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Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

Announcements, Blog, Curriculum Development, Decision-Making, Educator Insights, Teaching Strategies, Why Mapping? | December 16, 2022

Decisions have consequences. Educators live and die by this maxim. While there might be some inconsequential decisions (i.e. – what side of your toast do you butter), most of the decisions we make (even as minute as decaf or regular), have the potential to change the...

Coming Soon! Making Maps That Meet the Needs of All Students

Announcements, Blog, Curriculum Mapping, Differentiation, Educator Insights, Teaching Strategies | November 4, 2022

As mission driven educators, we believe that ALL students can learn and that our God calls us to ensure student success through academic rigor and deeply rooted faith formation. Today’s emerging disciples come from all walks of life and bring with them a rich slate of...

Article Review – I Switched to Standards-Based Grading: Why I’m Loving It

Announcements, Assessment Strategies, Blog, Educator Insights, Standards, Teaching Strategies | October 14, 2022

Last spring my husband got this article in his in-box: I Switched to Standards-Based Grading: Why I’m Loving It. As he read it, he got really excited about the concept. His words: “Man, I wish I could do this in my classroom.” Making this switch requires quite a shift...

The Power of the Pause

Announcements, Blog, Classroom Culture, Pedagogy | May 13, 2022

Recently, my daughter was laughing at herself for her failure to to successfully carry on conversation while she was passing food around the dinner table. “I guess I don’t multitask very well,” she said. Her sister pointed out that actually everyone multitasks all the...

The 2nd Annual Great Map Review Event is Now Open!

Blog, Announcements, CT Schools, Curriculum Mapping, Curriculum Trak | May 5, 2022

Curriculum Trak is inviting all schools to participate in the second annual Great Map Review Event. We had such a great response from last year’s participants that we wanted to bring it back. This annual event is designed not only to promote and encourage the network...

Figuring Out What Really Matters in Curriculum Planning

Announcements, Blog, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Mapping, Priorities | April 29, 2022

Editor’s note: This article by Dan Beerens was originally published in the CACE Blog on June 26, 2017. I often joke in workshops that, as teachers, the day we return from spring break is when we kick in to “fast teaching” mode! We do this because, while we were...