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By Mona Toncheff September 23, 2020
Change is messy. Change is hard. Change is unpredictable.
These are the types of phrases I have heard over the past few months as educators around the globe prepared for several changes to the . . . Read more
By Mona Toncheff March 16, 2016
This past month I have been working with collaborative teams to answer the second question of a professional learning community, “How will we know when they have learned the content?” (DuFour, Eacker, & DuFour, 2008). The teachers are analyzing more than how many students got the correct answer on a common assessment; they are focused on students’ depth of understanding of the content. Teams are analyzing student thinking and the habits of mind aligned to the essential learning standards. These often come from the process standards in content areas that describe the habits of mind teachers must develop in their students (e.g., ELA Capacities, Mathematical Practices, and Science Practices). (CCSS0, 2010 & NGSS, 2013). Read more
