Last Updated on Tuesday, July 01, 2008 at 5:00 AM
Welcome to Teaching Tools! We've designed Teaching Tools to provide teachers, schools and districts with a Web-based community of learning. This is where you can share standards-based resources as you strive to move your students to proficiency and beyond.
Teaching Tools is a result of data and feedback from educators and educational partners throughout Kentucky. We're continually revising and updating these pages.
Literacy Without Limits: Help for Struggling Students, Grades 4-12
Produced in partnership with Kentucky Educational Television, this DVD-ROM resource showcases strategies that content area teachers can use to help students who struggle with literacy. It features 90+ video clips shot in classrooms across Kentucky. Literacy Without Limits is thorough, accessible, and useful for 4-12 teachers in multiple subjects and classroom settings. KDE is providing a free copy of this resource to every public school in the state.
Developing Quality Open Response and Multiple Choice Items for the ClassroomKDE’s Open Response Questions in the Classroom manual has been revised. The updated manual now contains guidance for constructing both KCCT-like open response and multiple choice items. Tips for creating scoring guides and improving classroom practice, as well as an electronic open response template are also included. PDF VersionDeveloping Quality Open ...
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How To Develop a Standards-Based Unit of StudyNew… KDE’s “How To Develop a Standards-Based Unit of Study” manual has been revised. The 2008 manual contains a revised unit template, information about the components of a unit and lesson plan, sample lesson plans, and a downloadable word document template. You may access this material through our KDE web site ...
More Combined Curriculum Documents
The Combined Curriculum Document (CCD) is a resource created by the Kentucky Department of Education to show the connection between the Academic Expectations (what students should know and be able to do as a result of their school experience), the Program of Studies (the minimum required content standards students shall be ... More
Curriculum Maps
Have you ever wondered how to pace your year to ensure that you cover all the standards within your grade-level content and subject? Many districts and schools across the Commonwealth are developing curriculum maps as tools to organize teaching. Curriculum maps offer a sequence for delivering content and provide a clear ... More
KET EncycloMedia
KET EncycloMedia is a Internet-based comprehensive learning service offered free to Kentucky public schools. It is result of a partnership between Kentucky Education Television and the Kentucky Department of Education. It offers teachers and students more than 4,000 videos, 40,000 video clips, and thousands of digital images, all searchable by key word, content ... More
Units of Study
Standards-based Units of Study provide comprehensive learning opportunities for students. Using standards, (e.g., Kentucky's Academic Expectations, Program of Studies, and Core Content for Assessment), as the basis for a unit focuses planning on meaningful and relevant concepts. The unit plan, in turn, enhances the delivery of instruction and assessment. Why ... More