Master New York's Educational Landscape with Curriculum Genie
From the Next Generation Standards to the statewide Portrait of a Graduate (PoG) and emerging AI guidance, Curriculum Genie turns compliance into deep learning. We equip New York educators with perfectly aligned, ready-to-teach resources that empower your teachers and prepare your students for the future. Our focus on educational excellence ensures that every student develops a strong academic foundation while acquiring essential 21st-century skills.
Your Blueprint for a Future-Ready New York Classroom
Meeting the demands of education in New York today is about connecting three critical dots: the academic rigor of the State Standards, the holistic skills of the Portrait of a Graduate, and the transformative potential of AI Literacy.
From Standards Compliance to Deep Learning
Discover how to move beyond static checklists. We'll show you how our interdisciplinary units turn NYS standards into the rich, engaging, and localized learning experiences your students deserve.
From Vision to a Living Portfolio
Learn how our AI-powered workflow transforms the aspirational goals of the NYS Portrait of a Graduate into a tangible, evidence-based portfolio of student growth, making competency tracking seamless and meaningful.
From Uncertainty to AI Literacy
Navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of Artificial Intelligence. See how our curriculum helps you meet emerging state guidelines and equip students with the essential, real-world AI skills they need for tomorrow.
From Standards Compliance to Meaningful Learning in New York
New York’s landscape spans Next Generation ELA & Math, the inquiry-based Social Studies framework, and CS & Digital Fluency. Staying compliant matters; turning standards into rich, interdisciplinary instruction is the goal. Curriculum Genie moves you beyond static checklists to classroom-ready, cross-disciplinary learning.
Cross-Disciplinary Connections
Easily build rich, interdisciplinary units that connect standards across subjects. Instead of teaching in silos, imagine a unit where NYS ELA standards for argumentation and Socratic discussion are seamlessly woven into a Social Studies exploration of 20th-century history. This is the power of our platform: enabling holistic, project-based lessons that enhance critical thinking and prepare students for a complex, interconnected world.
Bring NYS Standards to Life
See theory put into practice. This Ambition's Role in History Mini-Unit, which is designed for Grade 10 students, is a cohesive, inquiry-driven unit that connects NYS Social Studies with ELA practices—from Socratic dialogue to evidence-based writing.
What this unit demonstrates:
Deep Standards Integration
Integrate specific NYS Social Studies standards on totalitarianism with NYS ELA standards for collaborative discussion, analysis of primary sources, and evidence-based writing.
Built-in PoG Alignment
Explicitly mapped to NYS PoG attributes, helping students practice these competencies.
Skill-Focused by Design
Built to develop crucial skills like critical analysis, evidence-based argumentation, inquiry-based learning, and thematic analysis.
Ready-to-Use Structure
Provide the robust framework New York teachers need to facilitate powerful learning experiences right away.
Looking for more?
While this Ambition's Role in History unit showcases our approach to high school ELA and Social Studies, the same principles of deep standards integration and interdisciplinary design are applied across our entire K-12 curriculum.From elementary science explorations that connect to NYS math standards, to middle school project-based learning that aligns with the Arts, our platform provides a rich ecosystem of ready-to-use, standards-aligned content for every New York classroom.
This is the Curriculum Genie difference: we don't just give you a list of standards. We provide the tools and content to build rich, multi-faceted learning experiences that meet state requirements and prepare students for their future.
But what does a "prepared" student truly look like? ... This is the very essence of New York's statewide vision for student success—a vision captured in the Portrait of a Graduate.
Turning Your PoG into Daily Learning for Tomorrow’s Success
What New York adopted
New York’s Board of Regents adopted the New York State Portrait of a Graduate—a unifying vision for college, career, and civic readiness. The Portrait features six attributes, centered in CR‑S education: Academically Prepared, Creative Innovator, Critical Thinker, Effective Communicator, Global Citizen, Reflective & Future‑Focused.
Under the proposed statewide timeline, students entering grade 9 in 2029–30 must demonstrate proficiency in both the high‑school learning standards and the PoG attributes. (Regulatory details continue to roll out.) This approach aims to address opportunity gaps and ensure comprehensive graduation measures.
The Implementation Gap: Why Great Visions Get Stuck
Despite the widespread adoption of PoG frameworks, many districts struggle to bring them to life. The vision is powerful, but bridging the gap between that vision, daily classroom practice, and meaningful assessment is where the real challenge begins.
- Abstract Goals, Real Classrooms: How do you teach “Global Citizen” in 4th grade?
- The Overwhelming Planning Burden: Mapping K-12 PoG competencies feels like another full-time job.
- The Assessment Puzzle: How to assess students’ PoG competencies and provide meaningful data?
An Intelligent Bridge from Vision to Portfolio
Curriculum Genie is the intelligent bridge from New York's PoG vision to daily teaching. We do this by creatinga smarter workflow for educators and deeper ownership for students.
See it in action. The following examples from ourAmbition's Role in History Mini-Unit bring this process to life in a real New York classroom.
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Embedded PoG in Daily Lessons
PoG goals are embedded alongside academic standards from the very start of unit planning. Teaching tips for the specific PoG competency will be generated directly within your lesson plans, making it effortless to create high-frequency practice opportunities in every subject.
