Each of the following Study Groups are open to PreK-8th grade CPS teachers across the district. If you teach at Nicholson, Sutherland, or Palmer Elementary, click herefor school-based Study Group opportunities.
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,
LAGrades: K-3
Carrying the Gen Ed Curriculum into Specials Classes Subjects:AMD, M, SCT, LA, PE Grades: K-8
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
Following Clues: Scientific Inquiry Through
Real-World Investigations Subjects:SCT,
LA, MA Grades: 7-8
Getting Back to the Basics: Math Boot Camp
Subjects:MA, CE Grades: 1-6
Guided Math: A Framework for Differentiated
Instruction
Subject: MA Grades: 1-4
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
Reacting to Literature Through
Creative Writing and the Visual Arts
Subjects:LA, AMD Grades: 3-8
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,
CE Grades: 5-8
A Story for Everyone:
Differentiating Novel-Based Reading
Instruction
Subject: LAGrades: 6-8
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: LAGrades: 3-5
Nicholson Math and Science Elementary(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
