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July 17, 2012

Constructing a 30-60-90-Day Plan for Leaders

Description: Driven by a proscription from the combined expertise within the organization rather than by a prescription from an outside expert, planning is the means by which an organization creates artifactual systems toward extraordinary purpose. Developing a short-term plan is key to the success of new leaders and leaders with a renewed commitment to leading organizational […]
July 17, 2012

Long Term Planning and Backward Mapping

Textbooks and curriculum guides are not a substitute for long term instructional planning and beginning with the end in mind (backward mapping). Individual teachers and teams of teachers need a succinct roadmap to effectively plan the scope & sequence of instruction, choose appropriate strategies; and identify “best-fit” materials of instruction. This workshop will equip teachers and […]
July 17, 2012

Making the Academic Rigor Actionable for All Students

Description: While, individual students’ scores on a standardized assessment is the twenty-first century measure of school success, standardized testing and the pressure to teach to the test, does not necessarily result in exposure to instruction that requires students to think critically, nor does it ensure that students are exposed to instruction that is characterized by rigor; […]