Publications

 

Curriculum Development and Alignment©

A recent trend in education is giving more responsibility to teachers and school directors for making decisions about the school’s curriculum and instruction, the rationale being that they are in the best position to know the learning needs of their students.  This program has been developed to meet the challenges faced by school personnel in curriculum planning. 

CDA consist of the following six units:

  • Planning the School Curriculum

  • Assessing Needs and Priorities for Change

  • Establishing Curriculum Content, Design and Intent

  • Preparing Instructional Strategies and Learning Activities

  • Instructional Materials and Teaching Aids

  • Implementing and Evaluating the School’s Curriculum

 

Improving School Safety© (ISS)

Improving School Safety© is a training manual to be used by school personnel to create plans leading to higher levels of school safety.

Included in the training manual are topics related to:

  • Efficient discipline policies

  • Prevention activities designed to create environments of safety and discipline

  • A code of conduct policy for all students

ISS meets these requirements by providing guidelines and examples specific to school codes of conduct and classroom management plans. District officials, school directors, and classroom teachers learn how to assess needs for improvement and then prepare safety and discipline plans to meet those specific needs.

Improving School Safety works best when done in conjunction with professional development training for those responsible for ensuring a safe and productive school environment.  In combination, their use results in a broad-based model for improving behavior of students.

Management System for Teachers© (MST)

Management System for Teachers© is a training manual used to help teachers improve their skills in:

  • Establishing a management plan at the start of the school year

  • Managing student behavior

  • Improving classroom and school climate

  • Coping with chronic and serious misconduct

  • Instructional planning

  • Instructional delivery

These components of a comprehensive classroom management system are reinforced with each other to create a safe and orderly environment where teachers can teach and students can learn.  

The MST manual consists of six training units – three related to behavior management, one to school and classroom climate and two aimed at planning and delivering instruction to teaching. The manual contains readings on various topics, examples, instruments for the collection of data and activity guides used to assist teachers in applying effective management strategies in their classroom.

 

Assessing and Improving Student Achievement© (AISA)

The Assessing and Improving Student Achievement© training program has been designed to help school personnel better meet the learning needs of their students, especially those whose achievement test scores are below average.  Because testing plays an important role in education, it is essential that those responsible for using the assessment information are able to adequately prepare students to take tests and then apply the results in a way that can complement the processes of teaching and learning.  Specifically, teachers and school directors need to be well informed about all stages of achievement assessments, including the creation of evaluation instruments, interpretation of results and the use of assessment results to improve teaching and learning.

This program includes the following five units pertaining to the assessment of student learning:

  • The Instructional Uses of Assessment Information

  • Understanding Educational Assessments

  • Constructing Pencil-Paper Tests

  • Developing Alternative Assessment Procedures

  • Preparing Students to Take Tests

Coaching and Supervising Teachers© (CAST)

School directors and other supervisory personnel have major roles to play in assisting teachers in behavior and instructional management.  While many, if not most, teachers are reasonably effective in these areas, some are not and they are the ones in need of assistance.  It was for such teachers that the CAST program was written.

There are two levels of supervisory assistance emphasized in CAST - - group and individual.  Group supervision usually takes the form of in-service training at faculty meetings or on workshop days.  Individual supervision, on the other hand, takes the form of coaching provided by a supervisor who is skilled in the delivery of intensive one-on-one assistance. 

 The four units of the CAST program are as follow:

  • The Management of Student Behavior

  • The Remediation of Chronic Misconduct

  • The Improvement of Teaching and Learning

  • The Enhancement of Classroom and School Climate