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Great Starts

April 2018
Vol. 39 No. 2

Explore how several practitioners initiated professional learning solutions to address student learning challenges.

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FOCUS

Remote Possibilities: Rural Teachers Connect with Peers 

By Beth Melton

Rural teachers in Colorado hone their skills as they connect with peers.

Middle School Flips The Script 

By Niamh McQuillan

With Inside-Out PD, a Baltimore middle school reconfigures its professional development model.

Math Makeover 

By Nicole Rigelman, Sarah Crane, Kellie Petrick and Donna Shrier

A school-university partnership transforms elementary math instruction in Oregon school.

Connect The Heart And Hands Of Literacy 

By Sandi Novak and Bonnie Houck

Link curriculum renewal to professional learning for a solid improvement plan.

Filling The Teacher's Toolbox 

By Kelly Bikle

Blended learning course turns supports and accommodations into daily practice.

TOOLS

Launch An Analysis of Professional Learning 

By Learning Forward

Three tools to help you analyze and improve your initiatives.

IDEAS

A Better Blend 

By Jennifer Holbrook, William C. Hunter, Lisa A. Dieker and Adrian Christopher-Allen

Math co-teaching teams improve equitable response opportunities using Numbered Heads Together.

Principal Evaluation As A Tool For Growth 

By Donna J. Micheaux and Jennifer L. Parvin

Principal supervisors can facilitate principals’ capacity for leading and learning with seven strategies.

RESEARCH

New Report In Canada Study Series Focuses On Alberta 

By Pamela Osmond-Johnson, Ken Zeichner and Carol Campbell

The latest in a series of studies of professional learning in Canada commissioned and supported by Learning Forward.

Essentials 

By Learning Forward

Recent research on high-quality assessments, connected systems, and more.

VOICES

Nader Twal

Voices

Want To Create Lasting Change? Listen First, Design Second 

Alan Ingram

Being forward

Lessons Learned In The Military Apply To Education, Too 

Stephanie Hirsh

Call to action

What It Takes To Make A Great Start 

Tracy Crow

Voices

They Do The Right Thing For Students 

UPDATES

Through The Lens Of Learning Forward's Standards
Put The Learning In Your PLC
Focus Great Starts
Report Outlines Ways To Meet The Equity Challenge

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