By Ashley Brown, Professional Development Specialist | Materials Prepared by Judy Kent, Director of Curriculum and Instruction at Academy at the Lakes (AATL) in Land O’Lakes, Florida **This blog is adapted from a webinar, which you can view here. The accreditation...
by Megan Davenport, Rubicon International I have been thinking a lot about assessments lately. The debate about what types of assessments, and how many assessments we should give, intrigues me. On one hand, I strongly believe in measuring student progress and ensuring...
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...
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...
