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, Featured, Teaching Strategies | January 8, 2020

by Elizabeth Clarkson, Faria PDFirst 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 children...

Prioritizing Standards: An Opportunity for Collaboration

Curriculum Development, Power Standards, Teaching Strategies | December 9, 2019

by Sarah Hanna, Faria PDSo Many Standards, So Little TimeAligning units of instruction to a set of standards is an important part of the curriculum mapping process. Most teachers and administrators would agree on the value of adhering to standards as a means to...

ATL Skills Progression: How to Plan and Track Progress

Curriculum Development, IBDP, IBMYP, IBPYP, Teaching Strategies | November 26, 2019

by Adrian von Wrede-Jervis, Bavarian International SchoolWhy teach skills?For a long time now education has been accused of pandering to the factory model by encouraging the transfer of knowledge but to do so in ways that encourage a compliancy that was arguably...

Okullarda Sürdürülebilir Mesleki Gelişim Tasarimlari Nasil Yapilandirilir?

Curriculum Development, Educator Insights, Teaching Strategies | November 25, 2019

by Ozlem Bilge, Bahçeşehir KolejiMesleki gelişim ne ifade eder? ile söze başlamak isterim. Birçoğumuzun  mesleki gelişim denilince aklına konferans, atölye, çalıştay gibi mesleki gelişim olanağı sağlayan ortamlar aklımıza geliyor. Ancak bu yeterli midir? Oysa ki...

Build Your Institutional Memory with Atlas

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by Banu Ucar, Isikkent High SchoolAs a language teacher who has been responsible for managing the Curriculum System Atlas at a secondary school since 2011, making it efficient was not easy. Fast forward to present day and we are one of the leading institutions using...