Rural Sites Network in Action
Study Groups Build Community in Vermont Site's Inservice Offerings
Supported by a Rural Sites Network (RSN) minigrant, the NWP of Vermont harnesses the power of teacher-student groups as an important model for teacher-consultant–led professional development in schools. More ›
Featured Resources
Rural Educators Work to Strengthen Teaching about the Holocaust
Partnering with the Holocaust Educators Network, NWP supported teacher-consultants from the Rural Sites Network to attend the Memorial Library Summer Seminar on Holocaust Education. The seminar aims to help teachers develop a comprehensive curriculum for teaching and writing about the Holocaust and other difficult issues. More ›
Creating Empathetic Connections to Literature
Taken aback by her eighth grade students' dry-eyed response to The Diary of Anne Frank, Roessing finds a way to help students convert the "them" they encounter in multicultural literature into "us." More ›
Rural Teachers Explore Ways to Teach the Holocaust
In a summer institute sponsored by the Rural Sites Network in partnership with the Holocaust Educators Network, teachers immerse themselves in study of the Holocaust, write, and develop lesson plans designed to move students toward inquiry, empathy, and action. More ›