Science and social studies have been swept to the side in the yearly race for AYP, especially in elementary school curriculum. This means that students are often underprepared for science and social studies curriculum and courses in Middle and High school. Rather than...
Use Model Curriculum as a Tool to Improve District Curriculum What is a Model Curriculum? Multiple units of instruction – and each unit of instruction suggests a guiding question, a unit overview, the estimated number of instructional days necessary to complete the...
If you are interested in having the EngageNY Modules and adapting them in your school’s Atlas system, we have some thoughts for you! There are several reasons why schools may seek to adapt the EngageNY modules. Schools adapt the modules to mold them to best support...
By Anna Murphy, Rubicon International | Spark Webinar featuring Marco Meireles, CLIP – The Oporto International School **This blog is adapted from a webinar. Watch the webinar here!In a previous blog post, we defined concept-based curriculum (CBC), explored its...
The philosophical concept of “transcendentals” has all but disappeared from common speech. Students of philosophy may study them, but the common man wouldn’t know this philosophical term until it is described – and then, almost immediately, recognition and...
What is perhaps most unique about the Catholic Curriculum Standards is its inclusion of dispositional standards in each of the academic dispositions. A disposition is a habitual way of looking at something, or doing something. In education, we would like to see...
