5 Tips to Support English Learners Through Intentional Unit Planning
Written by Marie Mugabe, FariaPD It is generally believed that over 50% of the world’s population currently speaks more than one language (Grosjean, 2010). With this reality in mind, it is important to assess how our current practices and planning meet the needs of...
Leveraging Your Professional Experts-Teachers!
Written by Josh Ruland, Minooka CCSD 201 Educators have the knowledge, experience, and talents to make a huge impact on students, which is why it’s essential to invite them to the table when discussing changes that will impact their craft. No single person is an...
Los Beneficios de la Planificación de la Unidad
Curriculum Development | July 14, 2020
Escrito por Megan Davenport y Elizabeth Clarkson, Ed.DComo facilitadores de desarrollo profesional en Faria Education Group, pasamos una gran cantidad de tiempo con los líderes de las escuelas y los maestros hablando del plan de estudios y los planes de la unidad.... 
Enduring Understandings: Seeing the Forest through the Trees
Curriculum Development, PD Team Insights | June 17, 2020
Written by Megan Davenport, FariaPDWhen I sit down to write curriculum, I usually start by looking at the standards to determine how to organize and address them all in a year. It is a big task and something that takes a lot of careful thought. The end result is a... 
Curriculum is Critical: Transitioning Back to In-Person Learning
Curriculum Development, PD Team Insights, Remote Learning, Standards, School Leadership | June 15, 2020
Written by Amber Villa-Zang and Kelby Zenor, FariaPD “An excellent education is not just what gets taught today. It’s the cumulative effect of a coherent, cumulative, thoughtfully sequenced, and knowledge-rich curriculum that broadens and deepens over time, within and...