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Transition Readiness not College and Career Readiness

“The future is always all around us, waiting, in moments of transitions, to be born in moments of revelation. No one knows the shape of that future or where it will take us. We know only that it is always born in pain.” J. Michael Straczynski The introduction of the No Child Left Behind Act […]

Mastery learning in the classroom.

“Mistakes and failures are precisely your means of education. They tell you about your own inadequacies.” – Robert Greene The creation and adoption of the new Common Core Standards has phases such as, “All children can learn,” and “Students should be able to demonstrate competent levels of achievement.” Discussing the new Common Core Standards with […]

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Mastery Learning, Now More Than Ever.

The adoption of the Common Core Standards has given schools a structured curriculum to teach and since each student must master those standards at each grade level. Mastery Learning is needed now more than ever.

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Commitment to Continuous Improvement.

Improvement efforts are sustained and the school demonstrates progress in improving student performance and school effectiveness.

Teaching and Learning, You Can’t Have One Without The Other.

“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” – William Butler Yeats A conversation I had one time with a teacher that, I assume, wanted to prove a point about student’s motivation to learn, proved a different point. This teacher, a high school science teacher, had just given a test […]

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Data Driven Districts: Documenting and using results.

A school system is successful using data when it uses a comprehensive assessment system based on clearly-defined performance measures. The assessment system is used to assess student performance on expectations for student learning, identify gaps between expectations for student learning and student performance, evaluate the effectiveness of curriculum and instruction, and determine interventions to […]

The Willingness to Change.

“You cannot grow unless you are willing to change. You will never improve yourself if you cling to what used to be!” – Leon Brown Accountability has become a “dirty” word in the world of education reform. Legislators discuss holding schools accountable for student success and teachers discuss the need to hold students accountable for […]

Schools Defined

When one looks up the phrase educational institution on Google there are three different categories: Higher Education; University; and School. Higher Education is defined as education provided by universities, vocational universities, community colleges, liberal arts colleges, technical colleges, and other collegial institutions that award academic degrees, such as career colleges. A University is defined as […]

Schools, A Time for Change

I’ve seen a lot of posts since the shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School. Some posts offer prayer, some call for tougher gun laws, and some call for better parenting skills. I will always give prayer to those in need and suffering (and prayer to those who are not in need and suffering), I […]