Teachers deserve great instructional materials that get students excited to learn. But 70% of teachers struggle to find high-quality, rigorous material that they can use to drive learning with their students.

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Why High-Quality Instructional Materials?

Teachers use instructional materials in their classrooms every day: they are the activities, guiding questions, and home enrichment resources that students use to learn new skills and demonstrate understanding. They also include training for teachers implementing the curriculum at school and resources for families supporting learning at home. However, not all instructional materials are of the same quality. Nationwide, only about 30% of teachers are consistently using quality materials.

Research consistently shows that using high-quality instructional materials in the classroom is one of the most effective ways to improve student learning and engagement. To accelerate learning past the pandemic, high-quality materials are more important than ever to meet changing educational needs. State and district leaders can support educators, students, and families by ensuring access to these materials and resources.

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High-quality instructional materials are strong, engaging resources and approaches for teaching and learning that are:

aligned to academic standards

Aligned

Aligned to a state’s academic standards and informed by embedded assessments to monitor progress.

endorsed by educators

Endorsed

Endorsed by educators and supported by training for teachers and families.

centered on equity and adaptability

Centered

Centered on equity and adaptability for all learners and environments (including virtual).

Materials in My State

State profiles include publicly available information from the state education agency about instructional materials, guidance, and accompanying professional development (PD)/professional learning (PL). States featured so far offer a variety of approaches to elevating high-quality materials and training and/or dedicating COVID relief funding to these efforts. Additional profiles will be populated over time.

Click on the map below to explore how states and districts are using high-quality learning materials to improve education. Don’t see your state? Check out EdReports.Org for detailed curriculum reviews.

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Want to raise awareness about the high-quality learning materials available for use in your state?

Connect with your local or state education officials today using the CurriculumHQ Advocacy Hub.

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Curriculum A-B-C Blog

Explore commentary and stories from Jocelyn Pickford, a school board member, former educator, and policy expert on how high-quality curriculum can drive student progress and set educators up for success.

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Finding the How and Seeing the Joy: The Story of High-Quality Instructional Materials in Delaware

Earlier this week, I had the privilege of facilitating a webinar with a set of extraordinary leaders focusing on the impact of high-quality instructional materials in Delaware classrooms. The entire hour is packed with specific facts and examples that not only highlight the impressive outcomes of this work in Delaware, but also dive deeply into how it all happens. Here are just a few of my favorite highlights of the conversation:

03/24/2023

What Do Teachers Think About Curriculum Quality? Tennessee Knows

It’s one (commendable) thing for states to prioritize access to high-quality instructional materials and training for educators – but it’s another (even more commendable) thing to track and study how those priorities are actually showing up in classrooms. That requires hearing from educators who do or do not use those resources, and not every state collects or shares this information. That’s why I’m so impressed by Tennessee’s recent Tennessee Educator Survey results, which include a deep dive into teachers’ beliefs about curriculum and professional learning quality, among several other topics.

02/15/2023

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Learn more about the promotion and use of high-quality materials across the country.

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