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Welcome to CRISS-4-Teachers! This Wiki is provided for teachers who have completed a [|Project CRISS] Level I Training and want to ask questions, share, and collaborate!

For those of you who are not familiar with Project CRISS, CRISS stands for CReating Independence through Student-owned Strategies. CRISS started in Montana about 25 years ago, and rapidly became a nationally-recognized professional development initiative. Conceived of by Dr. Carol Santa (past-president of the International Reading Association) and a team of high school core content teachers, CRISS provides the underlying educational philosophy and principles based in best practices research. The professional development includes a great manual of strategies for use in all kinds of classrooms, but it is not just strategies. CRISS is a framework for teaching and a framework for learning.

CRISS teachers are reflective of their practice, and they know how important it is for their students to be reflective, too.

CRISS is for K-12 teachers of ALL content areas who want their students to become self-directed, lifelong learners.

Check out the discussion page (and throw in your two cents), or make a suggestion for the resource page.

Want something specific from this wiki? If it is specific to CRISS and high quality teaching, go for it!


 * Here's a resource provided by Lynn Havens and created by literacy specialist/consultant and author Doug Buehl: ** [[file:Buehl Proposition-Support.pdf]]

Feel free to contact Deb Franciosi at Project CRISS if you have questions: dfranciosi@projectcriss.com