Alaskan Resources

Alaska State Literacy Blueprint-Birth To Graduation
The Blueprint can be downloaded here

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.....

Professional Development

Webinar: RTI in Mathematics at the Secondary Level
Archhived WebEx and files for this event here
 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.....

Research and Best Practices

Handbook on Family and Community Engagement

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.....

Resource Highlights

Improving K-3 Reading Comprehension
Module 1 - Research Overview
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
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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.....

 
Making it Meaningful: Building a Fair Evaluation System
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This document is an examination of the limitations of current teacher evaluation systems, a review of promising research based reform strategies, and some examples from states and school districts that have begun to do this critical and challenging work. Putting in place systems that rely on research and best practices will go a long way toward enhancing student success and closing the achievement gap.