Core Component 1: High-Quality Classroom Instruction
The following Web sites provide resources to boost Tier 1 student engagement at both elementary and secondary levels through instructional practices infused with the arts, Common Core State Standards, and Universal Design for Learning, along with guidance in selecting research-based practices.
- Adolescent Literature Resources for Parents and Educators of Kids in Grades 4-12
Includes classroom strategies, college readiness, research and reports, book and author talks, multimedia presentations. The Carnegie Corporation. - Best Evidence Encyclopedia: Johns Hopkins University School of Education's Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education (CDDRE)
Presents reliable, on-going unbiased reviews of research-proven educational programs; funding from US Department of Education (ED). - California Alliance for Arts Education Resources for Educators
Promotes 21st century skills, critical thinking, and collaborative skills by providing resources and ideas for educators to bring the arts into the classroom. Funded by many philanthropic organizations and individual donors, such as William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the James Irvine Foundation.
- California Learning Resource Network (CLRN)
Identifies and reviews supplemental electronic learning resources such as software, video, and Internet resources. Identifies learning units aligned to resources and the CCSS. Sponsored by the California Department of Education (CDE). - CAST Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Lesson Builder
Provides educators with definitions, models, and tools to create and adapt lessons that increase access and participation in the general education curriculum for all students. Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). - edWeb.net
Provides a professional social network for the education community to deliver support through online discussions, recorded webinars and resources on education technology and 21st Century skills. MCH Strategic Data and edWeb. - My GroupGenious for Teachers
Improves education through collaboration: includes assessment lessons, tasks, learning modules and instructional tools aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for math and literacy, funded by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. - Individual Learning Plans (ILP)
Provides information on the variety of ways to establish ILP systems to help all students reach their full potential; research shows ILPs increases motivation and retention. Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO). - Selecting a Scientifically Based Core Curriculum for Tier 1
Presents guidelines for selecting scientifically based instruction/curricula used in Tier 1. By Charles Hughes and Douglas D. Dexter (2008, 3 pp.) RTI Action Network. - Teaching Channel Videos of Exemplary Teaching
Provides lessons selected by committee on a variety of relevant topics, such as Common Core State Standards. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. - Resources for RTI at the Secondary Level
Highlights online resources that can be used to plan and implement Response to Intervention (RTI) at the secondary level. Webinar (22 min.), PowerPoint, transcript.
The following Web sites have multiple pages of interest on this Core Component:
- The California Subject Matter Projects
The California Subject Matter Projects (CSMP), are statewide projects that support on-going quality professional development, including instructional strategies that emphasize Common Core State Standards (CCSS), and technology-infused 21st Century skills of collaboration, creativity, and communication.- California History-Social Science Project (CHSSP)
- California Mathematics Project (CMP)
- Common Core Content Standards Mathematics (CaCCSS-M)
California's Version of the Common Core State Standards, produced by CMP provides many resources
- Common Core Content Standards Mathematics (CaCCSS-M)
- California Reading & Literature Project (CRLP)
- California Science Project (CSP)
- California Writing Project (CWP)
- National Writing Project (NWP)
National organization for writing projects provides many resources
- National Writing Project (NWP)
- California History-Social Science Project (CHSSP)
- Doing What Works
Doing What Works is a Web site that translates research-based practices into practical tools to improve classroom instruction. Every topic includes a practice summary, examples of teachers and students using best practices, key concepts, and suggested activities in multi-media formats. ED.
