In the last dozen years, research on formative assessment has provided evidence of its promise as a strategy for teachers to know more about their students as they plan and teach lessons. However, the words formative assessment do not always…
FELO Transitions to Our Fluid Earth
Revision of CRDG’s award-winning marine science curriculum is ongoing in the Laboratory School’s ninth grade marine science classes where surveys, testing of early drafts of new material, and direct student feedback allow the authors to refine their approach and content.…
Professional Development Work in Our Extended Community
Requests for professional development often come from school principals whose teachers identify a need. These requests frequently call for help with problem solving and tasks that promote higher-level thinking for students. CRDG staff traveled around the state and around the…
Mathematics Professional Development for the Leeward Complex
The CRDG Mathematics Section has partnered with the Hawai‘i DOE Leeward Complex on Bridging the Mathematical Continuum, an NCLB consolidated grant in the Nānākuli/Pearl City/Waipahu (NPW) Complex, for two of its components involving the use of technology. Participating mathematics teachers…
Teaching Science as Inquiry–FAST
Research has shown that learning through inquiry enhances students’ capacity to understand the concepts and skills of science. While CRDG has always supported teachers with professional development within the context of the CRDG curriculum programs, in the past two years,…