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Winter 2008 Articles

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AFRE Helps Districts Navigate Shifting Internal Roles, Relationships
Principals and teachers across the state are changing how they do their jobs and work together as they strive to meet rigorous federal and state student achievement mandates. Learn what Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) educators are doing to effectively advance school improvement. Read more

Spotlight on AFRE Faculty Member Dawn Koberstein, M.Ed.
Dawn Koberstein knows that the key to making math exciting to teachers and students is to create cross-curricular connections between math, science and the natural world. Read more

Reaching Out: AFRE is Helping Professional Development
Impact Student Achievement in Arizona Schools
During the 2007-08 academic year, AFRE is providing three teams of educators with on-campus support and resources to ensure that their professional development training is leveraged to the maximum. “Make it Happen” program participants include Brinton Elementary School (Mesa), Cartwright Elementary School (Phoenix) and Peter Howell Elementary School (Tucson). Read more

Looking Back: 2007 AFRE AZventure Summer Academies
Teachers from across the state learned powerful teaching techniques while exploring Arizona as our classroom during three, two-day AFRE summer academies. Experiences included a trip to a hydropower dam, learning first-hand about mining from extraction to reclamation, and creating classroom activities that meet Arizona’s math and science standards using home building as the theme. Read more

Planning Ahead: Register Now for Spring 2008 Free Professional Development Events
In response to popular demand, this academic year AFRE is offering twice as many AZventure Expeditionary Learning Series experiences. Register now for spring events at www.afre.org. Read more