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Ralph MooreOctober 12, 2018 0

Learn what all the buzz is about: Sign up for a Crio webinar!

At Curriculum Pathways we’re so passionate about education that in addition to building our resources, we’re now also giving you the tools to build your own. Whether you’re remixing someone else’s work or starting from scratch, you’ll build lessons like never before. Not a programmer? No problem. Crio enables anyone

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Mimi StapletonAugust 30, 2018 0

Back to School: Spanish

Looking for ways to learn and review Spanish vocabulary for the new school year? Check out our new Spanish Vocabulary Series. Created for beginning-level students, these resources offer visuals and audio support as students enhance their Spanish vocabulary. And don't forget about our popular Spanish Video Library and Quick Tutorials!

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Students & Educators

Mimi StapletonJune 8, 2018 0

Learn Spanish vocabulary and phrases with free quick tutorials

Curriculum Pathways offers a suite of Quick Tutorials: Spanish for learning core Spanish content for beginning, intermediate and advance levels. Students watch a video and listen to native speakers, Carmen and Roberto, as they discuss several topics. Each tutorial highlights the proper use and form of a grammatical element in

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Lucy KosturkoJanuary 23, 2018 0

What's New for February 2018

Hello 2018! We're off to a busy start -- working on exciting new features and tools, including the following updates: Data Analysis and Science Data Depot, our repository of clean, ready-to-use data sets, is a user favorite. Did you know that several datasets include lessons as well? Analyzing Commercial Fishing Catches takes

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Mimi StapletonDecember 21, 2017 0

3 Reasons to take our new free online PD course: Building Unit Plans

Ah, winter break! It's a time when many educators take a break from teaching. But for those that want to earn CEU documentation and learn how to integrate technology in your lesson plans, we’ve got you covered. Our newest free online PD course, Building Unit Plans with Curriculum Pathways, guides

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Students & Educators

Ralph MooreNovember 8, 2017 0

Show with Code: Integrate Coding in Core Curriculum

Are you ready to code in your ELA, math, science, and social studies classes? We now have lessons to support coding across the curriculum. Our new Show with Code series challenges students to demonstrate mastery of certain concepts through CodeSnaps coding activities. The initial lessons in the series include these titles and disciplines: Show with

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Mimi StapletonSeptember 22, 2017 0

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

This morning I had changua for breakfast. This typical breakfast soup is made with leche (milk), agua (water), cebolla (onion), cilantro, pan (bread) and un huevo tibio (a poached egg). Changua is a common Colombian dish that my parents served often. They are from Bogotá, so we often had other

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Mimi StapletonApril 13, 2017 0

¿Escribes en español?

Most people answer, “No,” but actually we do! Think about it: most of us send texts and emails, take notes, make “to do” lists, post comments on Facebook, send invitations, tell stories… When studying a new language, you do a lot of writing too. It’s an essential part of learning

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Mimi StapletonJune 8, 2016 0

Engaging ELL Students with Authentic Experiences and Digital Resources

Language teachers often take advantage of authentic input to enhance learning output. The use of realia allows students to see and hear the target language used properly and in context, which heightens linguistic and cultural comprehension. Curriculum Pathways offers free resources that serve as authentic materials (#authres) for English Language

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Students & Educators

Mimi StapletonDecember 15, 2015 0

Spanish Video Library for Apple TV

"Apps are the future of television,” Apple boldly proclaimed with the recent launch of the next-generation Apple TV*. Among other new features, Apple TV now includes access to the App Store, allowing users to personalize their entertainment experience without having to buy a new television. Just plug the device into the back of your

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Students & Educators

Ralph MooreSeptember 22, 2015 0

5 SAS Curriculum Pathways Hidden Gems

Every school day thousands of teachers and students use the over 1,500 free resources in SAS Curriculum Pathways. Many will visit the most popular lessons, tools, and apps, such as Writing Navigator, the Algebra course, or the U.S. History document-analysis series. All are enormously helpful to students and teachers. But the 1,500 resources also

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Students & Educators

Mimi StapletonSeptember 9, 2015 0

Enhance Language Skills with Spanish Grammar Resources!

Are you looking for resources that teach linguistic competence (about the language) and communicative competence (meaningful communication)? Spanish Grammar in Practice has 11 interactive resources that enhance listening, reading, and writing skills with extension activities for speaking skills. Each offers three levels of Spanish instruction--beginning, intermediate, or advanced--with the focus

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Students & Educators

Ralph MooreMay 31, 2015 0

Sustaining Student Momentum over the Summer

Students on a traditional calendar usually finish the school year on a high note, brimming with knowledge, skills, and confidence. Summer is certainly a time to recharge, doing things with family and friends. Childhood and adolescence are supposed to be fun, and that is what summer vacation is for. So...

