The Benefits of Sharing Unit Plans with Students
Curriculum Development, Educator Insights, Standards, School Leadership, Teaching Strategies, Professional Development | March 19, 2020
Written by Matt McGrady, FabLab Coordinator, High School Design Tech and Graphic Design Teacher at The American Community School in Abu Dhabi Write it, Store it, Forget about it. Ok, maybe not exactly that, but at times it felt like documenting my curriculum was stuck... 
Moving from Planning Activities to Unit Mapping in Early Childhood Classrooms
Written by Elizabeth Clarkson, Ed.D When I was teaching PreK, getting our children in and out of the lunch room was usually a struggle; it was crowded and a little too loud for us. As soon as the weather warmed up we’d beeline to the playground picnic tables with our...
Mapping Non-Thematic Components in Early Childhood
Written by Elizabeth Clarkson, Ed.D If you’ve ever spent a day in an early childhood classroom, you know traditional reading, writing, and math skills aren’t the only thing happening. In fact, you might have been overwhelmed by all the movement and activity! Teachers...
Where to Start: Mapping Elementary ELA with Standards and a Textbook
Curriculum Development, PD Team Insights | January 13, 2020
Sitting down to begin mapping your curriculum is a daunting task—where do you even begin? There are many entry points, but here I walk you through one way that the process can look in order to help you begin your own work! Pre-Work: Assess Your Curriculum Beliefs:... 
Creating a Unit Template for Early Childhood Programs
Curriculum Development, Early Childhood, Educator Insights, Teaching Strategies, Product Updates | January 8, 2020
Written by Elizabeth Clarkson, Ed.DFirst Year Teacher, First Steps in Curriculum MappingAt the start of my early childhood career in 2000, I was thrilled to begin work as a public school PreK teacher in North Carolina. Finally, my own classroom! I envisioned my...