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A State of the States: High-Quality Curriculum Edition
CurriculumHQ recently celebrated its third birthday, and a lot has changed since we first started tracking and elevating state leadership around high-quality instructional materials.
Turning red tape into green lights for district curriculum funding
What if I told you we could reduce the burden on school districts and advance high-quality instructional materials as a priority at the same time? Spoiler alert – we can!
How can we tell if high-quality materials “work”?
There are two common scenarios I’ve heard from skeptics of a curriculum shift to high-quality materials. In the first, the school district purchases a new curriculum and is met with teacher frustration and resistance to change. In the second, the district fails to see improvements in student growth over a few years. In both cases, the concern is similar: Why isn’t the new curriculum “working”?
Resources
How a First-Year Science Coach Supported Meaningful Instructional Growth
Learn how a science instructional coach crafted and implemented a plan to provide the professional learning teachers needed to implement high-quality science materials and deliver excellent instruction to students in her school.
Science Instructional Materials Selection and Modification: A Landscape Analysis
NextGenScience provides an analysis of how districts select science curriculum and what teachers really use in the classroom.
Call to Action for Science Education
A report from the Carnegie Foundation calling for improved access to high-quality science learning opportunities through improved, high-quality instructional materials, aligned professional development, and a national push for prioritizing higher-quality science education for K-12 and post-secondary students.
Professional Development that Improves STEM Outcomes
Report from the Phi Delta Kappan Journal seeking to discover what kinds of teacher learning are most likely to improve students’ performance in STEM disciplines.
Solidify from Instruction Partners
Solidify is an interactive workbook that integrates some of the best available science instructional support tools and resources into a practical, self-paced series for science leaders seeking to deepen their understanding of the instructional shifts characterizing excellent science teaching and learning.
A suite of resources from EdReports to help set schools, districts, teachers, and families on the right track towards prioritizing high-quality science materials.
- Let High School Science Teachers Know They’re Not Alone
- The State of K-12 Science Curriculum
- Watch: How to Use EdReports High School Science Reviews in Your Selection Process
- 3 Ways to Know if You’re Using Quality Science Curricula
- 5 Common Questions Teachers are Asking About NGSS-Designed Science Materials
- Critical Features of Instructional Materials Design for Today’s Science Standards
- 6 Questions Districts Should Ask When Considering K-5 Science Materials