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The American Educator Panels
Jul 3, 2018
A growing body of evidence suggests that the use of instructional materials that are high quality, accompanied by professional learning supports, can improve student achievement. In this report, the authors examine adoption and use of instructional materials using survey self-reports from teachers across the United States and from a network of states that is focused on improving uptake and use of standards-aligned instructional materials.
Findings from the 2021 American Instructional Resources Survey
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A growing body of evidence suggests that the use of instructional materials that are high quality, accompanied by professional learning supports, can improve student achievement. In this report, the authors discuss key policy strategies undertaken by a network of states (the High-Quality Instructional Materials [HQIM] and Professional Development Network, or IMPD Network). These strategies are focused on improving uptake and use of standards-aligned instructional materials for kindergarten through grade 12. The authors then share findings on standards-aligned curriculum material adoption, use, buy-in, and supports across the United States and among states in this network.
Findings indicate that participation in the IMPD Network was closely related to higher rates of adoption and use of standards-aligned materials. Furthermore, the relationship between curriculum-specific professional learning and usage of standards-aligned materials was much stronger in districts where standards-aligned materials were already required or recommended. The report's findings imply that state networks have great potential for shifting teaching and learning at scale and that such networks can make those shifts through a variety of policy strategies. In addition, the findings suggest that implementation of district requirements or recommendations for standards-aligned materials is an important first step toward increased usage and supports for such materials at scale.
Chapter One
Introduction
Chapter Two
IMPD Network Strategies for Increasing Adoption and Supporting the Use of Instructional Materials
Chapter Three
Standards-Aligned Material Adoption, Use, Buy-In and Supports Nationally and in IMPD Network States
Chapter Four
State Snapshots of Standards-Aligned Material Adoption, Use, Buy-In, and Supports
Chapter Five
Conclusions
Appendix
Policies in IMPD Network States and Additional Analyses Tables
The research described in this report was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies, the Overdeck Family Foundation, and the Walton Family Foundation and conducted by RAND Education and Labor.
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