Curriculum Director Puts Conference Learning To Work In Her District

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Curriculum director puts conference learning to work in her district

Jenny Talburt, Springfield Public Schools, Missouri Jenny Talburt is director of K-5 curriculum and instruction for Springfield Public Schools in Missouri. She was inspired by her participation in the 2023 Learning Forward Annual Conference to focus on curriculum-based professional learning in her district. She has been applying what she learned and plans to build on it at the 2024 conference. Her learning goal at the 2023 Learning Forward Annual Conference: I wanted to learn more about building our educators’ capacity to implement curriculum well. I attended with my colleague, who is director of curriculum and instruction for grades 6-12. Together, we oversee curriculum for the district. We have developed rigorous processes to evaluate our programs, select high-quality resources, write teacher-friendly guides, train teachers, and distribute

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Jenny Talburt

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Jenny Talburt has over 20 years of experience in public education serving as a classroom teacher, reading specialist, professional learning specialist and district leader in curriculum. She holds an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership in Curriculum and Instruction and currently serves as the Director of Elementary Curriculum and Instruction for Springfield Public Schools in Springfield, Missouri.