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Curriculum and Instruction

Articles, insights and analysis on Curriculum and Instruction from EdCircuit.

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Curriculum is what students are taught; instruction is how they are taught it. Together they decide most of what happens in a classroom, and choosing them well is one of the biggest decisions a school or district makes, from adopting a reading program to deciding whether materials should be printed, digital or both.

edCircuit's coverage is written for curriculum directors, instructional coaches, teachers and the leaders who approve what schools buy. It looks at the science of reading and how research shapes literacy instruction, literacy across science, history and other subjects, bringing financial literacy into the curriculum, how to assess whether a curriculum is working, and how policy and the market shape the materials schools can choose. For classroom methods, see Teaching Strategies.

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