Agenda for Assessment Study

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This resource is an agenda for studying the assessments within the curriculum to make decisions about how to effectively utilize the curriculum-embedded assessments in alignment with overall assessment vision.

Stakeholder Feedback Survey

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This resource provides sample survey questions to gather feedback from teachers, students, and leaders.

Coaching Support

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This resource includes ideas and resources for leveraging materials as part of coaching practice.

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.

Lesson Planning Structures

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This resource gives an overview of individual planning structures that early implementers used to ensure effective lesson preparation. Early implementers found that “doing the work” of the lesson was the most helpful way to prepare.

Implementation Plan

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This resource is a template for keeping track of all of the projects and tasks that your team will take on during implementation. Before the work plan, there is space for recording major decisions and notes relevant to your work plan from across Phase I and Phase II: vision, core beliefs, goals, communications, roles and responsibilities, and decision-making process. This is meant to be a “one-stop shop,” but the format may not be right for your team. Modify as needed – add or delete sections, adjust tables and rows, or separate into multiple templates.

Email for External Trainers

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This resource is a sample email for any external trainer to provide context around your district’s/school’s staff, needs, and priorities.

Common Materials and Vision Training Needs

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This resource lists common needs for teacher and leader training. Some systems opt to have teachers and leaders together for these trainings so that they can learn side-by-side through digging into materials. Others opt to offer add-on sessions for leaders around the “leader layer” of giving content-specific feedback on teachers’ implementation.