Quality, grade-level, standards-aligned instructional materials are important for student learning and success. Learn how to find the best materials to meet the needs of your students using free tools and resources, including those from INFOhio. Choose to complete individual classes in this INFOhio Learning Pathway, or complete the full High-Quality Instructional Materials for Each Child Learning Pathway to earn up to 18 contact hours.

Learn more about what makes instructional materials high-quality, including those labeled Open Educational Resources (OER). Participants will learn why instructional materials matter and where to find high-quality instructional materials to supplement curricula. The class includes a focus on curriculum literacy and the use of the Ohio Curriculum Support Guide. Earn a certificate for 5 contact hours after successfully completing the final quiz.

A lesson plan for using the BookNook platform to create book trailers. The lesson includes step-by-step instructions for creating a book trailer and offers tips for making the trailer engaging and effective.

This template offers a structure to create a "content package" for a specific subject area and grade level. A content package is a collection of educator-curated instructional materials to support a given educational standard and need. Click View Resource to explore the structure or Remix to make a copy for your own use. [REMEMBER TO CHANGE THIS OVERVIEW TO FIT YOUR CREATION, THIS APPEARS ON THE RECORD'S DETAIL PAGE.]

Learn about the importance of promoting your school library and develop a plan to help raise awareness of the services and support available. After successfully completing the final quiz, earn a certificate for two contact hours.

Learn more about BLUEcloud Cataloging, SirsiDynix's next-generation, browser-based, cataloging software. This class will train school library staff on how to use and incorporate BLUEcloud Cataloging into their own unique library environment. After successfully completing the final quiz, earn a certificate for three contact hours.

Learn about BLUEcloud Circulation, SirsiDynix's next-generation, browser-based, circulation software. School library staff will learn about the many benefits of using BLUEcloud Circulation. After successfully completing the final quiz, earn a certificate for three contact hours.

BLUEcloud Course Lists is a resource list management tool enabling librarians and teachers to work together to build lists of library and online resources relevant to what students are studying. Course Lists is a great way to promote your library’s resources, incorporate teacher vetted materials, and link to safe, quality digital resources.

Learn more about Scholastic BookFlix, provided at no cost to Ohio schools by INFOhio. This literacy resource for students in grades PreK-3 includes over 140 pairs of fiction and nonfiction eBooks. This class will help educators learn how to use the resource and integrate BookFlix into classroom instruction. After successfully completing the final quiz, earn a certificate for two contact hours.

Learn the skills necessary to develop a collection that is up-to-date, accurate, and relevant for students and teachers. After completing the final quiz, earn a certificate for three contact hours.

Learn more about CultureGrams Kids, States, Provinces, and World Editions provided at no cost to Ohio’s schools by Libraries Connect Ohio. CultureGrams: Kids, States, Provinces, and World Editions are reference resources offering grades 3-12 students reliable cultural, geographic, and economic information on 185 countries. CultureGrams States and Provinces Editions supply students with historical, economic, geographic, and cultural information for the United States and Canada. Learn how to use all four editions in the classroom to support research and inquiry-based tasks and projects. After successfully completing the final quiz, earn a certificate for two contact hours. (2 hours)

Learn more about EdReports, a nonprofit reviewer of instructional materials. This resource provides thorough reports on the overall effectiveness of educational content using rubrics designed and reviewed by education professionals. This class will help participants navigate the site and implement the reports into their material adoption process. After successfully completing a final quiz, earn a certificate for 4 contact hours.

Learn about Fetch, INFOhio's online catalog for students in grades K-2. Fetch is a simple web-based catalog only search for the youngest of users and includes a visual search, reading program search, and advanced search options. After successfully completing the final quiz, earn a certificate for two contact hours.

Learn more about Highlights Library, provided at no cost to Ohio schools by INFOhio. This literacy resource for students in grades K-5 includes over 2800 eBooks. This class will help educators learn how to use the resource and integrate Highlights Library into classroom instruction. After successfully completing the final quiz, earn a certificate for two contact hours.

Learn more about the INFOhio Early Learning Portal, a collection of over 50 quality websites and mobile apps that support the Ohio Early Learning Standards. Participants will explore the digital resources found in the Early Learning Portal and learn how to integrate them into the early learning classroom and instruction. After successfully completing a quiz, participants will earn a certificate for two contact hours.

Learn more about ISearch, INFOhio's discovery search interface, and its role in the inquiry process. ISearch lets you search nearly all INFOhio resources from a single search box. Participants will learn how to use ISearch to lead students through the inquiry process. After successfully completing the final quiz, earn a certificate for two contact hours.

Learn more about ISearch, INFOhio's discovery search interface, in this four and a half hour (4.5) class. ISearch lets you search nearly all INFOhio resources, along with the contents of your school library, from a single search box, making it easier for you to find the right print and digital texts and other content for your students and staff. School library staff will learn how to use ISearch to find resources for students and staff and how to teach them to use ISearch for their research. Participants will also learn customization options that they can use to refine their ISearch experience. After successfully completing the final quiz, participants will earn a certificate for four and a half (4.5) contact hours.

Learn about information literacy, the structure of an information framework, the resources to build information literacy, and tools to build information literacy into your communication and curriculum for students. After successfully completing the final quiz, earn a certificate for two contact hours.

Develop a more complete understanding of how and why we catalog the way we do. This class is for new Ohio school librarians or Ohio school library staff who have not completed a graduate program in library science. After successfully completing the final quiz, earn a certificate for one contact hour.

Learn more about INFOhio, Ohio's PreK-12 Digital Library, with a wealth of resources available at no cost to Ohio students, parents, and educators. This class will help participants identify the resources with digital content and web tools available on the website, and learn to navigate the site easily. After successfully completing the final quiz, earn a certificate for two contact hours.