SPDG Grant Lessons and Units

What is SPDG?

Since 2004, the Delaware Department of Education and the University of Delaware have collaborated on federally-funded grant projects to improve instruction and, in particular, to assure that all students have access to high quality instruction and a rigorous curriculum. Through the Office of Special Education Programs [OSEP],Teacher Quality Enhancement [TQE] grants and State Personnel Development Grants [SPDG], instructional units in science, ELA, social studies and math were developed and are available at http://sites.udel.edu/tqe/. In 2011-12, SPDG also funded the development of reading-writing connected units aligned to Common Core State Standards [CCSS]. The grade 4, 6, 8, and 10 units can be previewed and downloaded using the following links:

University of Delaware In Partnership With The Delaware Department of Education

• Grade 4 - Reading and Writing Instructional Module - Interview Feature Articles
  • Patriotism: Interviews from 9/11 - Introduction and Voice Thread
  • Patriotism: Interviews from 9/11 Module
• Grade 6 - Reading and Writing Argument: A Connected Instructional Module on Opinion/Argument
  • 6th Graders Argue about Animal Rights - Introduction and Voice Thread
  • 6th Graders Argue about Animal Rights Module
• Grade 8 - Constructing Text-Based Arguments About Social Issues
  • Constructing Text-Based Arguments About Social Issues - Introduction and Voice Thread
  • Constructing Text-Based Arguments About Social Issues Module
• Grade 10/11 - Connected Reading and Writing
  • 19th-21st Century American Feminist Literature - Introduction and Voice Thread
  • 19th-21st Century American Feminist Literature Module
• Grade 11 Reading High School Instructional Performance Task Module
  • 1920s BOOM TIME