Welcome to the Office of Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning. Our office supports our educators and para-educators as they design and deliver a highly-engaging curriculum and instruction that meets the needs of proficient and accelerated learners while also working to close the achievement gap.
This year our district continues to implement Universal design for learning (UDL) and focus on the importance of a growth mindset. Universal design for learning (UDL) is a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn. Growth Mindset is the belief that effort, and not innate ability, results in positive learning outcomes.
Students who have growth mindset respond to instruction with more positive, effort-based strategies to work harder and spend more time on the task instead of giving up. Learn more about UDL and growth mindset today.
Comparison Districts
In an effort to improve our own district, it’s important to examine the growth and trends in comparable districts or those who educate similar students with similar resources. In February 2018, the GDRSD School District voted to accept our list of recommended districts so we could chart our growth in comparison to our peers in years to come.
To access the list of GD’s Comparable Districts, click here.
Home Schooling Resources
District Curriculum Accommodation Plan (DCAP)
Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks
- Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks for ELA (2017)
- Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks for Math (2017)
- Science, Technology and Engineering Curriculum Frameworks
- Massachusetts History and Social Science Curriculum Framework
- Massachusetts Arts Curriculum Frameworks
- Comprehensive Health Curriculum Frameworks
- Foreign Languages Curriculum Frameworks
- WIDA English Language Development Standards Website
Contact the Curriculum Office
Assistant Superintendent
Phone: (978) 448-5505
Email: kdefrancisco@oldsite.oldsite.oldsite.gdrsd.org
Administrative Assistant
Phone: (978) 448-5505
Email: pwilson@oldsite.oldsite.oldsite.gdrsd.org
Math Supervisor K-8
Phone: (978) 448-5505
Email: kgartland@oldsite.oldsite.oldsite.gdrsd.org
Twitter: @KarenGGartland
Amanda Densmore
English Language Arts Supervisor PreK-6
Phone: (978) 448-5505
Email: adensmore@oldsite.oldsite.oldsite.gdrsd.org