by Stephanie Van Raden, Rubicon International Sit down, open the textbook, planner, and school calendar. Fire up the computer; opening a search window to Wikipedia, my favorite curriculum resource links, student IEPs, behavioral plans, notes from previous teachers,...
The mantra encapsulates the rich but straightforward approach to mapping presented by Julie Dietrich of St. Peter’s Lutheran School (Colombus, IN) in the Curriculum Spark webinar, Creating a Continuous Curriculum Improvement Cycle. Just try saying it a few times,...
Every school has their own culture and history to be taken into account when introducing or reinvigorating curriculum initiatives. We met Jean Levis, from Greenwood School in Florida, this past April when her team came to the Rubicon Leadership Institute. She spent...
By Amber Villa-Zang, Rubicon International, featuring Ann Johnson Ever watch a batter set up before the pitch? They often look at the plate to find the perfect footing. They then bend their knees, shift focus to the bat where they place their hands just so, feel out...
by Michael Vieira, PYP Coordinator, Beaverton, OR Move over topic and content driven PYP instruction, it is time to let the conceptual based approach to learning take the steering wheel, put its powerful foot on the gas, and drive our students’ to deeper inquiries and...
