Last week to Register! Because of the recent updates to the Michigan Grade Level Content Expectations, the focus on world geography at the 6th grade level is a monumental shift with regard to scope and sequence in some districts. Combined with more rigorous demands in spatial thinking, this curriculum and accompanying professional development network are the … Continue reading Reminder: 6th Grade PD Starts August 11, 2016

As a secondary teacher are you interested in hosting a lab classroom? A lab classroom is a job-embedded professional learning design where a small group of teachers observe an effective teaching strategy, classroom routines/procedures, technology integration, or other elements of practice related to the teaching domains. Teachers participate in a debrief with the host following the … Continue reading Excellent Secondary PD Opportunity

All teachers participating in the study will receive a $500.00 stipend, and their school will receive a regular institutional membership to National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) for one year (a $121 value). The study will be conducted during 2016–17 year. Instructional Research Group (IRG) in Los Alamitos, California, has announced a professional development (PD) … Continue reading 8th Grade US History PD and Research Study

This professional development opportunity will provide Secondary Social Social Teachers specific instructional practices they can use immediately to help students improve reading comprehension. It starts with an after school, three hour session and then five interactive, online experiences spread out throughout the year. A lot of the time is structured to enable participants to plan how to … Continue reading Secondary PD: Rigorous Reading

Reminder! Be sure to register now. Because of the recent updates to the Michigan Grade Level Content Expectations (GLCEs), the focus on ancient world history at the 7th grade level is a monumental shift with regard to scope and sequence in some districts. Combined with more rigorous demands in temporal and spatial thinking, the curriculum … Continue reading 7th Grade PD Starts August 10, 2016