Indiana Graduates Prepared to Succeed Dashboard (GPS)
GPS displays a transparent, robust view of school and student performance over multiple measures. Please click on the link above to access Discovery’s data.
Instructional Program
Engagement
How To Think, Not What to Think
Utilize Inquiry
Hands On
Effective Instruction
Slow Down
Turn & Talk
Experiments
Use of Wait Time
Essential Questions
Making Connections
Use of Manipulatives
Learning Experiences
Higher Order Thinking
Use of technology
Question the Concepts
Play/Project/Problem Based
Encourage Questioning
Open Ended Discussions
Use of props, models, visuals
Encourage/Discuss Wrong Answers
Explain your thinking (different pathways)
Develop student understanding
RISE 2.0 Effective Instruction
Content
Well rounded curriculum
Indiana Academic Standards
Purposeful Planning
Content Integration
Use of Multiple Content Resources
Collaboration
Scaffold and Reteach
Differentiate
RISE 1.0 Purposeful Planning
Place Based
Outdoor Emphasis
Attachment to Surroundings
Develop Partnerships
Standards Based Environmental Curriculum
Real World Approach
Great Lakes Initiative
Localized Content
Field Work
Learning Experiences
Community involvement/support
Sustainability (recycling, composting)
Links and references
Imagination Library Family Resources
Each month, Imagination Library mails participating children ages birth to five a free book. To support a love of reading and increase enjoyment, these family resources provide music, activities, vocabulary, and connecting book and read-aloud ideas. To access these resources, register for a free account to the Indiana Learning Lab. Contact IDOE’s Office of Kindergarten Readiness with any questions.