Our latest blog dives into the common challenges schools face when implementing a new curriculum and offers practical tips and tools to help you avoid them. Whether you’re already navigating these challenges or just starting out and anticipating what could go wrong, we have resources to help. 

5 Questions About Reading Curricula That Can Help Multilingual Learners

Is your reading curriculum meeting the learning needs of your multilingual students? This blog post presents questions and resources to help your team evaluate materials. 

What we’re learning from

• 8 Tips for Welcoming Newcomer Students and Families to Your School
  This video blog from Colorín Colorado Colorado presents some important steps you can take to welcome multilingual learners and their families into your school community.
• A New Framework for Elementary Education
  This report from New America and The Children's Equity Project presents 14 ingredients for equitable and effective elementary education, including transformative leadership, a child-centered vision, and authentic family engagement.
• AI in Professional Learning
  The latest report from the Research Partnership for Professional Learning examines the current use of AI in teacher PL and explores its potential for enriching teacher learning experiences.
• Driving High-Quality Math Materials
  This learning series from the Center for Education Market Dynamics highlights the pivotal role district leaders play in getting more high-quality materials into math classrooms—and features our partners in West Contra Costa Unified School District in California! 
• Elementary School Science Instructional Materials
  The first elementary units from OpenSciEd are now available for download. These free materials are adaptable and filled with phenomenon-based, three-dimensional learning experiences. 
• Leading on the ‘Science of Reading’: Principals Share What They’ve Learned
  Instruction Partners’ CEO, Emily Freitag, spoke to Education Week for part two of their series about supporting principals as schools change the way they teach reading.

Team updates

Last month, the entire Instruction Partners team gathered in Washington, DC to connect, reflect, and set goals for the upcoming school year. We left recharged and ready to help instructional leaders provide exceptional support for teachers and students this year.

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