https://www.edweek.org/alignment Alignment en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Thu, 23 Jan 2025 21:56:00 GMT https://www.edweek.org/events/webinar/how-district-leaders-align-curriculum-assessment-and-instruction-for-student-success Join K-12 leaders as they share strategies for aligning curriculum, assessment, and instruction to support all learners. Thu, 23 Jan 2025 21:56:00 GMT https://www.edweek.org/events/webinar/how-district-leaders-align-curriculum-assessment-and-instruction-for-student-success https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/theres-a-design-flaw-with-many-reading-tests-heres-one-states-fix/2024/01 Louisiana is piloting a test measuring knowledge of the texts and curriculum kids have been exposed to, not random passages. Mon, 15 Jan 2024 05:01:00 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/theres-a-design-flaw-with-many-reading-tests-heres-one-states-fix/2024/01 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/aligned-science-curriculum-better-scores-research-finds-a-connection/2023/12 A WestEd evaluation of the Amplify Science curriculum found it raised student performance on NGSS-aligned assessment questions. Fri, 08 Dec 2023 21:34:46 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/aligned-science-curriculum-better-scores-research-finds-a-connection/2023/12 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/teachers-say-those-ubiquitous-every-few-months-tests-dont-always-capture-whats-taught/2023/08 The vast majority of schools use them, but not all teachers think they accurately measure student progress. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 21:06:47 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/teachers-say-those-ubiquitous-every-few-months-tests-dont-always-capture-whats-taught/2023/08 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/picking-an-interim-assessment-do-this-first-say-school-leaders/2023/07 Two district leaders explain how they evaluate interim assessments—and why having access to external reviews would be "huge." Mon, 31 Jul 2023 20:58:31 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/picking-an-interim-assessment-do-this-first-say-school-leaders/2023/07 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/why-connecting-tutoring-to-curriculum-could-make-it-more-effective/2023/02 Tutoring is most effective when it's explicitly designed to help students understand new concepts in districts' scope and sequence for teaching content. Mon, 27 Feb 2023 20:44:55 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/why-connecting-tutoring-to-curriculum-could-make-it-more-effective/2023/02 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/more-teachers-say-their-curriculum-aligns-to-standards-but-it-still-falls-short/2022/11 About one in four teachers said they spent $300 or more of their own money on instructional materials last school year. Tue, 15 Nov 2022 23:21:04 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/more-teachers-say-their-curriculum-aligns-to-standards-but-it-still-falls-short/2022/11 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/4-ways-states-are-exerting-more-control-over-classroom-materials/2022/06 States have limited power over what materials teachers use—but some are wielding influence anyway. Tue, 07 Jun 2022 04:01:17 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/4-ways-states-are-exerting-more-control-over-classroom-materials/2022/06 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/teachers-use-of-standards-aligned-curricula-slowed-during-the-pandemic/2021/10 More math teachers are using standards-aligned materials than English/language arts teachers, according to RAND survey results. Tue, 26 Oct 2021 20:23:44 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/teachers-use-of-standards-aligned-curricula-slowed-during-the-pandemic/2021/10 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-the-overlooked-support-teachers-are-missing-a-coherent-curriculum/2021/03 Here’s the research on how districts can improve instructional systems—which was already a challenge in the best of times. Tue, 02 Mar 2021 21:09:28 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-the-overlooked-support-teachers-are-missing-a-coherent-curriculum/2021/03 https://www.edweek.org/leaders/2020/championing-a-knowledge-building-curriculum-one-classroom-at-a-time Curriculum matters, but so does how teachers make use of it. Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning Jana Beth Francis helps teachers in Daviess County Public Schools, Ky., unpack a new core English/language arts curriculum and use it to build students’ content expertise year after year. She is recognized as a 2020 Leader To Learn From. Thu, 20 Feb 2020 03:02:18 GMT https://www.edweek.org/leaders/2020/championing-a-knowledge-building-curriculum-one-classroom-at-a-time https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-the-hidden-mistake-school-leaders-should-avoid-this-year/2019/09 The most common assumption that leaders make is one they don’t even realize they’re making, warns chief academic officer Jared Myracle. Tue, 03 Sep 2019 03:15:36 GMT https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-the-hidden-mistake-school-leaders-should-avoid-this-year/2019/09 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/video-deep-dive-discussion-assessment-and-testing/2018/04 In this half-hour discussion, Education Week veteran reporter Catherine Gewertz facilitates a conversation with school and district-level leaders around testing. Among the issues tackled: the pressure to reduce testing, federal accountability around testing, and alignment. Catherine Gewertz is a reporter covering assessment and pathways from the middle grades to high school and beyond. Since joining Education Week in 1999, she has been the lead common-core reporter and has covered urban schools. Fri, 20 Apr 2018 16:26:00 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/video-deep-dive-discussion-assessment-and-testing/2018/04 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/for-educators-curriculum-choices-multiply-evolve/2017/03 How is a district to choose in a curriculum landscape that includes open educational resources, digital 'playlists,' teacher-designed lessons, and old-fashioned textbooks? Wed, 29 Mar 2017 00:40:55 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/for-educators-curriculum-choices-multiply-evolve/2017/03 