Where to Start: Mapping Elementary ELA with Standards and a Textbook
Curriculum Development, PD Team Insights | September 19, 2024
Written by Megan Davenport, FariaPD Sitting down to begin mapping your curriculum is a daunting task—where do you even begin? There are many entry points, but here I walk you through one way that the process can look in order to help you begin your own work! Pre-Work... 
Three ways to use concept-based practices in your curriculum mapping
Curriculum Development, PD Team Insights | July 26, 2024
A Concept-Based Curriculum is one rooted in three-dimensions: what students will know, do, and understand. While this is an intuitive model to consider when mapping a course or unit of study, applying theory to practice, or rather, concept to practice, requires... 
The Revolution of CTE and Reimagining of Secondary Education
PD Team Insights | January 31, 2024
In retrospect, the landscape of Career and Technical Education (CTE) in the United States during CTE Month in February takes on a unique significance when viewed through the lens of 2024. As we mark another year since the onset of a global pandemic, it becomes evident... 
Summer Curriculum Updates: Preparing for the New Academic Year
Curriculum Development, PD Team Insights | May 24, 2023
At the end of every academic year, there is reflection and adjustment to curriculum to be made. As schools reflect on curriculum, instruction, and student outcomes of the year, consider these steps to to maintain the quality of your curriculum maps and identify... 
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...