Aligned instruction comprises the following activities:
- Teaching topics that are aligned with the standards.
- Ensuring the right level of challenge.
- Focusing teaching based on the learning needs of each student.
- Implementing instructional strategies to increase student achievement.
To view an effective instructional strategy, click on one of the videos or document titles below.
Instructional Strategies Videos
- Overview
- Engagement
- Explicit Instruction
- Metacognition
- Scaffolding
- Teacher Modeling
- Formative Assessment
- Science 1 - Elementary School
- Science 2 - Elementary School
- Science 3 - Elementary School
- Science 4 - Elementary School
- Science 1 - Middle School
- Science 2 - Middle School
- Science 3 - Middle School
- Science 4 - Middle School
- Science 1 - High School
- Science 2 - High School
- Science 3 - High School
- Science 4 - High School
- Social Studies 1 - Elementary School
- Social Studies 2 - Elementary School
- Social Studies 3 - Elementary School
- Social Studies 4 - Elementary School
- Social Studies 1 - Middle School
- Social Studies 2 - Middle School
- Social Studies 3 - Middle School
- Social Studies 4 - Middle School
- Social Studies 1 - High School
- Social Studies 2 - High School
- Social Studies 3 - High School
- Social Studies 4 - High School
- Language Arts 1 - Elementary School
- Language Arts 2 - Elementary School
- Language Arts 3 - Elementary School
- Language Arts 4 - Elementary School
- Language Arts 1 - Middle School
- Language Arts 2 - Middle School
- Language Arts 3 - Middle School
- Language Arts 4 - Middle School
- Language Arts 1 - High School
- Language Arts 2 - High School
- Language Arts 3 - High School
- Language Arts 4 - High School
- Mathematics 1 - Elementary School
- Mathematics 2 - Elementary School
- Mathematics 3 - Elementary School
- Mathematics 4 - Elementary School
- Mathematics 1 - Middle School
- Mathematics 2 - Middle School
- Mathematics 3 - Middle School
- Mathematics 4 - Middle School
- Mathematics 1 - High School
- Mathematics 2 - High School
- Mathematics 3 - High School
- Mathematics 4 - High School
- Music 1 - Elementary School
- Music 2 - Elementary School
- Music 3 - Elementary School
- Music 4 - Elementary School
- Music 1 - Middle School
- Music 2 - Middle School
- Music 3 - Middle School
- Music 4 - Middle School
- Dance 1 - High School
- Dance 2 - High School
- Dance 3 - High School
- Dance 4 - High School
- German 1 - Middle School
- German 2 - Middle School
- German 3 - Middle School
- German 4 - Middle School
- German 1 - High School
- German 2 - High School
- German 3 - High School
- German 4 - High School
- Spanish 1 - Elementary School
- Spanish 2 - Elementary School
- Spanish 3 - Elementary School
- Spanish 4 - Elementary School
Instructional Strategies Documents
- Secondary Response to Instruction and Intervention (RtII): Tier 1 Core Instruction
- Cycle of Effective Instruction Graphic
- Random Reporter
- Think Pair Share
- Zero Noise
Related Instructional Resources
- The Office of English Language Acquisition and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students
- WIDA Consortium
- National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition & Language Instructional Programs
- Center On Instruction
- Quality Teaching for English Language Learners - WestEd
- Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages TESOL
- Center for Applied Linguistics



