Teaching Resources
Sites and services requiring login credentials
Here is a list of teaching resource sites for which PHSD maintains a subscription and/or for which teachers may need a password. If you have questions please email Debbie Westman.
A password summary is in Google Docs and can be accessed when teachers login with their Pembina Hills Google account credentials. Subscription passwords are managed by Education Services.
- Classroom Videos on Demand
- Login with PHSD google account or see passwords summary above
- A wide range of curriculum related videos and segments
- Criterion-on-demand
- See the list of approximately 170 of the most widely used titles, for educational purposes, available to teachers for student assignment purposes:
- Guide to using Criterion-on-demand (PDF)
- Canadian History Series
- A collection of Canadian History videos purchased by PHSD and stored on Google Drive
- EVERFI
- EVERFI helps teachers, schools, and districts bring real-world skills to students.
- Thanks to partners, the digital platform, training, and support is provided at no cost
- Financial Education, Social Emotional Learning, Health and Wellness, College/Career Readiness, Early Learning
- Get started here
- Exam Bank
- Exam Bank content is written by teachers, and aligned to Alberta curriculum
- Passcodes for each school are listed in PHSD document named above
- FreshGrade Connect
- Portfolio and communication tool used to connect teachers, students and parents
- Teacher sets personal password
- Google Classroom and related tools
- All PHSD teachers and students have a Pembina Hills Google Account that an be used within Google Classroom. Tutorial video
- PHSD has added Read&Write and EquatIO Chrome extensions. These tools support students with various barriers to have access to use and create digital content.
- ERLC has collated tools and tutorials here: https://sites.google.com/erlc.ca/learningonline
- Instructional Media Centre
- PHSD’s local repository of teaching and learning resources
- Insignia Library System
- Library software used by several schools (but not all)
- Learn 360
- Login with PHShttps://phsd.insigniails.com/Library/HomeD google account or see passwords summary above
- Subscribed service: multi-media, interactives, videos, and more
- myBlueprint
- Subscribed service: Portfolio software for grades 7 and up
- Mystery Science
- Subscribed service: Science and high interest videos and resources for elementary grades up to about grade 8.
- Subscription runs through until June 30, 2022
- OverDrive/Sora
- A combination of a library of fiction shared with other Alberta school boards and locally acquired resources available only to PHSD students and teachers
- E-books for pleasure reading and instruction; Audio books for many commonly used literature studies
- All students and staff have access to Overdrive using their Network Login. This allows staff and students to access books purchased by Pembina Hills as well as a shared collection of books that is accessed by many schools in Alberta. Students access this through Sora which will limit books available to their own age group.
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Purchasing New Books: Requests for new books that are not in the library can be sent to Wendy Perryman.
- Assigned Books: Schools would need an Advantage Account on Overdrive which would include class sets of novels. This is free to set up but there will be a fee for the books. Along with other information the gist of novel sets is as follows:
- Class Sets are purchased on a per student basis and available to each student for 3 months. (prices are in USD)
- Cost ranges from $1.66 to $6+ per student (Bridge to Terabithia $1.66/student, The Outsiders $6.07/student)
- Can purchase for 3 to 6 months depending on the book
- Each copy is assigned to a specific student
- This is a decision each school needs to make on their own. Please talk to the principal at your school about the possibility of setting this up. Here is a brief look at the benefits of an Advantage Account: https://resources.
overdrive.com/working-with-an- overdrive-advantage-account
- Screencastify
- Video recording software
- Passcodes listed in PHSD document named above
- X-Movement
- X Movement programs deliver physical, social, emotional and environmental literacy through in-school movement-based experiences
- Subscribed service for designated schools
- Zorbit’s Math Adventure
- A suite of digital tools, hands-on resources and teacher supports that help you go beyond paper worksheets and teaching to a test
- Designed for elementary grades
- Subscribed Service for designated schools
Additional Services with Credible Teaching and Learning Resources
No password needed for basic access. Create a password for enhanced access
- LearnAlberta (Alberta Education curated site built previous to new draft curriculum)
- New LearnAlberta (Alberta Education curated site with draft curriculum content)
No password needed
- Alberta Council for Environmental Education
- Resources, programs, professional development, and grants to support environmental and energy education in your classroom
- The Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing
- The University of Waterloo CEMC courseware materials feature lessons, interactive activities, enrichment challenges, and unlimited opportunity for practice with feedback. The courseware is online, free to use, and does not require registration
- CoEd Communications
- Free teaching resources for Canadian teachers
- Edutopia
- “Edutopia is a trusted source shining a spotlight on what works in education.”
