Instructional Resources
Instructional resources are materials like textbooks, multimedia, software, visual aids, and technology that teachers use to enhance learning. They help engage students, cater to different learning styles, and improve teaching effectiveness.


Instructional Resources
- Diné Content Standards
- Families of instruction [ms Word]
- Direct instruction lesson plan template [ms Word]
- Inquiry instruction lesson plan template [ms Word]
- Unit plan template [ms Word]
- Sample unit plan [ms Word]
- Classroom management plan rubric [ms Word]
- Lesson plan rubric
- Unit plan rubric [ms Word]
- Six-traits writing rubric [ms Word]
- Classroom discussion rubric [ms Word]
- Resource notebook rubric [ms Word]
- Thematic Unit Plan rubric [ms Word]
- Interdisciplinary Unit Plan rubric [ms Word]
Apprenticeship I-III & Student Teaching 2015-16
Master Syllabi
Web Resources
Apprenticeship I-III & Student Teaching 2015-16
Master Syllabi
AA in Education
AA in Early Childhood Education
- ECE 108 Field Experience B-5
- ECE 110 Field Experience K-3
- ECE 111 Introduction to Early Childhood Education
- ECE 116 Language, Literacy, and Cognitive Development
- ECE 220
- ECE 225 Child Growth and Development
- ECE 235 Ké, Ádaa’, Ákohwiindzin, Social Development, and Community
- ECE 245 Wellness and Special Needs for Young Children
BA in Elementary Education
Semester I
Semester II
Semester III
Web Resources
- http://www.azed.gov/educator-certification/. Information about teacher licensure in the state of Arizona.
- https://www.azed.gov/educator-certification/forms-and-information/endorsements. Information about endorsements in the state of Arizona.
- http://www.azdps.gov/Services/Fingerprint/. Everything you need to know about getting an AZ fingerprint clearance card from the Department of Public Safety.
- https://www.azed.gov/sites/default/files/2017/04/Requirements%20for%20Certificate%20-%20Native%20American%20Language.pdf. Information, specifically, about Native American Language Teacher Certification in Arizona.
- http://www.ascd.org/professional-development/webinars/ascd-webinar-archive.aspx. Free online professional development webinars by the Association on Curriculum and Supervision Development (ASCD) on parental involvement and many other connected topics.
- http://navajonationdode.org/resources/. Information about and application for taking Navajo Language Proficiency Test. Click on Resources, then NALCC Procedures & Verification, download application. The application has information about the Navajo Nation’s Navajo Oral Language Proficiency Test. The test is required for a Navajo Bilingual Teaching Endorsement in Arizona or New Mexico, as well as Arizona’s Native American Language Teacher Certificate. The test is offered on the third Tuesday of every month at the Navajo Nation Education Center in Window Rock, from 8:30-3:30. Call ahead to make a testing appointment. Contact Afton Sells at: 928.871.7683. Costs $25 (payable by money order only).
- http://www.glsen.org. Resources for teaching respect about gender education and sexuality issues.
- http://www.rethinkingschools.org. A wealth of resources on multicultural teaching.
- http://sheg.stanford.edu. Stanford History Education Project. Awesome resources for implementing project approaches to teaching history and social studies.
- http://www.teacher.org/state/arizona
- http://www.tolerance.org. Thought-provoking news, resources, and support for teachers who care about diversity and respect for difference in K-12 schools.
- http://www.zinnedproject.org. Resources for multicultural social studies lessons.
- http://www.onlinecolleges.net/degrees/early-childhood-education/. Resources for ECE online courses.