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Aligning Evaluation and Curriculum

This resource describes different options for addressing the potential tension that could arise between a required evaluation tool and the […]

PowerPoint Communicating Support Plan: Training, Planning, and Coaching

These resource provides a sample PowerPoint for outlining the training supports and expectations.

Email Communicating Support Plan: Training, Planning, and Coaching

These sample emails – one to the school leader/coach from a district leader and one to teachers from the school […]

PowerPoint for Communicating Pacing, Use, and Planning

This resource provides an example of a PowerPoint that can be shared with teachers to follow up on the expectations […]

Email for Communicating Pacing, Use, and Planning

This resource provides an example of an email that can be shared with teachers to follow up on the expectations […]

Collaborative Planning Models

This resource outlines different models for how to structure your collaborative planning supports.

Teacher Focus Group on Planning Support

This resource provides sample questions for a teacher focus group to understand current supports for planning.

Support Roles for Teacher Planning

This resource outlines potential roles and responsibilities for supporting planning and supporting those who support planning.

PowerPoint Communicating Assessment Choices

This resource provides a sample PowerPoint that can be shared with leaders and teachers about the assessment plan that will […]

Email Communicating Assessment Choices

This resource provides a sample email that can be shared with leaders and teachers about the assessment plan that will […]

Resources on Grading

This resource outlines the considerations that should be taken prior to finalizing or adjusting a grading policy. It also provides […]

Common Grading Challenges

This resource outlines some of the challenges and considerations around grading during the implementation process. These are some of the […]

Guide for Discussing Assessment

This resource provides a guide to managing emotions around assessment. It outlines key messages that can help clarify the importance […]

Teacher Survey on Coaching Experience

This resource includes sample survey questions for teachers to share their experience with coaching.

Collaborative Planning Protocols

This resource provides protocols that can be used to support collaborative planning and reflection. Early implementers shared that they often […]

Three Pillars of Teacher Support

This resource provides an overview of the Three Pillars of Teacher Support-Train, Plan, and Coach, including their key components and […]

Guidance on Curriculum Use

This resource outlines some considerations to think through when determining the expectations for use of the new curriculum. For more […]

Assessment Purpose Template

This resource provides a template for you to organize your analysis of current assessments and their purposes. It can be […]

Progress Monitoring Practices

This resource outlines best practices in progress monitoring as well as gives guidance on how often data is collected and […]

Example Curriculum Use Guidance

This resource is a sample of what a Use Guidance document could look like. This example is for ELA based […]

Curriculum Study

This resource provides guidance for preparation, a pre-meeting email, and an agenda for studying the curriculum to better understand the […]

Completed Assessment Inventory

This resource provides a completed example of the Assessment Inventory Template for a school from our early implementer group. These […]

Coaching Models Overview

This resource is a high-level overview of a sample coaching model and process. This model could be used with formal […]

Coach Curriculum Training

This resource is an overview of how to support and train coaches in utilizing the curriculum in their coaching process. […]

Challenge Solving Protocols

This resource outlines reactive systems and protocols for unpacking and solving challenges. The first chart gives an example of how […]

Celebration Ideas

This resource outlines fun ways to celebrate teamwork.

Implementation Team Charge

This resource is a draft charge that you can provide to the Implementation Support Team. It outlines the rationale for […]

Phase II Decision-Making Template

This resource is a template you can use when finalizing your decision-making process for Phase II.

Phase II Decision-Making Map

This resource outlines all the significant decisions that need to be made throughout Phase II and possible models for how […]

Agenda for Phase II Launch Meeting

This resource is a sample meeting agenda for the launch of the Implementation Support Team. During the meeting, the team […]

Agenda for Assessment Study

This resource is an agenda for studying the assessments within the curriculum to make decisions about how to effectively utilize […]

Stakeholder Feedback Survey

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

Coaching Support

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

Scheduling Considerations

This resource provides examples, with embedded guidance, on how to think about scheduling classes and lessons so that teachers have […]

Progress Monitoring Plan And Approaches

This resource includes guidance on progress monitoring as well as a sample plan.

Lesson Planning Structures

This resource gives an overview of individual planning structures that early implementers used to ensure effective lesson preparation. Early implementers […]

Implementation Plan

This resource is a template for keeping track of all of the projects and tasks that your team will take […]

Email for External Trainers

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

This resource lists common needs for teacher and leader training. Some systems opt to have teachers and leaders together for […]

Groups Who Will Need Training

This document contains a list of individuals who should be trained on the curriculum.

Materials Training Options

This resource identifies options for curriculum implementation training as well as the pros and cons for each option.

Curriculum Walkthrough Tools

This document is a compilation of curriculum-specific walkthrough tools for commonly used high-quality materials.

Student Work Protocols

This resource provides protocols that can be used to analyze student work. Analyzing student work helps teachers determine where students […]

Agenda and Email for Determining Pacing

This resource is a sample email for teacher leaders. The email includes goals and an agenda for a meeting to […]

Pacing Guidance

This resource provides considerations and guidance for setting pacing across the school year. The underlying consideration is figuring out how […]

Assessment Review Tools

This resource provides tools and guidance for reviewing assessments.

Assessment Inventory Template

This resource provides a template you can use for taking stock of all of the assessments happening in your system. […]

Assessment Purposes

This resource shares purpose, frequency, and examples of the various types of assessments.

Goals for Implementation

This resource shares considerations about setting specific goals in the following areas: teacher practice, student and staff investment, and student […]

Roles and Responsibilities Matrix

This resource provides a template and examples for outlining the roles and responsibilities in implementation.

Implementation Support Team Leader Role and Responsibilities

This resource outlines the role and responsibilities for the Implementation Support Team Leader. It can be used to support leader […]

Workbook

This workbook is designed to help a school or system leadership team work through the implementation process together. Assemble your team, print or download the workbook, find your starting point, and dig in together.

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