Instructional Materials
Read more about the materials that are used to help students learn the curriculum
Curriculum
Q&A
Why One District Hired Its Students to Review Curricula
Virginia's Hampton City school district pays a cadre of student interns to give feedback on curriculum.
Social Studies
Opinion
The Black History That Moves Us: A Resource List for Educators
Here are some books, documentaries, websites, and social media accounts to help you teach Black history in all its complexity.
Reading & Literacy
From Our Research Center
Reading Comprehension Challenges and Opportunities, in Charts
Learn where students struggle, what types of materials educators use, and their perceptions of students' stamina and pleasure reading.
Classroom Technology
Video
Using AI in the Classroom: Tips and Tricks From Two Teachers
AI is here to stay. How educators can maximize it in the classroom for the benefit of all.
Classroom Technology
Opinion
More Than 12 Million Students Have Used This New Study Aid. What’s the Deal?
There is a near-constant stream of new ed-tech tools. What makes this one unique?
Curriculum
As Districts Choose Better Curricula, Some Teachers Say It's Too Hard
Teachers' perceptions of challenge vary by school and student characteristics, a new RAND survey found.
Science
Aligned Science Curriculum, Better Scores? Research Finds a Connection
A WestEd evaluation of the Amplify Science curriculum found it raised student performance on NGSS-aligned assessment questions.
Reading & Literacy
New Tool to Evaluate Reading Programs for 'Knowledge-Building'
The guidelines can help measure whether curricula help build kids' content knowledge using text sets, discussion, and embedded writing.
Mathematics
Are Schools Choosing High-Quality Math Curricula? A New Database Offers Clues
There’s little national data about what curricula are most popular. A new project aims to change that.
Equity & Diversity
Researchers Find Need for More High Quality, Culturally Relevant Curriculum
A new report from The Education Trust examines the limited complexity of representation in children's books deemed to be high quality.
Curriculum
Download
DOWNLOADABLE: Choosing Grade School Books With Complex Representation of People and Topics
A new tool from The Education Trust helps educators think deeply about what complex representation of people, cultures, and topics means.
Classroom Technology
How 3 Districts Are Integrating Tech Into Math Instruction and What They've Learned
Finding the right digital math tool for a district’s instructional philosophy, culture, and capacity is a challenge, educators say.
Reading & Literacy
Teachers College to 'Dissolve' Lucy Calkins' Reading and Writing Project
The consulting group, founded by the popular and controversial literacy icon Lucy Calkins, will soon be shutting its doors.
Social Studies
PragerU, Creator of Controversial Social Studies Videos, Now Has a Toehold in Schools
Florida's Department of Education has come under fire for approving the media company's videos as supplementary materials. What's in them?