ILASCD presents Video Workshops for use in Department meetings, Faculty meetings, PLC teams, college classes, parent meetings, Board of Education meetings, grade-level meetings, individual PD.

Not webinars, but live-capture presentations defining and exploring how testing in standards-based learning environments leads to successful growth model attainment.  Each video begins with definitions of the tests in the area being covered. Detailed information about their impact on the learning in classrooms will be provided. Each video allows break times within the 30-45 minute time period for discussion by the viewing group under the leadership of the local host (principal, professor, department chair, PLC leader, etc.).  Each module is $69. What's Included:

Module Descriptions

You'll get everything you need to facilitate an effective professional development session for your group.  Each video is timed to fit within a 1-hour staff meeting (35 to 45 minutes running time), including ample time for discussion, the included activities, and opening/closing time.The videos are provided in high-definition 1080p MP4 format. We recommend using a large screen with a high-definition projector for the best experience, and providing slide handouts if a smaller screen will be used.less total about 15GB in size. If download speed is a concern, you can also order the program on a USB flash drive.  30-Day Money Back Guarantee  Your purchase is 100% Risk Free.  If you're not happy for any reason, simply let our friendly support team know (via email) and we'll happily refund your money.  Get started now!  

Weekly Creative Thinking Math Lessons
To help K-12 students approach math with creativity and enjoyment, youcubed, a Stanford University center that provides research-based resources for teaching and learning mathematics, has released a series of free lessons in time for back to school. The Week of Inspirational Math (WiM) lesson series for teachers, parents, and students includes five lessons that offer students open, rich mathematics experiences to inspire creative thinking and a growth mindset. The lessons are accompanied by five motivational videos created by Stanford University mathematics education professor Dr. Jo Boaler and the team at youcubed. The lessons encourage creative mathematical thinking, as well as visual mathematics incorporating fingers, manipulatives, and motion in teaching and learning various concepts, as suggested by the latest brain science. The lessons provide opportunities for students to draw, visualize, discuss ideas, and work with models in mathematics-teaching mathematical ideas visually through pattern study and generalization. The lessons ask students, at regular intervals, how they see mathematical ideas and ask students to represent mathematical ideas in a multitude of ways, such as through pictures, models, and graphs. Click Here to Visit Website

Web-based Arts Experiences
Artopia is a comprehensive web-based arts experience designed for middle school students, covering the visual and performing arts. Students closely examine important works of art and take part in activities that teach about styles, principles, and processes of each art form. They write about the artworks online, collect art cards in a virtual portfolio, and view videos of professional artists at work. Teachers may exhibit their students' artwork in a virtual gallery, and both students and teachers can communicate with other artists in an online message board. A special area for teachers provides free downloadable lesson plans and classroom materials that tie Artopia activities to national curriculum standards. Click Here to Visit Website


Middle school offers unique opportunities for teachers to engage students more deeply with topics to help them truly understand their world. Current events are an excellent way to present social studies topics (which range from history to civics, geography, science and more), but many existing resources lack quality and alignment to standards. Developed specifically for students in grades 6+, TIME Edge provides teachers with in-depth article guides, paired texts, and assessments. It provides students with engaging, high-quality content created for their grade and emotional level. View a sample article.


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National History Day, the American Battle Monuments Commission, the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, and the US Department of Veterans Affairs have partnered to present the 2017 Understanding Sacrifice program. This professional development opportunity takes 18 teachers on a journey of exploration and discovery through the lives of American heroes of WWII. Travel fees, materials, and most costs are covered for all accepted teachers. In return, teachers produce educational materials in a variety of disciplines, from art to science and history. These classroom resources are then hosted for free on the program's website to help teachers around the world reinvigorate their teaching and learning of WWII. In July 2017, a select group of 18 middle school and high school educators will follow in the footsteps of history as they visit WWII historic sites and American cemeteries in San Francisco, Honolulu, and Manila. Participants will be required to engage
in an intensive 18-month academic study that will run from September 2016 through spring 2018. Their study will include regular webinars, reading assignments, and discussion board postings, as well as a 12-day Pacific field study to be held in July 2017 (specific dates to be confirmed this fall). Applications for the 2017 program must be received no later than midnight on September 2, 2016.  

Are you a superintendent or an aspiring superintendent? Are you pursuing graduate study to become the best superintendent you can be? Do you know there are scholarships available through Illinois Association of School Administrators to help offset the costs of your coursework? Practicing school administrators in Illinois qualify if they are college graduates pursuing an advanced degree in educational administration at an accredited college or university. Several scholarships ($2,500 minimum each) are awarded each year and are paid directly to the college or university to cover tuition, fees and/or textbook expenses.