Instructional Materials Center/Charter Oak Unified School District

09/14/2022

Free 24/7 online tutoring now available for CA students of all ages, thanks to new state initiative

California students can now get free 24/7 online tutoring and homework help all because of a new initiative Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Monday.

The initiative also provides a $254 million grant to renovate public libraries across the state.

All Californians can now get free 24/7 online tutoring and homework help, thanks to a new initiative announced by Gov. Newsom. The pilot program, which has no age limit, offers help in math, language arts and other core K-12 subjects in English, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese and Tagalog.

09/14/2022

https://www.edutopia.org/article/25-essential-high-school-reads-last-decade

We asked members of our community to share recently published novels they would love to have read in high school. Here are your top picks.

09/04/2022

Happy Labor Day!

08/31/2022

MTSS can change the culture at a school or district, benefiting teachers, parents, and students.

MTSS can change the culture at a school or district, benefiting teachers, parents, and students.

08/31/2022

Social-emotional learning (SEL) has become an important tool for helping students with the so-called “soft skills” of life -- emotional regulation, social interactions, empathy, decision making. We may term them “soft,” but these skills are in fact essential for every child to master as part of maturing into a mentally healthy adult who can successfully navigate the world beyond the schoolyard. These free SEL resources provide a solid foundation for educators to understand and implement SEL in their classrooms and schools.

Social-emotional learning resources for teachers, families, and students

08/31/2022

Stay cool Charter Oak! Remember to hydrate this week!

08/25/2022

FYI... The IMC will be closed Thursday afternoon.

08/24/2022

Teaching digital citizenship is the job of all educators--here’s how to prepare them

Teaching digital citizenship is the job of all educators--here’s how to prepare them

08/18/2022

Created and maintained by the American Federation of Teachers, Share My Lesson is a community of teachers, paraprofessionals and school-related personnel, specialized instructional support personnel, higher education faculty, and parents and caregivers who contribute content, collaborate, and stay up to date on the issues that matter to students and educators everywhere.

Find the right resource at the right time. SML organizes our top lesson plans, activities and units by popular topics, themes and events.

08/10/2022

Gel pens, mechanical pencils, erasable pens, and more: We compiled a list of the top-rated writing utensils out there for every situation.

08/10/2022

Explicit instruction can counter misconceptions that middle school students often have about what’s being conveyed through speech.

Explicit instruction can counter misconceptions that middle school students often have about what’s being conveyed through speech.