State of New Jersey Department of Education

5. Provides for integrating new learning into the curriculum and the classroom.

Professional Development Standard
NJPEP/NJDOE Support
Examples of Additional Support
5.1 empowers educators to connect their learning to what they teach and to incorporate new concepts into practice. NJPEP:
Content: News, Journals, Research; and Classroom Resources.
Tutorials: Test Yourself exercises in Elementary Assessment, Grade Eight Proficiency Assessment (GEPA) and High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) Helpful Hints.
Template to develop standards-based classroom activities with the new standards.
Cluster practice exercises in the HSPA. Classroom Practice - with Special Review Assessment (SRA) sample questions.
Exercises in hands-on workshops.
Classroom Practice from Coalition of Essential Schools
Six-Week Online Science Courses for K-12 Teachers
PBS TeacherSource
5.2 provides for initiation and implementation of desired change to achieve student outcomes.

NJPEP:
Workshops

NJPEP Research Projects:
1. Online mentoring: development of units and lessons; 2001(a project with Fairleigh Dickinson University, and new and experienced teachers).
2. Targeting Standards for Student Achievement; 2003 (a project with K-8 charter schools).

North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL) Tools for Closing the Achievement Gap.
Closing the Achievement Gap - Professional Preparation and Development from Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Clearinghouse on Urban Education.
5.3 provides for ongoing support for individual educators within the school environment. NJPEP:
Workshops
Educators can e-mail NJPEP at NJPEP@doe.state.nj.us with questions and get quick responses.

FREE Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
George Lucas Educational Foundation
Quests from Classroom Connect
Jason Project
Center for Improved Engineering & Science Education (CIESE) Classroom Projects
U.S. Geology Survey (USGS) Educational Sites