Teacher-to-Teacher FREE Professional Development Workshops Online

Looking for workshops for Professional Development that meet the requirements of NCLB?  Teacher-to-Teacher Summer Workshops that were sponsored by the US Department of Education are now available FREE online.  The workshops focus on teaching algebra, reading in content areas, differentiated instruction, turning data into information, and more.  To view as a school-wide staff development workshop with your teachers, you'll need a computer connected to a TV and Windows Media Player, version 10.  (Click here to download.)

Use Internet Explorer, NOT Netscape to view these workshops with your staff.  Each workshop provides an overview, course components, a note taking guide, a course assessment, follow-up activities, handouts, a principal's implementation checklist, and additional resources. 

Click one of the links below:

Language Arts

• Looking at Vocabulary, Grades K-5, Mike Barney & Lynn Figurate
• Reading in the Content Areas:  It's Just Different, Grades 5-10, Theresa Hinkle
• Examining Student Work:  Protocol for Improving, LAUNCHING ON OCTOBER 28, 2004, Cheryl Krehbiel
• Beginning to Write, LAUNCHING ON OCTOBER 5, 2004, Karen Valdes

Math/Science

• Taking the "Dense Out of Density, Grades 2-6, Shannon C'de Baca
• Patterns to Symbols:  Algebra, Grades 3-6, Beth Cole
• Developing Computational Fluency in Addition & Subtraction, LAUNCHING ON OCTOBER 12, 2004, Kathy Emst
• Using Technology to Enhance Algebra Instruction, Grades 7-12, Angela Newing

Additional Subjects

• NCLB Basics for Teachers and Principals, LAUNCHING ON OCTOBER 19, 2004, Rene Islas & Carolyn Snowbarger
• Turning Data into Information, LAUNCHING ON NOVEMBER 2, 2004, John Snodgrass
• Differentiated Instruction, LAUNCHING ON NOVEMBER 9, 2004, Mark Walker
   

PowerPoint presentations from these workshops are listed below:

Beginning to Write Online Download (Grades K-5) - Mike Barney, Karen Valdes, Susan Smith

Taking the "Dense" Out of Density Download (Grades 2-6) - Shannon C'de Baca

Patterns to Symbols: Algebra Download (Grades 3-6) - Beth Cole

Developing Computational Fluency in Addition and Subtraction Download (Grades K-4) - Kathy Ernst

Looking at Vocabulary Download (Grades K-5) - Lynn Figurate, Molly McCabe, and Mike Barney

Reading in the Content Areas - It's Just Different Download (Grades 5-10) - Theresa Hinkle

Examining Student Work: A Protocol for Improving Reading Instruction Download (Grades K-6) - Cheryl Krehbiel and Chris Jones

Using Technology to Help Students Understand Pre-Algebra Concepts Download (Grades 3-6) -- Angela Newing

Turning Data into Information Download (Grades K-12) - John Snodgrass

Differentiated Instruction Download (Grades K-12) - Mark Walker