Sheldon+Berman

__**Educating For Social Responsibility and The Engaged Learner**__ Presented by: [|Sheldon Berman]

We're moving toward a new era in Educational Expectations:
 * **access to all --> proficiency to all**

- movement toward an inquiry model of teaching is critical to this process We're moving: - from a concern for coverage of a large body of material to a concern for depth of conceptual knowledge - from short periods of instruction to extended learning opportunities - from uniform teaching to all abilities to utilizing diverse approached to address differences among our students

We must look at our professional culture: - what does it really mean to be a professional learning community?

Professionally enriching school communities involve: - a shift from individual heroes to the interdisciplinary team - from whole group instruction to individually tailored instruction - reflective dialogue - de-privatization of practice - collective focus on student learning - collaboration - shared norms and values * all of the shows these days are about teams, not individuals
 * however, we haven't moved away from the stand-alone teachers, administrators and superintendents

How do we sustain professional growth? - schedule common prep time - initiate lesson study - use data to inform - take the time to assess and reflect on the professional learning

We Use Assessment to: - monitor for accountability - diagnose to advance student performance

Assessments must: - be linked to the key concepts and constructs - reveal what students understand and don't understand - reveal the extent or level of student learning

Check out the most recent annual report for Jefferson County School District (Sheldon Berman's district): Thanks, Rex :-)

Listen to a portion of Sheldon Berman's keynote presentation at the Engaged Learner conference:

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