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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

Professional Learning

In our educational world, it is advantageous to provide customized learning opportunities

Due to the increasing number of newer teachers and leaders in education, the need for providing customized consulting, coaching, and professional learning opportunities that empower educators to own their own learning is imperative.

When I plan a journey to a new country or city, I find it beneficial to work with an expert who helps me plan an itinerary that not only meets my desired experience but ensures that I will see sites and hear sounds that only the expert knows I need to encounter. Together, we plan a trip that is just right for me, filled with so many special memory-making moments.

Similarly, Curriculum Decisions works with you to design the best learning itinerary to gain the insights and applications necessary to maximize benefits for both professional and student learning. Given her 30+ years of experience with various curriculum, instruction, and assessment models and frameworks, Janet will work closely with you to plan your professional learning needs.

Contact Janet to discuss your customizable professional learning.

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Standards Savvy Teachers

While there are procedures and processes for unpacking or unwrapping standards, a foundational component is often missing: standards literacy. If teachers and administrators do not know how to read the standards based on their textual structure and function (beyond verbs and nouns), their curriculum, instruction, and assessment decision-making may not be as strong or positively impactful on student learning as desired.

Bullseye Prioritizing Standards

Breaking apart standards is an eye-opening process that is foundational for prioritizing them from three perspectives: critical, need to know, and still need to know learning. When these perspectives are determined collegially and systematically using a tried-and-true procedure, the resulting standard designations empower teachers to make clear and precise decisions when designing units of study, assessments, and lesson plans.

Quality Map Writing with Systemic Curriculum Design in Mind

Just as there is an art to painting a portrait, there is an art to designing curriculum. Learning how to write quality curriculum maps is a sophisticated task. Focusing on purposeful protocols when writing map elements helps teachers establish, adjust, or enhance their abilities to write units of study that accurately interpret learning expectations and elevate collaborative curriculum reviews and decision-making within and across grade levels, courses, and programs.

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