Not exact matches
Once every two months, Elm City
teachers lead students on a two - week «expeditionary» project
in which they deeply study a single
subject, sometimes involving extensive time outside school visiting a farm, museum, or historical
site.
There are also some fantastic
subject - specific curriculum
sites, like ReadWriteThink, managed
in part by the National Council of
Teachers of English (NCTE).
There are thousands of Web
sites that provide
teachers with pre-made rubrics
in any number of
subject areas.
But because student - performance data on the state's standardized science exam indicated that our students did not understand these
subject areas
in a deep and meaningful way, the
teachers decided to use a new approach: They chose to embrace a project - learning strategy to connect science and colonial history through a local historic
site that dates back to the 1640s, the Saugus Iron Works.
AskERIC Lesson Plans Another great
site, The Educator's Reference Desk (previously known as AskERIC Lesson Plans), contains more than 1,000 lesson plans
in many
subject areas written by
teachers from all over the United States.
The Countryside Alliance Foundation, the
site is packed full of
teacher resources supporting the delivery of Geography and Citizenship lessons as well as linking to a wide range of other
subjects in England and Wales, encouraging numeracy, creative writing, art and design, ICT skills and working both independently and
in groups.
Resources for
teachers includes printable maps for tracking and geography exercises, along with tips for using the
site in several
subject areas such as biology, math, conservation, earth science, and geography.
A new Web
site is available today to connect
teachers, parents, and students to teaching and learning resources
in math, science, and other
subject areas from NASA, the Energy Department, the National Science Foundation, and other agencies.
On the
site,
teachers post assignments and host discussion forums, students store and retrieve files from home, and district staff take online courses
in such
subjects as project approach, rubrics, video editing, and cultural competency.
Reducing or eliminating funding for these programs would also be especially harmful to charter management organizations that recruit heavily from the AmeriCorps alumni network, including KIPP, Success Academy Charter Schools, and Green Dot Public Schools, all of which have formed official «career partnerships» with City Year, or Uncommon Schools, which advertises on the AmeriCorps alumni career
site.34 Likewise, public charter schools and traditional districts looking to fill hard - to - staff schools and
subject areas also rely on AmeriCorps - funded
teacher residencies and teaching fellowships and would likely be
in trouble if these programs disappeared.35 For example, Achievement First, a network of public charter schools, has described Teach For America as «its most effective recruiting source,» hiring both AmeriCorps members and alumni from the program.36
As part of this effort, the
sites will recruit National Board Certified
Teachers (NBCTs) as
teacher leaders
in high - need schools, particularly
in the STEM
subjects.
Though a major focus of the
site continues to be providing resources for English Language Learner
teachers and students, I have definitely expanded its scope over the years to support me
in the multiple
subjects I teach.
Intern
Teachers -
Teachers develop an individualized plan to meet the requirements of the Multiple or Single
Subject credentials while teaching
in their own classroom on an Intern Credential with support from a coach at their
site and a university supervisor from California State University, San Bernardino.