(Click on the name of any Study Group for a more detailed description)

Art, Music, Drama

-Song-Experience Games in the Brain-Compatible Classroom

Character Education

-Building Democratic, Supportive Learning Communities through Class Meetings

Special Education

-Clear it Up! Visual Strategies That Make Sense

Interdisciplinary/Other

-Action Research: Watch and Learn!
-Building Meaningful Relationships through Photo Journals
-Promoting Family Involvement through Student-Led Conferences
-The Web 2.0 Classroom
-Using Graphic Organizers to Create a Dynamic Classroom
-Using Historical Fiction in Literature and Social Studies
-Videotaping: A Tool for Teachers

Language Arts

-Analyzing Characters in “The Hundred Dresses”
-Book Club is for Teachers, Too!
-Balanced Literacy: Making It All Work!
-Comically Comprehending: Using Comics and Graphic Novels to Teach Reading and Writing


-Creating Poetry Artists and Developing Literacy Skills
-Independent Reading Workshop: Creating Lifelong Readers
-Learning -Centers for the Primary Classroom
-Literature Circles: Making Novels Come Alive!
-Making Word Walls Fun
-Poetic License: Middle School Writing Workshop to Promote Student Voice and Powerful Poets
-What’s Your Story? Improving Literacy through the Book Arts
-Writing Across the Curriculum with “A Book a Week”
-Writing is a Process

Math/Science/Social Studies

-Four Corners Math
-Scrapbook Chicago: Neighborhoods
-The Whole World’s Our Classroom: Inquiry Learning Outdoors

School-Based Study Groups
(available for teachers at that school)

-Effective Collaboration for Including Students with Disabilities
-Positive Behavior Interventions
-Projects with S.A.S.S.
-Working with Words