New Research to Inspire Ongoing Coaching Cycles and Professional Development
PD Team Insights, Teaching Strategies | May 16, 2022
Written by Kelly McCurdy, Atlas Team Like many earnest educators, I spent March of 2020 scouring the internet for reputable best practices for teaching in a completely virtual classroom. I hoped to pivot to what my region called “comprehensive distance learning” with... 
What Core and Arts departments can learn from CTE’s Competency Based Grading
Written by Kelly McCurdy, Atlas Team Competency based learning and assessment have been a low humming buzz in progressive education circles since the 1980’s, with hints and foreshadowing as early as the 60’s and 70’s (Nodine, 2016). Competency based grading lives...
Language Acquisition Strategies as a Goal for SEL
PD Team Insights, Teaching Strategies | January 4, 2022
Written by Kelly McCurdy, Atlas Team In addition to the traditional growth moments that contribute to the energizing nature of education, the years in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic have and will continue to present new opportunities for novice and veteran teachers... 
Prioritizing Standards within your Curriculum using Atlas
Standards, Curriculum Development, School Leadership, Teaching Strategies, Power Standards | December 23, 2021
Written by Kelly McCurdy, Atlas Team Educators have been inevitably challenged with striking the intangible balance between depth and breadth of content for our students. As opportunity and innovation in the workforce expand and challenges of accelerated learning... 
What Is Authentic Learning and How Do I Use It?
Educator Insights, Teaching Strategies | May 6, 2021
Written by Maggie Sabin, Primary Teacher, Amsterdam International Community School As teachers, we are constantly searching for articles, books, or advice on how to make learning ‘stick’ with our students. In our classrooms, we want engaged learners who retain what...