Ep. 15: Addressing Assumptions about Curriculum with Catlin Goodrow

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Catlin Goodrow, consultant at Evidently Reading, addresses common assumptions teachers and leaders have about high-quality curricula. Why aren't more districts, schools, and teachers using high-quality curricula? We debunk these assumptions in this episode!

A central curriculum is boring/irrelevant.
Providing a curriculum disrespects teacher expertise.
Common Core-aligned curricula are "too rigorous" for our struggling readers.

Find Catlin on Twitter @EvidentlyR & keep up with her blog posts here! Visit Tim

Shanahan’s blog for more information on so many topics related to this!

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RAND studies show:

Only 7% of elementary ELA teachers are regularly using high-quality resources.
Teachers spend 12 hours a week finding materials, 99% rely on materials they find or create themselves.

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