Chicago Foundation for Education's

2010 STUDY GROUP CATALOG - INDEX


CFE's Study Group Team Member online application is now available!  Please peruse the 2010 Study Group offerings below (in alphabetical order by group title) before beginning your application.


 

Balanced Literacy: Making It ALL Work!

Subject: LA • Grades: K-2

  

Beyond the Textbook: Using Historical Fiction to Bring the Past to Life

Subjects: SS, LA, CE • Grades: 5-8


"Book Arts": A New Literary Perspective

Subjects: AMD, LA • Grades: K-3

Connection to the Community: Mapping Around Our World
Subjects: SS, CE • Grades: K-5

 

Easy As PI! Mastering Basic Geometric Concepts
Subject: MA • Grades: 4-8

*This Study Group has been generously sponsored by Peoples Gas.

 

Following Clues: Scientific Inquiry Through Real-World Investigations
Subjects: SCT, LA, MA • Grades: 7-8

*This Study Group has been generously sponsored by Peoples Gas.

 

Getting Back to the Basics: Math Boot Camp
Subjects: MA, CE • Grades: 1-6

*This Study Group has been generously sponsored by Peoples Gas.

 

Guided Math: A Framework for Differentiated Instruction

Subject: MA • Grades: 1-4

*This Study Group has been generously sponsored by Peoples Gas.

  

Kick It Up! A Kinesthetic Approach to Academic Success
Subjects: LA, AMD, MA, CE • Grades: PreK-3

 

More Than a Bus Ride: Enriching the Field Trip Experience
Subject: SCT • Grades: K-8

 

A Multi-Modal Learning Approach to Literacy Instruction
Subjects: SE, LA • Ages: 8-12

 

Nonfiction Matters: Reading for Understanding
Subject: LA • Grades: 3-5

 

Play, Sing, Motivate: Using Song Games to Facilitate Student Growth 

Subject: AMD • Grades: PreK-3

 

Reaching Struggling Readers Through Multiple Strategy Instruction

Subject: LAGrades: 2-6


Reading, Writing, and the Arts: Carrying the General Education Curriculum into "Specials" Classes

Subjects: AMD, LA, M, PE, SCT • Grades: K-8


Releasing the Inner Poet: A Middle School Writing Workshop

Subject: LA • Grades: 5-8

 

Say Cheese! Building Relationships with Photo-Journal Projects

Subjects: AMD, LA • Grades: 5-8 

 

A Story for Everyone: Differentiating Novel-Based Reading Instruction

Subject: LAGrades: 3-8

 

Tap into Your Imagination: Reacting to Literature Through Creative Writing and the Visual Arts

Subjects: LA, AMD • Grades: 5-8

 

Teaching Artistic Behaviors: Transforming Classrooms into Art Studios

Subject: AMD • Grades: K-8

 

The Virtual Classroom: A Guide to Differentiated Instruction

Subject: SCTGrades: K-8

 

Wake Up! Writing Workshop for Intermediate Elementary Students

Subject: LA • Grades: 3-5


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Nicholson Math & Science (School-Based Study Group)

Reading Strategies that Work!

Subject: LA • Grades: K-8

 

Palmer Elementary (School-Based Study Group)

The Phonics Dance Philosophy: Six Steps to Literacy  

Subject: LA, AMD, CE • Grades: 1-2

 

Sutherland Elementary (School-Based Study Group)

Ready, Set, Research: Guiding Students Through an Authentic Process

Subject: LA, SS, CE • Grades: 3-5