Idaho State Department of Education

Common Core State Standards and the road to College and Career Readiness.

What needs to happen to affect school-wide change? Dr. Mel Riddile will assist principals and their leadership teams in answering that question and more as he leads principals in transitioning to the Common Core State Standards.

Associate Director for High School Services
Mel Riddile is the Associate Director for High School Services. He is the former Principal of J.E.B. Stuart High School in Falls Church, Virginia and T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia. Riddile was the 2006 Met Life/NASSP National High School Principal of the Year and the 2005 Virginia High School Principal of the Year. His work as a high school principal in diverse, high poverty high schools has earned him both national and international recognition.

High School Mathematics and Implementation of the Common Core State Standards

How will it look and where to begin? Dr. Bradford Findell will assist high school mathematics teachers with practical steps in making the shift to the Common Core State Standards.

Bradford Findell, PhD, was a member of the Mathematics Work Team for the Common Core State Standards and is Past President of the Association of State Supervisors of Mathematics. He has taught mathematics courses and lessons in elementary through graduate school, focusing mostly on high school and undergraduate mathematics and on the preparation and professional development of teachers.

When: October 4th & 5th - 8:30am to 4:30pm each day (Breakfast & lunch are included)
Where: Boise State University, Student Union Building, Jordan Ballroom

There is no registration fee. Please register at this link.

English Language Arts and Implementation of the Common Core State Standards

Want to improve your teaching with Informational and Argument Texts in ways that will meet and exceed the Common Core State Standards in Reading and Writing in grades 3-12 and across the curriculum?

The SDE will be teaming up with the Boise State Writing Project to help teachers explore resources and techniques to assist them in the implementation of the ELA CCSS. This two-day workshop will introduce you to new ideas and strategies for the explicit teaching of argument and informational texts, as well as show participants where to find some on-line resources to help in the implementation of the CCSS.

The 2012 MTI webinars are designed to support school personnel in implementing the concepts and instructional strategies from the Mathematical Thinking for Instruction (MTI) course. In addition, the webinars focus on building familiarity and understanding of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) by examining strategies, models and contexts that support their implementation. Please Click Here for more information and to register for the webinars.