Curriculum Hub

Literacy

• Priority Standards
• Essential Instructional Practices
• Grade Level Curriculum Road Maps
• MAISA ELA Resource Hub

Social Studies

• Priority Standards
• Assessments
• MAISA Social Studies Resource Hub

Math, Science, & Social Studies Learning Teams 

Focus

To empower district-level educators, through collaboration, to enhance the math-based, science-based, and social studies-based experience of all students within the schools of Marquette-Alger RESA.

Learning Team Leaders

• Math: Chrissy Columb, Marquette-Alger RESA.

  • For meeting and membership information send inquiries to ccolumb@maresa.org.

• Science: Erich Ziegler, Marquette-Alger RESA.

  • For meeting and membership information send inquiries to eziegler@maresa.org.

• Social Studies: Joe Levandoski and Brenton Fitzpatrick, Marquette Area Public Schools.

  • For meeting and membership information send inquiries to jlevandoski@mapsnet.org or bfitzpatrick@mapsnet.org.

Curriculum Committees

These committees are unique as they incorporate a partnership between all 13 local school districts, Marquette-Alger RESA, and Northern Michigan University (NMU). 

• Dr. Derek Anderson (NMU) and Dr. Travis Smith (Marquette-Alger RESA) co-facilitate the Social Studies Curriculum Committee.

• Dr. Kristen White (NMU), Chandra Ziegler (Marquette-Alger RESA), and Colleen Sundholm (Marquette-Alger RESA) co-facilitate the Literacy Curriculum Committee.

Focus

• Curriculum Review - Engage in curriculum mapping, review assessments and instructional practices, and identify key standards, gaps, and overlaps.  

• Curriculum Resources - Improve efficiencies through common language and shared forms. Improve Marquette-Alger RESA PD offerings accordingly.

• Curriculum Evaluation Process - Create/improve LEA curriculum review processes by developing a standard model.

Meetings and Membership

The committees generally meet four or more times throughout the school year at Marquette-Alger RESA. Substitute teacher costs are eligible for reimbursement.

Each committee is open to 30 K-12 teachers from across the two-county area. If you are interested in participating in this effort, please contact Dr. Travis Smith for social studies (tsmith@maresa.org) or Chandra Ziegler for literacy (cziegler@maresa.org).