LibGuides: SCoE: General Education: Curriculum Resources

Library Curriculum Resources

The Library's Curriculum Collection contains curriculum guides, sample lesson materials, thematic guides, and teacher editions of selected K-12 textbooks. Textbook publishers often provide selected resources available online.

Teacher editions of textbooks contain:

Scope & Sequence Charts
Student Text content with explication and suggested activities
Lesson Plans
Reading Lists
Test Answer Keys

Explora Educator's Edition
Content: Includes full text for over 500 education journals.
Purpose: Provides access to lesson plans, students tools, curriculum standards and links to sites valuable for teachers.

Information on Standards

History and Social Sciences Resources

Standards:

Instructional Strategies:

Themes and Assessment

English Arts and Literacy Standards

Standards

Instructional Strategies

Common Core Themes

Assessment

Mathematics

Standards

Instructional Strategies

Common Core Themes

Assessment

Math: Assessment Articles

Science

Standards

Instructional Strategies

Common Core Themes

Assessment

Science: Assessment Articles

California Department of Education, Assessment Developement and Administration Division Resources

Student Accessibility Resources
The California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) and English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) provide a full range of assessment resources for all students, including those who are English learners and students with disabilities.
Smarter Balanced Tools for Teachers
Smarter Tools for Teachers. Discover classroom resources you can use today. Educator-created lessons, activities, strategies, and professional development to help tailor instruction and boost learning.
California State Dashboard Toolkit
Includes user-furiendly flyers that help enhance your general knowledge of the Dashboard state indicators.
Educator Opportunities
Frequently Asked Questions About the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress - All Questions.
Get Involved
Provides opportunities for educators to get information, apply, or register for ELPAC events.
Tools for Teachers State Network of Educators - Smarter Balanced Assessment System (CA Dept of Education)
The State Network of Educators (SNE) is a team of educators from Smarter Balanced member states trained to contribute and review instructional and professional learning resources for inclusion in the Smarter Balanced Tools for Teachers web site.

Online Articles and Blogs

Don’t wait until next February to improve the educational experiences of Black students
A Yale University professor writes that Black students should see themselves reflected in curriculum and instruction beyond Black History Month.
It’s Time for All Schools to Learn How to Support Neurodivergence
By Christina Cipriano
Feb 14, 2024