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Integrating Deeper Learning and HQIR to Strengthen Tier 1 Instruction: Module 1 Now Available!

The first big idea of United We Learn’s vision for the future of public education in Kentucky is “creating a more vibrant experience for every student.” How do educators provide vibrant student learning experiences? What is needed to establish a system that equitably supports these types of learning opportunities within Tier 1 instruction?  

The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is creating a series of resources designed to build understanding of the interaction between deeper learning and a local curriculum through the lens of learning science to help provide vibrant learning experiences for all students. Specifically, these resources aim to: 

  • Examine deeper learning and the role of a local curriculum anchored in high-quality instructional resources (HQIRs) in enabling deeper learning experiences in Tier 1 instruction;  
  • Explore how understanding of education research and learning science can inform effective integration of deeper learning and HQIR within a local curriculum; and 
  • Provide modules to support curriculum integration according to learning science. 

The first resource in this series was an introduction: Integrating HQIR and Deeper Learning to Strengthen Tier 1 Instruction. The first module, Priming for Learning, is now available to support district curriculum teams in applying educational research and learning science in order to strengthen their local curriculum for Tier I instruction. The module focuses on building understanding of learning science principles related to priming for learning, establishing connections to deeper learning and then providing indicators for analyzing the local curriculum and making smart adjustments. The Priming for Learning module includes the following supports: 

In conjunction with the module, the KDE has also developed a Curriculum Analysis and Adjustment Tool to support district curriculum teams in applying understanding from the module to inform smart adjustments to their local curriculum with its HQIR.  

Please watch the Standards Newsletter for more information and to access modules as they are released.