Fall Series
Teaching and Learning for Quality Teaching
Closing the Achievement Gap: Six Simple Strategies
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Course Description:
To close the achievement gap, teachers explore six concepts that target measurable achievement for all students. These broad strategies act as umbrella themes for simple, straightforward techniques teachers can implement immediately in the classroom. They include . . .
How to:
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Set High Expectations: TESA
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Challenge Students to Think: Teach Higher Order Thinking
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Require Rigor: Require Complete Sentences, Standard English
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Leave Nothing to Chance: Revisit! Review! Revise! Re-teach! Differentiate!
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Make No Excuses: Active, Engaged Learning
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Insist on Results: Emphasize Reading
Graduate Credit - Chapman University College, CA*
Fees
Per person, per day $125/course - CPDUs
* $65 additional for 1 Graduate Credit, payable directly to Chapman University College, at the end of the course day. (6 hours In-class time and 9-hour Practicum)
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