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Intervention Report on Connected Mathematics Project: Grades 6-8
Research and Best Practices
A new intervention report released this week looks at the research on the Connected Mathematics Project (CMP). This curriculum is designed for students in grades 6–8. Each grade level of the curriculum is a full-year program and covers numbers, algebra, geometry/measurement, probability, and statistics. The curriculum uses an investigative approach, and students utilize interactive problems and everyday situations to learn math concepts.
The WWC review found that CMP has no discernible effects on mathematics achievement. This rating is.....
Implementing Response to Intervention: Practices and Perspectives from Five Schools
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Frequently Asked Questions [K-8] Published by COI
The Center on Instruction is working to identify practices that may be effective in implementing Response to Intervention (RTI) at the school, district, and state levels. This document describes the school-level implementation of RTI at five schools across the country, with particular focus on instruction and the implementation of effective practices. A "frequently asked questions" (FAQ) format is used, with answers based on the collective experience of the five schools (three elementary, one.....
Effective Science Instruction: What Does Research Tell Us? (K-12)
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Effective Science Instruction: What Does Research Tell Us? [K-12] Published by COI
A debate continues over what constitutes effective science instruction. This brief endeavors to distill the research on science learning to inform a common vision of science instruction and to describe the extent to which K-12 science education currently reflects this vision. A final section on implications for policymakers and science education practitioners describes actions that could integrate the findings from research into science education.
Getting the School Year Started in Rural Alaska: Some tips from an experienced “bush” principal.
Alaskan Resources
Although this is not a comprehensive list, it is hoped that the following suggestions will help you get off to a good start. First impressions are very important and your first few days in the community and school may set the tone for possibly the rest of the year. These are written for someone new to the principalship in mind as well as new to the “bush.” Courtesy of the AACP, Gary Whiteley, Project Director
RESPONSIBILITIES OF CULTURALLY PROFICIENT SCHOOL LEADERS
Research and Best Practices
This resource illustrates the "Elements of Cultural Proficient School Leaders." Courtesy of AACP, Gary Whiteley, Director.
LitSite Alaska: a window to literacy, cultural diversity, and life in Alaska
Alaskan Resources
LitSite Alaska is a gathering place for Alaskans of all ages. Here, story-telling is a window to literacy, cultural diversity, and life in Alaska with special features for educators, students, parents, and health professionals.
The Center on Instruction Special Ed Professional Development
Research and Best Practices
The Center on Instruction offers professional development to build educators’ knowledge on instruction for students with disabilities, including guidance on the application of scientifically based research and, specifically, Response to Intervention.
Center on Instruction Professional Development for Science
Research and Best Practices
The Center on Instruction’s professional development on science builds teachers’ knowledge of current research on science content, student learning, essential science skills, and instructional strategies to provide meaningful science learning experiences for a diverse student population.
Sustaining Reading First
Research and Best Practices
The resources in this link provide a conceptual framework on sustainability, tools for assessing readiness to sustain, and briefs on specific topics related to sustaining evidence based reading instruction.
Alaska Career Ready Program
Alaskan Resources
The foundational workplace skills of Applied Math, Reading for Information, and Locating Information can become a common language among employers, job seekers, students, and educators. Alaskans may now earn a portable skills credential that documents their skill levels in these three important foundational skills that are important in virtually all occupations, colleges, and training programs.
Whether you are a student, a parent, an employer, a job seeker, a teacher, or a career guidance counselor, Alaska Career Ready is for you!
Health and PE Lesson Plan Library (MCREL)
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Lesson Plan Library - Health and Physical Education
These lesson plans and activities are organized under topics. Click the found next to the topic to see the related knowledge and skill statements from Content Knowledge, 4th edition.
Handbook on Effective Implementation of School Improvement Grants
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The purpose of the Handbook is to bolster the effective implementation of the intervention models and strategies outlined in the 2009 School Improvement Grant (SIG) program in order to achieve the program’s clear goal—rapid improvement of persistently low-achieving schools. This Handbook offers practical explanations of the SIG’s required and recommended models and strategies, references to the underlying research, and connections to useful resources.