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Mimi StapletonJanuary 14, 2015 0

Elementary Spotlight: Spanish

In Curriculum Pathways, elementary students and teachers will find a wealth of thematically organized resources that are age-appropriate and help students learn basic expressions, words, and phrases in context. Students explore and discover the Spanish language and culture by interacting with the resources. Our Spanish Language Videos introduce and reinforce

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Students & Educators

Mimi StapletonDecember 15, 2014 0

ELL: Hour of Code, Hora del Código, Heure de …

During Computer Science Education Week, the Hour of Code challenges students of all ages (and languages) to learn and participate in the basics of coding, engineering, computer science, and gaming. Social media sites are flooded with images of kids using technology, learning programming, and creating code. Twitter hashtags in English

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Ralph MooreNovember 18, 2014 0

Online Professional Learning–At No Cost!

Keeping up with the pace of technology innovation–while simultaneously planning resource integration in an online, blended, or traditional classroom–is really more than a full-time job. So why not earn renewal credits while you do it? Through our online professional-development course offerings, participants learn how SAS® Curriculum Pathways® helps educators achieve academic goals

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Students & Educators

Tim McBrideOctober 27, 2014 0

Teleport Your Spanish Students!

Jumper cables, safety goggles, rubber gloves, a charmingly mad scientist, an endearingly animated and naïve student, a dangerous-looking contraption for “teleportation,” a boondoggle of frayed electrical wires—this unlikely mélange forms the set for our Spanish language videos—which follow the adventures of Miguel Del Mundo and his sidekick, Sabo. “Our primary

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Students & Educators

Tim McBrideOctober 7, 2014 0

Building Unit Plans with SAS Curriculum Pathways

Teachers can’t just give brilliant, isolated lectures or conduct fascinating, stand-alone activities and hope students will somehow connect these diverse components into a cohesive whole. To help students master the fundamentals of any discipline, teachers must build units of integrated materials that highlight essential connections and satisfy a variety of

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Students & Educators

Mimi StapletonJuly 2, 2014 0

ELL and Content-Based Instruction

Curriculum Pathways supports English Language Learner (ELL) instruction, which we consider to be one of today’s most important educational challenges. Imagine walking into a classroom where you are not only the new kid but the new kid who can’t understand what others are saying. Imagine being the teacher trying to

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Students & Educators

Brandy MannMarch 6, 2014 0

What's New: March 5th Edition

Here at SAS Curriculum Pathways, we are constantly creating content. In our latest update, we have everything from hover cars to dinosaurs! Check them out! La casa From our Spanish language video series, our newest installment is designed to build mastery of the language, introducing and reinforcing Spanish vocabulary about

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Students & Educators

Ralph MooreFebruary 21, 2014 0

SAS Curriculum Pathways and Advanced Placement: Feeding the Monster

The College Board recently reported that the number of U.S. public school students taking Advanced Placement classes nearly doubled over the last decade. No doubt that growth has impacted schools, resources, and--in particular--AP teachers. As a new Advanced Placement teacher, I remember needing strong lessons and resources, and lots of

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SAS Curriculum Pathways Las estaciones

Mimi StapletonDecember 16, 2013 0

Aprende el español con Miguel del Mundo

(Editor's note: The latest addition to our Spanish Video Library, La gente, is now available both within Curriculum Pathways and on YouTube.) ¡Saludos! Es un placer introducirte a nuestra serie de videos para aprender el español. Seguirás las aventuras del Profesor Miguel del Mundo y su amigo Sabo, quien quiere aprender el

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Students & Educators

Ralph MooreNovember 12, 2013 0

We are hitting the road — and listening to teachers!

High-quality learning resources cannot be developed in a vacuum. From our beginnings over 15 years ago, SAS Curriculum Pathways has been informed and influenced by our interaction with educators. We spend countless days each year working with and listening to teachers around the country. And our curriculum specialists attend and

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Writing Planner, Writing Drafter, and Writing Reviser on iPads

Brandy MannAugust 29, 2013 0

Back to School: Goodies for Your iPad

It's the new school year and you are handed a shiny new iPad. What do you start putting on it? SAS Curriculum Pathways of course! We have been working to bring you more mobile options, both new and old. We've begun to update our award-winning resources, and we've created no-cost

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