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All too often, curriculum shortfalls are chalked up to implementation. But in Unboxing the Curriculum, author Kate Roberts, with Maggie Beattie Roberts, argues that it’s often the road map that needs some work. The path doesn’t lead where it should, and sometimes, there be dragons.   This book offers a field guide for charting a better course through unit planning. In its pages, you’ll learn to:see your curriculum clearlyset smart prioritiestailor units to your classesmonitor for equity, engagement and relevancebuild supplemental materials that truly support your students.   With real classroom examples and team-friendly protocols that apply to any subject, grade level, or program alongside a robust appendix full of practical use-tomorrow tools, you’ll navigate prepackaged or scripted curricula and prewritten units without losing sight of the students in front of you. The result? A path learners can take to their destination.   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