Community Resources for Schools
Community agencies throughout Sonoma County offer support to local schools, including special events for teachers, field trip opportunities, standards-aligned trainings, classroom speakers, and more.
Graphic Organizers
Organizing Student Thinking (OST) is an initiative designed to promote the instructional use of graphic organizers. Over 40 Sonoma County schools are participating in OST to support improved English Learner instruction and raise student achievement schoolwide.
Library/Instructional Resources
The SCOE Library provides instructional resources for classroom use and services to support school libraries. Our collection includes over 40,000 books, videos, and other items available for use in the classroom.
Mathematics
SCOE provides assistance related to mathematics content, textbook implementation, lesson study, strategies for English Learners, and use of technology in math. Teachers can also access support for curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
Reading/Language Arts
Reading & early intervention expert Dr. Kevin Feldman has compiled this collection of reading/language arts resources to help teachers and administrators improve literacy learning in Sonoma County.
Science
Look here for resources and information designed to support teachers concerned with improving science education. You’ll find subject-specific resources, announcements, links, and more.
Student Academic Events
SCOE coordinates academic events to support, encourage, recognize, and promote student learning. SCOE-sponsored events include the Robotics Challenge, Science Fair, Science Olympiad, and Spelling Bees.
Visual & Performing Arts
Many schools have had to cut Visual & Performing Arts education, but local non-profit organizations have stepped up to provide a wide variety of resources to help keep arts education in our schools.