Mike Carr2025-12-02T08:47:23-05:00October 22nd, 2025|Categories: Featured, Standards Newsletter|Tags: HQIR (High-Quality Instructional Resources), Model Curriculum Framework|
As districts across Kentucky work to implement high-quality instructional resources (HQIRs), they have recognized a need to measure the effectiveness of their implementation to ensure the HQIR positively impacts the student experience and outcomes. In response to this need, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) created the Curriculum Implementation Monitoring [...]
Mike Carr2026-03-19T13:57:43-04:00July 29th, 2025|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: CBPL (Curriculum-Based Professional Learning), Deeper Learning, District Spotlight, Early Literacy, HQIR (High-Quality Instructional Resources), Instructional Practices & Learning Models, KAS for Reading and Writing, KY Reads to Succeed, Professional Learning, Reading and Writing, Resource, Vibrant Learning|
Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) is on a mission to transform what teaching and learning look like for every student. At the center of this work is Journey to Success, an initiative that goes beyond access to grade-level content and empowers students to actively engage in their learning, demonstrate their [...]
Mike Carr2026-03-19T14:49:54-04:00May 19th, 2025|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: CBPL (Curriculum-Based Professional Learning), District Spotlight, Early Literacy, EBIP (Evidence-Based Instructional Practices), HQIR (High-Quality Instructional Resources), Instructional Practices & Learning Models, KAS for Reading and Writing, KY Reads to Succeed, PLC (Professional Learning Community), Professional Learning, Reading and Writing, Resource|
Brooks Elementary is currently in its first full year of implementing a resource developed by the University of Florida Literacy Institute called UFLI Foundations, an explicit and systematic program for teaching students foundational reading skills. Teachers from kindergarten to grade 3 are using UFLI in their Tier 1 instruction. With [...]
Mike Carr2026-03-19T14:56:49-04:00April 29th, 2025|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: CBPL (Curriculum-Based Professional Learning), District Spotlight, Early Literacy, HQIR (High-Quality Instructional Resources), Instructional Practices & Learning Models, KAS for Reading and Writing, PLC (Professional Learning Community), Professional Learning, Reading and Writing, Resource|
Kindergarten teacher Cassie Thompson at Argillite Elementary in Greenup County faced a unique challenge this year: Implementing two new high-quality instructional resources (HQIRs), Magnetic Reading Foundations and Wit and Wisdom, for the first time. With eight years of teaching experience and a strong dedication to student success, Thompson approached this [...]
Mike Carr2026-03-19T15:02:58-04:00April 15th, 2025|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: Deeper Learning, District Spotlight, HQIR (High-Quality Instructional Resources), Instructional Practices & Learning Models, KAS for Reading and Writing, Reading and Writing, Resource, Vibrant Learning|
This spring, Mrs. Garrison’s third grade class at Flat Lick Elementary in Knox County, kicked off a study of the earliest known residents of North America with an engaging gallery walk to spark curiosity and initial student interest, also referred to as priming for learning. The unit is part of the [...]
Mike Carr2026-03-19T15:06:27-04:00April 1st, 2025|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: District Spotlight, Early Literacy, HQIR (High-Quality Instructional Resources), Instructional Practices & Learning Models, KAS for Reading and Writing, KAS for Science, KAS for Social Studies, Professional Learning, Reading and Writing, Resource|
Lebanon Elementary School (LES) in Marion County, KY, is in its first year of implementing the Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) Listening and Learning Strand for grades K-3, emphasizing language comprehension through engaging, content-rich read-alouds. Teachers at LES are seeing increased student engagement and deeper connections between content and real-world [...]
Mike Carr2026-03-19T15:13:21-04:00December 10th, 2024|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: District Spotlight, Early Literacy, EBIP (Evidence-Based Instructional Practices), HQIR (High-Quality Instructional Resources), KAS for Reading and Writing, Professional Learning, Reading and Writing, Resource, Vibrant Learning|
First grade teacher Presley Peyton Stuber at Flat Lick Elementary School in Knox County is in her fifth year of teaching. This year is her second year teaching first grade and first time teaching from a high-quality instructional resource (HQIR) for reading and writing. When asked to explain what she [...]
The following grade 5 health standard does not align with Senate Bill 150 (2023) and should not be included in curriculum or instruction at grade 5 or below: “5.1.6. Describe basic male and female reproductive body parts and their functions as well as the physical, social and emotional changes that occur during puberty.”
