Alaska Comprehensive Center

Prevent Dropout with an Early Warning System

jerrys — Wed, 23 May 2012 19:22:45 +0000

This resource provides an overview of the Early Warning System tool and process, which is designed to support students who are at risk of dropping out of school with both school-wide strategies and targeted interventions. It provides background information, an implementation guide, and both a high school and middle school tool to identify and monitor students at risk of dropping out of school

NEW ASSESSMENTS

jerrys — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:47:58 +0000

Reports released earlier this month by the Department outline Year 1 activity by the two consortia -- the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) and the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (Smarter Balanced) -- designing new assessments aligned with college- and career-ready standards. www2.ed.gov/programs/racetothetop-assessment/performance.html.

SCHOOL RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION

jerrys — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:45:50 +0000

This week, the Department issued a publication that outlines principles for educators, parents, and stakeholders to consider when developing or refining policies and procedures to support positive behavioral interventions and avoid the use of restraint and seclusion. http://www2.ed.gov/policy/seclusion/#resourcedocument

Closing the Achievement Gap: Collaborating to Support Student Success

jerrys — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:40:39 +0000

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This resource from The Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk at The University of Texas at Austin focuses on how educators can collaborate to improve student outcomes and strengthen instruction for students within an RTI framework. In particular, it describes the rationale for promoting collaboration between educators, identifies team members who collaborate, and explores a tool that can be used in collaboration. It can support broader school improvement efforts, including the implementation of School Improvement Grants (SIG), by facilitating the use of student data to drive instruction, using response to intervention, and identifying students in need of support and intervention.

From Structure to Instruction: 2012 Institute on High School Design and Improvement

jerrys — Tue, 08 May 2012 17:11:21 +0000

Information and Registration

Education Northwest’s 2012 Institute on High School Design and Improvement will take place on the West Coast this year—in Seattle, Washington, June 29–July 1, 2012. The fifth annual From Structure to Instruction Institute will build on the success of the previous institutes by offering best practices, tools and strategies, and personalized coaching by experts in the field to help school and district teams tackle the intensive work of instructional improvement and structural change. For more information and registration

CAI Institute Resources-March 8 & 9, 2012 at the BP Education Center

jerrys — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:45:34 +0000

1 CAI Agenda March.docx

2 Curriculum & Alignment Institute March.pptx

3 Curriculum Components of Six Year Cycle.doc

4 Cooperative Strategies.doc

5 Leaders of Learning - Chapter 1,2 & 5.doc

6 Graphic Organizer.pdf

7 Question Stems.doc

8 Curriculum PD Planner.doc

9 Professional Development for Curriculum Implementation Pack (3).pdf

9 Professional Development for Curriculum Implementation Pack.doc

The Alaska Department of Education & Early Development provided training for district-based teams in Alaska in the implementation of effective curriculum management strategies. The institute helped districts in identifying next steps toward having manageable, locally informed, and efficiently-operating curriculum practices.

The listed materials are provided by facilitator Susan McCauley, PhD, and are available for download.

Summer Literacy Institute

jerrys — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 23:31:49 +0000

Registration for the 2012 Summer Literacy Institute: Rigorous Reading Instruction May 23rd-25th has officially closed. However if you are interested in attending, please call Dena Iutzi-Mitchell, EED System of Support at 907-465-8706

Using Instructional Routines to Differentiate Instruction: A Guide for Teachers

jerrys — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:44:00 +0000

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This publication helps educators plan differentiated instruction using 72 formatted activities called Instructional Routines, which provide a structure for teaching specific foundational reading skills. Included is a table which displays the alignment between the Instructional Routines and the Common Core State Standards organized by the five reading components (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension).

Intensive Interventions for Students Struggling in Reading and Mathematics -Practice Guide

jerrys — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:14:30 +0000

Intensive Interventions for Students Struggling in Reading & Math.pdf

This guide provides research-based guidance that reflects "best practices" for intensifying instruction in reading and mathematics for students with significant learning difficulties in K-12, including students with disabilities. It can also be used as a resource for instructional specialists and special education teachers who are searching for broad guidelines on the design and delivery of intensive interventions.

CAI Institute Resources-November 9 & 10, 2011

jerrys — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 00:20:36 +0000

CURRICULUM MAP DEVELOPMENT .DOC

CURRICULUM MATERIAL ADOPTIO.DOC

CURRICULUM SCOPE & SEQUENCE.DOC

MONITORING OVERVIEW_1_.DOC

NEEDS ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW_1.DOC

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT O.DOC

2. Curriculum & Alignment Institute November.pptx

1. CAI Agenda -1.docx

The Alaska Department of Education & Early Development has provided training for district-based teams in Alaska in the implementation of effective curriculum management strategies. The resources listed above are from the November 9 and 10 Institute in Anchorage