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Spotlight on Oldham County: Aligning Professional Learning with High-Quality Instructional Resources
Spotlight on Oldham County: Aligning Professional Learning with High-Quality Instructional Resources When Oldham County launched its district-wide effort to implement high-quality instructional resources (HQIRs) K-5 in English/Language Arts, leaders knew that deep, curriculum-based professional learning would be essential to ensuring success. Through intentional planning, cross-role collaboration, [...]
Kentucky Math HQIR Adoption Resources for K–12
Math HQIR Adoption Resources Per KRS 158.8402(5)(b), “Each superintendent shall adopt an evidence-based curriculum along with high-quality instructional resources for mathematics that is determined by the department to be reliable, valid, and aligned to Kentucky academic standards for mathematics required by KRS 158.6453 for kindergarten through [...]
Text-Based Writing Across Disciplines: K–12 Instructional Support
Text-Based Writing Across Disciplines: K–12 Instructional Support Text-Based Writing Across Disciplines intends to show more precisely how to ensure opportunities for students to engage in discipline-specific literacies or learning that uses reading and writing skills specific to each field to teach content knowledge, demonstrate content knowledge and [...]
Apply Now: Series 2 – Cultivating Vibrant Learning Experiences in Mathematics
Apply Now: Series 2 – Cultivating Vibrant Learning Experiences in Mathematics Calling all Mathematics Educators: Apply now for the Cultivating Vibrant Learning Experiences in Mathematics Workshop for Teams SERIES 2! This NEW workshop series, Series 2, centers on Effective Mathematics Teaching Practice 2: Implement tasks that [...]
Spotlight on Science: High-Quality Instructional Resources Transform Elementary Classrooms in the Danville Independent School District
Spotlight on Science: High-Quality Instructional Resources Transform Elementary Classrooms in the Danville Independent School District Teachers in the Danville Independent School District are bringing science to life with new high-quality instructional resources (HQIR). Elementary educators use Smithsonian and Carolina Biological resources to foster inquiry-based learning. Chief [...]
Supporting End-of-Year Step-backs for HQIR Implementation
Supporting End-of-Year Step-backs for HQIR Implementation End-of-year step-backs are designed to support district and school leadership teams as they examine progress towards their high-quality instructional resource (HQIR) implementation goals, identify key successes, learn from and solve significant challenges and make adjustments for the next year. These [...]





