UEN Resources for K-12 Education

Gear Up U

The free resources on this comprehensive website will help students develop their spatial thinking skills, which in turn will set them on the path to obtaining a STEM career.

Adult Ed Hub

Online resource designed to support adult educators across the state.

United States Constitution eMedia Hub

The United States Constitution eMedia hub is a collection of civics and history resources intended to support educators in teaching about the Constitution of the United States of America.

Argumentative Writing

Here are some resources to help your students improve their argumentative writing skills.

Elementary Performance Tasks

These Performance Task Templates and Lesson Plans, developed by Utah educators, align to the Elementary Utah Core.

English Language Arts Courses and Resources

Visit UEN's English Language Arts page to view the Utah core and support materials.

Persuasive / Opinion Writing

A collection of online resources to help students write effective persuasive essays.

Presidential Writings Project

Utah’s secondary educators have designed well scaffolded lessons that support the increased cognitive rigor of the Utah literacy standards. The focus of this project is presidential writings.

Text Complexity Rubric for Informational Text

This rubric will help you evaluate the Text Complexity of Informational Text.

Text Complexity Rubric for Literary Text

This rubric was designed to help you evaluate the Text Complexity of Literary Text.

Writing Collection Project

Samples for grades K-12 for information and opinion/argument writing.

African American History Month Resources

February is African American History Month - a great time to investigate the contributions that African Americans have made to the history and cultural development of the United States.

American Indian Resources

Find current, culturally informed resources for teaching and learning about Utah’s indigenous communities, heroes and events, present and past.

Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month

May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month - During Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, communities commemorate the achievements and contributions of people who are Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) with community festivals, government-sponsored activities and educational activities for students. 

Asian American Resources

Find current, culturally informed resources for teaching and learning about Asian American communities in the United States and Utah. Resources include teacher background information, books, lesson plans and web resources.

Latino Resources

Find current, culturally informed resources for teaching and learning about Utah’s Latino communities, heroes and events.

National Hispanic Heritage Month

Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.

AI Toolkit

A collection of resources designed as a starting point for teachers looking to expand their AI literacy using AI in the classroom.

Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month

May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month - During Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, communities commemorate the achievements and contributions of people who are Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) with community festivals, government-sponsored activities and educational activities for students. 

eduroam

eduroam allows students, researchers, teachers and staff from Utah college and K-12 schools to securely connect to the internet across campuses, districts and schools by simply opening their computing device.

eMedia

eMedia is an Internet video distribution service provided by UEN delivering licensed video and other educational media to Utah's schools.

Finance in the Classroom

These personal finance materials for K-12 educators, students and parents were developed to help you prepare Utah's youth to be money smart.

More Than A Flag

Find materials to spark conversations about our common values, unite around our shared identity, and learn how to provide ideas and concepts for a new Utah state flag design. 

Utah Courses and Supportive Lesson Plans and Links

In addition to viewing the standards and objectives for every one of Utah's K-12 courses, you can find supportive Internet resources and lesson plans.

Utah Educational Leadership Standards

These clear and consistent Educational Leadership standards can help school leaders understand their roles and leadershop practices.

William Shakespeare Resources

Online resources and lesson plans to help you bring William Shakespeare into your classroom.

Elementary Mathematics Core Guides

The Utah State Board of Education (USBE) and educators around the state of Utah developed these guides as a support for educators.

Math Courses and Resources

Attention Math educators: visit UEN's Math page to view the Utah Mathematics core and support materials.

Math Shorts Videos

The following videos were developed as part of the Math at the Core: Middle School project that is focused on providing resources to help educators teach critical middle school math concepts.

Secondary Mathematics Core Guides

The Utah State Board of Education (USBE) and educators around the state of Utah developed these guides as a support for educators.

Texas Instruments Classroom Activities

Browse and download free, standards-aligned activities designed for the the Texas Instruments (TI) graphing calculators.

Early Learning Resources

Quality early learning resources for educators of students ages 3-6.

Curriculum - Governor's Office of Energy Development

The Governor’s Office of Energy Development partnered with the Utah Science Teachers Association to create a robust library of state-standard lesson plans for elementary, middle and high school students.

Research Quest

Developed by the Natural History Museum of Utah, this program engages middle school students in online investigations that use museum objects and scientific research to support deeper learning.

Science Courses and Resources

Attention Science educators: visit UEN's Science page to view the Utah Science core and support materials.

Shmoop for School - Science

Free Learning Guides, Online Courses, College Readiness Prep, and Test Prep balance a teen-friendly, approachable style with academically rigorous materials to help students understand why they should care.

Smithsonian Science Education Center

The Smithsonian Science Education Center provides curriculum resouces, professinal development, outreach and more.

Texas Instruments Classroom Activities

Browse and download free, standards-aligned activities designed for the the Texas Instruments (TI) graphing calculators.

The Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom is an online, free to use physics website developed primarily for beginning physics students and their teachers.

9/11 Anniversary Resources

UEN gathered these 9/11 resources to help educators and students commemorate the event.

African American History Month Resources

February is African American History Month - a great time to investigate the contributions that African Americans have made to the history and cultural development of the United States.

American Indian Resources

Find current, culturally informed resources for teaching and learning about Utah’s indigenous communities, heroes and events, present and past.

Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month

May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month - During Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, communities commemorate the achievements and contributions of people who are Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) with community festivals, government-sponsored activities and educational activities for students. 

Asian American Resources

Find current, culturally informed resources for teaching and learning about Asian American communities in the United States and Utah. Resources include teacher background information, books, lesson plans and web resources.

