Navigating New Curriculum Choices
How Common Core, OER, and Digital Innovation Are Changing the Landscape
March 29, 2017
A wide range of forces—including digital innovation, the advent of the Common Core State Standards, the push to devolve some of the authority over curricula to districts and classrooms, and the open educational resources movement—have combined to yield a bewildering array of curricular choices for the classroom. In this special report, Education Week focuses on helping educators navigate an increasingly diverse marketplace of new—and often promising—curricular choices.
- Curriculum Read Fine Print on Learning Apps, Experts WarnTo protect students' privacy, school districts must study the service agreements for the educational apps teachers use.Teacher Preparation Choosing Online Curriculum: Tips From EducatorsEducation Week asked some district leaders, teachers, and subject-matter specialists for advice on choosing materials for the classroom.
Reading & Literacy Teacher-Made Lessons Make InroadsWhen Louisiana educators couldn't find curricula fully aligned to their standards, they asked teachers to write the units.
Classroom Technology Curriculum 'Playlists': A Take on Personalized LearningSome schools are betting on algorithm-driven playlists to customize lessons for students, but the technology doesn't come cheap—at least not yet.Classroom Technology What Is OER? Answers to 5 Questions About Open Educational ResourcesHere are answers to your most basic questions about OER, the movement to share curricula and teaching resources online.Curriculum For Educators, Curriculum Choices Multiply, EvolveHow is a district to choose in a curriculum landscape that includes open educational resources, digital 'playlists,' teacher-designed lessons, and old-fashioned textbooks?Curriculum Open Educational Resources Movement Scales UpMore OER providers are working to provide full, coherent curricula for schools, rather than just free lessons or teaching units.IT Infrastructure & Management Student Data Privacy and Security: Red Flags in Terms-of-Service AgreementsHere's advice for teachers and school district leaders on some commonly used terms to look out for in the terms-of-service agreements on educational applications.
