Core Knowledge™, a collaborative and seamless education program, has been selected to augment the Indiana State Academic Standards for students in Grades K-8. PSoE-CFA has partnered with a national Core Knowledge consultant to develop, across each grade level, thematic projects based units that integrates content across all subject areas and maximizes technology.

The units will serve as a resource for teachers and a foundation from which to develop future units that align with the Core Knowledge™ Sequence. Intervention and enrichment of content will occur through technological resources. K12, a research based online curricular resource, provides a platform of instructional materials and resources, which are available through the use of technology. Since Core Knowledge™ is designed to be the basis of about 50% of the school’s curriculum, it provides a solid coherent foundation for learning, while allowing flexibility to meet and exceed the Indiana State Standards.

The State Standards and the Core Knowledge™ curriculum will be aligned to assure that each student is meeting the basic education standards as set forth by the state and receiving the enrichment options that are the trademark of a well-integrated program design. Core Knowledge provides the guidelines for teachers to accommodate every student at all levels. Through technology, resources for engaging students will be provided, and the doors to the world opened through a rich, literacy based curricula.