Finding Curriculum & Instruction Materials

Getting Started

This guide will point you to resources for individual, unit, or curriculum mapping in K-12 education.

Use the following subject headings, as a subject search, in the library catalog to access materials:

Common Core State Standards (Education)
Curriculum evaluation
Curriculum planning
Curriculum planning – Standards United States
Curriculum planning – United States
Education, Elementary -- Curricula
Education – Standards
Lesson planning
Teaching participation in curriculum planning

If you are having difficulty finding material, contact a Librarian for assistance.

Curriculum & Lesson Planning Materials in the ERC

Lesson planning: long-range and short-range models for grades K-6

Linda Karges-Bone

Find in Educational Resource Center Stacks (LB1027.4 .K37 2000 )

Your UDL lesson planner : the step-by-step guide for teaching all learners
Patti Ralabate

Educational Resource Center Stacks (LB1027.4 .R35 2016 )

STEM lesson guideposts: creating STEM lessons for your curriculum

Jo Anne Vasquez 1943- Michael Comer author.; Joel Villegas author.
Educational Resource Center Stacks (LB1585 .V335 2017 )

The together teacher : plan ahead, get organized, and save time!
Maia Heyck-Merlin

Educational Resource Center Stacks (LB2838.8 .H49 2012 )

How to teach thinking skills within the common core : 7 key student proficiencies of the new national standards
James A. Bellanca

Educational Resource Center Stacks (LB1590.3 .B45 2012 )

What every teacher should know about instructional planning
Donna Walker Tileston
Educational Resource Center Stacks (LB1027.4 .T55 2004 )

The strategic teacher: selecting the right research-based strategy for every lesson

Harvey F Silver
Educational Resource Center Stacks (LB1025.3 .S548 2009 )

50 mathematics lessons: rich and engaging ideas for secondary mathematics

Colin Foster
Educational Resource Center Stacks (QA11.2 .F67 2008)

Common Core curriculum maps in English language arts, grades 6-8.
Common Core, Inc.
Educational Resource Center Stacks (LB1631 .C656 2012 )

Early education curriculum: a child's connection to the world
Nancy H. Beaver
Educational Resource Center Stacks (LB1139.4 .J33 2018)

Databases: Use for finding instructional strategies

Education Source This link opens in a new window
Education Source covers areas of curriculum instruction as well as administration, policy, funding, and related social issues. The database provides indexing and abstracts for a very large number of journals, as well as full text for over one thousand journals. Topics covered include all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, and all educational specialties, such as multilingual education, health education, and testing. This database also includes full text for hundreds of books and monographs, and full text for numerous education-related conference papers.
ERIC (Educational Resource Information Center) This link opens in a new window
The ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) database, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, provides extensive access to educational-related literature. It includes coverage of journal articles, conferences, meetings, government documents, theses, dissertations, reports, audiovisual media, bibliographies, directories, books and monographs. It has links to over three hundred thousand full-text documents going back to 1966. One may also search ERIC through the US Dept. of Education portal at http://www.eric.ed.gov/.
ProQuest Education Journals This link opens in a new window
ProQuest Education Journals provides access to a large number of educational publications, including more than 600 of the titles in full text. The resource covers not only the literature on primary, secondary, and higher education but also special education, home schooling, adult education, and hundreds of related topics.

Curriculum Websites

PBS Learning Media
PBS and your PBS member station have curated FREE, standards-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more for teachers.
ReadWriteThink
Access to high quality practices in reading and language arts instruction by offering the very best in free materials.
Scholastic: Lessons & Ideas
Thousands of grab-and-go lesson plans, unit plans, discussion guides, extension activities, and other teaching ideas.

Multimedia Databases: Audio-Visual Modeling, Instructional Strategies & Content

Education in Video This link opens in a new window
This video database includes demonstrations, lectures, documentaries, and primary-source footage of students and teachers in actual classrooms. The collection also contains a wealth of ready-to-use teaching tools, including course, study, and discussion guides, assessment checklists, and themed playlists.
Kanopy This link opens in a new window
Kanopy provides streaming video content. We license Kanopy films at the request of faculty for use in their teaching and research. Requests for new films should include the course name and number. Kanopy films include public performance rights. Note: MA residents and students can get BPL eCard to gain access to 8 films per months.
Education in Video This link opens in a new window
This video database includes demonstrations, lectures, documentaries, and primary-source footage of students and teachers in actual classrooms. The collection also contains a wealth of ready-to-use teaching tools, including course, study, and discussion guides, assessment checklists, and themed playlists.

Sr. Liaison Librarian for Curriculum Materials

Bethany Campbell

Subjects: Education K-12 curriculum

Online Curriculum, OER, & Lesson Plan Sites

CK_12
CK-12 is a website that offers a variety of free lessons in STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). The site breaks down traditional book chapters into smaller, bite-size ideas that may be easier for kids to digest.
Curriki
It’s online community of educators, learners and committed education experts works together to build and share quality materials that benefit teachers, parents and students globally.
EngageNY
As part of Race to the Top federal funding, the New York State Education Department worked with various partners to develop curriculum materials for grades Pre-K to 12 in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA), and these materials are available for download from EngageNY.
Great Minds
Great Minds is a rapidly growing non-profit organization developing world class curricula for PK-12. Our mission is to ensure all students have access to a quality education and the full range of liberal arts and sciences.
OER Commons
OER Commons is a freely accessible online library that allows teachers and others to search and discover open educational resources (OER) and other freely available instructional materials.
OpenEd
OpenEd is the only K-12 educational resource library focused on aligning resources to learning objectives.
Pintrest: Education
Find anchor charts, classroom mgmt. materials, book suggestions, activities.
TedED
A library of video-based lessons organized by the subjects and topics that reflect curriculum.
UnboundED
UnBoundEd's online curriculum resources for grades PreK-12 have been reviewed and sequenced by our math and ELA experts. With our professional learning experiences and resources, educators can integrate standards-based knowledge and content into their daily practice

