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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.

    Curriculum Design Consulting, Training, and Appraising

    Recieve assistance in improving your curriculum design by particpating in
    multiple meetings, coaching, and feedback opportunities

    Curriculum Design Consulting, Training, and Appraising


    Janet has been involved in working alongside educators in developing or improving their curriculum design for 25+ years. Her experience and expertise in all aspects of curriculum design decision-making prove beneficial to those she assists.

    When Janet works with a school, district, or higher-ed program, she believes it is essential for her to:

    • Ask questions to learn more about your past and current curriculum, assessment, and instructional practices
    • Understand your current culture and climate from both administrative and teacherperspectives
    • Take into account how your vision, mission, and strategic plans play a role in your curriculum-design initiative
    • Personalize your curriculum-design focuses to aid in meeting your short- and long-range goals

    If you are starting your curriculum design journey, or wanting to refine or advance your design needs, Janet offers a variety of customizable services that involve both in-person sessions and virtual-meeting support.

    Consulting

    Janet offers short- and long-range consulting services designed to aid you in your curriculum design processes. Here are a few popular focuses she often provides:

    • Strategic planning for implementation of, or advanced work in, curriculum design work
    • Recommendations for synthesizing multiple initiatives through a curriculum design lens
    • Creation of, and training for, targeted leadership teams based on “let’s do this now” versus “let’s do that later” goals
    • Recommendations for processes for upgrading units of study, as well as instructional practices, to support modern learning, assessing, and teaching

    Thank you for the time, and the extra efforts you provided our team. I will always remember you as light that leads to clarity.
    —Paris B., Leadership Team Member

    Training

    Janet offers a wide variety of curriculum design trainings. Here are several popular training focuses:

    • Establishing / Refining Curriculum Design — series of trainings for those who are just getting started with curriculum-design frameworks, assessment focuses, and/or instructional practices; or wanting to obtain a deeper understanding and improved application
    • Upgrading Units of Study / Instructional Plans & Conducting Upgrade Reviews  — series of training and coaching sessions based on the transformational process spiral and upgrade review procedures, as well as current modern-learning recommendations and practices
    • Documenting OF/FOR/AS Learning — series of training and coaching sessions for teachers and students to build confidence in, and application of, evidence-based documentation phases, workflows, characteristics, and strategies 
    • Quality Unit of Study Writing with Systemic Design in Mind — series of trainings including multiple meetings, coaching, and feedback opportunities based on the learning organization’s curriculm-design goals

    Janet Hale’s educational enthusiasm is highly contagious for teachers and their students. Observing her dynamic training style and creative strategies when she worked with my students has motivated me to continue to strive for excellence! 
    —Janet C., Elementary Teacher

    Appraising

    Janet’s expertise in writing quality map units of study curriculum, both from a vertical and horizontal lens, enables her to provide educators with a variety of in-person and virtual appraisal services to ensure your curriculum and instruction map units truly accurately conveys their intended messages. Here are a few popular appraisal focuses: 

    • Calibrate both internal and external alignment of unit of study elements based on relationship among the framework/model elements, including standards expectations
    • Facilitate review-and-feedback sessions to revise map units using the C.L.E.A.R. appraisal questions customized for your curriculum framework or model (e.g., traditional curriculum, Project-Based Learning, Understanding by Design©, STEM/STEAM)
    • Conduct master classes wherein volunteer participant is willing to be appraised and advised “live” concerning the quality of one or more map elements in a selected unit, while remainder of participants work to improve the quality of their map units’ same element(s) based on questions, coaching, and feedback exchanges with volunteer participant 

    Thank you for your insights, willingness to share, and your dedication to our profession! Your practical suggestions and ideas have definitely improved our unit alignment.
    —Michele B., Elementary Team Member

    Janet is known for her caring nature and ability to support and motivate teachers, leadership teams, and administrators who are facing the challenges of new learning or concepts. She is also known for explaining complex information in an easy and accessible manner that aids educators in establishing, refining, or upgrading their curriculum, assessments, and instruction.

    To discuss your learning organization’s design needs, please complete a Curriculum Design Survey. Janet will respond within 24 hours.

    To contact Janet directly, call her at 520.241.8797, or email her using this contact form.

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