--- title: Open Up Resources Blog | ELA Curriculum (6) description: ELA Curriculum | (6) --- [![Open-Up Resources Logo](https://news.openupresources.org/hubfs/Openupresources_November2018%20/Images/logo.svg)](https://openupresources.org/) - [Math Curriculum](https://openupresources.org/math-curriculum/) - [ELA Curriculum](https://openupresources.org/ela-curriculum/) - [Overview](https://openupresources.org/ela-curriculum/) - [EL Education K–5](https://openupresources.org/el-education-k-5-language-arts/) - [Bookworms K–5](https://openupresources.org/bookworms-k-5-reading-writing-curriculum/) - [About Us](https://openupresources.org/about-us/) - [News](https://openupresources.org/news/) - [Contact Us](https://openupresources.org/contact-us/) # ela-curriculum [![kiddom-ELA-education-case-study](https://news.openupresources.org/hs-fs/hubfs/kiddom%20ELA%20case%20study.jpg?width=680&name=kiddom%20ELA%20case%20study.jpg)](https://news.openupresources.org/case-study-how-ooltewah-elementary-improved-their-benchmark-ela-score-by-up-to-15.9) April 12, 2021 | [Case Studies](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/case-studies), [Blog](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/blog), [ELA Curriculum](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/ela-curriculum), [Community](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/community), [distance learning](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/distance-learning) ## [CASE STUDY: How Ooltewah Elementary Improved Their Benchmark ELA Score by Up To 15.9%](https://news.openupresources.org/case-study-how-ooltewah-elementary-improved-their-benchmark-ela-score-by-up-to-15.9) [![kiddom-ELA-education-case-study](https://news.openupresources.org/hs-fs/hubfs/kiddom%20ELA%20case%20study.jpg?width=680&name=kiddom%20ELA%20case%20study.jpg)](https://news.openupresources.org/case-study-how-ooltewah-elementary-improved-their-benchmark-ela-score-by-up-to-15.9) Learn more about how a district pilot created by EL Education helped improve the ELA benchmark score for Ooltewah Elementary with digital.... [Read the Article](https://news.openupresources.org/case-study-how-ooltewah-elementary-improved-their-benchmark-ela-score-by-up-to-15.9) [![cortney-stanton-teacher-of-the-month-EL-Education](https://news.openupresources.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Cortney%20Stanton.png?width=680&name=Cortney%20Stanton.png)](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-el-education-k-8-language-arts-teacher-of-the-month-cortney-stanton) March 25, 2021 | [News](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/news), [Blog](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/blog), [Press Release](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/press-release), [ELA Curriculum](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/ela-curriculum), [Community](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/community) ## [Open Up Resources EL Education K–8 Language Arts Teacher of the Month: Cortney Stanton](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-el-education-k-8-language-arts-teacher-of-the-month-cortney-stanton) [![cortney-stanton-teacher-of-the-month-EL-Education](https://news.openupresources.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Cortney%20Stanton.png?width=680&name=Cortney%20Stanton.png)](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-el-education-k-8-language-arts-teacher-of-the-month-cortney-stanton) Cortney Stanton, a 1st-grade teacher at Washington Elemiddle School of Normandy School District (MO), has been named the *Open Up* Resources*....* [Read the Article](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-el-education-k-8-language-arts-teacher-of-the-month-cortney-stanton) [![EL-education-teacher-of-the-month-february-2021](https://news.openupresources.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Erin%20Elrod.png?width=680&name=Erin%20Elrod.png)](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-el-education-k-8-language-arts-teacher-of-the-month-erin-elrod) February 23, 2021 | [Blog](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/blog), [Press Release](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/press-release), [ELA Curriculum](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/ela-curriculum), [Community](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/community) ## [Open Up Resources EL Education K–8 Language Arts Teacher of the Month: Erin Elrod](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-el-education-k-8-language-arts-teacher-of-the-month-erin-elrod) [![EL-education-teacher-of-the-month-february-2021](https://news.openupresources.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Erin%20Elrod.png?width=680&name=Erin%20Elrod.png)](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-el-education-k-8-language-arts-teacher-of-the-month-erin-elrod) Erin Elrod, a 3rd grade teacher at Rockvale Elementary of Rutherford County Schools (TN), has been named the *Open Up Resources EL Education....* [Read the Article](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-el-education-k-8-language-arts-teacher-of-the-month-erin-elrod) [![hive-2021-what-to-expect](https://news.openupresources.org/hs-fs/hubfs/HIVE%202021%20Conference%20with%20Open%20Up%20Resources_General_Horiz%20(1)-1.png?width=680&name=HIVE%202021%20Conference%20with%20Open%20Up%20Resources_General_Horiz%20(1)-1.png)](https://news.openupresources.org/hive-2021-what-to-expect) February 08, 2021 | [News](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/news), [Blog](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/blog), [Digital](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/digital), [Math Curriculum](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/math-curriculum), [ELA Curriculum](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/ela-curriculum), [Community](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/community), [OER](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/oer) ## [Announcing HIVE 2021 and What to Expect](https://news.openupresources.org/hive-2021-what-to-expect) [![hive-2021-what-to-expect](https://news.openupresources.org/hs-fs/hubfs/HIVE%202021%20Conference%20with%20Open%20Up%20Resources_General_Horiz%20(1)-1.png?width=680&name=HIVE%202021%20Conference%20with%20Open%20Up%20Resources_General_Horiz%20(1)-1.png)](https://news.openupresources.org/hive-2021-what-to-expect) With [HIVE 2021 tickets now on sale](https://openupresources.org/professional-learning/hive-conference/) Brooke Powers, Open Up Resources Director of Professional Learning, looks back at HIVE 2020 and dishes.... 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