CURRICULUM MAPPING

• Specialists provide leadership for the process of Curriculum Mapping for all Pre-K through Twelfth grade subjects.
  • http://www.currMAP@aol.com
  • http://www.ncss.org/standards
  • http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/nchs
  • http://www.economicsamerica.org/standards
  • http://www.nctm.org/standards
  • http://www.ncte.org/standards/standards.shtml
  • http://www.nap.edu/books/0309053269/html/index.html

EXEMPLARY INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES

• As experienced trainers in Max Thompson’s Learning Focused Schools, specialists conduct training sessions, facilitate reflection meetings, and serve as consultants for the development of Learning Focused classroom units of study.
• Initiatives in the area of instruction include providing teachers with guidance in utilizing exemplary instructional practices designed to improve student academic achievement.
  • http://www.eyeoneducation.com
  • http://www.mcrel.org
  • http://www.title3.org
  • http://www.graphic.org/links.html
  • http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/questype.htm
  • http://www.bena.com/ewinters/Bloom.html
  • http://www.newhorizons.org/bibmishelf.html
  • http://www.ncrel.org
  • http://www.nwrel.org
  • http://www.graphicorganizer.com

DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION

• Teachers and their students also benefit from specialists’ help in the area of meeting individual student needs through differentiated instruction.
  • http://www.ascd.org

ASSESSMENT

• Assessment initiatives are directly related to instruction as specialists share their expertise on the process of data-driven decision making, along with a wide variety of assessment tools that focus on increasing student learning.
  • http://www.makingstandardswork.com
  • http://www.serve.org
  • http://www.eyeoneducation.com
  • http://www.ers.org