Synergy between College and Career Readiness Standards-Aligned Instruction and Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
Synergy between College and Career Readiness Standards-Aligned Instruction and Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
Part null What to Consider if You’re Adopting a New ELA/Literacy Curriculum Recommendations for how to search for a new ELA/literacy program 04/03/20, Student Achievement Partners
Part null Top Blog Posts of 2018 Here are our top 25 most-visited posts of 2018. 12/20/18, Student Achievement Partners
Part null We’re Bullish on Bookworms A reflection on the free Bookworms ELA curriculum for K-5 12/10/18, David Liben, Meredith Liben, Sue Pimentel
Part null Choosing Text Excerpts for Close Reading A teacher's recommendations for how to select text excerpts that make students love reading 11/27/18, Carolyn Durante
Part 3 Wit & Wisdom: Implementation Dos and Don’ts Lessons learned from teachers who've implemented the curriculum 11/07/18, Sarah Webb
Part null A Visit to Monticello-Brown Summit Elementary School Though this literacy program uses leveled readers, it focuses on building knowledge through topic-based units and ensures students are not limited to a single reading level 02/28/18, Barbara Davidson, David Liben
Part 2 Using Curriculum to Send Essential Messages to Students How Wit & Wisdom Supports English Language Learners 01/19/18, Sarah Webb
Part 1 Inside Implementation of Wit and Wisdom Bringing complex content and instruction into a high-needs school district 01/04/18, Sarah Webb
Part null Introduction to EdReports Identifying excellence in instructional materials 11/28/16, Mia Peterson
Part 2 Adapting Journeys Common Core A veteran Journeys user shares recommendations to improve basal lessons and better support teachers and students. 09/07/16, Karen Vogelsang
Part 2 Piloting New Curriculum Options with Educators Learn about OUSD’s piloting process and find out what teachers thought of three popular ELA/literacy programs 09/01/16, Student Achievement Partners
Part 2 Designing a New ELA Curriculum How Core Knowledge is different than other curriculum options 05/03/16, Linda Bevilacqua
Part 1 Common Confusions about CCSS-Aligned ELA Materials Core Knowledge's Linda Bevilacqua explains where purchasers can improve their CCSS understanding to make better decisions 04/22/16, Linda Bevilacqua
Part 1 A Teacher’s Thoughts on the Core Knowledge Language Arts Curriculum First grade teacher, Adrienne Williams, describes the strengths and challenges of Core Knowledge Language Arts. 04/07/16, Adrienne Williams
Part null Top Five Ways to Improve Your Basal Reading Program If you’re not satisfied with your current basal reading program, here are five things you can do to improve it. 01/11/16, Student Achievement Partners
Part null A Publisher’s View on the Changing Instructional Materials Landscape An interview with Anne Schreiber, Senior VP of Learning Strategies, Renaissance Learning 12/14/15, Anne Schreiber
Part 5 Adapting Basal-Based Literacy Programs A team of 4th grade educators adapted a Pearson Reading Street lesson to better serve their students and enhance CCSS alignment 11/12/15, Rachel Etienne
Part null Lament of a Review Team Member Conducting a review was harder than expected, but it illuminated how critical this information is for publishers 07/07/15, Silas Kulkarni
Part null Introduction to the Publishers’ Criteria for ELA/Literacy Sue Pimentel, one of the lead writers of the Common Core, introduces the Publishers’ Criteria 07/02/15, Susan Pimentel
Part 3 Working with Publishers How Louisiana communicated its alignment concerns to publishers 06/30/15,
Part null Using What You Have An introduction to supplementing and adapting instructional materials 06/26/15,
Part null Reviewing Is a Journey and the Benefits Aren’t What We’d Expected Educators from Granite Falls uncovered benefits to reviewing that they hadn’t anticipated 06/16/15, Karin Manns
Part null How Reviewing Materials Changed My Classroom Practice A teacher explains the unexpected connection she uncovered between materials reviews and the classroom 06/05/15, Tresa Watson
Part null When to Use the IMET When is the right time to use the IMET? Whether you’re purchasing, supplementing, designing, or simply building capacity, the IMET can help. 05/28/15, Catherine Schmidt
Part null Should We Bother with Other People’s Reviews? As instructional materials reviews are made public, how should states and districts use that information? 05/20/15, Lisa Goldschmidt
Part null Building the Right Review Team Today’s review teams will function differently than review teams of the past, requiring new skills and experience 05/15/15, Nancy Gannon