You can find just about anything on the internet—but what you find isn’t always high quality. For English Language Arts (ELA) course developers, sifting through different websites to find good resources for course development can be a tedious task. Using a few key...
Being a math course writer in the midst of an educational reform movement can be overwhelming. It’s easy to get caught up in addressing the individual content objectives of a lesson without considering the broader objectives of mathematical practice. Here are five...
As a society, one of our goals is to foster scientifically literate adults. These adults must make informed decisions when talking with their doctors and voting on complex, politically fraught subjects. Science majors, doctors, and technicians must use their strong...
Innovative writing in Social Studies courses is more practical than ever thanks to technology and the globalized world. Beyond electronic encyclopedias on 1990s CD-ROMs and even the vast reach of the information superhighway of the Internet, there are resources...
Writing a course in science and starting from scratch can be daunting. Here are ten great science resources presented within a three-step framework to help you along the way. How to get started? Begin with the end in mind. Step 1. Define objectives built from...
Traditional curriculum writing in Social Studies has turned into a somewhat robotic process. Compiling archived content, loosely linking that content to standards, and then packaging it into a 50-pound, 5-inch binder are the steps in the model of “That’s the Way We’ve...