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My district adopted StudySync. At first, I was really excited to have it, as I piloted the program. There is in fact so much! Don’t feel like you need to use all of the texts in any given unit.
Personally, I found that I didn’t really like using all the excerpts with the StudySync lessons; I prefer whole texts. A few of the texts don’t help students better understand the extended writing project either. I also didn’t care for the skills lessons where an excerpt is being annotated for students, only for students to have to re-annotate. That being said, I did not rely on StudySync last year. However, it is equally overwhelming to feel like you’re reinventing the wheel, so I may take a look at StudySync again this summer. I’m curious to see who else will comment and share their ideas.
Do you view StudySync as more of a supplement? I’m struggling with some of the extended writing projects because I don’t think they’re super authentic. What features of StudySync did you find productive?
Yes, I would view StudySync as more of a supplement, if you need. Use it as a starting point to explore their texts and/or writing prompts. Or pick and choose parts of their research projects you want to implement if you need ideas. I personally don’t use StudySync anymore. You’re right, it doesn’t feel authentic. Students aren’t connected to the content. Do keep in mind there are other resources out there if you need texts though, resources like CommonLit.org.