B. Support for Teachers
- Curriculum Structure & Emphasis
- Overview
- Support for Teachers
- Technology & Materials
- Earth & Environmental Science in Inquiry to Build Content
- Samples of Student Work
- Teacher Perspectives
- Record of Support in Urban Districts
The IDS program supports teachers by providing:
- Over 100 hours of appropriate and hands-on professional development;
- a course planning guide including a set of 30 model lessons, literacy strategies, and content-enhancement for each curriculum;
- intensive, regular, low-ratio coaching;
- graduate students two-days per week to assist in organizing and preparing classroom materials, and;
- formative and summative assessments along with training in data driven instruction.