Curriculum specialist

Curriculum specialists support schoolteachers by developing and improving instructional materials for courses and giving constructive feedback.

Curriculum mapping is an essential skill for educators. Curriculum Mapping ensures a teacher teaches all the standards for the grade level by mapping out what…

Earlier this week, I broke out the cool new pens I got for Christmas and got to work on putting together my coaching cycle schedule for this next quarter. Creating new schedules throughout the year is a cool opportunity for us coaches. It’s kind of like having a mini beginning-of-school-year kick off more than just […]

It does not need to be difficult to design a curriculum that is truly custom. This method works for any subject and any grade level.

With the constant change in standards and the new push for higher rigor in the classroom, breaking down your standards is so very important. The expectations for the standards are no longer memorization and recall in any subject, which I personally think is fantastic because it creates so much more value in all subjects. I...Read More

Hello Friends!!! It's Jen from Out of This World Literacy! I hope everyone is having a fabulous summer relaxing and sleeping in. I know many of my friends are moving roles in this upcoming school year. Some are switching grades while others are stepping out of the classroom to fill specific leadership positions. As a Literacy Coach, I know what it's like to take that leap out of the classroom and into a specialist position. It. is. scary! Teachers who shift into a leadership role often leave…

Ready to put your education experience to use outside of the classroom? Learn how to become a curriculum developer with our 5-step guide. Click to read now.

How are your plans coming along as you get ready for back to school? I wanted to share a short video about the Instructional Coach binder with you

Curriculum designer jobs are the perfect fit for many former teachers. Discover the differences between this career and instructional design.

Teachers need to get to a point where they feel like they need their grade level content teams in order to plan and implement curriculum, not like going to a team meeting is just one more thing or a waste of time. So how can instructional coaches help to create Collective Teacher Efficacy in teams? I’m glad you asked! Here are SEVEN tangible ways you as an instructional coach or literacy coach can intentionally help to create high-functioning teams that positively impact students’ learning.