Join WestEd expert Jenell Krishnan at the 2026 NCTE Annual Convention, November 19–22, 2026, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The NCTE Annual Convention brings together educators, researchers, authors, and literacy leaders from across the country to share innovative practices, research, and strategies that advance reading, writing, and communication for all learners. This year’s theme is “Imagine. Innovate. Inspire.”
WestEd Presentation
Curriculum Revision as Praxis
Presenters: Jenell Krishnan, WestEd; Paloma Aranda, Christine Duncan Charter School
Location: Room 109-B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
Time: 3:30–4 p.m.
This session explores how a yearlong pilot of the Reading Apprenticeship Academic Literacy (RAAL) curriculum became a model for teacher-led improvement, using an inquiry cycle of implementation, reflection, and real-time revision drawn from student think-alouds, teacher logs, and focus group data. Participants will leave with the ability to define a curriculum as a dynamic process, design a focal-student inquiry plan to gather qualitative data, analyze teacher and student feedback to identify what needs revising, and run a structured revision cycle that honors teacher expertise and student agency.