Curriculum and Instruction

SCCOE Curriculum and Instruction services for educators include seminars, conferences, workshops and institutes in all content areas. All program offerings focus on:

Research-based instructional strategies
Curriculum standards
Teaching standards

In addition to our regular schedule of classes, we offer a highly qualified team available to customize workshops to meet your needs, provide on-site coaching and standards and assessments alignments.

Services

What's Hot
Here's What We're Reading Now

"Designing & Teaching Learning Goals & Objectives: Classroom Strategies That Work" (Robert Marzano)
- Supervision and Instruction Using The Art and Science of Teaching
  PowerPoint Slides
  Marzano Research, May 2010
- Creating an Aligned System to Develop Great Teachers Within the Federal Race to the Top Initiative (White Paper)
  Marzano Research
  February 2010
- Reproducibles to Use with the Book
  Marzano Research, 2009
Research in the News
Links to the latest research reports
- Consolidation of Schools and Districts: What the Research Says and What It Means
  National Education Policy Center, February 2011
- Effective Social Studies Instruction to Promote the Knowledge Acquisition and Vocabulary Learning of English Language Learners in the Middle Grades
  CREATE Brief, December 2010
- Net Cetera: Chatting with Kids About Being Online
  OnGuard Online, 2010
  English / Spanish
- Parents’ Guides to Student Success
  (Overview of the Common Core State Standards in English and Spanish)
  National PTA, February 2011
- Pathways to Prosperity
  Harvard Graduate School of Education, February 2011
- Preparation, Placement, Proficiency: Improving Middle Grades Math Performance
  EdSource, February 2011
- Portrait of a Movement
  California Charter Schools Association, February 2011
- Spotlight on the Common Core State Standards
  Education Northwest, October 2010
- STEM Performance
  The Progress of Education Reform
  Education Commission of the States, February 2011
- U.S. Math Performance in Global Perspective
  Harvard’s Program on Education Policy and Governance & Education Next, November 2010
Distinguished Schools Best Practices
The California Department of Education has posted this searchable database of strategies used by the 2010 California Distinguished Schools to share strategies that are effective in closing the achievement gap.
Curriculum Leadership Council
A collaborative community of educators who learn, reflect, and empower each other to be teacher leaders, with the knowledge and skills to transform culture and practice at our schools. For more information, visit CLC.
Professional Development Event Calendar
Learn about the latest workshops from the Curriculum and Instruction Services. You can also register online.

For more information about registering for workshops, please contact: Melisa Torrez (408) 453-6688
SCCOE/Silicon Valley New Teacher BTSA Project
The SCCOE/Silicon Valley New Teacher BTSA Project is a collaborative between thirty (30) Santa Clara County school districts, the Santa Cruz New Teacher Project and the University of California, Santa Cruz.