Evidence-based and inclusive educational content is key to student success.
At the Johns Hopkins School of Education, our groundbreaking curriculum studies work focuses on understanding and improving the delivery and design of educational content. In this area, our accomplished faculty members and scholars examine effective program design and delivery and promote a holistic approach to curriculum development that prioritizes equity, diversity, and inclusivity.
Recognizing that local and federal policies significantly impact what students learn and when they learn it, our research emphasizes the interplay between policy and curriculum development. Consequently, our curriculum studies work makes vital contributions to education reform and helps advocate for equitable curriculum policies and programs that benefit all students.
Shaping Educational Content
Curriculum development involves everything from the theory behind appropriate educational content and effective instructional design to addressing professional development and the challenges of adopting state-wide standards.
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PEOPLE OF SOE
Ashley Rogers Berner, PhD
Associate Professor and Director, Institute for Educational Policy
"There is great unevenness in the actual quality of the texts teachers are choosing in terms of accuracy, in terms of beauty, in terms of quality of writing, and in terms of the capacity of the texts to evoke emotion and to drive important conversations.”
Evaluation of English and social studies curricula reveals that many districts around the nation have made strides in representation since 2018. However, Ashley Berner and her colleagues at the Institute for Educational Policy also found that the breadth and quality of material lags behind that of our international peers. IEP worked with Baltimore City Schools to develop a new, more diverse K-8 curriculum and create stronger, more robust units for higher grades.
Our Curriculum Experts
The Johns Hopkins School of Education is home to some of the nation’s top experts, thought leaders, and mentors in the field of curriculum studies.
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David Steiner, PhD
Professor
Executive Director, Johns Hopkins Institute for Education PolicyAffiliation
Institute for Education Policy, SOE Leadership
Expertise
Curriculum Studies, Education Policy & Politics, Research, Evaluation & Assessment
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Ashley Rogers Berner, PhD
Associate Professor
Director, Johns Hopkins Institute for Education PolicyAffiliation
Institute for Education Policy, SOE Leadership
Expertise
Curriculum Studies, Education Policy & Politics, Research, Evaluation & Assessment
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Alanna Bjorklund-Young, PhD
Assistant Professor
Affiliation
Institute for Education Policy
Expertise
Curriculum Studies, Education Policy & Politics
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Steven M. Ross, PhD
Professor
Director, Center for Research and Reform in EducationAffiliation
Center for Research and Reform in Education, SOE Leadership
Expertise
Curriculum Studies, Research, Evaluation & Assessment
David Steiner, PhD
Professor
Executive Director, Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy
Affiliation
Institute for Education Policy, SOE Leadership
Expertise
Curriculum Studies, Education Policy & Politics, Research, Evaluation & Assessment
Ashley Rogers Berner, PhD
Associate Professor
Director, Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy
Affiliation
Institute for Education Policy, SOE Leadership
Expertise
Curriculum Studies, Education Policy & Politics, Research, Evaluation & Assessment
Alanna Bjorklund-Young, PhD
Assistant Professor
Affiliation
Institute for Education Policy
Expertise
Curriculum Studies, Education Policy & Politics
Steven M. Ross, PhD
Professor
Director, Center for Research and Reform in Education
Affiliation
Center for Research and Reform in Education, SOE Leadership
Expertise
Curriculum Studies, Research, Evaluation & Assessment
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Nancy Madden, PhD
Professor
Affiliation
Center for Research and Reform in Education
Expertise
Curriculum Studies
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Amanda Neitzel (Inns), PhD
Assistant Professor
Deputy Director of Evidence Research, Center for Research and Reform in EducationAffiliation
Center for Research and Reform in Education
Expertise
Curriculum Studies, Research, Evaluation & Assessment
Nancy Madden, PhD
Professor
Affiliation
Center for Research and Reform in Education
Expertise
Curriculum Studies
Amanda Neitzel (Inns), PhD
Assistant Professor
Deputy Director of Evidence Research, Center for Research and Reform in Education
Affiliation
Center for Research and Reform in Education
Expertise
Curriculum Studies, Research, Evaluation & Assessment