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Got gaps in classroom time? Try anchor activities!

2021-10-14T14:19:53-04:00October 14th, 2021|

You’ve just delivered an amazing lesson. Your students seem to grasp the new concepts, and they’re working away at a learning activity to get some practice under their belts and ...

[Infographic]: What Should Be Included In An Individual Teacher’s Curriculum?

2021-10-14T17:15:53-04:00May 3rd, 2021|

In this infographic, we show you what's included within an individual teacher's curriculum, a school or district curriculum, four areas they should focus on, and their relation to a standard. ...

How to Use Bloom’s Taxonomy for Curriculum Planning

2021-10-14T17:22:48-04:00May 2nd, 2021|

Think of the process of learning as a pyramid. At the bottom – the foundation upon which everything else is built – you have the most basic and most crucial ...

Curriculum Mapping Webinar with Heidi Hayes Jacobs

Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs will walk you through what it takes to create, manage, and review curriculum maps throughout the year to maximize students’ potential for success.

Watch on-demand now!

How to Use COVID Relief Funding For Your School

2021-10-14T17:24:40-04:00April 21st, 2021|

The largest COVID-19 relief fund for U.S. schools is on its way with over $122 billion going directly to K-12 education and learning loss. Under the American Rescue Plan Elementary ...

How to Turn COVID-19 Related Learning Loss into Learning Gains

2021-10-15T11:02:20-04:00April 13th, 2021|

If you’ve ever heard of the “COVID slide,” you’ll know it isn’t the latest TikTok dance move – it’s a term used to describe the learning loss that’s happened since ...

What are Essential Questions? Explained by Experts

2021-10-15T11:08:41-04:00April 13th, 2021|

Essential questions help students engage with their existing knowledge base and draw new patterns between the ideas - there is no singular right answer. They help students move to higher-order ...

10 Surprising Curriculum Statistics That’ll Help Your School

2021-10-15T11:25:47-04:00March 9th, 2021|

Recently Chalk collaborated with Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs to bring thousands of educators free professional development seminars focusing on curriculum mapping. We wanted to share the curriculum statistics we learned ...

Heidi Hayes Jacobs Reviews Curriculum Mapping and Role of Standards

2021-10-15T11:45:47-04:00February 25th, 2021|

https://youtu.be/m9Et1fQabOA This video is part of a longer series To help you learn more about curriculum mapping, Chalk has partnered with Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs to bring you 3 informative ...

Don’t Be Fooled: Textbooks Are Not Your Curriculum

2021-10-15T11:56:15-04:00February 12th, 2021|

Saying your curriculum is your textbook is a lot like saying your restaurant is the menu or that you’re baking a cake with only flour. It’s part of the equation, ...