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Deron Durflinger

Waukee parents frustrated with grading system | The Des Moines Register | desmoinesregi... - 0 views

  • There used to be a huge focus on teaching, and now we’re focused on learning,” he said. “Now it’s a simple statement but has huge implications for the classroom.”
  • The top three reasons for advocating the traditional letter grade among parents were: “like the old way,” “afraid kids won’t be prepared” and “can’t compare students.”
    • Deron Durflinger
       
      Parents focus is on ranking. Teacher focus is on individualized instruction. Student focus is on learning. Which is most important?
  • 91 percent said they agree or strongly agree with the phrase “overall I have an understanding of where I am in my learning and the areas that I need to continue to learn.”
    • Deron Durflinger
       
      Should be enough proof that it is better for students right there.
Deron Durflinger

Do Principals Know Good Teaching When They See It? Miller-McCune.com - 1 views

  • conclude that most school leaders can’t identify or explain what constitutes good teaching, much less come up with helpful suggestions for improvement
    • Deron Durflinger
       
      Principals need more training than teachers on what quality teaching looks like if we are truly going to moves schools forward
  • If we’re going to improve the quality of learning for all kids, we have to develop the expertise of those teachers we have in our ranks.”
    • Deron Durflinger
       
      Improving learning opportunities for students starts with clearly identifying what good teaching looks like
  • hen they must guide, support and nurture teacher learning just like we expect teachers to do for students.”
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  • We think it’s really important for leaders to be clear about why they’re in schools and what they’re intending to accomplish.”
  • It takes expertise to make expertise,” Fink and Markholt say, yet coaching in schools is “still the very rare exception, not the norm.
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