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Curriculum, Instruction & Professional Learning

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Our Purpose

The Curriculum, Instruction & Professional Learning team supports high-quality teaching and learning across RJUHSD. We partner with teachers, school leaders, and district teams to ensure students experience rigorous, engaging, standards-aligned instruction that prepares them for college, career, and life.

Our work focuses on strengthening Tier I instruction through high-quality curriculum, effective instructional practices, meaningful assessment, professional learning, collaboration, and instructional coaching.

 

What We Support

Curriculum & Instructional Materials  Standards-aligned curriculum, course development, instructional materials, curriculum pilots, and adoption processes
Teaching & Learning  Evidence-based instructional practices that promote engagement, accessibility,  critical thinking, and high levels of learning for all students
Professional Learning  Districtwide and targeted learning opportunities that build educator knowledge, instructional expertise, and leadership capacity
Instructional Coaching  Collaborative, job-embedded support for teachers and teams through planning, modeling, reflection, and instructional problem-solving
New Teacher Support  Induction, onboarding, mentoring, and professional learning designed to help educators successfully transition into RJUHSD

 

Our Instructional Priorities

RJUHSD's professional learning and instructional support are centered on strengthening high-quality Tier I instruction. Current areas of focus include:

  • Intentional lesson design and Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
  • Student engagement, thinking, and discourse
  • Language development and access for multilingual learners
  • Effective co-teaching and inclusive instructional practices
  • Formative assessment and responsive instruction
  • Research-based grading practices
  • Thoughtful integration of artificial intelligence and digital tools
  • Professional Learning Communities and collaborative inquiry

Professional Learning

RJUHSD provides ongoing professional learning designed to strengthen classroom practice and respond to the needs of educators, students, and schools. Opportunities include districtwide professional development, content-specific learning, instructional coaching, new teacher induction, co-teaching support, professional learning communities, workshops, and targeted learning throughout the school year.

Our goal is not simply to provide professional development, but to create sustained opportunities for educators to learn, collaborate, apply new practices, and reflect on their impact on student learning.

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Meet Our Team

Curriculum & Instruction Leadership
Josh Mason — Chief Academic Officer

Professional Learning & Instructional Coaching
Allison Carter — Co-Teaching & New Teacher Induction
Johanna McCoy — Literacy & New Teacher Induction
Marissa Nowling — Mathematics & New Teacher Induction
Mike Purvines — New Teacher Induction

Sean Scott — Digital Teaching and Learning

Department Support
Shelby Tackett - Department Secretary

Stefanie Quinones — Department Secretary