Academically Productive Talk (APT) 

The website is a rich resource for teacher educators who are supporting teachers to infuse student discourse into their instruction. It provides guidance on how to get started in the classroom, on the benefits of academically productive talk, and on subject area commonalities and differences. Classroom videos that span grade levels and content areas serve as a resource for teaching.

Teacher Tip Deck

A companion resource includes targeted moves for encouraging discussion in a wide variety of contexts. While relevant at any time in a teacher’s career, the moves may be particularly useful for teaching pre-service and early career teachers. 

TalkBank Resource for Researchers

Videos from the APT website are available on TalkBank, a site designed for researchers to access video and collaborate on research that involves analyzing talk. The site provides access to the coding of project researchers, coding instruments used by the project team, the opportunity to both comment on that coding, and to offer one’s own coding. Guidance for accessing TalkBank can be found on the APT website.

Reading to Learn in Science 

Grades K-12

Classroom strategies to prepare teachers to address the unique complexities of comprehending science texts

TRU+LessonStudy

Grades 9-12

Professional learning community materials for high school math teachers using the TRU Framework in a series of mini cycles of inquiry and Lesson Study to explore questions about mathematics instruction more deeply

Vocabulary Matters

Grades K-12

Online resource with research and guidance for effective vocabulary instruction

STARI Professional Learning Series

Flexible online professional development that prepares educators to launch and use STARI, a literature-focused reading intervention for adolescents in grades 6-9 who are reading two or more years behind grade level. While specific to STARI, this professional learning addresses the research base on what’s difficult and important about teaching adolescents to read. 

WordGen Professional Learning Series

Flexible online professional development that prepares educators to launch and use STARI, a literature-focused reading intervention for adolescents in grades 6-9 who are reading two or more years behind grade level. While specific to STARI, this professional learning addresses the research base on what’s difficult and important about teaching adolescents to read. 

Focus 5 

Grades K-12

Short breathing exercises that provide students and teachers with skills to minimize distraction and improve focus and awareness