My Big Mistake: How to Advocate for Curriculum Mapping
I’ve made plenty of mistakes over the decades of my semi-illustrious career, but this one ranks amongst the biggest. I write in order that others may not follow my footsteps down this path. In other words, in humility I say, “Do what I say – not what I did.” Here’s...
If Only We Had More…Time: How to Make, Give, Use, and Celebrate Time for Curriculum Mapping
If we’ve heard it once, we must have heard it a hundred times. School leaders and administrators are always telling us, “I don’t know how I can add one more thing for my teachers to do right now. They’re already overwhelmed.” As a former teacher who is married to a...
Curriculum Meetings: A Key to Mapping Success
Curriculum Development, CT Schools | February 21, 2022
I have been on both sides: the teacher who receives reminders from the principal to work on Curriculum Trak and the curriculum coordinator who is trying to motivate teachers to update their curriculum maps. I must admit that in my full-time teaching years, the...
How is Curriculum Planning Important to our School’s Mission?
It’s all about the mission, isn’t it? As school leaders and educators, we come back to it all the time, seeking to keep our decisions tied to our school’s mission. It is, after all, why we do what we do. We seek to employ teachers whose thoughts and ideas align with...