STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE
INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES

STRATEGIES

AVID
AVID is designed to increase the number of students who enroll in four-year colleges. Although AVID serves all students, it focuses on the least served students in the academic middle. The formula is simple – raise expectations and provide support.

Awesome Library
A variety of multicultural lesson plans and resources are available for education. Here you'll find lesson plans for teaching conflict resolution skills, the holocaust, self esteem, understanding differences and many aspects of multicultural education.

C.A.R.E.: Strategies for Closing the Achievement Gaps
A guide from the National Education Association providing a multi-themed approach to closing the achievement gaps -- focusing on Culture, Abilities, Resilience, and Effort (C.A.R.E.).

Differentiated Instruction
A list of Web sites with valuable information about differentiated instruction.

International Baccalaureate Organization (IB)
The International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) is a recognized leader in the field of international education, encouraging students to be active learners, well-rounded individuals and engaged world citizens.

Movement in the Village: Maximizing Student Potential and Closing the Achievement Gap in North Carolina
A set of tools, resources and strategies to help parents, educators and others close achievement gaps between and among various populations of its public school students.

Multicultural Pavilion
A multitude of information on trainings, workshops, curriculum reform and activities on multicultural education.

Positive Behavior Support (PBS)
Information on programs, PBS application, budget proposal and questions pertaining to positive behavioral support.

Teaching Tolerance
A web project of the southern poverty law center. Provides articles and links for educators and parents.

USTARS Plus
Here you will find information about the design, implementation, and evaluation of Project U-STARS~PLUS as well as helpful resources for educators. The U-STARS~PLUS team includes a national network of educators united by a passion for both excellence and equity. We are working to make sure that the needs of young gifted students, from culturally/ linguistically diverse and/or economically disadvantaged families and children with disabilities that might mask their gifts, are recognized and nurtured. We are delighted to share our work with so many!