lessons, reflection opportunities, and optional face-to-face activities.
Use this KWL chart to help assess your learning.
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