A quick reference guide focused on ensuring instruction aligns across classrooms and tiers in ways that maximize student learning.

OpenSciEd is a Next Generation Science standards-aligned curriculum for elementary, middle, and high school students and is designed for how students learn science best. From 2018 to 2025, Massachusetts contributed to the development of these open-source K–12 science instructional materials through collaboration on scope and sequence, design specifications, and the instructional model of the curricular materials. The curriculum is available to download for free from the OpenSciEd website.

In 2023, MA DESE released an updated Comprehensive Health and Physical Education (CHPE) Curriculum Framework that provides standards and guidance for effective CHPE programs. This guide is intended to provide districts with an overview of how available CHPE curricula align with the CHPE Framework.

This DESE video series provides close-up examples of strong daily instructional practices that create the conditions for deeper learning experiences. The collection includes PK-12 examples in math, literacy/ELA, ESL, history, and science.

Investigating History is a comprehensive, authentic, inquiry-based curriculum aligned to the 2018 History/Social Science Framework, developed by DESE in collaboration with teachers, history scholars, and organizations across Massachusetts. Units for Grades 5-7 are available now. Pilot materials for Grades 3 and 4 are available to preview, with revised units available in summer 2026. The curriculum is available at no-cost to districts.

Access session materials from the February 2020 MTSS Planning Institute opportunity, developed as a follow-up to the September 2019 MTSS Leadership Institute based on educator requests for additional learning opportunities and facilitated planning time.

Note: The Massachusetts MTSS Blueprint was updated in 2025. Many tools from the 2020 institute are aligned to older 2018 version of the Blueprint.

Use this video collection to learn about ways educators in schools across Massachusetts are transforming professional learning using a variety of collaborative and lesson internalization methods.

Session materials from DESE’s 2019 MTSS Leadership Institute. Note: Some materials are based on the 2018 Massachusetts MTSS Blueprint which was updated in 2025.

This guide helps math leaders in different roles and at different stages of math intervention, from getting started to leading an established program. It includes sections on identifying students, scheduling, class size, staffing, and other aspects of implementing math intervention classes.

This guidance and AI Literacy for Educators training module are designed to help districts that opt to move forward with AI develop thoughtful, responsible, and equitable approaches. Grounded in the Commonwealth’s educational vision, they offer a foundation for local policy development, educator training, AI literacy, and the creation of adaptive systems that evolve alongside emerging technologies.

A short guidance tool for selecting high quality core/universal and Tier 2 resources.

See deeper learning practices in action in this series of videos featuring a range of ELA/literacy, math, history, and science classrooms PK-12.

Use these tools to support deeper learning grounded in grade-level, real-world, relevant, and interactive learning. Tools in the classroom support observations, lesson and unit unpacking, and student work review.

Find workshop materials from DESE’s 2025 Instructional Leadership Institute. Session topics included instructional vision and planning, designing for school belonging, scheduling, student support structures, multilingual learners, budgeting, and more.

Ground your learning community in DESE’s vision for Massachusetts students. Available in 8 languages.