As students and educators work hard to complete spring testing, we know this is one of the busiest times of the school year. While you're focused on supporting your students through these final assessments, the INFOhio team is looking ahead—planning updates, refreshing professional development, and curating new resources to support you in the years to come. 

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Before summer officially begins, this final edition of INFOhio News You Can Use for the 2024–2025 school year brings timely content to help you and your students finish strong. Explore this edition’s featured articles. Then offer students more voice and choice with new Math and Social Studies Choice Boards. And help families keep learning going throughout the summer with our webinar, Spring into Summer. 

While the newsletter will pause over the break, INFOhio is always here for you. Stay connected through the INFOhio Community in Open Space, follow us on social media, and share our Stay Connected page with colleagues and families to keep everyone in the loop. 

Wishing you strength for the final stretch and a summer filled with rest, reflection, and inspiration. ?

Erica Clay 

Director of INFOhio

No matter the unique makeup of your classroom, educators must support diverse learners to achieve the same mastery of the content. To help students with assignments, turn to INFOhio. With quality resources and guidelines from Universal Design for Learning (UDL), educators can find accessible, diverse, and engaging content that supports multiple means of engagement, representation, and action and expression. As a statewide provider of high-quality instructional materials, INFOhio strives to ensure access for every student.

Every quarter, INFOhio features the amazing work of INFOhio ICoaches across the state. Lisa Gallagher is this quarter’s INFOhio ICoach Spotlight. Lisa is the teacher librarian at Barnesville High School. Her favorite INFOhio resource is ScienceFlix for a few reasons: you can browse the 80 units of study by topic, explore related careers for each topic, and discover the fantastic teacher resources and tools! She shares that her biggest win was sharing INFOhio resources with a neighboring school district.

Educators recognize the need to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) technologies into their classroom, but many don't know where to start. INFOhio’s latest blog series on AI explores the five guiding principles in Ohio's AI in Education Coalition: AI Strategy. Each blog in this series will unpack one or more of the five guiding principles along with professional learning materials for educators and instructional materials for students.

May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Quality text from eBook collections provided by INFOhio support knowledge building and vocabulary development while increasing awareness and understanding of the contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.

Meeting the learning needs of all students has never been easier. With one search in Educator Tools, busy teachers will find resources to support student learning. Discover more about the quality eBooks and videos purchased by INFOhio that provide accessibility features, engaging content, and diverse topics for all students.