Thermal Trailblazers

A comprehensive 10th-grade transition planning sequence focused on developing independent living skills through community navigation and transportation mastery. Students progress from basic map reading and app usage to planning complex trips and identifying essential community resources.

A highly supportive, adapted literature study of Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery.' This lesson contains a simplified, guided text with margin prompts, interactive slide deck, heavy vocabulary scaffolding cards, leveled task cards, a structured assessment, and a comprehensive teacher guide.

An interactive slide deck featuring visual supports, structured prompt slides, and scaffolded discussion questions for teaching 'The Lottery'.

A library orientation and digital systems training program with two distinct pathways: a full-length collaborative workshop and a 4-part asynchronous self-paced track, utilizing identical physical and digital materials.

A research-based challenge to locate essential community services and create a personal resource map.

An accommodated, high-contrast, structured comprehension assessment featuring vocabulary matching, simplified multiple-choice questions, and scaffolded sentence frames.

A comprehensive multi-day vocational transition unit designed for high school SPED students to differentiate between short-term jobs and long-term careers. The unit integrates scaffolded instruction, scenario analysis, and self-advocacy goal-setting aligned with IEP transition planning.

Students plan a complete journey to a specific destination, managing time, transfers, and costs.

Hands-on scaffolded task cards grouped into 4 distinct cognitive levels (Recall, Explain, Analyze, and Connect) to guide comprehension.

A foundational sequence introducing students to the ChromeVox screen reader on Chromebooks. Students learn activation, voice personalization, linear text navigation, and structural element navigation to independently explore web content.

Explores alternative transportation like Uber and Lyft with a heavy focus on safety features and personal security.

Scaffolded vocabulary cards for 'The Lottery' containing definitions, visual symbols, and practice sentences designed for IEP students.