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10 minute video that shows risk taking and brain based learning

Scale City offers middle school students and teachers short videos, online interactives, lesson plans, handouts, and assessments focused on the mathematics of scale and scaling.

One example of how questions can be asked of teachers...something to think about and use as Anne and I develop a coaching feedback survey. A great way to model the risking-taking part of gathering feedback to improve instruction!

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Article with specific examples of the importance in failing in order to achieve

Assessments and Task by Standards approved by NCTM

Have you ever thought about how silly we teachers can be? When we get in front of students, we present ourselves to be the ones with all the answers, and then after we talk to the students, we start asking questions as if we don't know anything we just talked about.

8 things skilled teachers think, say, do... with reference to intelligence mindset Another good article to jigsaw (?) perhaps at a curriculum meeting

Parent Guides for ELA/MA at each grade level

Article that articulates the leadership steps in the change process

There are many components to the teacher evaluation systems that are being implemented across twenty-six states. I want to take a moment to talk about one of the key components, and it's a biggie - student growth. Many educators are intimidated by the idea of showing student growth in the classroom.

Strategies to use to engage ELL students- diigo collection

Imagine the intentional focus you would bring to crossing a rushing creek. Each stepping-stone is different in shape, each distance uneven and unpredictable, requiring you to tread with all senses intact. The simple act of traversing water on stones is an extraordinary exercise in concentration.