What We Do For California Education Leaders
ELSF partners with district, county, and regional offices in adopting high-quality instructional materials to meet state standards and effectively support multilingual learners.
The Opportunity
For the first time in 10 years, school districts across California will be adopting new curriculum materials for mathematics – options for consideration will be released by the state in November. These materials will set the standard for mathematics instruction for years to come.
The Math Musts
District and education leaders face a complex process to ensure that instructional materials they adopt are responsive to the needs of all students, especially multilingual learners. That’s why we crafted the Math Musts — an easy to use, research-based framework that outlines the three non-negotiable features instructional materials must include.
Outcomes
High-quality curriculum materials are one of the most effective and cost-efficient ways to improve student outcomes. Intentionally working to ensure that the instructional materials contain the Math Must-Haves can support the need to make sure every student – to include multilingual students – gets the education they need, no matter what level they start at.
The Opportunity
For the first time in 10 years, school districts across California will be adopting new curriculum materials for mathematics – options for consideration will be released by the state in November. These materials will set the standard for mathematics instruction for years to come.
The Math Musts
For the first time in 10 years, school districts across California will be adopting new curriculum materials for mathematics – options for consideration will be released by the state in November. These materials will set the standard for mathematics instruction for years to come.
Outcomes
For the first time in 10 years, school districts across California will be adopting new curriculum materials for mathematics – options for consideration will be released by the state in November. These materials will set the standard for mathematics instruction for years to come.
As an education leader, what can you do to support MLLs in the adoption process?
No matter where district leaders are in the curriculum adoption process, ELSF has designed practical resources and trainings that can evaluate curricula.
We’ve got more tools for districts, counties and regional offices in California.
As the 3rd largest district in CA, we have a responsibility to lead the state in ensuring and demanding that when we are adopting curriculum we have clarity ourselves of what we expect in our curriculum…so that when we work with curriculum developers and curriculum companies we can express what those needs are.
It’s about weaving students’ thinking into instruction; giving students a voice. That’s what a high-quality curriculum does. Then, we need professional learning to support teachers in maximizing that curriculum. That’s what we did in this project and why we made so much progress.
How we can collaborate
Adoption support
ELSF reviews adoption frameworks and strategies and provides feedback to ensure the adoption processes centers multilingual students.
Adoption training: Making the Case
This introductory session provides a powerful rationale for prioritizing the needs of MLs duringcurriculum adoption.
Adoption training: Adoption Webinar Series
Across three interactive sessions, ELSF equips participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively center MLLs throughout the curriculum adoption process.