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/states-still-working-to-align-tests-to-standards-new-map-shows/2016/06 Research by C-SAIL, a new group that's tracking standards implementation and testing, finds that some states are still working to fully implement standards in the classroom, and some have yet to reach that goal. Thu, 16 Jun 2016 13:59:32 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/states-still-working-to-align-tests-to-standards-new-map-shows/2016/06 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/flood-of-open-education-resources-challenges-educators/2016/01 New content curation tools aim to help teachers organize and find digital content to personalize student learning for a variety of subjects. Mon, 11 Jan 2016 18:29:13 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/flood-of-open-education-resources-challenges-educators/2016/01 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/adaptive-digital-curricula-lagging-in-science-social-studies/2016/01 Education companies are just starting to develop personalized learning products in subjects outside math and literacy. Mon, 11 Jan 2016 18:29:13 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/adaptive-digital-curricula-lagging-in-science-social-studies/2016/01 https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/will-states-swap-standards-based-tests-for-sat-act/2016/01 An ESSA provision that lets states use college-entrance exams to measure student achievement could spur a profound shift in high school testing. Mon, 04 Jan 2016 18:28:19 GMT https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/will-states-swap-standards-based-tests-for-sat-act/2016/01 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/text-review-group-shares-first-look-at-its-process/2014/11 EdReports.org is training teachers to evaluate how well textbooks align with the common-core standards. The nonprofit group will start publishing Consumer Reports-style reviews early next year. Wed, 05 Nov 2014 02:42:51 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/text-review-group-shares-first-look-at-its-process/2014/11 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/big-year-looms-for-common-core-testing/2014/09 This is the academic year when nearly every state must give assessments aligned to their "college- and career-ready" standards. But there are questions about how well those tests will measure mastery of the standards. Wed, 03 Sep 2014 16:29:45 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/big-year-looms-for-common-core-testing/2014/09 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/common-core-math-textbooks-to-get-online-ratings/2014/08 A new organization billing itself as a "Consumer Reports for school materials" will soon begin posting online reviews of major textbooks and curricula that purport to align with the common-core standards. Fri, 15 Aug 2014 08:01:00 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/common-core-math-textbooks-to-get-online-ratings/2014/08 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/common-core-at-four-sizing-up-the-enterprise/2014/04 The common-core standards have touched virtually every aspect of the nation's K-12 system over the past several years, but big challenges remain for the initiative. Mon, 21 Apr 2014 16:03:33 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/common-core-at-four-sizing-up-the-enterprise/2014/04 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/boasts-about-textbook-alignment-to-common-core-a-sham-say-researchers/2014/02 The jury is still out on whether new, digital instructional materials can achieve greater alignment with the new standards than traditional textbooks. Sat, 22 Feb 2014 13:01:25 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/boasts-about-textbook-alignment-to-common-core-a-sham-say-researchers/2014/02 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/states-grapple-with-common-test-score-cutoffs/2013/12 The push by the assessment consortia to establish high targets for when students are deemed "college ready" risks causing a steep drop in test-takers' results. Wed, 11 Dec 2013 03:34:00 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/states-grapple-with-common-test-score-cutoffs/2013/12 https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/grant-contest-to-aid-high-schools-still-work-in-progress/2013/02 President Obama's proposal for a Race to the Top-style competition aimed at high schools has yet to be fleshed out. Wed, 27 Feb 2013 04:40:59 GMT https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/grant-contest-to-aid-high-schools-still-work-in-progress/2013/02 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/arts-education-seen-as-common-core-partner/2012/12 Advocates are making the case that the arts can help students meet the demands of the common core in English/language arts and mathematics. Wed, 12 Dec 2012 03:13:38 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/arts-education-seen-as-common-core-partner/2012/12 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/k-12-higher-education-unite-to-align-learning/2012/12 Connecting with students early so they know what they need for college or careers is a key tenet of Minnesota's comprehensive proposal. Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:20:01 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/k-12-higher-education-unite-to-align-learning/2012/12 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/rural-district-nurtures-dual-enrollment-effort/2012/11 Work with teachers and students in Halifax County, Va., has focused on making college-level courses a hot ticket. Wed, 07 Nov 2012 03:24:15 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/rural-district-nurtures-dual-enrollment-effort/2012/11 https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/video-aligning-standards-and-building-capacity-for-student-achievement/2012/10 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 22:35:33 GMT https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/video-aligning-standards-and-building-capacity-for-student-achievement/2012/10 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/can-naep-predict-college-readiness/2012/09 Educators and policymakers have been trying for years to use NAEP as a barometer of college and career readiness. Wed, 12 Sep 2012 02:08:55 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/can-naep-predict-college-readiness/2012/09