LISA IRVING
Owner | Education Content Creator
Diversifying the Curriculum for Learners and Leaders
Customized Curriculum Services
Recent social justice movements have motivated thousands of schools and school districts to improve diversity and cultural competency. However, administrators and district leaders are struggling with where to start. FireCopy customizes our diversity-minded lesson plans and professional learning resources to align with your local or state standards. Unsure about the types of materials you may need? Check out our digital products store!
Digital Products
Discover templates, lesson plans, and freebies as we continue to develop the Fire Four Years Curriculum. At FireCopy, we are working to propel literature, language, and history curricula for grades 9-12 towards representing many more of the people and places that exist within those disciplines. We achieve this by creating curricular and instructional materials focused on self-image, truth, equity, excellence, and reality (STEER).
Reimagine the Classics
While there are profound themes and exquisite exemplars within some of the “classic” works that have been curricular staples for decades, they are not the only masterpieces. Our curricular products and services present new classics while adding context and accountability to the old ones.
Decolonize your Curriculum
We are working against the toxic underrepresentation that has prevailed for too long. If schools and districts truly expect students to consider themselves global citizens, the curriculum must acknowledge much more of the globe.
Improve Vertical Alignment
One of the most frustrating aspects of traditional curricula for students, teachers, and parents is the lack of vertical alignment. Our Fire Four Years curriculum will offer chronological and thematic connections from year to year.
Articles & Blog Posts
8 Don’ts of Virtual Professional Development
Teleworking suddenly became the new normal for thousands of organizations as a consequence of COVID-19. The pandemic forced many to transform their approach to professional development. Committees and departments not only had to reschedule training but redesign it.
Directors, managers, or outsourced trainers may largely be relieved of logistics, costs, and social pressures that come with in-person sessions. However, despite the ease provided by video conferencing and cloud sharing, professional development can still suck! Read More
The ABCs of a Culturally-Conscious Curriculum
We’ve all felt it. We’ve all looked around as discreetly as we can, inhaled a small bit of the air in the room, and lowered our shoulders. Everyone knows how it feels to be the other student, the other team member, or the other person in the room. Whether your memory of this feeling comes from school or from your last professional development training, the problems are the same. Educational and professional curricula continue to show signs of the prejudiced past and the politically-correct present. Here are 26 important considerations for curriculum writers, instructors, and trainers from all sectors. Read More
About Me
Hi, I’m Lisa Irving, the owner of FireCopy. I am an education content creator who is diversifying curricula for learners and leaders. FireCopy’s mission is to propel literature, language, and history curricula for grades 9-12 towards representing many more of the people and places that exist within those disciplines. We achieve this by creating curricular and instructional materials focused on self-image, truth, equity, excellence, and reality (STEER).
During my time as an English teacher, I and my like-minded colleagues would gripe about the implicit emphasis on Eurocentric texts and ideals within the curriculum. Even in times when we had the freedom to select which text, video, or other media we would use to teach a skill, it always felt daring to venture outside of conventional choices. This consistent conflict was a major factor in my decision to transition from the classroom and pursue FireCopy full time.
Testimonials
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