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We’ve Got a New Name: Common Planner

Common Curriculum is now Common Planner. Same team, same mission, new name. We couldn’t be more excited to share this with you! Ahh! 🍾

We freshened our design up for 24/25!

If you’re someone who gets worried when your tools change their designs, never fear! These changes are small and it should take you less than a minute to get…

Join Cc’s Free Summer Lunch and Learns!

Wanna become a Cc expert? All summer, I’ll be hosting informal Zoom sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays at noon EST. Sessions will focus on the topics below!…

Empowering Educators: How Common Curriculum Transformed Frances Diaz’s Teaching Experience

Switching from the “really ugly and…really tedious” Gradelink to Common Curriculum was a game-changer for Frances Diaz, a 5th and 6th grade teacher who found…

Stories From the Field: Simple Lessons Are Often the Strongest

Ten years ago, on a warm late-July morning, I was adjusting my necktie, watching myself in the mirror of the staff restroom at STEM Preparatory Academy.…

Don’t Throw Away The Gold! 3 Powerful Ways to Reuse Your Best Lesson Plans!

Every once in a while, we teachers stumble upon a great idea: a catchy hook, a sticky pneumonic device, or a simple way to teach a tough concept. And…

Google Classroom and Common Curriculum: A match made in lesson planning heaven

Common Curriculum, the best online lesson planner in the world, now works seamlessly with Google Classroom! You’ll be amazed at how much time you save and how…

What We Can Do about Police Brutality & Racism in and out of the Classroom

Our template library got bigger and better!

We know setting up your lessons and planbook can be a drag. We want to make lesson planning a breeze by creating super-powered tools, like our new expanded…