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AI-Powered Evidence Collection
Forget manual data entry. The system auto-generates the PoG Portfolios based on your lesson plan, which drastically reduces workload.
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Empowering Student Ownership and Reflection
Students become active participants in their growth. They can add rich, multimodal evidence (e.g., text, images) to their portfolios. When they're stuck, our AI reflection helper provides guiding prompts to inspire critical thinking and self-awareness.
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AI-Powered Insights, Teacher-Led Decisions
The AI deeply analyzes PoG portfolios and student reflections (including multimodal evidence), identifies evidence, and suggests a data-driven rating, but the teacher always makes the final call.
From Data to Deep Insights: See the Growth Story
Our system organizes all this rich evidence into clear, actionable dashboards for every stakeholder.
For Teachers: Classroom-Level Insights
Visualize your class's PoG achievement at a glance. Spot strengths, address challenges, and refine your teaching strategies using real-time data on observation frequency and competency mastery.
For Administrators: Strategic Management
Gain deep insights into PoG implementation across your school or district. Use data analytics to identify trends, measure the effectiveness of teaching strategies, and ensure equitable student growth.
For Students & Parents: The PoG Portfolio
Click into any competency to see the "growth story" behind the rating. The portfolio provides a holistic snapshot of a student's journey, complete with their own reflections and teacher observations—a powerful tool for conferences and building ownership.
Why it matters in New York
With a statewide timeline requiring Cohort 2029 graduates to demonstrate both standard mastery and PoG attributes, a systematic, evidence-based portfolio system isn't optional—it's essential for readiness and equity. Curriculum Genie gives districts the tools to meet that mandate with confidence.
But preparing students for the future requires mastering both timeless human competencies and the transformative tools that will shape their world. The Portrait of a Graduate defines the why and how of learning. AI Literacy addresses the what.
AI Literacy in New York—Teach Safely, Teach What’s Next
Where the state is now
- State Direction: NYSED briefed the Board of Regents (Mar 2024) on AI in P-12 (privacy/FERPA/COPPA/Ed Law 2-d, classroom opportunities).
- Pending Bill: Assembly Bill A7029 (2025) would create a statewide recommendation for K-12 AI literacy (age-appropriate scope, subject integration, teacher PD, and student competency).
- Local Exemplars: Districts like NYC Public Schools are moving from restriction to guided, responsible use, building teacher capacity.
A K-12 Curriculum That Integrates into Your Classroom
In response to New York's emerging needs, we have developed a comprehensive, K-12 AI Literacy curriculum designed to integrate seamlessly into the subjects you already teach. Our approach isn't about adding another standalone tech class; it's about weaving essential AI concepts and ethical considerations into the core curriculum, from kindergarten to graduation.
What students learn
Recognize how AI can be a learning partner, understand when and how to use it wisely, and build habits for giving clear instructions, checking results, and staying in charge of their own learning. Students learn that AI is a helper, but they are the learners.
Across-subject connections
- Science: AI to make and compare predictions in hands-on experiments (e.g., sink-or-float). Students test AI’s answers and explain results in their own words — reinforcing observation and critical thinking.
- ELA: Read-alouds like If I Had a Robot spark imagination; students write short paragraphs with AI support for brainstorming or spelling while keeping ownership of their writing.
- Mathematics: Solve word problems with counters or blocks, then use AI to explain, check, or model steps — reinforcing that understanding comes from student thinking.
- Arts: Create posters of “My Robot Helper” and co-design a class AI Use Promise chart with handprints to celebrate responsible AI use.
What students learn
Differentiate predictive vs. generative AI; why data and prompts matter; when to use AI—and when to rely on themselves; intro to bias and ethics.
Across-subject connections
- ELA: AI in Writing—use AI for brainstorming, organization, and revision while students retain authorship.
- Mathematics: Party-budget challenge—students compute independently, then use AI as a math coach to check work or suggest strategies.
- Science: Melting Race—form a hypothesis → run the lab → compare evidence to an AI explanation → write a lab report.
- Social Studies: Discuss bias and fairness when data is limited; craft “Prompt Golden Rules.”
What students learn
Go beyond basic use to evaluate hallucinations, deepfakes, and algorithmic bias; decide when AI supports learning—and when it shouldn’t.
Across-subject connections
- ELA: Argumentative writing—AI assists with outlines, counterclaims, and style; students own the reasoning and evidence.
- Science: Design an experiment, then use AI to critique procedures, anticipate sources of error, and polish the final report.
- Social Studies & Media Arts: Analyze real cases (facial recognition, hiring algorithms); produce a PSA advocating ethical AI use.
Ready for New York’s Next Chapter in AI Education
- Cross-curricular by design: ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies, and Arts all carry a share of AI literacy, making it sustainable and instructionally relevant.
- Policy-ready: Aligns with New York’s direction of age-appropriate, integrated instruction and teacher PD.
- Classroom-proven: Built around inquiry, evidence, and authentic tasks—so students don’t just use AI; they evaluate and explain it.
By integrating AI literacy into daily instruction, our curriculum helps New York educators align with emerging state priorities while delivering engaging, ethical, and cross-disciplinary learning experiences for every student.
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