Units of Study
Myself and OthersKindergarten Suggested Unit of Study Our Community at Work1st Grade Suggested Unit of Study Our Community's Geography: New York City2nd Grade Suggested Unit of Study Nigeria: A Case Study3rd Grade Suggested Unit of Study Immigration4th Grade Suggested Unit of Study Westward Expansion5th Grade Suggested Unit of Study Egypt6th Grade Suggested Unit of Study Greece6th Grade Suggested Unit of Study Developer of the Layered Curriculum™ method of instruction, Dr. Kathie F. Nunley has authored several books and articles on teaching in mixed-ability classrooms and other problems facing today's teachers. She is an educational psychologist, author, researcher and speaker. For a full listing of her writing as well as additional teaching and parental tips are available at http://help4teachers.com/ or contact her at Kathie@brains.org.Standards Focused Project Based Learning (PBL), which the Buck Institute for Education (BEI) defines as a systematic teaching method that engages students in learning knowledge and skills through an extended inquiry process structured around complex, authentic questions and carefully designed products and tasks. Check out the The PBL Handbook, which reflects a specific model developed by BIE. It offers a comprehensive overview of PBL and a detailed planning model for teachers. Or visit www.pbl-online.org a free online professional development resource, which provides, introduces, and explains PBL using both text and video. It also guides you through the planning of a standards-focused project using the proven method described in the BEI PBL Handbook. What Is a Tiered Lesson? Read http://www.prufrock.com/client/client_pages/GCT_Readers/Math/Ch._4/Tiered_Lessons_for_Gifted_Children.cfm Want to find out more About Differentiated Instruction? Click here. Education Programs/UC Irvine Extension provides free online webinar series covering the following topics in gifted and talented education:- How to Relate Successfully with Gifted Youngsters- What Differentiation Should Look Like- Building the Parent/Teacher Connection- Understanding IQ Testing & Special Programming for Advanced and Gifted LearnersTo access this free series, visit their OpenCourseWare site at http://ocw.uci.edu/courses/course.aspx?id=42. To learn more about enrichment teaching and learning, talent development, and gifted education--with educators and leaders from the United States and overseas--you may want to attend the summer institute on enrichment learning and teaching at the University of Connecticut aka CONFRATUTE. Confratute is a combined CONFerence, FRATernity, and instiTUTE geared toward providing educators with strategies for enrichment teaching and learning.
Developer of the Layered Curriculum™ method of instruction, Dr. Kathie F. Nunley has authored several books and articles on teaching in mixed-ability classrooms and other problems facing today's teachers. She is an educational psychologist, author, researcher and speaker. For a full listing of her writing as well as additional teaching and parental tips are available at http://help4teachers.com/ or contact her at Kathie@brains.org.Standards Focused Project Based Learning (PBL), which the Buck Institute for Education (BEI) defines as a systematic teaching method that engages students in learning knowledge and skills through an extended inquiry process structured around complex, authentic questions and carefully designed products and tasks. Check out the The PBL Handbook, which reflects a specific model developed by BIE. It offers a comprehensive overview of PBL and a detailed planning model for teachers. Or visit www.pbl-online.org a free online professional development resource, which provides, introduces, and explains PBL using both text and video. It also guides you through the planning of a standards-focused project using the proven method described in the BEI PBL Handbook. What Is a Tiered Lesson? Read http://www.prufrock.com/client/client_pages/GCT_Readers/Math/Ch._4/Tiered_Lessons_for_Gifted_Children.cfm
Want to find out more About Differentiated Instruction? Click here.
Education Programs/UC Irvine Extension provides free online webinar series covering the following topics in gifted and talented education:- How to Relate Successfully with Gifted Youngsters- What Differentiation Should Look Like- Building the Parent/Teacher Connection- Understanding IQ Testing & Special Programming for Advanced and Gifted LearnersTo access this free series, visit their OpenCourseWare site at http://ocw.uci.edu/courses/course.aspx?id=42.
To learn more about enrichment teaching and learning, talent development, and gifted education--with educators and leaders from the United States and overseas--you may want to attend the summer institute on enrichment learning and teaching at the University of Connecticut aka CONFRATUTE. Confratute is a combined CONFerence, FRATernity, and instiTUTE geared toward providing educators with strategies for enrichment teaching and learning.
(Source: NewYork State Department of Education)
The CST – Content Specialty Test
A summary of new regulations and policies can be found at http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/gt/newgtregext.htm
Further information and a Q&A is available athttp://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/gt/qareg.htm