math achievement - Steve Barkley

School Structure Matters Less Than a Focus on Teamwork

A recent article, “The schools where even young children change classes,” posted by the Hechinger Report had me go back and revisit a blog I wrote over 15 years ago that explored the same topic. My blog, “Platooning,” explored an article from Harvard Education Letter that described: “Platooning (or departmentalization) as nothing new. It’s what […]

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Identifying Critical “Look-fors” in Classroom Observations

I was recently prepping for a Skype consultation that I was conducting with a curriculum team in the midst of exploring a strategic plan for improving their students’ current math achievement. One of several areas under exploration was the use of classroom walkthroughs to gain information concerning current teaching and learning experiences. In a recent […]

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