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Faculty Development

The content on this page provides our teachers with information and resources to further develop their skills in educating the young men of Archbishop Riordan High School.

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Professional Organizations

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language

The only national organization dedicated to the improvement and expansion of the teaching and learning of all languages at all levels of instruction throughout the U.S.

International Society for Technology in Education

The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE®) is a nonprofit professional organization with a worldwide membership of leaders and potential leaders in educational technology.

National Art Education Association

To promote art education through Professional Development, Service, Advancement of Knowledge, and Leadership. NAEA is a non-profit, educational organization.

National Association for Music Educaton

The mission of MENC: The National Association for Music Education is to advance music education by encouraging the study and making of music by all.

National Association for Sport & Physical Education

The National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) is a nonprofit professional organization comprised of individuals engaged in the study of human movement and the delivery of sport and physical activity programs.

National Catholic Education Association

The National Catholic Educational Association has been providing leadership and service to American Catholic educators since 1904. NCEA's institutional, individual and affiliate memberships represent Catholic education at all levels and in a variety of settings: preschools, elementary, and secondary schools, parish catechetical/religious education programs, diocesan offices, colleges, universities and seminaries.

National Council for the Social Studies

Founded in 1921, National Council for the Social Studies is the largest association in the country devoted solely to social studies education.

National Council for the Teachers of English

NCTE is the national organization for English teachers that works to advance teaching, research, and student achievement in English language arts at all scholastic levels.

National Council for the Teachers of Mathemetics

NCTM is a public voice of mathematics education, providing vision, leadership, and professional development to support teachers in ensuring mathematics learning of the highest quality for all students.

National Education Association

NEA is a volunteer-based organization supported by a network of staff at the local, state, and national level. IT conducts activities that range from raising funds for scholarship programs to conducting professional workshops on issues that affect faculty and school support staff to bargaining contracts for school district employees.

National Science Teachers Association

The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), founded in 1944 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, is the largest organization in the world committed to promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all.

Publishers

Staff Development

AP Central

This is the location for information on the AP program, professional development and resources for teachers.

Mid-continent Research for Educaton and Learning

An educational research and development organization that works to provide teachers and administrators with valuable information about proven, effective approaches to the challenges in education today. A great resource for subject standards. It is part of the national consortium of regional educational laboratories.

National Catholic Education Association

The National Catholic Educational Association has been providing leadership and service to American Catholic educators since 1904. NCEA's institutional, individual and affiliate memberships represent Catholic education at all levels and in a variety of settings: preschools, elementary, and secondary schools, parish catechetical/religious education programs, diocesan offices, colleges, universities and seminaries.

National Education Association

NEA is a volunteer-based organization supported by a network of staff at the local, state, and national level. IT conducts activities that range from raising funds for scholarship programs to conducting professional workshops on issues that affect faculty and school support staff to bargaining contracts for school district employees.

National Staff Development Council

The National Staff Development Council (NSDC) is the largest non-profit professional association committed to ensuring success for all students through staff development and school improvement.

North Central Research for Educaton and Learning

An educational research and development organization that works to provide teachers and administrators with valuable information about proven, effective approaches to the challenges in education today. It is part of the national consortium of regional educational laboratories.

Northwest Research for Educaton and Learning

An educational research and development organization that works to provide teachers and administrators with valuable information about proven, effective approaches to the challenges in education today. It is part of the national consortium of regional educational laboratories.

The Gurian Institute

This is an educational training organization primarily focused on providing teachers, administrators, parents and community members with crucial understanding of how the brain learns and how the male and female brain learn differently. Important research on how boys learn is located here on this site.

WestEd

WestEd is a nonprofit research, development, and service agency that works with education and other communities to promote excellence, achieve equity, and improve learning for children, youth, and adults. It is part of the national consortium of regional educational laboratories.

Teacher Resources

Blackboard

Used by universities and some high schools, this site provides the ability for students to hold online discussions and for provides resources for students.

Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)

The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted.

EBSCO

EBSCO Information Services is a worldwide leader in providing information access and management solutions through print and electronic journal subscription services, research database development and production, online access to more than 100 databases and thousands of e-journals, and e-commerce book procurement.

Educatonal Resources Information Center (ERIC)

The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education, produces the world's premier database of journal and non-journal education literaturel.

Gateway to Educational Materials

GEM is a 700 member Consortium effort to provide educators with quick and easy access to thousands of educational resources found on various federal, state, university, non-profit, and commercial Internet sites.

Looking at Student Work

This web site represents an association of individuals and educational organizations that focus on looking at student work to strengthen connections between instruction, curriculum, and other aspects of school life to students' learning.

National Center for Educatonal Assessments

NCEA provides online and on site tests that are aligned with state, provincial and international standards for schools and for home schooling systems.

Research for Better Teaching

Research for Better Teaching, Inc. (RBT), founded by Dr. Jonathon D. Saphier in 1979, is an educational training and consulting firm dedicated to the professionalization of teaching. RBT consultants work with schools and school districts to improve the quality of teaching and leadership and to incorporate the study of teaching as an ongoing part of the district culture.

Resources for Catholic Educators

Links, lesson plans, clip art, coloring pages, crossword puzzles, newsletter for Catholic catechists, teachers, DREs, parents and all involved.

Rubrics, Rubrics What Is A Rubric?

Welcome to Rubrician.Com, the official website for links to rubrics.  This site was designed for educators, teachers, parents, students and evaluators.  Click on the below categorized links and let your rubricating begin.

The Faculty Center

Inside the Faculty Center Network, users can search or browse over 260,000 textbooks. For each textbook, we have author information and author biographies, cover images, book summaries, tables of contents, sample chapters and prefaces, and links to book supplements available to students.

U.S. Department of Education

Federal government's Department of Education site contains a vast array of information ranging from No Child Left Behind legislation to educational statistics resources.

Technology

Computer Using Educators (CUE)

CUE's goal is to advance student achievement through technology in all disciplines from preschool through college.

eSchool News

First published in March of 1998, eSchool News is a monthly print newspaper providing the news and information necessary to help K-20 decision-makers successfully use technology and the Internet to transform North America's schools and colleges and achieve educational goals.

Smart Technology

The largest maker of interactive boards.

Testing & Assessment  

American College Test

ACT information for educators, parents, and students.

AP Central

This is the location for information on the AP program, professional development and resources for teachers.

Educational Testing Service

This organization helps teachers teach, students learn, and parents measure the educational and intellectual progress of their children.

The College Board

SAT information for educators, parents, and students.