Sources For School Curriculum

With the expansion of online courses in grades K-12, there has been an astounding proliferation of choices when it comes to school curriculum. Recently, a popular online music store began offering K-12 curriculum! Museums, universities, school publishers, individual teachers, government agencies like NASA, educational associations, game developers, and all manner of content vendors are potential sources for online content. With so many choices, the problem is not finding school curriculum, it's finding the right school curriculum. Fortunately, school districts that sign up to use IQity's Reactor have the assurance that curriculum materials have been reviewed by a panel of education experts and are aligned with state standards.

School Curriculum Must Support Achievement

Today's schools face unprecedented scrutiny in the form of state achievement tests. In order for students to perform well on those tests, it's imperative that school curriculum is aligned with the standards set by the state. However, a great deal of the content schools can find online has not been compared with state standards and will not necessarily help students do well on standardized tests.

Reactor is a learning object repository that contains curriculum for all K-12 grades and subjects in a variety of formats: videos, mp3 files, charts, graphs, maps, quizzes, exercises, labs, web pages and so on. Best of all, all Reactor materials are aligned with state standards. Teachers can use curriculum they find in Reactor with assurance that it will support their efforts to maximize student achievement.

School Curriculum is Easy to Search and Use

Searching for school curriculum in Reactor is similar to using an Internet search engine. Teachers can search by grade, subject, format, or state standard, as well as by keyword. When they find a lesson they want to use, they can simply "drag and drop" to quickly move it to the Classroom page.

The variety of materials in Reactor means that teachers can find additional material on a subject if a struggling student needs clarification or if a gifted student needs more challenge. Since it's quick and easy to find and use Reactor curriculum, teachers can improve student outcomes without hours of grueling work to customize course content.

Reactor's School Curriculum Is Always Evolving

Another great feature of the school curriculum in Reactor is that it continues to expand. New content is being added to Reactor all the time. And Reactor has built-in tools that make it easy for teachers to create their own course materials. No specialized programming or design knowledge is necessary to create web pages, graphs, flow charts and other content. For teachers who want to share their content with others, IQity's panel of education experts will confirm that it's standards-aligned and incorporate it into Reactor for others to use. This may even prove to be a source of income for teachers who add quality content to Reactor.

To take advantage of the standards-aligned school curriculum available in Reactor, ask for an IQity online demonstration.