ERIC Number: ED662028
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 3
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Centering Equity in Rhode Island's New Curriculum Frameworks
Georgia Bock
Region 2 Comprehensive Center
The Region 2 Comprehensive Center (R2CC) supported the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) in developing new curriculum frameworks for mathematics, science, and English language arts (ELA). This partnership was formed because of 2019 legislation that mandated new statewide academic standards as well as new curriculum frameworks to inform the teaching of those standards. From the outset of this project, RIDE articulated to R2CC the importance of centering differently abled students and multilingual learners in the curriculum framework development process. To do this, R2CC facilitated conversations with the RIDE team to develop and integrate five high quality instructional practices for all students--taking an asset-based stance, clarity of learning goals, student-centered engagement, academic discourse, and formative assessment--into the frameworks and then clearly spelled out how these practices could be used to support all students. RIDE recently published the three curriculum frameworks, giving Rhode Island local education agencies (LEAs) an important tool to improve instruction. The process undertaken to develop these frameworks also offers some valuable lessons about how to prioritize equity in a curriculum reform effort. Three themes emerged that are described in this article: (1) Get the right people at the table; (2) Facilitate collaboration; and (3) Keep equity as a priority.
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Implementation, Equal Education, Mathematics Curriculum, Science Curriculum, English Curriculum, State Standards, Academic Standards, Minority Group Students, Inclusion, Learner Engagement, Formative Evaluation, Integrated Curriculum, Cooperative Planning
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) (ED), Office of Program and Grantee Support Services (PGSS)
Authoring Institution: Region 2 Comprehensive Center (R2CC)
Identifiers - Location: Rhode Island
Grant or Contract Numbers: S283B190057