TIA has been given rave reviews by many in the education community, and has been overwhelmingly embraced by educators at all levels.
"I first encountered Lisa Carter and her idea for Total Instructional Alignment as Deputy Superintendent for Instruction in Owensboro, Kentucky. Our work with Lisa in Owensboro was a culture changing experience for the school system and produced the Skills Continuum that is found in the book, Total Instructional Alignment. I moved on to lead a district in Indiana and again employed Lisa and TIA with great success. Currently as a professor of educational leadership at UNC-Charlotte, I use Total Instructional Alignment as the only textbook and the course framework for my course, Curriculum Leadership. A measure of any improvement process is to ask, “How does it stand up against the inevitable barrage of current fads?” Total Instructional Alignment, because it makes so much common sense, not only has held its own, it continues to grow in use and acknowledgment as a seminal improvement strategy that should be in the repertoire of every teacher and administrator at every level."
David M. Dunaway, Ed.D.
Associate Professor of Educational Leadership,
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
"Our work with Total Instructional Alignment is the work to ensure the transition from traditional standards to the Common Core State Standards is comprehensive, efficient and effective. Using TIA, our entire instructional division is engaged in a proven process resulting in greater awareness, understanding of standard, curriculum, instruction, and assessment alignment. Without question, TIA has created both individual and collective capacity of classroom teachers, principals, and central office administrators to meet the needs of each learner in our school system."
Gregory A. Firn, Ed.D
Superintendent of Schools
Anson County Schools
"In our school district, Total Instructional Alignment (TIA) is making a difference in the results we are getting with increased student achievement. Total Instructional Alignment answers the questions: What is it that students are to know and to be able to do? How will we know that students have either mastered or not yet mastered the essential learning? Total Instructional Alignment is a process which brings staff together in very meaningful professional development for the benefit of knowing exactly what is to be taught and assessed. TIA is giving consistency to teaching and learning in our district and teachers are confident of the content they are responsible for teaching."
Mary Vagner
Superintendent, Pocatello/Chubbuck School District
2012 Idaho State Superintendent of the Year
Research and publications
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"With common core standards and TIA, we're making it possible to go deeper and to create problem solving students that are ready for the next level."
Teachers share the positive impact of TIA in their classrooms.
Shana Clayton, English Teacher, Bonneville High School
"TIA makes sure that every student is getting the same instruction and that every student is college and career ready."
Angie Pipinich, 7th Grade Math Teacher, Rocky Mountain Middle School
"I beleive in TIA. I beleive that as educators it's going to help us go deeper and reach all learners. We are communicating more with grades before us and after us. We're teaching relationships."
Terrina Crow, 1st Grade Teacher, Discovery Elementary School
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