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Instructional Improvement Cooperative

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Download our Instructional Improvement fact sheet!
The ESD 105 Instructional Improvement Cooperative provides professional development to teachers in areas such as technology integration, support services, and access to new and innovative resource materials.  The Cooperative looks at what districts' and teachers' greatest needs are in order to help students gain academic success in all areas.

View our PowerPoint to learn more about what the Instructional Improvement Cooperative can do for you.


Instructional Improvement services:

  • Video Streaming: Learn 360, ESD 105 Custom Video Streaming
  • Research Databases for students and teachers: ProQuest, eLibrary, eLibrary Elementary, Culturegrams, World Conflicts Today
  • Professional Development and Training at the ESD, in districts, webinars, and online
  • Professional Resources such as Quick Reviews on current educational texts and issues
  • Newsletters
  • Resource Recommendations
  • Curriculum Database
  • Additional products at group brokered price: netTrekker, ALEKS

>>Download the fact sheet for a list of  professional development offerings.

>>Download the service model for 2010-2011.


Announcements

Classes and Training Opportunities

No course fees to participants in Instructional Improvement Cooperative Districts

Quick Idea Webinars: These 15-minute webinars are designed to give you help when you don’t have time for a full workshop but need ideas. Secondary focus is 7:15-7:30 a.m. Elementary is 7:30-7:45 a.m.

New sessions will be scheduled in September.

  1. Questions and Answers on Elibrary and Learn 360
  2. 5 Questions to Help Students Analyze Sources
  3. Scaffolding Note Taking Skills
  4. Preventing Plagiarism
  5. Using Google Lit Trips in Teaching Novels
  6. Using Internet Timelines in Social Studies and Literature Classes

Webinars are delivered live over the Internet to your computer. You will be sent the login information the day before the webinar. Email molly.berger@esd105.org to register.

These webinars may also be scheduled for specific times to meet your needs Contact us for details.

Pathways for Advancing Adolescent Literacy

Join a local group collaborating on this online course through National Council of Teachers of English. Contact Molly Berger for details. Enrollment is ongoing.


Not sure where to start with integrating media resources? Download this flowchart:

--> Starting Points for Integrating Media and Technology into Instruction

Submit Writing to ESD 105's Gallery in the National Gallery of Writing

http://galleryofwriting.org/galleries/226021


For additional resources go to the Resource page

Current Members of the Cooperative: Bickleton, Easton, East Valley, Goldendale, Grandview, Granger, Highland, Kittitas, Mabton, Mt. Adams, Naches Valley, Royal, Thorp, Toppenish, Wahluke, Yakima, Trinity Reformed


Contact Information:

Molly Berger
Instructional Improvement Co-op Coordinator
Phone: (509) 454-3114

E-mail:
molly.berger@esd105.org

Sandy Kurtz
Administrative Secretary, Instructional Improvement Co-op
Phone: (509) 454-3128
E-mail:
sandy.kurtz@esd105.org

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