Literacy Coaching
In response to the need to support adolescents as they acquire and use literacy in and out of school, many districts in the United States are hiring "literacy coaches" to lead school-based professional development of subject area teachers in middle and high schools. In a project supported by the Carnegie Corporation, the International Reading Association has joined with the National Council of Teachers of English, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, National Council for the Social Studies, and the National Science Teachers Association to delineate standards for what effective literacy coaches must know and be able to do.
Learn more about the Literacy Coaching Standards

Great reading
Now available for everyone: back issues of the "Notables List." The Notable Trade Books for Young People list is published each year as an insert to the May/June issue of Social Education. This year's list is a members-only benefit, but several past issues can be downloaded free as PDFs.
Download notable book lists

Setting the standards
Expect excellence from your students and yourself. The NCSS standards for curriculum--and teacher education--are the framework used nationwide for educational excellence.
NCSS Curriculum Standards (summary)
NCSS Teacher Standards

What's new for your classroom
A listing of new classroom resources is updated regularly.
View the latest resources

War and Terrorism
Free articles and lesson plans will help you teach about current events such as the war in Iraq and terrorism.
Lesson plans about War and Terrorism