We level up instruction without leveling down content.
Whether teaching online or in person, our materials can be integrated into any curriculum or scope and sequence.
Let your students do the real-world thinking of literary critics, historians, and scientists.
This K-12 curriculum, created to be thoughtfully implemented through either in-person or virtual classroom instruction, is built on a collection of rich, diverse readings by renowned, award-winning authors and disciplinary experts. Our Real Works curriculum strategically pairs selected standards-aligned texts from ELA, Social Studies, and Science with authentic, engaging, and real-world standards-driven writing opportunities. Real Works Modules challenge students to read, write, think, and communicate like members of the academic and professional disciplines they will one day inhabit. The curriculum’s title refers to both the real-world texts students read and real-world work they produce.
LDC unites a network of educators and uses disciplined inquiry cycles to test and refine our strategic supports for instructional improvement. An independent study by CRESST (UCLA) involving 110+ schools in LAUSD and NYC confirmed that LDC had a statistically-significant impact and large effects sizes that amounted to over 9 months additional growth over matched pair control students.
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Standards are forcing us to make sure every student is thinking about the same things and producing the same quality products—no matter their level.
I’ve seen huge changes in my students. They are talking and thinking in ways they never have before. And they have a new kind of confidence in themselves. On testing day, I didn’t have one student in my office; I didn’t have any anxiety attacks, or bathroom accidents. All of our students felt ready to walk in there and take that test.
We finally have enough real-time data to triangulate, which means we can be more intentional and precise in our instruction.
