Resources

Ideas for Use in Staff Development and University Coursework

o Browse through the resources that are listed in the grade level that you are interested in working with.

§ Identify two resources that would be helpful to you.

§ Identify one resource that resembles something that you already use or have seen used in a classroom.

o Visit the resources link. Describe what you learned in terms of usefulness to you and to others with whom you work.

o Use one of the Curriculum Planning Strategies in one of your lessons.

§ Store the planning strategy in your portfolio.

o Incorporate a cooperative group activity into one of your lessons.

§ Store an outline of the activity in your portfolio.

o Develop a(n):

§ Unit Organizer

§ Lesson Organizer

§ Comparison Table

§ Anchor Table

§ Clarifying Table

§ Survey Routine

Save the developed tables / organizers in your portfolio.

o Create a classwide peer tutoring activity packet and store in your portfolio.