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State Curriculum Lists Explained: 6 Things to Know
Learn how state curriculum lists shape curriculum adoption, HQIM selection, and classroom use—plus key policy choices and incentives that affect districts.
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Adopting Materials for Hybrid and Remote Settings: Know Your Technology Needs Upfront
As districts launch adoption processes amidst the urgent need to find new ways to reach and teach students, technological capabilities have become a crucial consideration for new materials.
Instructional Materials and Remote Learning: Reflection and Planning Tool
Use this tool to reflect on the availability, accessibility, and use of high-quality instructional materials to ensure your district has what it needs for re-entry in the fall and the return to in-person learning in the future.
Making Your Decision: A Resource to Support Your Materials Adoption Process
Read more about the resources, planning, and possible approaches to making a final materials adoption decision.
Launch and Implementation Planning for Your Adoption Process
Getting high-quality materials into classrooms is just the first step toward improving student learning. This is why considering how you will launch and implement new materials is a critical aspect of your adoption process.
Sample Instructional Vision Statements
An instructional vision articulates what teaching and learning should look like in a particular content area. Read examples from real districts.
Guiding Questions for Winnowing Instructional Materials Under Consideration
One of the most important steps in the adoption process is to winnow the field to a manageable number of programs so that committees can review each potential set of materials in depth.
Data Collection Tool: A Resource to Support Your Materials Adoption Process
By reviewing district data, you are grounding the upcoming work in your district’s unique context which will inform the decision-making for all of your stakeholders.
Curriculum Adoption Committee Recommendations
Bringing together a collaborative team of educators in an adoption committee is an essential component of your adoption process.
4 Ways to Investigate Instructional Materials Under Consideration
One of the most critical components of a strong adoption process is taking the time to deeply investigate your options. This resource provides your team with a variety of approaches to investigate the programs after you have winnowed your list of options.