Is your district in the process of choosing a new literacy curriculum? Or have you recently gone through the process? Adopting new curriculum is a huge change and involves shifting mindsets at all levels. 

 In today’s episode, we talk with two district leaders and learners doing exciting work with evidence-based, high quality instructional materials (HQIM). Join us in our conversation with Jean Wyche, Elementary Language Arts Specialist at Fairfax County Schools, and Janise Lane, former Executive Director of Teaching and Learning in Baltimore City and current Regional VP for Partner Success at Amplify ELA. 

By the end of today’s episode, we hope you will learn concrete steps districts need to take when deciding to move to HQIM. We hope you will enjoy hearing how they keep core values close while building coherence, collaboration, and confidence! We’d love to hear your thoughts on this conversation, so send us an email melissaandlori@literacypodcast.com or send us a message on Twitter or Instagram @literacypodcast.

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RESOURCES MENTIONED

• Ed Reports: https://edreports.org/ 
• Selecting for Quality: 6 Key Adoption Steps
• Curriculum Matters: https://curriculummatters.org/ 
• Rivet Education: https://riveteducation.org/ 
• Book: Shifting the Balance 

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• Episode 48: Behind the Scenes at EdReports.org
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• Episode 7: Why Curriculum Matters!

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