In 2008-09:

305
$500 Small Grants awarded

397
Teachers impacted


182
CPS elementary schools assisted

22,909
Students benefited

2010 CFE STUDY GROUPS

 

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: LA • Grades: 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: LA • Grades: 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: SCT • Grades: 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