Part 1: For Every Student (Chapters 1-2)

In Part 1 we learned about a school that made some big changes, and then saw their failures turn to successes.  We also read about what it takes to have "Whole System Change."  When responding this week think about any parallels you saw between Brockton High School and our school, or our district. Do you see any of the "components of success" for "whole system change" in our school? What do these parallels make you think or feel?

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What stuck out for you?  Use the "Book-Head-Heart" strategy to share what you were thinking and feeling as you read Part 1.

Excellence Through Equity - Introduction

In the introduction the authors listed many arguments for equity and arguments for inequity.  Have you heard any of these in our district, our school, or our community that would help or hinder creating an equitable school?

The authors also called for teachers to have courage to follow a new paradigm.  This new paradigm comes from three areas of research:
1. child development
2. neuroscience
3. environmental influences on child development and learning.

What stuck out for you in regard to this new paradigm?  How does this shift make you react?