Professional+Development

In 2009, the Lowell Public Schools started a new professional development initiative called: [|"Towards Professional Learning Communities: The Cycle of Grade-Level Learning Walks"]

The Butler School staff got off to a great start with this initiative. Below are some examples of our inquiry questions. Click on the links for more information.


 * What impact will « Word Sort » have on the reluctant ELL speaker’s understanding of content vocabulary?
 * How can we help students develop strategies to independently read, interpret, and solve multi-step questions?

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 * What type of writing strategy will prove to be the most beneficial for special education and English language learner students?