curriculum
What is the Curriculum Initiatives Program?
Curriculum Initiatives is a program designed to provide resources for teachers through free online materials (such as lesson plans), in-service opportunities, and workshops.
Lesson Plans/Units
Missouri teachers may submit their own units/lessons to SuccessLink via an online submission form. These units/lessons are carefully reviewed by our curriculum specialists, and once they are approved, they are posted on the SuccessLink website. The lessons may be accessed, printed, and used by all teachers at no charge. All lessons are aligned to the Missouri Show-Me Standards, as well as the Missouri Grade Level Expectations. Lesson content covers all content areas and there are lessons appropriate for kindergarten through twelfth grade.
The SuccessLink website has a database of over 2500 units/lessons. The lessons may be searched by GLEs, content, or grade levels.
In-service Training:
In addition, our Curriculum Initiatives team is available to offer in-service training to all school districts, covering topics such as Classroom Assessment, Formative Assessment, Backward Design, Science and Math Inquiry, Science and Math Notebooking, Data Collection, Curriculum Review and Design, and Integration of Science or Math with Literacy. This year, we are offering Science Revolution, which is a series of visits that provide two days of classroom coaching, 4 days of workshops, and seven resource books for the school professional library. We also offer workshops at our SuccessLink office.
Superintendent Search and Board of Education Development Services
SuccessLink was established by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in 1996 to disseminate and promote best practices among the school districts of the state and nation. Over the past 15 years, many new programs have been established through SuccessLink, one of which is executive recruitment and development services specializing in superintendent for school districts.
Professional Development Membership!
As a professional development member of SuccessLink your district will receive many benefits, including a monthly newsletter, discussion boards, discounts on workshops and in-services, networking meetings, and a yearly book study.
Instructional Audits/MSIP Pre-View
An Instructional Audit is the onsite process of examining the “workings” of a school to determine the school’s strengths and concerns that can affect student achievement. Curriculum and Instruction, Learning Environment, and Leadership are assessed. An Instructional Audit is recommended when test scores are minimally increasing, remaining flat, or decreasing. Along with identifying strengths and concerns, the audit report will include recommendations for addressing the identified concerns.
2012 Founders Fellowship
The Bill of Rights Institute is pleased to announce our 2012 Founders Fellowship Program is now open for application. This program consists of five days ...
