HQIM* support teachers in providing access to standards-based tasks, but materials are often disconnected from local resources or history, leaving untapped opportunities to make learning engaging and meaningful. To bring the curriculum to life, system leaders must take a strategic approach that leverages community assets. We support districts and schools by working with community partners and teachers to design experiences that ground learning in the local context. Â
*High Quality Instructional Materials
We offer professional services and coaching in the following areas:
Envisioning a community-based curriculum
Connecting standards and curriculum to local resources
Step-by-step process for growing a community-based curriculum through local expeditions
Relate, Outline, Operationalize, Transform, Sustain!
Building powerful inquiry-based expeditions
Leveraging teacher leadership and community partnership