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The Teacher's Corner - Lesson Plans, Worksheets and Activities. APSTL Modules for Teachers: Applying Psychological Science to Practical Instructional Problems in the Classroom. From kindergarten through high school, whether you’re a math, science, social studies or English teacher, these resources can help you apply research on teaching and learning; find exciting lessons and activities; and stimulate interest and increase achievement. Applying Psychological Science to Practical Instructional Problems These modules were created by the members of a Task Force on the Applications of Psychological Science to Teaching and Learning. Their goal was to use research from the psychological and educational sciences and show how it can be applied to practical instructional problems and needs. They selected topics for these materials based on the Teacher Needs Survey that was conducted from 2004–06 with over 2,400 teachers giving feedback about their greatest professional development requirements.

Based on those outcomes, these 10 teaching modules were created to reflect the array of challenges teachers may face in the classroom. Teaching math - four habits of highly effective math teaching. Response to Intervention | Intervention Central. National Council for the Social Studies | Social Studies: Preparing Students for College, Career and Citizenship. NCSS announces the publication of the revised national curriculum standards for social studies: National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies: A Framework for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Click here for the NCSS press release announcing the publication of the standards on Constitution Day (September 17, 2010).

The revised standards, like the earlier social studies standards published in 1994, continue to be stuctured around the ten themes of social studies. However, the revised standards offer a sharper focus on: Purposes Questions for Exploration Knowledge: what learners need to understand Processes: what learners will be capable of doing Products: how learners demonstrate understanding The revised standards also include: The revised standards, National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies: A Framework for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment, were developed by a Task Force of the National Council for the Social Studies, and approved by the NCSS Board of Directors in March 2010. T3_list. Reading Comprehension & Language Arts Teaching Strategies for Kids | Reading Rockets. Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD. All About Adolescent Literacy | AdLit.org.