This year Bay City Academy made a name for itself by scoring in the 83rd percentile on the M-STEP state…
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Three Tips for Discussing Data with Students
DATA. DATA. DATA. Seems like all we talk about at staff meetings is data. Formative data. Summative data. Standardized data….
Coaches just tell you what to do, right?
A few months ago I was facilitating a session and during a break, one of the participants approached me with this…
Nothing Beats a Great Teacher
Perhaps it would be easier to produce a fabulous curriculum, an extraordinary strategy or an outstanding program than it is…
The Unforgettable Teacher
Most teachers choose the field of education in order to inspire and to make an impact on the lives of…
Data, data everywhere and not a bit to help
We live in a world not unlike the saying, “water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink.” In an…
Who do you think you are?
Perhaps we all have heard the saying, “show me who your friends are (or what you love) and…
Perfect Effort
Nobody expects you to play perfect, that’s impossible…but what we expect and you should expect from each other is a…
So we formed PLCs, now what?
If you haven’t been placed in a PLC or are unsure of the acronym (it is Professional Learning Community) then…
How to Use Data Walls Effectively
Teachers today are surrounded with data; formative, summative, demographic, behavioral, non-cognitive… the list goes on and on. At times, teachers…
What are you talking about?
This is the fifth blog of a 10 part series. The average adult female speaks about 5,000 words a day…
5 Ways to Encourage Productive Struggle
“Telling my students the answer does not help them learn; in fact, it stops their learning”. (Carter 2008) Through countless…