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Differentiated Instruction
A Professional Learning Community asks the following questions: 1. What is it we want all students to learn? 2. How will we know when each student has mastered the essential learning? 3. How will we respond when a student experiences … Continue reading
Professional Learning Communities in North Carolina
Triangle High Five was pleased to host Dr. Rick and Becky DuFour on December 14-15, 2011. Educators from across the state learned how to operate as a Professional Learning Community (PLC). Teacher teams shared ideas and planned how to operate … Continue reading
Supporting Student Achievement Through A Professional Learning Community
Over the past six years, Triangle High Five has offered professional development on the topics of common formative assessments, grading practices, developing collaborative teams, data analysis, and other relevant issues related to teaching and learning. The main focus for Chapel … Continue reading
Learning Targets
Teachers understand the importance of goal setting. However, some schools still allow each teacher in a hallway or grade level to establish learning targets for students in their respective classrooms. This practice allows classroom teachers to have academic freedom and … Continue reading
Curriculum Meetings Without Meetings
Michael Fisher, an education consultant and member of ASCD Faculty, recently presented at the ASCD Summer Conference July 1-3. He posted his presentation and resources in a LiveBinder titled, Curriculum Meetings Without Meetings. Fisher encourages teachers to utilize free tools … Continue reading
Opportunity to Learn: Impacting Student Achievement
How do school systems guarantee that the same skills and concepts are taught from one classroom to the next? Teachers and administrators understand the importance of aligning curriculum, instruction, and assessment. However, “curriculum design and delivery face one fundamental problem … Continue reading
School Leadership
“Effort and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.” Speech of Senator John F. Kennedy Raleigh, North Carolina, Coliseum September 17, 1960 In order for schools to meet the goals of student understanding, college readiness, curriculum alignment and continuous … Continue reading
Grading Practices
“Teachers must consider what message they want to communicate through grading, who the primary audience for the message is, and what the intended goal of the communication is.” – Dr. Thomas Guskey (2004) It is the end of the first semester … Continue reading
College and Career – Ready, Set, Go!
“Every kid – no matter where he or she lives in North Carolina - must graduate from high school with what it really takes to succeed in a career, in a two- or four-year college or in Technical training.” - Governor Bev … Continue reading
Opportunity to Learn
How do school systems guarantee that the same skills and concepts are taught from one classroom to the next? Teachers and administrators understand the importance of aligning curriculum, instruction, and assessment. However, “curriculum design and delivery face one fundamental problem … Continue reading