From Structure to Instruction: 2012 Institute on High School Design and Improvement
Professional Development
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 structural change. For more information and.....
CAI Institute Resources-March 8 & 9, 2012 at the BP Education Center
Alaskan Resources
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.
Summer Literacy Institute
Alaskan Resources
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
Using Instructional Routines to Differentiate Instruction: A Guide for Teachers
Research and Best Practices
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).
Intensive Interventions for Students Struggling in Reading and Mathematics -Practice Guide
Research and Best Practices
This guide provides research-based guidance that reflects "best practices" for intensifying instruction in reading and mathematics for students with significant learning difficulties in K-12, including students with disabilities. It can also be used as a resource for instructional specialists and special education teachers who are searching for broad guidelines on the design and delivery of intensive interventions.
CAI Institute Resources-November 9 & 10, 2011
Alaskan Resources
The Alaska Department of Education & Early Development has provided training for district-based teams in Alaska in the implementation of effective curriculum management strategies. The resources listed above are from the November 9 and 10 Institute in Anchorage
Curriculum & Alignment Institute
Professional Development
Overview
The Alaska Department of Education & Early Development will provide training for district-based teams in Alaska in the implementation of effective curriculum management strategies. Regardless of a district’s current level of curriculum management, the Institute will assist districts in identifying next steps toward having manageable, locally informed, and efficiently-operating curriculum practices. The workshops are supported by the Alaska Comprehensive Center.
Objectives for the March.....
Handbook on Family and Community Engagement
Research and Best Practices
The Handbook is designed to guide state, district, and school Title I personnel in providing high-quality, research-based family and community engagement programs and experiences. Thirty-six experts on a range of topics contributed to the Handbook. Each chapter provides grounding in research and practical action principles for the field. A concluding chapter lists specific recommended practices for the state, district, and school. The.....
Webinar: RTI in Mathematics at the Secondary Level
Professional Development
The Center on Instruction hosted a webinar on January 10, 2012, on RTI in Mathematics at the Secondary Level, featuring Dr. Takako Nomi from the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research and Dr. John Woodward of the School of Education at the University of Puget Sound. Dr. Nomi shared her research on how to help struggling students catch up on foundational skills needed to master algebra, and Dr. Woodward discussed how to motivate middle school students and get them engaged in mathematics.
Alaska State Literacy Blueprint-Birth To Graduation
Alaskan Resources
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.....
Proposed New Alaska Standards
Alaskan Resources
The State Board of Education & Early Development welcomes your comments on proposed new standards in English language arts and mathematics for public school students.
All public comments will go to the State Board for their consideration. The State Board, which has the authority to adopt state standards, is scheduled to decide the issue in June 2012. The State Board could choose to adopt the standards as proposed, adopt them with changes, or not adopt them.
If the new standards are adopted in June 2012, the state will work with school.....
Improving K-3 Reading Comprehension
Professional Development
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).....
Improving Adolescent Literacy in Rural Schools: A Schoolwide Approach
Research and Best Practices
This is the second in a series of webinars especially designed to assist rural school staff with implementation of their School Improvement Grants (SIGs).
The intended audience for this webinar includes all educators engaged in or interested in improving literacy instruction for adolescents—grades 6–12. The presenters were Dr. Debby Houston Miller and Vicki LaRock from the Center on Instruction's Literacy Team. During this one hour webinar, presenters focused on the following guiding questions:
What are the major goals of adolescent.....
Rural School Turnaround Webinar
Alaskan Resources
This was a recording of the first in a series of webinars especially designed to assist rural school staff with implementation of their School Improvement Grants (SIGs).
In this one-hour webinar, Dr. Sam Redding, co-author of the Institute of Education Sciences' practice guide Turning Around Chronically Low-Performing Schools, summarized the recommendations for making significant changes to increase student performance in three years or less.
Early Warning System Middle Grades Tool
Research and Best Practices
The National High School Center's Early Warning System (EWS) Middle Grades Tool enables schools and districts to identify students who may be at risk for academic failure and to monitor these students’ responses to interventions. The tool relies on student level data available at the school or district including indicators for attendance, course failures, and behavior (if available) to calculate potential risk for eventual dropping out. The intended purpose is to support students with an increased risk of academic failure, in order to get.....
New! ----High School Knowledge Database
Research and Best Practices
The National High School Center has announced a free new online resource located on the website: High School Knowledge Database. The Database houses vetted resources on a variety of high school improvement topics that can be sorted and filtered, and replaces the static Topics Web pages that previously housed these resources. The new Database includes three search options: 1) a Keyword text search; 2) a High School Topic Area(s) search; and 3) an option to Search by the Eight Elements of High School Improvement. This last search allows you to.....
ACC Year 6 Program Evaluation
Alaskan Resources
During the first three years of the ACC work (July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2009), evaluators from the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL) conducted the evaluation of ACC activities. During the fourth and fifth year of ACC operation, the evaluation work shifted as a subcontract from Education Northwest (formerly NWREL) to the staff of Portland-based Educational Support Services, an independent consulting company. Education Northwest was contracted to complete the Year 6 ACC evaluation that you should receive in the mail next week......
Comprehensive Planning Template for Schools
Alaskan Resources
This template was designed to help technical assistance and professional development providers work with schools. The results of this school-level assessment can help school personnel identify actions as part of school improvement efforts to design, monitor, or refine increased learning time models.
Comprehensive Planning Template for Districts
Alaskan Resources
This template aims to help technical assistance providers and district-level personnel identify actions and policies and establish a coordinated and coherent districtwide plan to design, select, monitor, and refine increased learning time models.
Self-Evaluation Tool: Providing Individualized and Engaging Instruction in Expanded Learning Time in Schools
Alaskan Resources
District and school staff are encouraged to use this tool to self-reflect on how each of the specified strategies is used as part of planning a longer school day or a longer school year. This self-reflection tool lists six categories of indicators: (a) use of data to inform instruction; (b) professional development; (c) teacher inquiry and collaboration; (d) engaging instruction and enrichment; (e) individualized Instruction; and (f) community partnerships. For each indicator, the user can provide a rating, add a rationale for the rating, and.....
Methods to Assess Family Needs
Alaskan Resources
Use this tool to guide data collection on potential factors that may affect attendance in your out-of-school program or expanded learning time school.
The SEDL National Center for Quality Afterschool
Alaskan Resources
The SEDL National Center for Quality Afterschool helps state education agencies and local practitioners develop high-quality, balanced programs that provide a safe and fun environment for academic enrichment as well as youth development activities.
