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    Leverage high-quality instructional materials

    By Stephanie Hirsh | June 4, 2019

    Studying and implementing high-quality instructional materials anchors the work of effective learning teams. Learning Forward has elevated the importance of this work for the same reason we amplified the role […]

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    What makes curriculum work: 4 lessons for administrators

    By Learning Forward | May 30, 2019

    By Barbara Davidson and Susan Pimentel The Knowledge Matters Campaign is a coalition of education leaders encouraging schools to focus on developing students’ foundation of content knowledge. Earlier this year, […]

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    Commit to High-Quality Materials and Embedded Educator Support

    By Stephanie Hirsh | April 18, 2019

    A 2015 study by Schmidt and Burroughs found that low-income students are less likely than high-income students to have high-quality content and materials in the classroom. The authors said, “As […]

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    The power of high-quality curricula

    By Stephanie Hirsh | June 4, 2018

    I remember how excited I was to begin my teaching career. My principal handed me my keys, my textbook teacher’s edition, and the district curriculum guide. I spent hours imagining […]

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    Leverage research on curriculum and professional learning to fulfill the vision of PLCs

    By Stephanie Hirsh | May 7, 2018

    Perhaps you’ve seen our recent blogs calling on professional learning communities (PLCs) to anchor their work in the deep study of their curriculum and instructional materials. At Learning Forward, we […]

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    How systems can support high-quality curricula

    By Frederick Brown | February 22, 2018

    In her recent blog post, Learning Forward Executive Director Stephanie Hirsh argued that the impact of high-quality curricula will be fully realized when grade-level, subject-specific professional learning communities place deep […]

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