Resources for Educators

WATCH NOW When teachers have a range of evidence-based solutions at their fingertips, and a solid plan to effectively use them, they can better meet the needs of students who struggle with math. Watch this on-demand webinar to learn best practices and practical advice to support these students from CORE’s Director of Mathematics, Dean Ballard. […]

WATCH NOW Reading is a complex process that involves quickly and accurately recognizing words, understanding the meaning of words, and making sense of their meaning in context. Students identified with reading difficulties most often struggle with word reading. During this on-demand webinar Dr. David A. Kilpatrick, author of Essentials of Assessing, Preventing, and Overcoming Reading […]

WATCH NOW Since the 2017 Supreme Court ruling on Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District RE-1, many school districts have put a renewed focus on ensuring students with disabilities not only receive a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) but true educational equity. During the webinar, Dr. Michelle Hosp, Associate Professor of Special Education […]

Each school year, many students fall further and further behind in math. Often they don’t have solid number sense nor mastery of important grade-level fluencies. Consequently, valuable time must be spent addressing these gaps rather than focusing on new concepts. It is critical that educators possess the knowledge and skills to ensure that all of […]

In October 2016 Michigan lawmakers passed Public Act 306 to ensure that all students are reading at benchmark by the end of 3rd grade. However, long before the Michigan reading law was passed, Lake Orion Community Schools was already working hard to improve instructional practices and increase reading achievement across the district. Not only have […]

One in five students has a language-based learning disability, the most common of which is dyslexia. 37 states now have laws on dyslexia and more have legislation in the works. With so much focus on dyslexia, teachers must be knowledgeable about how to screen for, identify and support students with dyslexia. This recorded webinar provides […]

Mastery-based learning provides a solid foundation for students to build and develop their knowledge at their own pace. Pajaro Valley Unified School District in California has made the move to a mastery-based, individualized learning and has seen improved student outcomes, particularly in the area of literacy. In a recent webinar, Superintendent Dr. Michelle Rodriguez and […]

The 2017 Supreme Court Ruling on Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District RE-1 re-affirmed that special education can, and should, deliver more to students with disabilities. The way to achieve improved outcomes is with fewer but better IEP goals and progress monitoring. Unfortunately, IEP goals have become a procedural compliance process disconnected from intervention […]

Watch this hour-long recorded webinar to learn actionable strategies to make the demands of academic language more accessible to every student in the classroom, particularly English Learners, and raise student achievement.

Watch this hour-long recorded webinar about how you can make math more accessible to every middle and high school student in the classroom, particularly English Learners, and raise student achievement. Dean Ballard, Director of Mathematics for CORE and an experienced math educator, shares practical techniques for overcoming language barriers for EL students in math while […]

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High Impact Language Development Practices: Breaking Down Language Barriers for English Learners Thursday, May 25, 3:00 – 4:00p.m. ET Students don’t come to school fluent in academic discourse. Academic language requires a special vocabulary and the use of more formal and sophisticated grammar.