TICAL

TICAL—short for Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership—is a unique professional development program with the mission of helping K-12 school administrators provide informed and effective leadership in the use of technology to improve education. Portical.org is TICAL’s portal, which provides over 1,000 carefully chosen, categorized, annotated tools and resources specifically chosen because of their relevance and usefulness to K-12 school administrators seeking to leverage technology to improve learning. The portal houses the searchable TICAL resource database as well as podcasts, videos, “quick takes,” and Tblogical, TICAL’s blog for school administrators.

Recommended Reads ... insights from California ASCD colleagues

Greetings California educators! CASCD invites you to share your thoughts on a professional book you have recently enjoyed. Click the link and we may share your recommendation in our monthly Curriculum Feed newletter. Share your recommendations.

CALCURRICULUM  Math Reports

CalCurriculum (California Curriculum Collaborative) provides independent, California-specific reviews of math instructional materials, focusing on alignment with state standards, usability, and support for multilingual learners. These reports analyze curriculum quality to aid districts in adopting and implementing high-quality materials. 

All materials below have been reviewed by EdReports for alignment to college and career-ready standards as well as other attributes of high-quality curriculum as recommended by educators.

Note that you can now filter to see materials that are on the current adoption list from the State of California as of November 2025. The state reports of findings and recommendations for adoption can be found here. Once the final approved list from the State Board of Education is posted for the California Department of Education website, we will update the link here.

PBL Works

Easily design PBL projects using this new online planning tool

With the uncertainty everyone is facing this year, PBLWorks is thrilled to bring you something to make your job a little easier: the new Project Designer.  Whether you're new to PBL, or you're a busy PBL teacher, Project Designer gives you a shortcut to implementing high quality PBL in your classroom.

Adapt one of 72 Gold Standard PBL projects - or create your own project - that's ready to use in the classroom or online. The user-friendly format walks you through each step of designing a project for your students’ needs.  

72 Gold Standard PBL projects included

Choose from 72 standards-based high quality PBL projects, across subject areas and grade levels (K-12). Each project includes detailed instructional activities, editable rubrics, project information sheets (3-12), family letters (K-2), and modifications for at-home learning. 

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At MIND Research Institute, our mission is to ensure that all students are mathematically equipped to solve the world's most challenging problems.  With schools across the country temporarily colosing, we're providing resources and no-cost access to ST Math so the learning can keep on happening at home.  Learn more at:  https://www.stmath.com/coronavirus  

Overview of Science Framework for California Schools

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