Connecting curriculum, content, and assessment to improve instruction for all learners

Meet Maria

Maria began her career in NJ public schools in 2009 and started publishing teaching resources, books, and blogs for Everyone Deserves to Learn in 2013. In 2012, she received an M.Ed in Teaching ESL from The College of New Jersey. Maria taught English as a Second Language in two New Jersey districts, and then served as the Director of Curriculum and Instruction for a PreK-8 school district in Camden County, NJ. During her time as the Director of Curriculum and Instruction, she moved the district from a balanced literacy basal series to a structured literacy curriculum, and used ESSER and other COVID relief funds to create a STEAM-based enrichment summer program. Currently, she works as an Instructional Specialist for the School Success Center in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Delaware. During the school day, you can find her planning professional learning, analyzing data, coaching instructional staff, and writing curriculum. After school, you can find her winding down with a good book.