Readers have thanked the authors for the material's timeliness, usability, and richness. Teachers must have a solid understanding of the purpose, content, and pedagogical approaches built into new curricula. Ongoing professional development is essential to this understanding. The guides are also available in pdf format . Academic rigor refers to the ways a curriculum promotes learning of a discipline's essential knowledge.
Equity is a key dimension of effective curricula.
An equitable curriculum promotes high levels of achievement among a wide range of students by having more than one way to convey ideas and help students master skills. Developmental appropriateness means attending to the characteristics of young adolescents. Developmentally appropriate curricula are based on knowledge of how students' thinking develops. This ensures that the curricula deal with central ideas and skills in ways that address students' typical questions, confusions, and evolving understandings. Create a curriculum selection committee 2.