Curriculum Design Institute (CDI)
Dr. Penny Dyer founded and directs Curriculum Design Institute (CDI), a national education firm specializing in research- and standards-based curriculum development, instructional design, and professional development for K–12 educators across print, e-learning, webinars, and videoconferencing.
Our Mission
The Curriculum Design Institute is dedicated to bridging the gap between national educational frameworks and classroom reality. Our systematic engineering approach ensures that every educational resource is not just visually appealing, but functionally effective and pedagogically rigorous.
Pedagogical Excellence
Designing systematic curriculum systems that drive improved teaching and learning outcomes across K-12 environments.
Standards Compliance
Rigorous mapping and correlation to state and national standards, ensuring absolute instructional alignment.
Publisher Partnership
Empowering educational publishers with engineering excellence to create standout, high-impact curriculum products.
Project Gallery
Major Project Engagements
The College Board SpringBoard
The CDI team assisted in the development of SpringBoard for The College Board, a web-based professional development program for pre-AP middle school students with state standards correlation.
Apple Computer Education
CDI provided lesson design and professional development delivery for Apple Computer Education initiatives.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Learning Technology
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Learning Technology: online and in-person professional development design and delivery.
Client Feedback
"CDI’s pedagogical engineering transformed our K-12 science series into a market-leading curriculum with unmatched clarity."
Sarah Jenkins
Global Edu Publishers
Dr. Robert Chen
Beacon Learning Systems
"CDI successfully managed our complex multi-state curriculum launch, delivering rigorous and engaging content on time."
Elena Rodriguez
Summit K-12 Media
"The systematic approach to standards correlation provided by CDI is unparalleled in the educational design industry."