Staff Development Home Page Professional Development R iverside Unified School District supports a wide range of inservice opportunities for teachers and believes that continual professional development is an essential ingredient for successful teaching. A major focus of these programs is the use of effective instructional strategies to support the learning needs of all students. Particular attention is given to effective instructional strategies in the areas of language arts and mathematics.
Teachers discuss how and under what circumstances a smaller class size makes a difference.
In the areas of reading, writing, and math, teachers acquire strategies for individualizing instruction, identifying and responding to student needs, and building on the individual strengths of students. All Riverside Unified School District K-3 teachers with a reduced class size attend the training. Based on the California Standards for the Teaching Profession, the training seeks to provide an intensive learning experience for beginning teachers and to facilitate their induction into their professional roles and responsibilities by providing a common language and vision of the scope and complexity of teaching. All beginning teachers will be assigned a support provider trained in the California Formative Assessment and Support System for Teachers.