It's election season! Discover INFOhio's instructional materials on the topics of voting, the election process, and the presidency that are available to Ohio's students, educators, and parents at no cost.

INFOhio encourages Ohio educators to curate INFOhio’s instructional materials. Curation is the human touch–the personal and informed evaluation, selection, and collection of the best resources to meet students needs.

Collections of eBooks have been purchased from Infobase and Gale on the topics of student wellness and careers. Instructional materials will continue to be purchased throughout the 2023-2024 school year with funding from Future Forward Ohio. 

 

Recordings are now available for two 30-minute webinars on INFOhio's newest licensed resource, CultureGrams. 

CultureGrams is available to INFOhio users across the state through five-year funding provided in part by a federal IMLS Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant through the State Library of Ohio. Additional funding is provided by Libraries Connect Ohio partners: INFOhio, OhioLINK, and OPLIN.

September 15 - October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month. Quality text from eBook collections provided by INFOhio supports knowledge building and vocabulary development while increasing awareness and understanding of the contributions, history, and achievements of Hispanic/Latino Americans.

Learn which INFOhio tools you can use to help students learn to locate the best information to answer their questions. This is the third in a series of several posts about the inquiry process and the Dimensions of Inquiry.

The recording is now available for the first Learn With INFOhio webinar of the 2023-2024 school year: Expanding Student Learning Opportunities with GoLearn, Ohio's Collaborative Course Catalog. GoLearn enables schools and ESCs to offer open seats to students across the state through remote live instruction. GoLearn also supports educators with connecting learners to quality courses regardless of their zip code—expanding learning opportunities wherever a student lives—and enabling districts to continue to offer courses with low enrollment, keeping teachers engaged and fulfilled. 

A collection of eBooks and videos have been purchased from Infobase and Gale on the topics of the Holocaust and genocide. Instructional materials will continue to be purchased throughout the 2023-2024 school year with funding from Future Forward Ohio. 

 

With funding from Future Forward Ohio, INFOhio has purchased two collections of professional learning eBooks from EBSCO and Gale. Some of the focused areas for this content include classroom management, computer technology, distance education, early childhood, mathematics, reading & phonics, and STEM. 
 

This summer an in-person, multi-day event took place with a small cohort of Instructional Materials Reviewers. This 3-day workshop increased participants' skills and knowledge of evaluating and implementing open access content for teaching and learning. Each participant was responsible for curating a final product of instructional materials focused around one of the following high-needs topics: financial literacy, STEM, career exploration and development, and the Holocaust and genocide for grades 6-12. 

INFOhio ICoaches provide training, professional development, and outreach to help adults use and integrate INFOhio resources and web tools in the classroom. Read more to find out how you can join this state-wide network!

The Exchange website has been retired. The most used components of the site including: For Parents, For Educators, Connectivity Champions, Curriculum Library, and Professional Learning have been moved to the INFOhio website. 

Whether you teach elementary, middle, or high school students, when it comes to observing Constitution Day, INFOhio has quality instructional materials to support learning. September 17th is a day to remember our country's foundations and to help our students at all levels learn more about what it means to be "the land of the free and the home of the brave."

The Ohio Department of Education, in partnership with Zearn, is providing an online differentiated learning opportunity to accelerate math learning for Ohio students in grades 6-8.