Curriculum
We Can’t Just Invest in Building Great Curricula
We need to invest in marketing them, too.
Curriculum
Great Curriculum Will Fuel, Not Hamper, Charter Autonomy and Innovation
In New Orleans, the focus is now on high-quality instructional materials.
Curriculum
What Do a Musician, Actor, and Teacher All Have in Common? Guided Instruction
Detailed lesson guides are an effective way to approach instructional design and an empowering way to support teachers.
Curriculum
The Challenges of Curriculum Materials as a Reform Lever
There is increasing momentum behind the idea that curriculum materials, including textbooks, represent a powerful lever for education reform. This report identifies some specific challenges faced by this approach.
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New Evidence on the Benefits of Small Group Math Instruction for Young Children
Small group instruction is ubiquitous in elementary schools when it comes to reading, but not for math. This study provides some preliminary evidence that small group instruction may be a promising approach for math instruction as well.
Curriculum
Straight Up Conversation: Math Guru Richard Rusczyk
Richard Rusczyk is the founder of the Art of Problem Solving (AoPS), a math curriculum and online learning community that supports students who excel in math.
Curriculum
Meta-Analysis Confirms Effectiveness of an Old School Approach: Direct Instruction
Shouldn’t half a century and hundreds of studies be enough to earn Direct Instruction a little respect if education is so evidence-based?
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Can Hot Wheels Change the Way We Teach STEM?
Researchers developed a hands-on curriculum and professional development lessons teaching basic physics using the popular toys, then conducted a randomized controlled trial.
Curriculum
Top Charter Networks Turning Attention to Curriculum
Rather than viewing curricular uniformity as a straightjacket, KIPP decided to build a coherent curriculum as a resource for its teachers.
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The Education Exchange: High School Grade Inflation “Really Dramatically Increased,” ACT Researcher Finds
"A potential unintended consequence of the test-optional movement"
Choice Reconsidered
Rethink school choice to avoid either-or thinking and instead ask how expanding options might help meet the needs of students and families and empower educators.
Putting Teachers on the Ballot
Raises for teachers, fewer charters when educators join the school board
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Flawed, non-causal research that the proposed California framework embraces
The Stubborn Myth of “Learning Styles”
State teacher-license prep materials peddle a debunked theory
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The Education Exchange: High School Grade Inflation “Really Dramatically Increased,” ACT Researcher Finds
"A potential unintended consequence of the test-optional movement"
Choice Reconsidered
Rethink school choice to avoid either-or thinking and instead ask how expanding options might help meet the needs of students and families and empower educators.
Putting Teachers on the Ballot
Raises for teachers, fewer charters when educators join the school board
Stanford Summer Math Camp Defense Doesn’t Add Up, Either
Flawed, non-causal research that the proposed California framework embraces
The Stubborn Myth of “Learning Styles”
State teacher-license prep materials peddle a debunked theory
