Bring KESA’s Standards To Life In Your School
How Kansas School Leaders Can Drive Impact Through Structure, Strategy, and Shared Vision Kansas schools are dedicated to ongoing improvement, with the Kansas Education Systems Accreditation (KESA) process serving as the driving force behind this progress. KESA goes...
Articulating the Why and How Behind Curriculum Mapping
“To begin with the end in mind means to start with a clear understanding of your destination. It means to know where you’re going so that you better understand where you are now so that the steps you take are always in the right direction.” Stephen Covey,...
PLC Precision: Time for Action
School Leadership | July 12, 2024
The PLC Paradox PLCs, or Professional Learning Communities, are designated release times for teachers to collaborate with peers, unpack curriculum standards, and analyze student data. You would think that providing the time to collaborate would be beneficial to... 
Prioritizing and Flagging Standards in Curriculum with Atlas
Using the two levels of standards flagging in Atlas, schools and teachers can prioritize standards for instruction across their courses and units. As teachers deliver instruction and assess these standards and benchmarks, schools can use these different kinds of...
Creating a Culture of Conversation and Listening
School Leadership | December 19, 2023
Written by Christina Botbyl, Curriculum Director, American International School, Kuwait Framing the Conversations Through the seemingly simple act of listening, human beings acknowledge and include each other. The willingness and the ability to listen (or not)...