This is part two in a series by Dave Nagel. Read Part 1: The Power of Common Formative Assessment 2.0—Learning Progressions and Quick Progress Checks. One thing that unites all teachers (regardless of their teaching level, subject they teach, or where they went to college) is
Merriam Webster defines a system as “….an organization forming a network especially for distributing something or serving a common purpose.” School systems exist for the “common purpose” of educating students, but what happens when the common purpose is not common? Simply put…the system crashes! I had the
Part 1: Developing Learning Progressions There are many differences between elementary and secondary teachers in terms of the challenges they face in supporting their students to learn at the highest levels. Elementary Teachers Diagnose—Secondary Teachers Prescribe Elementary teachers face different challenges than their secondary counterparts. For example, they