TERI / Layer 2
Layer 2

Curriculum & Instruction

7 checkpoints in this layer
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2.1
Digital Literacy Scope & Sequence
K-12 articulated scope and sequence for digital literacy — keyboarding, online safety, research and source evaluation, digital communication, digital citizenship — grade-band differentiated, subject-integrated across core content areas, with an articulated exit profile for graduating students.
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2.2
AI Literacy Scope & Sequence
K-12 articulated scope and sequence for AI literacy — how AI works, when (and when not) to use it, output evaluation, algorithmic bias, ethics, cognitive implications — grade-band differentiated, subject-integrated, with an exit profile (anticipating HB 4005-style AI instruction mandates emerging across states).
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2.3
Student Agency Over Tech Use (K-12 Progression)
K-12 developmental progression for cultivating student agency over their personal tech use: K-2 protect attention; 3-5 name algorithmic dynamics; 6-8 confront persuasive design; 9-12 audit your own use. Curriculum is one tool inside the strategy; the outcome is graduates who can navigate the attention economy.
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2.4
Academic Integrity in the AI Era
How the district defines, communicates, and operationalizes academic integrity in an AI era — board-adopted policy (definitions of authorized vs unauthorized AI use, attribution, consequences, appeals) plus aligned classroom practice (AI-resilient assignment design, oral defenses, fair-process protocols, explicit recognition that AI-detection tools are unreliable evidence).
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2.5
Assessment & Grading in an AI Era
Rethinking evaluation for the AI era — rubrics, authentic tasks, process-based assessment, standards-based grading — so what is measured is student learning, not AI output. Distinct from academic integrity (2.4): this is what counts as evidence of learning.
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2.6
Early Childhood (Pre-K–2) Readiness
Developmentally appropriate Pre-K-2 approach — analog foundations, sustained attention, play, social development, executive function. Technology used purposefully, not by default. Aligned with current AAP digital media guidance (2026) and the NAEYC/Fred Rogers Center 2012 joint position statement on technology in early childhood.
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2.7
Computer Science & CTE Pathway
K-12 articulated pathway for computer science and CTE tech competencies — programming, computational thinking, data science, cybersecurity, and field-specific tracks (IT, healthcare, trades, design, manufacturing). Distinct from 2.1 / 2.2: the builder layer beyond user fluency, with industry credentials and graduation pathways.
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