To guarantee that every student who needs extra help can receive it, there must be dedicated intervention time embedded within the school’s master schedule. This time must be designed in a way so teachers can respond collectively, and not individually in each classroom.
Here is a good “culture check” question: Does what you claim in your school/district’s mission—learning for ALL—match what you advocate for in the privacy of the staff lounge, team time, faculty meeting, or district cabinet meeting?
Love this quote by Benjamin Bloom: The bell-shaped curve is not sacred. It describes the outcome of a random process. Since education is a purposeful activity….the achievement distribution should be very different from the normal curve if our instruction is effective.
Can you predict students—right now—who are going to need extra time and support when school starts next year? Absolutely! Planning targeted help now can provide students the supports they need from Day 1 next year. The best intervention is prevention.
First, I will admit I am a homer for the @Twins the balls and strikes this year have been horrible, not even consistent. When they are not consistent for both teams it begins to make you think what’s up. This is all over MLB. @MLB you have to make this better.