Registration for the 2012 Summer Literacy Institute: Rigorous Reading Instruction May 23rd-25th has officially closed. However if you are interested in attending, please call Dena Iutzi-Mitchell, EED System of Support at 907-465-8706

From Structure to Instruction: 2012 Institute on High School Design and Improvement

Education Northwest’s 2012 Institute on High School Design and Improvement will take place on the West Coast this year—in Seattle, Washington, June 29–July 1, 2012. The fifth annual From Structure to Instruction Institute will build on the success of the previous institutes by offering best practices, tools and strategies, and personalized coaching by experts in the field to help school and district teams tackle the intensive work of instructional improvement and.....

This publication helps educators plan differentiated instruction using 72 formatted activities called Instructional Routines, which provide a structure for teaching specific foundational reading skills. Included is a table which displays the alignment between the Instructional Routines and the Common Core State Standards organized by the five reading components (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension).

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The Alaska Department of Education & Early Development provided training for district-based teams in Alaska in the implementation of effective curriculum management strategies. The institute helped districts in identifying next steps toward having manageable, locally informed, and efficiently-operating curriculum practices. The listed materials are provided by facilitator Susan McCauley, PhD, and are available for download.

 

The Blueprint was created by the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development and a State Literacy Team of Alaskan educators, to focus on the development of children's literacy from birth to graduation. The Blueprint is intended to provide guidance to policymakers, districts, school and community leaders, educators and families about ways to support all children in becoming literate and prepared to fully participate in their chosen.....

 

The Center on Instruction has published a series of four Improving K-3 Reading Comprehension professional development modules designed to provide key principles and practices that support classroom instruction. Each module provides resources useful to federally funded School Improvement Grant (SIG) programs. The webinar modules introduce the Center on Instruction (COI) and Doing What Works (DWW) websites' tools and resources and address 1) the supporting research, 2) teaching comprehension strategies, 3) engaging students with text, and 5).....