Collaborative Planning Protocols

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This resource provides protocols that can be used to support collaborative planning and reflection. Early implementers shared that they often met to discuss hotspots and specific elements of the lesson.

Guidance on Curriculum Use

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This resource outlines some considerations to think through when determining the expectations for use of the new curriculum. For more information about what this looks like in practice, refer to the Sample Use Guidance resource.

Selection Training Agenda

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This resource provides an agenda for training the Review Committee on the rubric and procedures for curriculum review.

Example Curriculum Use Guidance

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This resource is a sample of what a Use Guidance document could look like. This example is for ELA based on Core Knowledge materials.

Curriculum Study

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This resource provides guidance for preparation, a pre-meeting email, and an agenda for studying the curriculum to better understand the design and make informed decisions about implementation. By studying the curriculum, the team will be better enabled to plan for the type of support that teachers and leaders need. This step sets up many of the planning meetings that the team will have in Phase II.

Scheduling Considerations

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This resource provides examples, with embedded guidance, on how to think about scheduling classes and lessons so that teachers have the time they need to meet the goals of the curriculum. There are different implications for different materials. These suggestions outline guidance and considerations across materials, but decisions should be made with the specific curriculum in mind.