A high-quality curriculum, also called high-quality instructional materials (HQIM), is one of the most effective tools for bringing grade-level, engaging, affirming, and meaningful — GLEAM® — instruction to life and accelerating student growth throughout a school system. But effectively adopting and implementing HQIM — as a systems change initiative — requires comprehensive planning and effective execution. During this two-day Summit, we’ll share the essential steps and strategies for conducting a thorough adoption or implementation, all while building buy-in for instructional change throughout your organization. Along the way, you’ll work with your team to develop the plans and tools you’ll need to launch your curriculum with confidence.
A new curriculum isn’t just a purchase; it’s an opportunity to raise the bar for teaching and learning for every single student. UnboundEd is here to help you make the most of it.
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University of California, Berkeley
October 6–7, 2026
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How We Organize the Learning
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HQIM Adoption Pathway
Ready to choose your next curriculum? This two-day intensive gives you the foundation to make that decision with confidence that is grounded in both the technical aspects of adoption and the understanding of your students, your educators, and your vision of instruction.
We’ll guide you through UnboundEd’s five-phase adoption process and help you build the key pieces you need to get started. GLEAM anchors our work together: before you can select the right materials, your leadership team needs a shared, concrete vision of what strong teaching and learning looks like and a plan to let that vision drive every adoption decision. By the end, you’ll have a leadership team structure, a timeline, clear priorities, and early-stage plans for evaluating and piloting materials.
Together, we will:
- Establish roles for your district adoption leadership team, develop a realistic timeline, and co-create an instructional vision calibrated to your students’ assets and your community’s definition of excellent teaching and learning
- Synthesize student data, research, best practices, and lessons from previous adoptions to surface the priorities that matter most for your context
- Determine criteria for your curriculum selection that account for both content quality and real-world fit: Which materials will work for your students?
- Create a basic plan for your review process, including a curriculum pilot designed to surface how materials perform with your learners and your educators
- Consider the major focus areas for a strong curriculum launch and implementation that turn a good adoption into lasting instructional change
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HQIM Implementation Pathway
If you’ve selected a new curriculum and are ready to put it to work, this pathway is for you. Over two days of learning, we’ll share five essential conditions for successful implementation and help you plan for each one. You’ll learn systems that promote improvement over time, plan for common challenges, and develop key components of a strong curriculum launch.
Together, we will:
- Establish roles for your district implementation leadership team, evaluate your existing systems, and create an instructional vision for your schools
- Develop a long-term, comprehensive professional learning and planning strategy for teachers and leaders that advances GLEAM Instruction
- Determine everyday expectations, protocols, and routines for planning, teaching, and instructional leadership
- Develop a two-way communications plan that builds a sense of purpose and sustains a healthy culture around your implementation
- Create measurable goals and a progress monitoring plan for your first year of implementation
Who is this for?
This event is intended for leaders stewarding curriculum adoption and implementation in their districts.
- Central office leaders: Curriculum or subject-area coordinators, directors, executive directors, and assistant superintendents of curriculum and instruction
- School-based members of your adoption or implementation teams: Principals, coaches, department chairs, teacher leaders, or team leaders
We encourage you to bring a team, share the learning, and use this event to build your plans together.
