It’s not easy being real and rigorous: How tough teaching can help turn around classrooms and schools
Presented by Matt LaPlante
In this presentation, Utah State University professor Matthew LaPlante will introduce a set of six questions teachers and administrators can ask themselves and use to evaluate whether they are using tough teaching approaches in a meaningful and effective way.
The Word Problem: How To Get Our At-Promise Students Reading in Math Class
Presented by Alex Kajitani
For our at-promise students, the growing need to read complex text in math class can be potentially devastating, as they often lack the academic vocabulary and reading skills required to tackle such problems. This presentation will provide an overview of three of the main strategies for helping our students approach, decipher and reflect upon how to read in math class. These strategies can help at-promise students solve the problems that appear in textbooks, on tests, and in life.
2014 Dropout Recovery
Presented by Tony Simmons, Matt LaPlante, and Ernie Silva
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Use Common Core State Standards to Individualize Instruction for At-Promise Students with Relevant Classroom Resources and Strategies
Presented by Cheryl Ballou
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Making Competency-Based Assessment Possible
Presented by Tim Sattler, Crystal Maillet, Aaron Scholl & Tizoc Brenes
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