Reviving a Lifeless Curriculum - A Conversation with Heidi Hayes Jacobs

Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs is an author and internationally
recognized education leader known for her work in phenomena-based
learning, learning structure design, curriculum mapping and
integration and developing 21st century approaches to teaching
and learning.


Heidi is the Founder and President of Curriculum21, Curriculum
Designers, Inc. and Executive Director of the Curriculum Mapping
Institute. She works as an education consultant with schools and
districts K–12 on issues and practices pertaining to: curriculum
reform, instructional strategies and strategic planning.


She has taught in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching, at
Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, from 1981 to the
present. She is a co-founder of The Hollingworth Center also at
Teachers College, Columbia University.


Heidi has written many inspirational books including:


Bold Moves For Schools: How We Create Remarkable Learning
Environments, ASCD, Alexandria, VA 2017. (with Dr. Marie Hubley
Alcock)

Curriculum 21: Essential Education for a Changing World,
ASCD, Alexandria, VA. January, 2010. (with Jaimie Cloud)

The Curriculum Mapping Planner: Templates, Tools, and
Resources for Effective Professional Development, ASCD,
Alexandria, VA. 2009. (with Ann Johnson)



And many more...


Heidi collaborates with Allison Zmuda and has recently launched
the transform.curriculum21.com intiative in order to support
learners, families and teacher leaders adapt to the demands of
the COVID pandemic and breathe life back into a lifeless
curriculum.


During our conversation, Heidi shares a useful resource for
schools making vital decisions about what to cut, keep and create
in physical, hybrid and home learning scenarios.


Social Links:


Email: heidi@curriculum21.com


Twitter: @heidihayesjacob


LinkedIn: @heidihayesjacobs