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Cornerstone Professional Development Links Use these links to find additional information on various teaching topics. (Note that some of the materials listed here are in PDF format, which is readable by Adobe® Acrobat Reader®. The Reader is available as a free download; for information on downloading the program.) Click on a topic to jump to that section:. Professional Organizations. General Resources The (from Pearson Education) has a wide variety of educational content, resources, and shopping for parents, teachers, and students. Parent Resources provides access to research-based information about parenting and family involvement in education.

The site includes many articles available in Spanish. Department of Education has a, including 'News Parents Can Use,' 'Tool Kit for Hispanic Parents,' and 'Checklist & Tips for Parents.' Among the sections is:. Spanish version: Teaching Reading General Visit the for literacy lessons, standards, and other resources in reading and language arts instruction. (From the International Reading Association and National Council of Teachers of English) Making Inferences describes how teachers can help students make inferences while reading. Predicting Devoted to reading strategies, this site features, visualizing, summarizing, and more. (Dade-Monroe Teacher Education Center) Reading Fluency The (NIFL) provides information on helping students to become more fluent readers and discusses the newest research on the topic.

Review a range of strategies for teaching fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, phonemic awareness, and phonics in the document (North Dakota Department of Public Instruction Title 1 Office) (PDF format) Skimming has a concise definition of skimming. Click on the topics for two skim-reading techniques. Teaching Writing General The from the National Council of Teachers of English provides teaching ideas and resources on popular topics, plus the chance to share your own ideas. The NCTE site also offers a downloadable page with tips and tools for writing, which you can print out and give to students. (PDF format) Classification Visit this for a concise definition of classification and tips for writing a classification essay. (San Antonio College) Teach your students the basics of writing. (University Writing Skills page, University of Bremen) Making Inferences The Critical Thinking website has a series of articles on Summarizing Visit this site from Worcester State College for.

Teaching Poetry Explore for tips on teaching poetry, poetry theatre, contests, and more. Visit the from Poets.org for curriculum units, lesson plans; biographies of poets; links to other websites on poetry, and other resources. CALLA Learn more about the (CALLA) at this site from George Washington University. Read, one of the creators of CALLA and an author of Shining Star, showing how the approach can be implemented in schools. (PDF format) Cooperative Learning Foster cooperative learning by creating. The Virginia Tech website offers this.

To enhance collaborative learning at the Small Group Learning Page from the National Institute for Science Education. Read about at this article from Education World. Take an online workshop on from Thirteen Ed Online (PBS).

Cross-curricular Instruction Thirteen Ed Online also has a workshop on. Effective Questioning Visit the and read about the background, purpose and advantages of questioning strategies. Click on the links at the bottom of the page for specific examples.

Read these suggestions for. (Nondestructive Testing Resource Center) The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign site offers these. English Language Learning This in Longman.com provides ESL activities, teaching tips, lesson plans, free downloads, and other useful items. Offers lessons, resources, and tips for teachers.

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Connect to the world of ESL. This archive from the National Council of Teachers of English offers. Learning Styles Adjust your teaching style to the learning styles of your students. Visit for insights from educators. This site features tips on (NDT Resource Center) Monitoring Comprehension Check out the for topics on teaching students to use self-monitoring techniques. The NLDA site offers a paper on.

Multiple Intelligences Tap into multiple intelligences; explore from explanation to implementation. From Thirteen Ed Online (PBS).

LiteracyWorks has a chart illustrating the. The (from Pearson Education) offers concise definitions of eight multiple intelligences.

Note Taking The from California Polytechnic State University evaluates five note taking systems, including the Outline, Mapping, and Sentence methods. This page from focuses on taking notes in the classroom.

Organizational Planning Get tips from teachers on from Teachers Network. Self-evaluation The site provides tips from teachers on how to encourage self-evaluation. Using Online Resources This site offers guidelines for. (Teaching and Learning Center, South Seattle Community College) Teach your students 'netiquette' with these. (Boston Public Library) Video Instruction This Pearson Longman site offers concise tips on. Website content copyright © 2008-2011 by Pearson Education, Inc.