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Curriculum Standards

Janet’s work with our district was very well received. Both veteran and new teachers greatly appreciated the opportunity to dive into our state’s mathematics standards and learn how to prioritize them for consistency across our schools. In an engaging and supportive manner, she provided worthwhile professional learning to all our teachers PK to High School.

—Sean Feeny, Port Washington Union Free District, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment

Curriculum Mapping & Curriculum Design

Janet Hale's curriculum design work for The Dewey Schools has been transformative. Her expertise in creating engaging and effective educational frameworks has significantly enhanced our students' learning experiences. Her contributions have been invaluable in shaping a dynamic and robust curriculum that meets our diverse needs as an international school community.

—Laurie Whiston, The Dewey Schools, English Program Director

Curriculum Mapping & Curriculum Design

Janet led a multi-year curriculum mapping project designed specifically for our student population. As a low-performing school with high teacher turnover, curriculum unit guides for Mathematics and ELA became essential for ensuring learning and teaching cohesiveness. Janet was instrumental in listening to our concerns and interweaving our school’s founding principles surrounding culturally responsive teaching into each unit. She guided our administrative and teacher teams through the process of developing unit guides that identify key content, skills, and anchor texts aligned to our state standards and social justice outcomes.

—Stacey Howard, Z.E.C.A. School of the Arts and Technology, Founder and CEO

Curriculum EDiting

Many thanks go to Janet Hale, a bestselling author, educational consultant, curriculum expert, colleague, and friend. Her careful evaluation, honest critique, and helpful advice have made my book, TrustED: The Bridge to School Improvement, a more thoughtful and engaging read.

—Toby Travis, Author

Curriculum EDiting

I have hired Janet multiple times as an educational consultant for our best-selling line of workbooks. Janet ensured that the content in these workbooks aligned perfectly with curriculum standards. She meticulously revised and edited lessons and activities, significantly enhancing the quality of the workbooks. Her expertise and attention to detail gave me complete confidence in the content and its impact on children's education. Janet is great to work with and I highly recommend her for your educational publication needs!

—Courtney Acampora, Senior Editor, Silver Dolphin and Studio Fun

Curriculum EDiting

When I embarked on a bold plan of writing a series of children's books for our organization, I truly didn't know what I didn't know! Janet has been consistently beyond patient in ensuring I understand the do’s and don'ts involved in good storytelling, formatting, and editing, which has enabled us to produce age-appropriate and fun books that convey our purpose and intended message.

—Kevin Schwieger, Luke5Adventures, Founder and President

    Making curriculum decisions related to students' learning needs is on every administrator's and teacher's mind—both addressing prioritizing standards-based learning and the need for innovation. To discuss your needs and concerns, contact Janet to schedule a free virtual meeting.

    Documenting Learning Framework

    Silvia Tolisano and I wrote A Guide to Documenting Learning: Making Thinking Visible, Meaningful, Shareable, and Amplified to provide a documenting framework and how-to guide to aid learners in owning their own learning processes, and assisting others in their learning growth as well.

    When deep learning experiences are visible and involve students directly in the documentation process, it enables them to identify moments worth remembering. When teachers are co-creators with their students, both gain valuable insights that inform future learning and empower students as engaged learners.

    When engaged in Documenting FOR and AS Learning  opportunities, the three phases aid in:

    1. Pre-documentation Phase
    • Thinking critically about what is going to be documented and why
    1. During-documentation Phase
    • Documenting the learning moments now and over time
    1. Post-documentation Phase
    • Focusing on metacognition, and how to evaluate, use, and make meaning of the captured media and documented artifacts

    The five documenting learningflow routine steps embrace students and teachers participating in the act of learning while the learning is taking place. Owning one’s learning takes on new depths and perspectives when these steps are applied to purposeful documentation. Among the questions to ask and contemplate during each step include:

    • Look — What will I/we accept as evidence of learning?
    • Capture — How can I best show the process of learning?
    • Reflect — How will what I/we learned through reflection and interpretation impact my/our future learning?
    • Share — What platform and/or tool will be the best for sharing?
    • Amplify — How can I connect and share with a larger audience?

    When implementing our documenting framework you will discover that the three phases and five learningflow routine steps are not completely separate components, as there are times when the phases and steps overlap. When learners are engaged in documenting FOR or AS learning, all the steps: look, capture, reflect, share, and amplify are interwoven throughout the phases in a documenting opportunity.

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