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Finding Curriculum & Instruction Materials

Getting Started

Curriculum & Lesson Planning Materials in the ERC

Lesson planning: long-range and short-range models for grades K-6

Linda Karges-Bone

Find in Educational Resource Center Stacks (LB1027.4 .K37 2000 )

Your UDL lesson planner : the step-by-step guide for teaching all learners
Patti Ralabate

Educational Resource Center Stacks (LB1027.4 .R35 2016 )

STEM lesson guideposts: creating STEM lessons for your curriculum

Jo Anne Vasquez 1943- Michael Comer author.; Joel Villegas author.
Educational Resource Center Stacks (LB1585 .V335 2017 )

The together teacher : plan ahead, get organized, and save time!
Maia Heyck-Merlin

Educational Resource Center Stacks (LB2838.8 .H49 2012 )

How to teach thinking skills within the common core : 7 key student proficiencies of the new national standards
James A. Bellanca

Educational Resource Center Stacks (LB1590.3 .B45 2012 )

What every teacher should know about instructional planning
Donna Walker Tileston
Educational Resource Center Stacks (LB1027.4 .T55 2004 )

The strategic teacher: selecting the right research-based strategy for every lesson

Harvey F Silver
Educational Resource Center Stacks (LB1025.3 .S548 2009 )

50 mathematics lessons: rich and engaging ideas for secondary mathematics

Colin Foster
Educational Resource Center Stacks (QA11.2 .F67 2008)

Common Core curriculum maps in English language arts, grades 6-8.
Common Core, Inc.
Educational Resource Center Stacks (LB1631 .C656 2012 )

Early education curriculum: a child's connection to the world
Nancy H. Beaver
Educational Resource Center Stacks (LB1139.4 .J33 2018)

Databases: Use for finding instructional strategies

Curriculum Websites

Multimedia Databases: Audio-Visual Modeling, Instructional Strategies & Content

Sr. Liaison Librarian for Curriculum Materials

Online Curriculum, OER, & Lesson Plan Sites

O'Neill Library

Bapst Library

Burns Library

Educational Resource Center

Law Library

Social Work Library

Theology & Ministry Library

O'Connor Library

Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies

Finding Curriculum & Instruction Materials

Getting Started

Curriculum & Lesson Planning Materials in the ERC

Lesson planning: long-range and short-range models for grades K-6

Linda Karges-Bone

Find in Educational Resource Center Stacks (LB1027.4 .K37 2000 )

Your UDL lesson planner : the step-by-step guide for teaching all learners Patti Ralabate

Educational Resource Center Stacks (LB1027.4 .R35 2016 )

STEM lesson guideposts: creating STEM lessons for your curriculum

Jo Anne Vasquez 1943- Michael Comer author.; Joel Villegas author. Educational Resource Center Stacks (LB1585 .V335 2017 )

The together teacher : plan ahead, get organized, and save time! Maia Heyck-Merlin

Educational Resource Center Stacks (LB2838.8 .H49 2012 )

How to teach thinking skills within the common core : 7 key student proficiencies of the new national standards James A. Bellanca

Educational Resource Center Stacks (LB1590.3 .B45 2012 )

What every teacher should know about instructional planning Donna Walker Tileston Educational Resource Center Stacks (LB1027.4 .T55 2004 )

The strategic teacher: selecting the right research-based strategy for every lesson

Harvey F Silver Educational Resource Center Stacks (LB1025.3 .S548 2009 )

50 mathematics lessons: rich and engaging ideas for secondary mathematics

Colin Foster Educational Resource Center Stacks (QA11.2 .F67 2008)

Common Core curriculum maps in English language arts, grades 6-8. Common Core, Inc. Educational Resource Center Stacks (LB1631 .C656 2012 )

Early education curriculum: a child's connection to the world Nancy H. Beaver Educational Resource Center Stacks (LB1139.4 .J33 2018)

Databases: Use for finding instructional strategies

Curriculum Websites

Multimedia Databases: Audio-Visual Modeling, Instructional Strategies & Content

Sr. Liaison Librarian for Curriculum Materials

Online Curriculum, OER, & Lesson Plan Sites

Your UDL lesson planner : the step-by-step guide for teaching all learners
Patti Ralabate

Jo Anne Vasquez 1943- Michael Comer author.; Joel Villegas author.
Educational Resource Center Stacks (LB1585 .V335 2017 )

The together teacher : plan ahead, get organized, and save time!
Maia Heyck-Merlin

How to teach thinking skills within the common core : 7 key student proficiencies of the new national standards
James A. Bellanca

What every teacher should know about instructional planning
Donna Walker Tileston
Educational Resource Center Stacks (LB1027.4 .T55 2004 )

Harvey F Silver
Educational Resource Center Stacks (LB1025.3 .S548 2009 )

Colin Foster
Educational Resource Center Stacks (QA11.2 .F67 2008)

Common Core curriculum maps in English language arts, grades 6-8.
Common Core, Inc.
Educational Resource Center Stacks (LB1631 .C656 2012 )

Early education curriculum: a child's connection to the world
Nancy H. Beaver
Educational Resource Center Stacks (LB1139.4 .J33 2018)