Providing a ROADMAP for Michigan’s K-8 classrooms

THE RESULTS

THE SITUATION

• Michigan schools are in crisis, ranked #33 in the nation overall and #43 in fourth-grade reading. Test scores have been dropping across the board since 2014, and our kids are falling behind.
• There is a persistent shortage of qualified teachers, with high turnover rates, fewer education degrees conferred, and existing teachers overburdened and undersupported.
• We must modernize our approach to education to give Michigan students and teachers the tools they need to succeed.

THE SOLUTION

• The Center for Digital Curricula’s Collabrify Roadmap Platform is a device-independent educational environment that supports deeply digital, highly interactive, collaborative learning in K-8 classrooms.
• The Center’s free, OER Roadmap curricula are guided and informed by Michigan educators according to state standards, and they are easily customized by teachers to better meet the needs of all their students.
• The Center’s Roadmap resources enable fun, interactive, collaborative, experiential learning for all students and includes accommodations for struggling learners. Classrooms that use them have seen increases in student engagement and achievement, as well as decreases in behavior problems.
• Funding the Center enables the development of core curricular and supplemental content aligned with state goals. The Center recently received a grant from the MEDC to create K-8 supplemental resources about EVs and mobility.
• With additional funding, the Center can expand its efforts to develop new resources to further support success in the classroom. The Center is currently working to develop an AI- powered grading tool that enhances the productivity of teachers and students.