Curriculum Support
High Quality Instructional Materials Matter...
Research shows High Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM) are the single most effective lever in driving student outcomes. HQIM is also associated with less stress for teachers and reducing inequities for students of color and other historically marginalized students.
Citation: TNTP. (2018). The Opportunity Myth
But Implementation Matters, Too
Relay has over a decade of experience developing teachers’ and leaders’ core instructional skills. We provide customized, curriculum-specific, job-embedded support to ensure educators are equipped to reap the benefits of HQIM in your classrooms.
Our proven track record of expertise lies in:
- Making complex teaching skills actionable
- Creating professional communities built on practice and feedback
- Adapting to the needs of your school and/or district system, working across levels
“I had 3 days of training last school year and did not understand one thing about the curriculum until [Relay] worked with us!”
Teacher, New York City Public Schools
Professional Learning and Coaching
Relay is joining forces with Teaching Lab as a combined organization, to strengthen our support for educators nationwide. This integrates Teaching Lab’s proven models for Professional Learning and Coaching into the strong curriculum support services that Relay offers. Read more about these models below.
Professional Learning Model
Our professional learning (PL) model is grounded in continuous improvement cycles, often referred to as “Cycles of Inquiry” or “Habits.” This model builds sustainable, teacher-led communities of practice focused on improving instruction through deep engagement with curriculum and data.
Our core PL model follows a structured five-step cycle:
- Identify Needs: Teachers (and leaders) build a strong learning community and use research and local data to identify a common instructional problem of practice.
- Study: Teachers collaboratively study research-based practices embedded within the high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) to deepen their understanding.
- Plan: Teachers apply their new learning to plan upcoming lessons and instructional strategies.
- Teach: Teachers implement the planned instruction in their classrooms and collect student work and evidence.
- Analyze and Discuss Evidence: Teachers reconvene to review student work, analyze the effectiveness of instruction, and plan adjustments for the next cycle.
Coaching Model
A year of our services can include:
- Assets and Needs Assessment on Professional Learning Enabling Conditions
- Teacher Professional Learning and Coaching, focused on Curriculum-aligned Cycles of Inquiry
- Instructional Walkthroughs with School Leaders and District Leaders
- Instructional Consultation for System Leaders
We can provide professional learning aligned with any high-quality curriculum and have deep expertise in the titles referenced below.
Relay and Teaching Lab support professional learning aligned with a wide range of High-Quality Instructional Materials, including but not limited to:
Foundational Skills
- Fundations
- Heggerty
- UFLI
ELA
- HMH Into Reading
- CKLA
- EL Education
- Wit & Wisdom
Math
- Illustrative Mathematics
- Amplify Desmos
- Eureka Math
- Zearn
Science
- OpenSciEd
- Amplify Science
“[Relay’s support] was very well organized.... I enjoyed that we really focused on why we are doing what we are doing in our lessons. The more I work and learn about Wit and Wisdom the more I feel capable of teaching it.”
Teacher, New York City Public Schools
See it in action
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How to Implement High Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM) So Teachers Master Them - and Students Benefit
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Our team is happy to talk with you about your needs and find the right professional learning opportunities for your schools and community.