“We didn’t do anything wrong, but somehow, we lost,” says the CEO of Nokia, while crying during a press conference. A similar version of this comes up in many of the schools across the country when we talk about improving outcomes or transforming schools. “We
We have spent much of the last year reading everything we can find related to students’ ability to predict their performance (and grades), take ownership of their learning, and become their own (and others’) teachers. We have also talked with numerous teachers about what we
Teachers continue to be challenged on how to accommodate for the various learning differences of their individual students. Additionally, teachers may need added support in the translation and interpretation of various home languages when communicating with students’ parents and families in the classroom and during