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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just love to go meetings to "unpack the standards " and then "drill into the data" to discover that Johnny can't subtract as well as Bobby can. I knew that in the first hour of math instruction in September. But, I must learn how to differentiate my teaching and use a project based assessment to show that kids are achieving so the stakeholders will be happy. Don't forget to "jot your thought" on a sticky note and share it with your "elbow partner" before taking a "gallery walk" to see other' ideas posted on the "parking lot" large sheets of paper (which will never see the light of day again).[/quote]

funny . . . this whole "unpacking standards" crap

The fact that standards are so wordy and complex is conspiratorial in my mind.  It's a way to control our time w/o producing the results we KNOW we could produce if we were treated as professionals instead of robots.

I like project-based assignments, but they have to be meaningful - or rather, purposeful.  You don't jump into PBL before understanding how it might impact the team's instructional practices.

We're so robotic in nature that the kids have no opportunities to reflect, nor do they develop empathy.  It's all about "efficiency" with Chromebooks.  Screw the human element.[/quote]

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