How do I locate professional development materials for a specific purpose or topic area?
The place to begin a search for materials with a major focus on a specific purpose (e.g., “deepening teachers’ content knowledge,” or ” understanding national standards”) is to conduct a descriptor search. Select from the “author’s stated purpose” field the purpose that best matches your area of interest. Similarly, selecting specific science or mathematics topic areas (e.g., earth and space science or geometry and spatial sense) from the “topic area” field will generate a list of materials that have a major focus on that topic. Descriptor codes are defined in the TE-MAT Descriptors section of this website; these explanations can help users determine which purposes, features, and topic areas most closely match their needs and interests.
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