Curriculum and Instruction
A group of 15 teachers from the Monroe County Community School Corporation is concluding a two-week course that is part of a three-year professional development program for science teachers from kindergarten through sixth grade.
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A state appeals court ruling that leaves discretion to individual districts regarding part-time students could have a negative impact on home-schooled students, according to Robert Kunzman, a professor of curriculum and instruction in the Indiana University School of Education. Kunzman is in the middle of a multi-year research project exploring home-schooling practices and philosophies across the U.S., and said that last week's decision reflects the policies of many states around the nation.
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Holiday story ideas from Indiana University include how the season appears to people with a color vision deficiency, a survival guide to family get-togethers, how children are affected by their parents' holiday stress and deciding where to contribute your charitable donations before the close of 2006.
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An upcoming conference sponsored by the Indiana University School of Education will help educators from across the United States better understand national assessment of mathematics through new professional development materials produced at the university. Learning from NAEP is a set of professional development materials, recently published by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, for teachers of mathematics. It is part of the larger IU-National Assessment of Educational Progress project, a collaborative effort of the NCTM and mathematics educators at IU with financial support from the National Science Foundation.
The September 2006 issue of Learning Matters looks at research examining Latina/Latino parent involvement, sex education for students with developmental disabilities, the Teach with Tech podcast series and research that indicates the climate at rural schools may be beneficial to special education students.
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These education news tips examine the school dress code battle, the 65 Percent Solution legislation and what parents should do to prepare their children for kindergarten or school for the first time.
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