Civil Rights

Learn about the Civil Rights Movement - from 1954 to present day. You can also access related lesson plans.

Colonial Williamsburg

You will find web sites, documents and resources about Colonial Williamsburg, as well as information about the Colonial Williamsburg Electronic Field Trip.

Elementary Social Studies Resources

UEN worked with the Utah State Office of Education to gather web sites, activities and lesson plans that support the Elementary Social Studies core.

Latino Resources

Find current, culturally informed resources for teaching and learning about Utah’s Latino communities, heroes and events.

More Than A Flag

Find materials to spark conversations about our common values, unite around our shared identity, and learn how to provide ideas and concepts for a new Utah state flag design. 

National Hispanic Heritage Month

Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.

United States Constitution eMedia Hub

The United States Constitution eMedia hub is a collection of civics and history resources intended to support educators in teaching about the Constitution of the United States of America.

Utah and U.S. Flag Resources

Resources to help you learn about the United States and Utah flag as well as flag etiquette, flag related lesson plans and student activities.

Utah Studies: Primary Source Sets

Our Past Their Present offers primary source sets on Utah history topics such as Japanese Internment and Women during World War II.  Created by the Utah Division of State History to meet Social Studies Core Standards. 

Women Making Utah History

High-quality resources for K-12 social studies and language arts classrooms that center around Utah women's advocacy.

Curriculum - Governor's Office of Energy Development

The Governor’s Office of Energy Development partnered with the Utah Science Teachers Association to create a robust library of state-standard lesson plans for elementary, middle and high school students.

Gear Up U

The free resources on this comprehensive website will help students develop their spatial thinking skills, which in turn will set them on the path to obtaining a STEM career.

Math Courses and Resources

Attention Math educators: visit UEN's Math page to view the Utah Mathematics core and support materials.

Math Shorts Videos

The following videos were developed as part of the Math at the Core: Middle School project that is focused on providing resources to help educators teach critical middle school math concepts.

Research Quest

Developed by the Natural History Museum of Utah, this program engages middle school students in online investigations that use museum objects and scientific research to support deeper learning.

Science Courses and Resources

Attention Science educators: visit UEN's Science page to view the Utah Science core and support materials.

Shmoop for School - Science

Free Learning Guides, Online Courses, College Readiness Prep, and Test Prep balance a teen-friendly, approachable style with academically rigorous materials to help students understand why they should care.

Smithsonian Science Education Center

The Smithsonian Science Education Center provides curriculum resouces, professinal development, outreach and more.

Texas Instruments Classroom Activities

Browse and download free, standards-aligned activities designed for the the Texas Instruments (TI) graphing calculators.

The Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom is an online, free to use physics website developed primarily for beginning physics students and their teachers.

Finance in the Classroom

These personal finance materials for K-12 educators, students and parents were developed to help you prepare Utah's youth to be money smart.

Gear Up U

The free resources on this comprehensive website will help students develop their spatial thinking skills, which in turn will set them on the path to obtaining a STEM career.

Research Quest

Developed by the Natural History Museum of Utah, this program engages middle school students in online investigations that use museum objects and scientific research to support deeper learning.

Elementary Mathematics Core Guides

The Utah State Board of Education (USBE) and educators around the state of Utah developed these guides as a support for educators.

Elementary Performance Tasks

These Performance Task Templates and Lesson Plans, developed by Utah educators, align to the Elementary Utah Core.

Elementary Social Studies Resources

UEN worked with the Utah State Office of Education to gather web sites, activities and lesson plans that support the Elementary Social Studies core.

Finance in the Classroom

These personal finance materials for K-12 educators, students and parents were developed to help you prepare Utah's youth to be money smart.

Presidential Writings Project

Utah’s secondary educators have designed well scaffolded lessons that support the increased cognitive rigor of the Utah literacy standards. The focus of this project is presidential writings.

Secondary Mathematics Core Guides

The Utah State Board of Education (USBE) and educators around the state of Utah developed these guides as a support for educators.

USBE Student Data Privacy

USBE gathered Student Data Privacy materials, events, laws and policies for parents, teachers and LEAs.

Utah Educational Leadership Standards

These clear and consistent Educational Leadership standards can help school leaders understand their roles and leadershop practices.

Writing Collection Project

Samples for grades K-12 for information and opinion/argument writing.

Adult Ed Hub

Online resource designed to support adult educators across the state.

More Than A Flag

Find materials to spark conversations about our common values, unite around our shared identity, and learn how to provide ideas and concepts for a new Utah state flag design. 

Utah and U.S. Flag Resources

Resources to help you learn about the United States and Utah flag as well as flag etiquette, flag related lesson plans and student activities.

Elementary Social Studies Resources

UEN worked with the Utah State Office of Education to gather web sites, activities and lesson plans that support the Elementary Social Studies core.

English Language Arts Courses and Resources

Visit UEN's English Language Arts page to view the Utah core and support materials.

Math Courses and Resources

Attention Math educators: visit UEN's Math page to view the Utah Mathematics core and support materials.

Science Courses and Resources

Attention Science educators: visit UEN's Science page to view the Utah Science core and support materials.

Utah Courses and Supportive Lesson Plans and Links

In addition to viewing the standards and objectives for every one of Utah's K-12 courses, you can find supportive Internet resources and lesson plans.

Utah Educational Leadership Standards

These clear and consistent Educational Leadership standards can help school leaders understand their roles and leadershop practices.