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Supporting exploration and knowledge building rather than rushing to adopt a new curriculum is leading to better results for students.
Materials, resources, tools & training providing effective, research-based instruction to develop all aspects of literacy for many kinds of students.
Frameworks like UbD and PBL have been instrumental in shifting ways in which we organically incorporate assessments and feedback.
Students engage more and are more motivated when they realize their impact on the world through direct community involvement.