In recent years, as I have sought to deeply understand our new standards and put them into practice, I’ve had my eyes opened widely to some serious issues and misunderstandings with the reading instruction in our schools – both in the districts where I served as an educator and in the 15+ districts where I […]
We believe in the power of the Professional Learning Network (PLN), as we shared in our inaugural post, Its Time for a Curriculum PLN. Hopefully you’ve checked out our Resources page, where we have shared some of our favorite resources for understanding, selecting, and implementing curriculum. If you do, you’ll probably notice two things: It’s […]
Recently, literacy leader Sue Pimentel spoke of a “curriculum renaissance” in Education Week. We’ve had a front row seat to that renaissance: each of us has led the selection and implementation of excellent new curricula that have become available in recent years. Here is what we have learned: There are far better options for ELA […]
