Helping Schools Create Stronger, More Inclusive Teaching and Learning
Our Approach
We implement curriculum and instruction evaluation, design, revision, and implementation projects within the larger context of social-emotional learning and trauma-engaged practice, responsive to learners’ and families’ lived experience. CES consultants listen to school and educator needs, learn about current initiatives, and tailor services to respond.
Experience
CES has supported district and school-based curriculum and instructional leaders to assess current practice and curricula, identify strengths, and recommend improvements. We also assist educators to identify new curricular resources to use in their efforts to improve and enhance their programs. ve program to support the onboarding and success of new educators
We have helped districts with:
- The systematic review, evaluation, and revision of Pre-K12 curriculum to ensure strict alignment with Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks and district goals
- Working with educators and leadership to ensure that PK-12 curriculum is rigorous, culturally responsive, and vertically aligned
- Collaborating with Principals and Instructional leadership to ensure high-quality, evidence-based practices are implemented in classrooms
- Gathering and analyzing achievement data, sharing results with stakeholders, and utilizing findings to recommend targeted improvements to academic programs
- Developing and implementing a comprehensive program to support the onboarding and success of new educators
CES Focus Areas
Special Education
With extensive knowledge of best practices and current research in special education, we can assist districts with professional development, inclusive teaching practices and curricula, coaching and technical assistance for developing solutions to effectively implement and sustain programs that comply with regulations and meet diverse learning needs.
English Learner Education
As schools experience dynamic shifts in their populations of multilingual learners they see learners from rich prior literacy and schooling experiences along with learners that lack the same type of prior schooling or have had significant interruptions to their education or significant trauma. CES assessment, design and coaching can help you to address the need to engage these students where they are.
Technology and Digital Literacy
We offer deep expertise in Digital Learning and Literacy, Google Apps for Education, International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) standards, the application of innovative technologies in the classroom such as AI, and the principles of sound instructional design for digital learning.
Reading/Literacy
CES has helped school districts to evaluate and develop high quality plans for reading curriculum, and train and coach educators in new approaches. We offer multidiscplinary teams including expert evaluation specialists for these projects.
Culturally Responsive Curriculum
The CES Joy and Justice team assists schools and educators to assess their curricula and instructional practice and explore what can be learned about becoming culturally responsive practitioners. We provide technical assistance for implementing clear curricula and pedagogical practices that affirm identity and belonging in schools.
Impact of Poverty
Young people living in long-term poverty demonstrate challenges and difficulties related to thinking skills, language and literacy development, social-emotional development, and behavioral wellness. CES led statewide training-of-trainers in the MA DESE’s Leading Educational Access Project (LEAP) to improve outcomes for students in poverty, and facilitated similar training for districts across the U.S.
Emerging America - History and Civics
Since 2006, CES has offered professional development, curriculum support, and online resources through Emerging America for K-12 teachers of civics, history (including disability history) and social studies.
Native Education Practices
CES has provided professional development, coaching, assessment, and technical assistance for district, school, tribal education councils, and organizations, and can draw together the right multidisciplinary team for your program.
To Explore a Project
Complete the form to the right, or contact Angela Burke, Director of Professional Services, at aburke@collaborative.org