Active learning, teacher-ready lessons, and a high-quality curriculum have always been at the heart of TCI. The new programs are sharper, more consistent, and built as a true K-12 system.
Bring Science Alive! is phenomena-driven and NGSS-aligned. Every unit opens on an anchoring phenomenon, then students investigate it the way scientists do.
In this lesson from our Bring Science Alive! Weather and Climate program, students create their own wind, build a balloon barometer, and track atmospheric pressure.
Join Brian Thomas and Loyal Frazier on October 20 at 6 pm ET for practical ways to help students evaluate sources and the growing volume of online and AI-generated information.
Michael Washington, a 22-year classroom veteran, sees differentiation as how a lesson itself, built through active learning strategies, can reach every student in the room at once.
Megan Forbes is in her 15th year of teaching, and the program bends to how she wants to teach that day. Some days, that's the textbook and interactive notebook. Other days it's a Video Activity.
Teachers' Curriculum Institute (TCI) transforms your classroom into an immersive learning experience. Every lesson is active, inquiry-based, and built to stick.
Every unit is built around real inquiry — students observe, question, test, and draw conclusions just like working scientists, with three-dimensional learning built into every grade.
TCI was founded by educators who set out to transform learning by combining classroom know-how with proven research. Together, they created the TCI Approach—a framework designed to move past traditional lectures and promote active learning.
Student Engagement
Students take on an active role by questioning and discussing concepts.
Collaboration
Group activities and peer discussions promote shared learning experiences.
Application of Knowledge
Students connect new information to real-world situations and prior learning.
Reflection and Adaptation
Students continuously evaluate their understanding and adjust their learning.
Megan Forbes is in her 15th year of teaching, and the program bends to how she wants to teach that day. Some days, that's the textbook and interactive notebook. Other days it's a Video Activity. Her rule for screen time is that it has to do "something different than what the textbook could do."
Meet the TCI team at an upcoming event. Our sessions share practical strategies and trends shaping today's classrooms, and our booth is the place to explore our K–12 Social Studies and K–8 Science programs.
The TCI Approach is built on how students actually learn — and educators across all 50 states have the results to prove it. Evidence-based pedagogy that boosts engagement and achievement.
Step into a real TCI lesson the way your students would — browse complete sample units, see the method in motion, and picture it in your own classroom.
K–12 · Social Studies
K–8 · Science
