Teachers’ Curriculum Institute (TCI)<\/a> is a K-12 publishing company that creates interactive\/hands-on science and social studies curriculums. The interactive programs enable educators to improve their ability to engage students in a diverse classroom (e.g., students with different learning styles, communication differences, or language differences). TCI utilizes research-based teaching strategies and practices (e.g., multi-sensory approach<\/a>, cooperative learning<\/a>, visual aids<\/a>)\u00a0that bring education to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TCI Provides: <\/h2>\n\n\n\nTeacher Resources <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Ready-to-teach lesson presentations, complete student resources, customizable 3-Dimensional assessments, and more..<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Student Resources: Print and Digital <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
They consider that for some it is easier to have a\u00a0physical book. Their bundle makes it easy to keep a 21st-century classroom while\u00a0using the textbook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Materials\u00a0 <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Materials\u00a0& kits are prepared in advance, neatly organized and ready to use. To understand a little more about how a TCI program works, I looked into the curriculum for Social Studies Alive: Our Community and Beyond,<\/em> which j<\/em>ust like all TCI\u00a0 programs, puts a unique, interactive twist on the traditional text book. The program is rich in content, and the chapters are well written and tied to the presented hands-on activities. The chapters also include high interest readings.
TCI aims for student learning to be memorable and impactful, by including engaging content, meaningful technology and interactive classroom experiences. Of the thousands of districts across the United States that implement TCI, teachers are noting consistently positive outcomes. Read more about what schools have to say about TCI here<\/a>.
TCI lessons at all grade levels follow the same organized approach to build mastery of state and national standards:<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"collaboration-1\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/educationandbehavior.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/collaboration-1.png?resize=552%2C310&ssl=1\")
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In Social Studies Alive: Our Community and Beyond<\/em>, students engage in activities such as pretending they are astronauts launching into space. First they blast off, but receive a message from NASA control stating that they seem to be losing radio contact with the rocket ship, and need to make an emergency landing without NASA\u2019s guidance<\/em>. Students need to figure out where to land the space shuttle by using their student edition, interactive student notebook, and interactive desk map. They must determine what hemisphere they are in, what continent they should steer the space shuttle towards, what country, what state, and what community. The lessons feel realistic to the students. They get messages from NASA such as, \u201con our radar we can see that you are heading towards the Western Hemisphere. The Western Hemisphere is correct. Space Shuttle, we\u2019re losing cont\u2026.(as the message cuts out).” Students feel pride landing the space shuttle correctly, and they learn key geographic terms.
All TCI curriculums include this type of engaging, interactive approach to learning. Here are some images of students engaging in science\/social studies TCI activities:
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nCheck out a video of about Social Studies Live: Our Community and <\/em>Beyond to watch students in action: