WORKING WITH STUDENTS

• Restorative Discipline: Restorative Discipline, a conflict resolution tool used by the 826CHI staff, is a process whereby those most directly affected by wrongdoing come together to determine what needs to be done to repair the harm and prevent a reoccurrence.
• Conferring with Student Writers: Carl Anderson's strategies for writing conferences. Carl Anderson is a leading expert in the field of teaching writing to K-12 students.
• Fully Programmed Training Slides: PDF of the slideshow from our Fully Programmed Training.
• Love & Logic: One strategy for creating a calm, respectful atmosphere when working with students.
• Readwritethink.org: A catalogue of lessons, tips, and activities by teachers!
• Responsive Classroom: This is a series of videos that Responsive Classroom put together on their approach to classroom management. It's a good overview of one of the most popular trends in schools right now.
• Addressing Violence in Student Writing: A list of tips to navigate the difficult topic of violence with students if it comes up in their writing.
• Theory of Change: 826 National's organized desired outcomes and impact of both our on-site and off-site programs.
• ​Working with Students of Different Age Groups: A great breakdown of a variety of strategies to use when working with a student based on their age.

COMMON CORE STANDARDS

• The Common Core Standards: This is the official document of English and Language Arts Common Core standards
• The Common Core - 826 style: Heard of Common Core, but never knew what is was? Our simplified rundown of the standards and how we strive to use them in our programming. Recommended by Volunteer Coordinator Melissa Kirk. "As a parent, this helped to clarify what is was, how it affected my student, and how 826 can help."
• National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Beliefs about Writing: A collection of several resources to keep in mind as we guide our young writers through the writing process, put together by many invested English teaching professionals, geared toward many different ages..
• Resources for Understanding Common Core State Standards by Edutopia: This is an educator’s guide to websites, organizations, articles, and other resources looking at the new system of standards and how they will be assessed.
• Inside Mathematics: Illuminates Common Core mathematical practice standards with video excerpts of mathematics lessons.