Guide for Teachers

Teacher Resource Site Classroom Usage Guide (03/28/26)

This guide shows classroom teachers how to quickly find useful resources in the awheat.info teacher resource site, starting from either a learner need or a known standard. You will also see how to use search/filter tools and share useful links with colleagues.

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What this site is

The teacher resource site at awheat.info/resources/teachers/site/ is a practical crosswalk tool. It helps you connect learner needs, grade-level standards, and audience-specific supports (Families, Educators, Administrators).

Recommended path: Start at Find Support by Need when your question is student-centered (for example, reading fluency or intervention planning). Start at Browse Standards when you already know the grade/content/standard target.
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How the site is organized

Main entry points

  • Find Support by Need: need-first discovery in everyday language.
  • Browse Standards: standards-first search and filters.
  • Coverage: what is currently published by grade/content area.
  • Audience Hubs: Families, Educators, Administrators.
  • Glossary: key terms and best starting points.

What this means in practice

  • If you know the learner challenge but not the standard, use need-first.
  • If you know the academic target, use standards-first.
  • If you need role-specific framing for communication or planning, use an Audience Hub.
  • If you want to see where resources are strong/thin, check Coverage.
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How to use each major section

  1. Home / Start Here: pick your route (Need-First, Standards-First, or Audience Hubs) based on your real question.
  2. Find Support by Need: type natural phrases (like “writing organization,” “math intervention,” “communication support”), then narrow results by grade/content/audience.
  3. Browse Standards (Explorer): search by code, grade, domain, root, or keywords; then use grade/content organization to refine.
  4. Educators Hub: go here when you already know your academic target and need classroom-facing implementation ideas, progress-monitoring thinking, and educator-oriented IEP considerations.
  5. Families Hub: use this when preparing home-friendly guidance or family communication supports in plain language.
  6. Administrators Hub: use for implementation planning, resource conditions, and system-level decision framing.
  7. Coverage: check whether a grade/content combination currently has published pages before planning meetings or sharing assignments.
  8. Glossary: align team language (crosswalk, MTSS, accommodations/modifications, IEP considerations, prompt-ready resources).
Success check: You can explain to a colleague which entry point to use for a learner problem vs. a standards target in under one minute.
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Search & filter workflow (teacher-friendly routine)

  1. Start with your question in plain language (for example, “student struggles with math word problems”).
  2. Open Find Support by Need and search using that exact phrase.
  3. Apply filters such as grade, content area, and (when available) root or audience.
  4. Open a promising support page and scan for classroom strategies and next actions.
  5. If you need a standards anchor, switch to Browse Standards and search by code/domain/grade for direct alignment.
Important: Zero counts or missing results usually mean “not currently published yet,” not “this topic is invalid.” Use Coverage to confirm current publication status.
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Concrete classroom usage examples

Example A: Find support for reading fluency

  1. Open Find Support by Need.
  2. Search: reading fluency.
  3. Filter to your grade band and ELA content.
  4. Open matching pages and note interventions/monitoring ideas.
  5. Save the best page link in your lesson notes or PLC agenda.

Example B: Plan around a known standard

  1. Open Browse Standards.
  2. Search by standard code or grade + domain term.
  3. Use the organized table to narrow to the target row.
  4. Open linked support resources and adapt for instruction/intervention groups.
  5. Cross-check Coverage if a page appears missing.

Example C: Prepare for a team problem-solving meeting

  1. Start in Educators Hub for classroom framing.
  2. Pull one need-based page and one standards-based page for the same concern.
  3. Use the Glossary to align team language before discussion.
  4. Share links in advance so everyone reviews the same references.
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How to share links with colleagues

  1. Open the exact page you want teammates to use.
  2. Copy the full URL from the browser address bar.
  3. In your message, include a one-line reason (for example, “Use this page for Grade 4 math intervention planning next week”).
  4. When possible, share both:
    • a need-based link for problem framing, and
    • a standards-based link for academic alignment.
Practical tip: For PLCs, paste links into a shared agenda doc with short labels (e.g., “Need-First: Writing Organization” and “Standards: Grade 5 ELA root”).
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Troubleshooting

  • “I searched but got no useful matches.”
    Try shorter phrases (1–3 keywords), then apply grade/content filters after results appear.
  • “I can’t tell whether a topic exists on the site.”
    Open Coverage to see what is currently published in the dataset.
  • “I’m not sure which hub to use.”
    Use Educators Hub for classroom implementation, Families Hub for home-facing communication, and Administrators Hub for system planning.
  • “Team members use terms differently.”
    Use the Glossary first, then share a common page link to anchor discussion.
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Sources