Educator Resources

SERP designers work directly with leading researchers to create products that address specific challenges in K-12 schools that have been identified by practitioners. Solutions emerge through an iterative design process that carefully considers learning outcomes, support for teachers, student agency, and equitable access.


Please enjoy exploring the free resources below, and feel free to share your experiences using them with us at info@serpinstitute.org.

Classroom Discourse

  • apt! (Academically Productive Talk)

School Culture

Literacy Materials

  • Programs available with for Elementary and Middle School
  • Cross-disciplinary and Subject-specific Content
  • Students Focus on Urgent Issues from Multiple Perspectives
  • Opportunities for Discussion and Debate Throughout
  • Grades 6-8
  • Supplementary Cross-disciplinary Curriculum
  • Engages Students in Discussions about Societal Dilemmas
  • Promotes Academic Language Development
  • Led by Various Content Area Teachers throughout the Week
  • 15-20 Minutes/Day
  • Grades 4 & 5
  • Engages Students in Discussions about Societal Dilemmas
  • Develops Academic Language, Argumentation, Perspective-taking, and Writing
  • Includes a Video Newscast and Reader’s Theater to Introduce a Discussable Topic
  • 40-50 Minutes/Day
  • Grades 6-9
  • Tier II Reading Intervention
  • Designed for Students 2-4 Years Below Grade Level
  • Engages Students Using Challenging Topics and Age-Appropriate Literature
  • Addresses Gaps in Fluency, Decoding, Stamina, and Comprehension
  • Led by ELA or Intervention Teacher
  • 45-60 Minutes/Day
  • Grades 3-12
  • Web-based Diagnostic Reading Assessment (formerly RISE)
  • 45-60 Minutes in Duration
  • Evaluates Six Components of Reading: Word Recognition, Vocabulary, Morphology, Sentence Processing, Reading Efficiency, and Reading Comprehension
  • Provides Nuanced Information to Teachers and Schools

Math Materials

  • Supplementary Algebra 1 Assignments
  • Requires Students to Analyze Correct and Incorrect Worked Examples
  • Targets Common Misconceptions and Errors
  • Provides Practice with Mathematical Argumentation
  • Supplementary Assignments Aligned to 4th and 5th Grade CCSS-M Content
  • Requires Students to Analyze Correct and Incorrect Worked Examples
  • Targets Common Misconceptions and Errors
  • Provides Practice with Mathematical Argumentation
  • Grades 6 & 7
  • 12 Two-Day Lessons
  • Encourages Multiple Representations and Diagnostic Teaching
  • Offers Guidance for Valuable Teacher-led Discussion
  • Includes "Teacher Tune-ups" to Support Teacher Content Knowledge
  • Materials for Two Years of PLC Sessions for High School Math Teachers
  • Year 1 is focused on learning about the Teaching for Robust Understanding Framework (TRU) and ways to explore it through a series of mini-cycles of inquiry. 
  • Year 2 uses Lesson Study as a vehicle to explore questions about mathematics instruction more deeply as a team. 
  • Principal/Coach Observation Tool for Math Classrooms
  • Lists Observable “Student Vital Actions” Listed on a Handheld Card
  • Focuses Observers on what Students are Saying and Doing in Math Class
  • Encourages Equity
  • Widely Used in Professional Development
  • Resources to Encourage Sense-Making over Answer-Getting
  • Examples of Multiple Representations

Science Materials

  • Grades 6-8
  • 24 One-Week Units
  • In-Depth Units on Topics Commonly Taught in Middle Grades
  • Promotes Academic Language Development
  • 40-50 Minutes/Day

Reading to Learn in Science

  • Reading Resource for Science Teachers
  • Offers Strategies to Help Students Comprehend Science Texts
  • Frequently Used in Professional Development

Social Studies Materials

  • Grades 6-8
  • Three 6-Week Sequences
  • In-Depth Units on Topics Commonly Taught in Middle Grades
  • Provides Opportunities to Build Arguments about Central Concepts in Social Studies
  • Promotes Academic Language Development
  • 40-50 Minutes/Day

Classroom Discourse

  • Explanations and Examples of Academically Productive Talk in Classrooms
  • Media Rich Archive
  • Teacher Tips

Schools Culture Resources

  • Selection of Deep Breathing Exercises
  • Classroom-Ready, No Training Needed
  • Includes Audio Recordings and Slides and Videos to Introduce Students to Benefits of Deep Breathing
  • 5 Minutes/Day

Organizational Capacity

  • School Improvement Tools and Surveys
  • Provides Helpful Data to School Leadership
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