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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.

    A Look at Curriculum Innovation and Technology Integration in the Classroom on National Technology Day

    Written by curriculumdeci on . Posted in Janet Hale Blog.

    January 6 is National Technology Day! 

    Computing power continues to grow at an exponential rate while its relative cost decreases at an equal exponential rate. This phenomenon, known as Moore’s Law, once only applied to the technology function within an organization. As more organizational processes become technologically dependent, this is no longer the case. Big data, social media, mobility, technological device size, student analytics, and other technological evolutions are disrupting school districts’ processes in big ways.

    Is your school district’s technology transforming too quickly? Or is it not changing fast enough? Are your in-house experts struggling to adapt your district’s systems and processes to keep pace?

    Many school districts responded by increasing technology spending, but continue to struggle with which technologies to use, where to use them, and the fastest, most cost-effective route to implement and maintain technology’s use in the classroom.

    The question for public, charter, and parochial schools alike is: how do you leapfrog to the forefront of the technology frontier without losing sight of the need for meeting education standards, differentiated instruction, and of course, the budget?

    Successfully reacting to these advancements demands a balance between disruption and transformation. In educational consulting, I help with more than just curriculum development. I also work with K-12 Educational Leadership in schools and districts to optimize curriculum decisions related to the complex challenges posed by the exponential growth of technology.

    • Privacy and Student Information – Tracking specific information on student development is necessary to provide students, both for general education and those with special needs, with adequate support related to personalized learning, as well as access to the incredible interactions now available to students and teachers through social media.
    • Technology Integration – Given the first quarter of the 21st century has almost passed by, integrating technology into a curriculum framework requires more than just considering its educational benefit to students. They must have access to global connectivity. Responsible K-12 education leaders must consider overcoming their current barriers to access. This includes the purchase and maintenance costs, adequate teacher training, and determine how to allow for students need for local and global access while maintaining required privacy.
    • Curriculum Innovation – Technological advancements affect both HOW and WHAT students learn inside and outside of the classroom. A successful school or district must look beyond just how to integrate technology into the classroom. It must build flexibility into its core curriculum to meet the exponentially evolving needs of students to develop their 21st Century skills. It must also consider how traditional teaching tools, like textbooks, fit together with access to Open Education Resources (OER) as prescribed by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

     

    Virtual technology, 3D printing, and the Internet of Things (IoT) is becoming commonplace in more and more classrooms. For me, the future of education is very exciting! As much as we talk about looking forward, effective schools and districts strategize by pausing to contemplate how to best build deliberate procedures around the connections among technology, student access, and meaningful interactions with the world as part of their curriculum evaluation process. This is imperative because if we don’t know where we’ve been, how can we figure out how to get to where we need to go?

    To discuss your curriculum concerns, please contact me using this form.

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