Publications for Alaska Standards for Culturally Responsive Schools
Alaskan Resources
The following standards have been developed by Alaska Native educators to provide a way for schools and communities to examine the extent to which they are attending to the educational and cultural well being of the students in their care. These "cultural standards" are predicated on the belief that a firm grounding in the heritage language and culture indigenous to a particular place is a fundamental prerequisite for the development of culturally-healthy students and communities associated with that place, and thus is an essential ingredient.....
AIMSweb
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AIMSweb is a benchmark and progress monitoring system based on direct, frequent and continuous student assessment. The results are reported to students, parents, teachers and administrators via a web-based data management and reporting system to determine response to intervention.
RTI - Response to Intervention
Research and Best Practices
Response to intervention (RTI) integrates assessment and intervention within a multi-level prevention system to maximize student achievement and to reduce behavior problems. With RTI, schools identify students at risk for poor learning outcomes, monitor student progress, provide evidence-based interventions and adjust the intensity and nature of those interventions depending on a student’s responsiveness, and identify students with learning disabilities or other disabilities.
Link to National Arts and Education Network
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ARTSEDGE — the National Arts and Education Network — supports the placement of the arts at the center of the curriculum and advocates creative use of technology to enhance the K-12 educational experience. ARTSEDGE empowers educators to teach in, through, and about the arts by providing the tools to develop interdisciplinary curricula that fully integrate the arts with other academic subjects.
ARTSEDGE offers free, standards-based teaching materials for use in and out of the classroom, as well as professional development resources,.....
School Connectedness: Strategies for Increasing Protective Factors Among Youth
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School Connectedness: Strategies for Increasing Protective Factors Among Youth
This piece, produced by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), discusses efforts to improve child and adolescent health and educational outcomes by enhancing protective factors in their lives, reducing risk factors, and promoting social and emotional competence. One of the most promising protective factors, school connectedness, is examined in depth.
National Research Center for Career and Technical Education (NRCCTE)
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The NRCCTE works to improve the engagement, achievement, and transition of high school and postsecondary CTE students through technical assistance to states, professional development for CTE practitioners, and dissemination of knowledge derived from scientifically based research.
Teaching Literacy in English to K-5 English Learners
Research and Best Practices
Use this multimedia overview to learn the importance of teaching English learners to read in English while they are developing oral proficiency, and how this helps them increase vocabulary, speak in English, and learn other subject-matter content. See how the five recommended practices fit together to create a full research-based solution for schools, teachers, and students. (6:05 min)
Dropout Prevention: Keeping Students in School
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Dropout Prevention: Keeping Students in School
Use this multimedia overview to learn about practices for Dropout Prevention. Through diagnosis of the problem, providing targeted interventions, and establishing schoolwide programs, schools can create research-based and practical solutions to keep students in school, reduce dropout rates, and recover students who left school. (7:15 min)
National Math Panel: Critical Foundations for Algebra
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Watch this brief overview to learn about the purpose and findings of the National Mathematics Advisory Panel and research-based recommendations for improving mathematics instruction. Find out why it's important for schools to focus on teaching critical mathematics skills to better prepare students for entry into algebra.
How to Organize Your Teaching
Research and Best Practices
Research in cognitive psychology suggests several ways teachers can organize instruction to improve their students' learning. Use this multimedia overview to learn about research-based strategies to improve students' memory, strengthen problem-solving skills, and build conceptual understanding.
Effective Instruction for Adolescent Struggling Readers
A body of research-based practices is emerging to guide instruction for adolescent struggling readers. This practice brief focuses on the five reading components adolescents need to succeed in school and beyond. Each component - word study, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and motivation - discussed in terms of the available research, comparisons of successful and struggling readers' behaviors, and recommended instructional practices. The brief aligns with on two Center on Instruction publications, Reading Interventions for Adolescent.....
