Need Teacher Buy-In? Start with Professional Development

Written by Megan Davenport, Faria Education Group featuring Kim Rayl, Director of Teaching and Learning American International School of Lagos When we think about teacher professional development, we tend to think about equipping teachers with concrete skills that...

Designing Multi-Standard Vertical Alignment Across Curriculum

By Shauna Hobbs, Director of Teaching and Learning at Graded, The American School of Sao Paulo “By raising standards for everyone,” explains Marc Morial, President of the National Urban League, schools “you can help bridge the education achievement gap and...

Three Ways to Integrate the SAS Framework in Atlas

Adopt the PDE SAS framework into unit plans For those of you that have logged on and looked at the SAS portal, you know that there are a lot of resources there. You can adopt these into your curriculum. In this approach, full SAS modules can be used as the building...

Building Buy-In for Your Curriculum Development Initiative

Materials Prepared by Pamela Penna, The Park School, MA This blog is adapted from a webinar.  Strong leaders are able to create a shared vision, which is no small task. In fact, one of the most challenging aspects of being a school leader is to successfully...

Aligned Curriculum and Assessment Support Student Success

Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Alignment One of the most productive meetings we had was coming to consensus on a common working language. We were not going to be able to develop a common vision and philosophy about curriculum and curriculum development until...