Instructional Resources
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Instructional Resources
The Noble Public Schools’ Curriculum Department strives to offer our students a challenging academic program in an environment of encouragement and support where they will master the skills that provide a foundation for lifelong learning, as well as habits of speculation, inquiry, and critical thinking. We strive to ensure that all Noble students receive a strong foundation in the core curriculum areas and to serve as a resource for our teachers as they continue to provide a quality education for our children. We encourage collaboration that can promote an engaging and creative classroom that will incorporate a cultivation of leadership and technological skills so that we are capable of preparing our students to contribute with energy and distinction to the global world around them.
In that spirit, here's the department's curated toolbox — standards, lesson libraries, primary sources, and strategy resources, organized by category. Everything is free unless noted.
The Oklahoma Toolkit
- Oklahoma Academic Standards — the official state standards for every subject and grade
- K20 Center (University of Oklahoma) — research-based instructional strategies and lesson resources
- Oklahoma Library of Digital Resources — free, Oklahoma-built digital teaching resources from OSSBA
Lesson & Curriculum Libraries
- iCivics — interactive civics games and lessons
- EDSITEment — vetted humanities lessons from the National Endowment for the Humanities
- OER Commons — a digital library of open educational resources
- CK-12 Foundation — free online textbooks, videos, and practice across 5,000+ concepts (student portal)
- TED-Ed — curated educational videos with a build-your-own-lesson tool
- ReadWriteThink — ELA lessons and interactives from NCTE
Primary Sources & History
- Library of Congress for Teachers — classroom materials and professional development built on the world's largest library
- Library of Congress Prints & Photographs — every picture tells a story
- DocsTeach (National Archives) — ready-made primary source activities
- The Smithsonian Institution — the world's largest museum, education, and research complex, explorable online
- Oklahoma Historical Society — collecting, preserving, and sharing the history of Oklahoma and its people
- Oklahoma Digital Prairie — 100+ years of Oklahoma documents, photographs, newspapers, and maps
STEM
- PhET Interactive Simulations — free math and science simulations from the University of Colorado
- S2TEM Centers SC Strategy Warehouse — STEM instructional and literacy strategies
- OK SDE STEM Webpage — state STEM initiatives and resources
Multilingual Learners (ELL)
- WIDA — standards and resources for supporting multilingual learners
- WIDA Focus On: The Early Years — Dual Language Learners (PDF)
- WIDA Focus On: Early Years Programs — Supporting Dual Language Learners (PDF)
Gifted & Talented
- NPS Gifted & Talented Education Plan (PDF) — the district's plan
- Hoagies' Gifted Education Page — the "all things gifted" resource hub
- Observing Life in a Square (PDF) — fieldwork and inquiry in students' own backyards
AP & Pre-AP Strategies
Oklahoma Observances
- Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum — for OKC Bombing Remembrance Day, April 19 (25 O.S. § 90.9)
- National Park Service: OKC National Memorial
- OSDE Office of Indian Education — for Oklahoma Native American Day, the second Monday in October
- National Former POW Remembrance Day Proclamation (PDF)
- The POW/MIA Flag (PDF)
Teacher Growth
- Edutopia — evidence-based strategies for K–12 practice
- Edutopia New Teacher Resources — a starting point for early-career educators
- Cult of Pedagogy — practical teaching craft, articles, and podcast
- Finance in the Classroom — personal finance lessons by grade band
Here at Noble
- Technology for Teachers — the district's classroom tech guides
- Professional Development
- Testing — state and district assessment information
- State Practice Test
