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November 24, 2009
Free Webinar
Raising the Bar and Closing the Gap: Doing Whatever It Takes to Improve Student Learning
Hosted by Richard and Rebecca DuFour
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
4:00 PM – 5:00 p.m. EST
Register today!
This webinar examines the practices of schools that have used the professional learning community (PLC) process to help struggling students become proficient and to enrich and extend the learning for students who are already proficient. Learn the big ideas that drive the work of a PLC, examine some of the necessary cultural shifts, identify the parameters that lead to effective intervention and enrichment, and review the results from elementary, middle, and high schools serving diverse student populations throughout the United States.
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Changing the mindset of American people regarding education us not an easy task. In the past, schools forged a parntership with parents giving them a large voice in their child’s progress at school and decisions teachers make. Asking a student to “front load” and “back load” a subject to ensure excellence in education is a great idea. How can we get parents on board to see the need for diverse schedules for students when they want their child to “look” the same as all the others?