Janet Hale

Janet Hale is an American educational consultant / trainer and national staff development specialist in Curriculum Mapping. She also provides consulting and training work in literacy, math, and science with an emphasis on aligning curriculum and articulating learning as well as upgrading units of study.

For the Native American writer, see Janet Campbell Hale.

Biography

Hale attended Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona, US, gaining a Bachelor's Degree in education, majoring in elementary education and special education.[1]

In 1997, Hale made the move to work full-time assisting learning organizations with their curriculum-mapping or curriculum-design implementation and ongoing processes.

She has written two professional curriculum mapping books: A Guide to Curriculum Mapping: Planning, Implementing, and Sustaining the Process, dedicated to understanding the complexities of curriculum mapping, and An Educational Leader's Guide to Curriculum Mapping: Creating and Sustaining Collaborative Cultures. Both books are published by Corwin Press.[2] Her third book, Upgrade Your Curriculum: Practical Ways to Transform Learning and Engage Students, is published by ASCD.[3]

Hale has created a Web-based application, CCSS ELA Progressive Continuums App, for the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects that provides teachers and administrators with a visual aid featuring the nuances of the CCSS ELA standards across grade levels.

Hale has taught elementary, middle, and high school students. Her undergraduate work in elementary and special education, as well as her master's degree in leadership and curriculum, has provided her personal insight into the complexities of creating aligned curriculum and empowering teachers in the process of curriculum design.

References
  1. Curriculum Mapping Consultants: Janet Hale.
  2. "Corwin: A Guide to Curriculum Mapping: Planning, Implementing, and Sustaining the Process: Janet A. Hale: 9781412948920". Corwinpress.com. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  3. ASCD. "Upgrade Your Curriculum: Practical Ways to Transform Units and Engage Students". www.ascd.org. Retrieved 2018-06-01.

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