No matter your district size or years of experience, there is simply never enough time with our students. Power Standards, common assessments, and other initiatives may help teachers maximize coverage of standards and assessments, but how do we ensure these benchmarks...
We hold these truths to be self-evident: Teachers are professionals, with long-curated bodies of work. Communities of teachers are their own best source of professional development. Capturing a professional portfolio ensures a teacher’s legacy. Teachers are...
By Sarah Hanna, Rubicon International Spark Webinar led by Sarah Hanna and Jeannie Oliver, Rubicon International So, why was the SAT redesigned and how will it impact your classroom teaching? In the past, students’ scores on the SAT were not necessarily indicative of...
I love looking at before and after pictures: kitchen remodels, classroom makeovers, my kids room at cleaning time. There is a sense of accomplishment and wonder when you look at these transformations. This got us thinking about curriculum templates and how, over time,...
It is easy to get caught up in the urgency and immediate need of an initiative. We see this all the time – our accreditation came back and made a recommendation that we need to have a documented curriculum, we are changing standards and need to create...
Catholic Identity and Social Teaching Stephen Murphy, Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence We are using a narrative description in the Cross-Curricular Connections section. We are including this information as we develop the science curriculum. Before I designed the...
