EDUC 300: Introduction to Teaching

The mission of Virginia's public education system is to educate students in the fundamental knowledge and academic subjects that they need to become capable, responsible, and self-reliant citizens.

Develops and implements standards and policy for education programs from pre-kindergarten through high school.

DCPS schools work to provide a world-class education that prepares ALL of our students, regardless of background or circumstance, for success in college, career and life.

Learn why the Common Core is important for your children and myths and facts related to it. Explore the Common Core. Read the standards. Understand how the Common Core was created

An extensive list of websites and reading materials on the topic.

An international assessment that measures 15-year-old students' reading, mathematics, and science literacy every three years.

Rethinking Schools emphasizes problems facing urban schools, particularly issues of race.

Solpass activities are intended to supplement, not replace, solid classroom instruction by providing review of the specific concepts and information that the students are likely to encounter on the SOL end-of-year test. By making test preparation easy and convenient, we hope to encourage excellent classroom instruction, which need not be sacrificed for narrowly focused "teaching to the test". (Requires log in and password - free)

Teaching Tolerance is a blog, a place where educators who care about diversity, equity and justice can find news, suggestions, conversation and support.

TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) measures science achievement at the fourth and eighth grades. It has been conducted on a regular 4-year cycle since 1995. PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study) measures trends in reading comprehension at the fourth grade.

The Zinn Education Project promotes and supports the teaching of people’s history in middle and high school classrooms across the country. The website offers free, downloadable lessons and articles organized by theme, time period, and reading level.