Professional Development

Monthly webinars, conducted by educational experts, help teachers expand and hone their teaching skills and prepare for Common Core Implementation. Topics include:

  • Aligning and Unpacking the Common Core
  • Incorporating the Common Core Across Subjects
  • Hot Topics in Educational Technology
  • Teaching with Mobile Devices

Our Professional Development Series also includes specific reference pages for additional support in English Language Learner Instruction, Special Education, and STEM.

Specialized Categories
ELD
Special Ed
STEM

English Language Learner Instruction

  • Webinars that address Common Core ELL Implementation Strategies
  • Online catalogue of specifically designed lessons to address multiple levels of English Language Learner instruction
  • Varied resource types to support ELL instruction, including images and sentence frames
  • Multiple teaching strategies, including ELD, SIOP, GLAD and ESL

Special Education

  • Webinars to discuss adapting special education best practices to the Common Core
  • Wide range of lessons and activities with built-in modifications and developmental range for special needs students in general education settings
  • Worksheets and strategies to aid with day-to-day behavior management
  • Educational articles and resources to build knowledge of specific disabilities and disorders

STEM

  • Webinars that address methods for incorporating the Common Core in STEM curriculum
  • Inquiry and project-based lessons that integrate science, technology, engineering, and math
  • Links to professional development, funding, and media resources
  • Educational articles and online resources to learn about implementing STEM curriculum, including strategies for planning and designing