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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.

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