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The Center for Teaching is promoting work at Drew Charter School and The Westminster Schools on assessment. In both cases, we are helping faculty learn more about the assessment process using a professional learning community (PLC) model, as well as supporting their professional development in assesment. A cohort of 19 faculty from both schools recently…
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I am attending the 21st Century Skills Summit sponsored by Solution Tree in Rosemont, IL. Thus far, we have heard keynote talks from: Ken Kay, Partnership for 21st Century Schools Richard DuFour Chris Dede Jay McTighe Robin Fogarty and Brian Pete Ken Kay introduced us to the work of P21, developing a rationale for why…
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When we talk about the quality of teaching in any of our schools, what exactly are we referring to? How do we measure high-quality teaching or how do we know when we see it? What processes and procedures are in place to identify and nurture good teaching? Is high-quality teaching only about the individual teacher…
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There are some interesting articles in the new edition of Independent School Magazine, Spring 2010, NAIS’ website. As I write this, the newest edition is not yet posted. One of the articles, Having the AP Conversation, written by Roger Weaver, former Headmaster of Crossroads School in Santa Monica, CA, really struck my interest. Crossroads School…
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There are some interesting articles in the new edition of Independent School Magazine, Spring 2010, NAIS’ website. As I write this, the newest edition is not yet posted. One of the articles, Having the AP Conversation, written by Roger Weaver, former Headmaster of Crossroads School in Santa Monica, CA, really struck my interest. Crossroads School…
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