K-12 Curriculum • Multi-State Standards

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Economics & Financial Literacy: Statewide Curriculum Redesign

A six-state standards crosswalk and curriculum redesign that secured state approval at 100% compliance.

Meshayla KempCase study by Meshayla Kemp, Enterprise Learning Architect
AI-assisted crosswalkStandards alignmentDOK framework
6
states crosswalked, 100% compliant
6states crosswalked: NV, CA, FL, PA, TX, WA
100%compliance maintained, with state approval secured
9-12grades covered by the curriculum map

The challenge

A grades 9-12 Economics and Financial Literacy curriculum was failing state compliance standards in Nevada and needed to expand to California, Florida, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington. Every lesson had to be audited, gaps closed and crosswalks produced without disrupting the production timeline.

What I did

  • Audited every lesson against Nevada standards to find missing coverage and DOK-level misalignments.
  • Used AI analysis models to build multi-state standards crosswalks at scale while keeping instructional rigor.
  • Designed gap-filling lessons and assessment questions for Market Structures, GDP, and Scarcity & Choice at elevated DOK levels.
  • Built a master curriculum map tracking lesson titles, essential questions, DOK levels, prerequisites, key terms and multi-state alignment.
  • Authored standards-aligned multiple choice and extended response items with rationales for each correct answer.

Tools and methods

K-12 Curriculum DesignStandards AlignmentAI-Assisted CrosswalkMulti-State ExpansionAssessment DesignDOK FrameworkCurriculum Mapping

The deliverables

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