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Twelve Years Later: What’s Really Changed in the K-12 Sector? (Part 1)

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A friend recently read a 2004 Harvard Business School case study of Wireless Generation’s work in Montgomery County, Maryland, and responded: “Thanks! As principals do classroom walkthroughs, they look for specific instruction based in the curriculum, rather than an academic standard dutifully written on the chalkboard but ignored.

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Seeing the Pandemic as an Opportunity for Change

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Disconnection between teaching and learning: Teachers often confuse covering the material with teaching to the kids—if they teach to understanding, then the classroom becomes a different environment. Does everyone feel valued? To pursue equity, schools must understand three key principles. Dr. Morton Sherman.

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The Inconvenient Truths About Assessment

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This can mean that it’s often easier to assess something other than an academic standard than it is knowledge of the standard itself. High expectations–if personalized and attainable–can promote persistence in students (Brophy 2004). The classroom isn’t “the real world.”