by Rubicon International Whether you’re new to the Next Generation Science Standards or you consider yourself an NGSS expert, we’ve wrangled our most helpful resources together in one place! We’ve also recommended some of our favorite pointers from...
Follow along as Ann Johnson walks through a strategy for getting started in curriculum development of quality units. This process is very similar to pre-writing and allows the teacher to brainstorm ideas while talking and thinking through possibilities to makes the...
Storylines in Our Science Classroom The Next Generation Science Standards advocate for a shift in the way we teach science. One of the primary shifts is prompting students to identify areas for scientific investigations, instead of simply introducing “Chapter...
By Louise Law, Frontier Regional and Union #38 School District, MA A Director of Elementary Education shares her district’s approach for mapping out the Writing curriculum in Atlas. This includes the integration of key resources, such as Student Work Exemplars...
By Sandra Boyes, Crescent School 1. “Don’t worry…be happy” Have you ever noticed the energy level of your staff at the start of a staff meeting? Everyone comes into the meeting room with paperwork and coffee; while they are compliant to be there, there is a “to do”...
We asked a group of educators what advice they would give others who are just starting to document their curriculum. What was amazing, was the fact that 10 groups came up with very similar ideas. Before getting started with writing curriculum, the entire group felt...
