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Change in Education. Don Hammond, Ph.D. Federal and state mandates and how they have affected k-12 curriculum development or school process. The only person that really likes change…. is a baby with a full diaper!. A Brief history OF Educational reform. A Nation At Risk 1983 PA 25 1989
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Change in Education Don Hammond, Ph.D
Federal and state mandates and how they have affected k-12 curriculum development or school process
The only person that really likes change…. is a baby with a full diaper! • ..
A Brief history OF Educational reform • A Nation At Risk 1983 • PA 25 1989 • This We Believe 1989, 1995 • Governor’s Education Committee 1990 • MEAP, School Improvement 1995 • Turning Points 2000, NCLB 2000 • Breaking Ranks Research 1996, 2004, 2006, 2009 • MME 2007
Accountability-We want results not intentions! • Gates Foundation-smaller HS’s Ravitch, 2010 • Race to Top • Have to be responsive to individual learners, sub groups, gaps • Data driven-growth • Clinic to Triage, inoculating to diagnosing and prescribing
Change was necessary… • But…there are pro’s and cons… • HAS high stakes testing sacrificed something? • DO we have curricular freedom? • WHAT have the common core standards done? • IS indigenous teacher skill and knowledge undermined? • ARE we burning students out with assessments?
INTENTIONAL Leadership • Pressure to be an instructional leader not just a manager • Must monitor instruction • Measure like you mean it • What gets measured gets done • In God we trust…everyone else bring data • Leaders must evaluate staff and instruction and results as a benchmark of school success! In 3 Years!
Teacher Evaluation • Master Teachers • Highly Effective • Growth 2013-25%/2014-40%/2015-50% • Emphasis on Walk Through’s- Teachscape, Instructional Rounds • The question: Which Model??? • Governor’s Council- now called MCEE