Professional Development
Webinar: RTI in Mathematics at the Secondary Level
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.....Social Sciences Resources
The Teachers Page - The Library of Congress
This rich website from the Library of Congress contains ready-to-use materials that bring the Library’s primary sources into the classroom. In addition, it builds teacher skills with the Library's professional development curriculum.
Educators can find classroom materials, professional development activities, Teaching with Primary Sources partners, news and events, class starters, teacher updates, and more Library of Congress resources.
Social Studies Taskforce Report
This report done in Maryland, but with a national perspective, acknowledges the challenges faced by social studies over the past decade, including the unintended marginalization of social studies disciplines caused by NCLB. The social studies task force made nine recommendations in its report that are “intended to reverse social studies’ decline.”
Key recommendations include establishing standards governing instructional time; administering a statewide social studies assessment in elementary and middle school; increasing social.....
