Quality Instructional Practices

Tips and advice for supporting educators.

Explore bite-sized tools built for the busy facilitator! The QIPs library provides quick tips to refine your instructional techniques, support a positive culture, and enhance your preparation. Facilitate with confidence and elevate the experience for you and your youth.

3E Framework: Explore, Engage, Equip

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3E Framework: Explore, Engage, Equip

By After-School All-Stars

After-School All-Stars' 3E curricular framework (Explore, Engage, Equip) scaffolds teaching and learning for both staff and students, providing guided pathways for active learning.

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3E Framework: Explore, Engage, Equip

After-School All-Stars' 3E curricular framework (Explore, Engage, Equip) scaffolds teaching and learning for both staff and students, providing guided pathways for active learning.

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Add Your Story. Shape Your Future.

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Add Your Story. Shape Your Future.

By PLUS ME Project

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Add Your Story. Shape Your Future.

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Build Connection Before Content

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Build Connection Before Content

By After-School All-Stars

Students learn best in supportive communities of peers and adults. Establish your learning environment as a space of belonging and positive relationships before diving in to other lessons.

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Build Connection Before Content

Students learn best in supportive communities of peers and adults. Establish your learning environment as a space of belonging and positive relationships before diving in to other lessons.

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Building Spaces & Strategies for Sharing for Grades 3-5

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Building Spaces & Strategies for Sharing for Grades 3-5

By kid-grit

What an exciting age to engage our students at!

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Building Spaces & Strategies for Sharing for Grades 3-5

What an exciting age to engage our students at!

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Building Spaces & Strategies for Sharing for Grades K-2

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Building Spaces & Strategies for Sharing for Grades K-2

By kid-grit

It takes a special person to be able to work with the littlest students!

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Building Spaces & Strategies for Sharing for Grades K-2

It takes a special person to be able to work with the littlest students!

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Cardboard Connections

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Cardboard Connections

By Rediscover Center

Having trouble putting cardboard pieces together? Cardboard Connections make it easier!

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Cardboard Connections

Having trouble putting cardboard pieces together? Cardboard Connections make it easier!

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Creating Group Norms

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Creating Group Norms

By Pulitzer Center

An important first step to establishing a compassionate, trusting, and inclusive learning environment is developing group norms.

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Creating Group Norms

An important first step to establishing a compassionate, trusting, and inclusive learning environment is developing group norms.

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Deepening Connections

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Deepening Connections

By PLUS ME Project

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Deepening Connections

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Framing Learning with a Focus Question

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Framing Learning with a Focus Question

By California Academy of Sciences

Want to make the most of your investigation? Find out how to focus your students’ learning around a key question.

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Framing Learning with a Focus Question

Want to make the most of your investigation? Find out how to focus your students’ learning around a key question.

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Getting Started with Active Kids and Minds: Part 1 Introduction

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Getting Started with Active Kids and Minds: Part 1 Introduction

By Active Kids and Minds

Before you begin the Active Kids and Minds Functional Fitness program, first follow these Quality Instructional Practices for important reminders, safety guides, and recommendations for modifications.

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Getting Started with Active Kids and Minds: Part 1 Introduction

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Getting Started with Active Kids and Minds: Part 2 Program Structure

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Getting Started with Active Kids and Minds: Part 2 Program Structure

By Active Kids and Minds

The Functional Fitness program from Active Kids and Minds delivers thoughtful physical fitness activities to your program. This Pro Tip will introduce you to the program structure and skills.

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Getting Started with Active Kids and Minds: Part 2 Program Structure

The Functional Fitness program from Active Kids and Minds delivers thoughtful physical fitness activities to your program. This Pro Tip will introduce you to the program structure and skills.

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Getting Started with Active Kids and Minds: Part 3 Tips & Tricks

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Getting Started with Active Kids and Minds: Part 3 Tips & Tricks

By Active Kids and Minds

In these Quality Instructional Practices you will find a wide range of tips to refer back to throughout the Active Kids and Minds Functional Fitness Modules.

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Getting Started with Active Kids and Minds: Part 3 Tips & Tricks

In these Quality Instructional Practices you will find a wide range of tips to refer back to throughout the Active Kids and Minds Functional Fitness Modules.

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Harnessing Curiosity: Lingering Questions and Next Steps

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Harnessing Curiosity: Lingering Questions and Next Steps

By California Academy of Sciences

How can you capitalize on student curiosity generated by a learning experience? Here you'll find guidance on harnessing lingering questions, and get advice for determining next steps.

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Harnessing Curiosity: Lingering Questions and Next Steps

How can you capitalize on student curiosity generated by a learning experience? Here you'll find guidance on harnessing lingering questions, and get advice for determining next steps.

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How to Harvest Dahlias for Long, Healthy Stems

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How to Harvest Dahlias for Long, Healthy Stems

By Farm to Table Kids

Harvesting dahlias with long, strong stems not only improves the quality of your flower arrangements, it also encourages the plant to continue producing more blooms.

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How to Harvest Dahlias for Long, Healthy Stems

Harvesting dahlias with long, strong stems not only improves the quality of your flower arrangements, it also encourages the plant to continue producing more blooms.

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How to Pack-Up & Store Dahlia Tubers Over Winter (in cool regions)

Nature and Wildlife

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How to Pack-Up & Store Dahlia Tubers Over Winter (in cool regions)

By Farm to Table Kids

After the frost turns your dahlias brown, and you cut back the stems, and dig up the tubers, it’s time to store them for winter. Storing them properly helps ensure healthy blooms for next spring.

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How to Pack-Up & Store Dahlia Tubers Over Winter (in cool regions)

After the frost turns your dahlias brown, and you cut back the stems, and dig up the tubers, it’s time to store them for winter. Storing them properly helps ensure healthy blooms for next spring.

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How to Protect Dahlias From Frost

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How to Protect Dahlias From Frost

By Farm to Table Kids

Dahlia plants are sensitive to frost, but with a little care, you can protect your blooms and extend the season.

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How to Protect Dahlias From Frost

Dahlia plants are sensitive to frost, but with a little care, you can protect your blooms and extend the season.

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How to Read a Seed Catalogue, with Farmer Steph

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How to Read a Seed Catalogue, with Farmer Steph

By Farm to Table Kids

Reading seed catalogues is a key skill for every grower. They help growers make informed decisions about what to grow, when to start, and how to support a seed’s growing needs.

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How to Read a Seed Catalogue, with Farmer Steph

Reading seed catalogues is a key skill for every grower. They help growers make informed decisions about what to grow, when to start, and how to support a seed’s growing needs.

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Laying the Groundwork

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Laying the Groundwork

By PLUS ME Project

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Laying the Groundwork

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Making 'The 1619 Project' Accessible for Younger Learners

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