SAT Practice Tests and Unit Planning The result was this document. It’s certainly not perfect, but it’s the best I could do before going insane by moving these four hundred sixty-four little pieces of paper around! This document can be used for at least two purposes:...
Written by Dr. Stacey Gonzales and Ms. Mary McCarthy, Consolidated High School District 230Marcus Lemonis, CEO of Camping World and investor, is commonly known for his saying that successful businesses rest upon three key focuses: people, process and product. At our...
Writing curriculum often involves changing the culture of a school. By its very nature, change can be uncertain and unsettling. Common responses to change might include, “Why are we doing this?” “You want me to do what?” “I already put in extra hours; I cannot do...
By Jennifer Parker, GEMS American Academy – Abu Dhabi Curriculum is full of catchphrases. Sometimes we get so hung up on those catchphrases that we lose sight of developing or implementing a curriculum that is catchy in itself. “Understanding by Design” and...
If we, as educators, want students to be able to explain how they learn, be engaged in learning, and express their learning in creative ways, then we need to Think Differently. Society continuously changes to match the latest technology. It is astounding to ponder...
Curriculum developers, state boards of education, and teachers have been trying to crack the code for 3D NGSS assessments since the NGSS was introduced in 2013. As teachers, we now have a better understanding of what an NGSS classroom looks like and how to approach...
