Using the SPN Website Useful Resources

1. Using the SPN WebsiteUseful Resources http://www.successfulpractices.org

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3. Welcome Page • Webinar Themes • monthly themes focusing on relationships • webinars are about an hour long • FREE!

4. Resource Library

5. CORR – Collaborating Online for Rigor and Relevance 30-hour course Rigor and Relevance Framework Quadrant D Lesson Development Someone in the group must agree to be a facilitator CORR-IS – Collaborating Online for Rigor and Relevance – Instructional Strategies 15-hour course Services

6. 2009 Model Schools Conference Handouts and PowerPoints • Contains all handouts/PowerPoints from all of the presenters at the model schools conference

7. Podcasts • Presentations from schools/teachers in the SPN on various topics • About 10 mins. in length • Can be used for staff and/or dept. meetings

8. Gold Seal Lesson Video Library • New and building • Shows sample lesson • Contains requirements for submitting a video of a lesson

9. Gold Seal Lessons • Contains samples of lessons as well as the full library of lessons • 13,000 total lessons • A better search engine is on the way

10. Gold Seal Lessons Click for full library Samples

11. National Essential Skills Survey • National Essential Skills Survey • Survey of 20,000 people from • Education (both within certain content areas and outside) • Industry • Business • Shows how different sectors rank different skills within content areas • Interesting discrepancies

12. National Essential Skills Survey

13. White Papers • Research-based papers on various topics • most are 8-10 pages in length

14. Ask Your Virtual Coach • Any questions you have get directed to Tom Venezio • Can use for questions; • about the SPN, • about the site, or • about content that a school/teacher has posted • something on the site that you have found useful but need further information • Tom will put you in contact with that school/individual