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Is it fair to use student test scores to evaluate teachers? There has been a great deal of interest in this question generated by President Obama’s Race to the Top initiative. However, the question has always been hanging around education, at least throughout my career. In the independent school world, the question comes up with…
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The Center for Teaching, in collaboration with Westminster Schools and Drew Charter School, just completed a joint faculty in-service program focused on assessment and professional learning communities. We believe that to become a 21st Century school we must help our faculty think deeply about effective assessment of student learning in a collaborative environment. We brought…
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In my post, What is Understanding, I propose at least five components that a classroom needs for students to achieve deeper understanding of the content. I would argue that unless we (educators) rethink our content-driven approach to teaching we will be unable to move beyond the simple “remembering” that happens for quizzes and tests, but…
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This question, what is understanding, should be at the center of our conversation about how to improve our schools. As educators, we have a responsibility to know what the research tells us about how to achieve deep understanding of the ideas we expect students to learn. Too much of what we teach and how we teach promotes…
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Quantum Progress has now posted two thoughtful and engaging blog posts on the relevance of an AP approach to teaching advanced curriculum in high schools. I think the postings contain clear and logical arguments for why the AP program is an insufficient vehicle to teach advanced science effectively, unless your measure of success is getting…
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