- First Nations, Métis and Inuit Lesson Plans
- Curated by Alberta Education
- Indigenous Knowledge & Wisdom Centre
- A virtual library with resources to support teaching for understanding.
- Jamboard
- A Google whiteboard application that you can either share View or Edit if you want a fully interactive experience.
- LabXChange
- This platform primarily focuses on Life Sciences, grades 9 and up, and will be adding middle school soon. Useful tool for gathering resources and creating “pathways” for student learning.
- Literacy and Numeracy Intervention Resources (Primarily elementary) This was distributed by email in January, 2022
- Scripted and guided interventions designed for Program Assistants to do with small groups – A teacher/consultant from Grande Prairie has developed a collection of interventions focused on number sense (1-10) and (1-20). These packages can be printed and with a little additional prep to make or acquire some manipulatives, can be implemented wit small groups of students whom you’ve targeted for some intervention. They include several ways to practice and an efficient means of collecting assessment information for the teacher.
- Tracie Anthony – Grande Prairie Public Math Consultant – https://sites.google.com/arpdc.ab.ca/supporting-intervention-instru/numeracy-support/educational-assistant-led-interventions?authuser=0
- Tools that support Literacy and Numeracy Interventions (some in French) –
The Grande Prairie resource above is among others at this NEW site created by the consortium.- Supporting Intervention Instruction – https://sites.google.com/arpdc.ab.ca/supporting-intervention-instru/home
- ERLC Consultant Ulana Soletsky has compiled and organized some tools in some “wakelets”. There’s lots here… It’s worth a look.
- Subitizing – https://wakelet.com/wake/0Pth_7j5ndzLXl01hgLR8
- Counting – https://wakelet.com/wake/UqPtl7hqFOeyhD9Qx2aTa
- Adding and Subtracting – https://wakelet.com/wake/FMiiaK2MemFA1CenkJtJM
- Mathology – There seems to be a growing interest by other divisions in Mathology from Pearson. It’s a K-6 resource with promises to expand upt grade 9. It has lots to offer teachers especially because a subscription gives one access to all of the progressions. So if you are teaching a concept at grade 5 level, and have kids who are still working at grade 3 in that concept, you can access resources to fit them. It aligns pretty well with our notions of access. They also connect to literature – that is – Math Stories.
- Teachers can get a 30 day trial here: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6321407/Mathology-Trial-Registration
- Here is the link to the prerecorded full webinars. Some webinars facilitated in French for french Immersion – https://www.pearsoncanadaschool.com/index.cfm?locator=PS35Nc
- IF YOU CHOOSE TO TRY THE FREE TRIAL: We would be very interested in feedback from any teachers who may try this out. Please talk to your principal if this interests you, try the free version, and provide feedback to Raime Drake and your principal. Maybe it’s something we pursue as a division strategy?
- Also by ERLC and or ARPDC
- Math Assessment and Support Tools – https://arpdcresources.ca/consortia/math-assessment-and-support-tools-2/
“…meant to be used as a starting place for schools or districts when looking for information on what math assessment tools or supports are available…” - Creating Numeracy Rich Environments in Schools – https://sites.google.com/erlc.ca/numeracyrichenvironments/home
“This resource is designed to provide ways to bring numeracy alive. The goal for all teachers is to make explicit connections to numeracy throughout the day, across subject areas, inside and outside of the classroom” - Literacy and Numeracy Programming – https://arpdcresources.ca/consortia/literacy-numeracy-programming/
“This page features a variety of resources to support the implementation of literacy and numeracy programming.”
- Math Assessment and Support Tools – https://arpdcresources.ca/consortia/math-assessment-and-support-tools-2/
- Scripted and guided interventions designed for Program Assistants to do with small groups – A teacher/consultant from Grande Prairie has developed a collection of interventions focused on number sense (1-10) and (1-20). These packages can be printed and with a little additional prep to make or acquire some manipulatives, can be implemented wit small groups of students whom you’ve targeted for some intervention. They include several ways to practice and an efficient means of collecting assessment information for the teacher.
- The Get it Guide – Math Tutorials
- Free Canadian math resource designed to foster communication and math learning
- Treaty 6 padlet
- Treaty 6 teaching resources for K-6: A padlet created by an indigenous education consultant.
Locally created resources and services
PHSD teachers have co-created a variety of materials. Many of these are stored here and are available for use by others.
- PHPS Connections
- Concept-Based Instruction
- CTF Connections Newsletter (with useful links embedded)