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Curriculum Design Consultants
Janet Hale
Janet Hale is a curriculum mapping consultant and trainer
who works with rural, urban, and inner-city schools, districts, dioceses, and
counties. Janet has taught elementary, middle, and high school students. Her
undergraduate degree in Elementary and Special Education, a Masters Degree in
Curriculum Leadership with an emphasis in curriculum design, and years of
classroom experience provides her with personal insight into the complexities
of creating aligned curriculum and providing quality student learning.
Janet assists learning organizations from the moment they
are considering curriculum mapping until the mapping process is well
established; aids those having trouble with their initiative by diagnosing
wherein problems may lie and advising revision to their action plans; and
works with those ready for more advance mapping processes.
Mrs. Hale’s book, A Guide to Curriculum Mapping: Planning,
Implementing, and Sustaining the Process, published by Corwin Press, is
designed to aid those just beginning or those who are further along in their
mapping journey.
Janet Hale
10511 E. Placita Loma Verde
Tucson, AZ 85748
teachtucson@aol.com
www.CurriculumMapping101.com
520-241-8797
Ann Johnson
Dr. Ann Johnson is an experienced consultant, presenter,
district and building administrator, and teacher who has helped K-12 districts
and private schools across the United States implement curriculum mapping in
their schools and districts. For over 15 years, Ann has trained K-12 staffs
and leadership teams in developing curriculum maps, integrating literacy
across the curriculum, designing integrated units, and developing quality
assessments. Her practical approach to implementing mapping is based her
experience leading curriculum mapping in both a suburban and urban school
district in central Iowa.
In addition to training teachers, administrators, and
leadership teams in curriculum mapping, she has also worked with leadership
teams in developing implementation plans, a training design, and support
structures to sustain short and long term change. She recently was engaged in
a long term project with a private school where she helped them develop a
comprehensive plan to implement mapping including the plan design, training
component, the leadership support structure, and processes to expand the
capacity for leadership to sustain the work long term.
Ann presents annually with Dr. Heidi Hayes-Jacobs and Dr.
Bena Kallick, leaders in curriculum reform, at their national conference on
curriculum mapping. She has received extensive training from Dr. Grant Wiggins
and Dr. Jay McTighe in “Understanding by Design” and developing quality
performance assessments. She has used these tools and training as she has
worked with leadership teams to help them develop and implement a “balanced
assessment system” in their own schools. Ann co-authored a chapter on
implementation in Heidi Hayes Jacobs’ book, Getting Results with
Curriculum Mapping. She was also featured in ASCD’s new DVD, Getting
Results with Curriculum Mapping. She is currently working with Heidi on
developing a training manual for curriculum mapping, which will be published
by ASCD in the fall of 2008 featuring modules designed for leaders, staff
developers, and leadership teams who are working to implement curriculum
mapping in schools or districts. Ann may be reached at 515-268-9821 or AJOHNSON199@MSN.COM.
Curriculum News
Published Online: February 22, 2010
Obama Plan Would Tie Title I to College-Career Standards
By Alyson Klein
Premium article access courtesy of Edweek.org
Washington
"President Barack Obama told the nation’s governors Monday that he
would like to make funding for districts under Title I—the flagship program of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act—contingent on states’ adoption of
reading and math standards that prepare students for college or a career."
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