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for successful teacher leadership within the context of standards-based educational reform. The program develops the capacity of teacher leaders to guide and support others in the collection and analysis of evidence of student learning. It prepares teachers to provide passionate, informed, and ethical leadership for improvement at the school, district, and state levels. Candidates learn proven strategies to build professional learning communities aimed at developing meaningful and engaging

Assessment PlanningSource: University of Hawaii-Mānoa Assessment and Curriculum Support Center Focus on the program, rather than individual courses. Anticipate how results will be used for improvement and decision-making. Ask questions about student learning that will help you refine or reshape your curriculum. Include the entire department in shaping plans, norming standards, and evaluating student learning.  Ensure the plan is systematic and manageable.  Include multiple measures to deliver direct and

apart. Quality is key, she determined: better materials and better pay for her imaginary employees. Two decades later — sitting in the headquarters of the actual shoe company she created, surrounded by its very real employees and adorable, tiny shoes — Haun says her initial business philosophy remains. “Quality always wins the day,” she said. Quality is what Haun searched for when she dreamed up the idea to sell children’s shoes, upon realizing the market didn’t cater to moms like her who wanted

Kenny StancilGraduation Year: 2013 Location: Santiago, Chile Project Title: Confronting Neoliberalism and Creating Spaces of Transformation through the Chilean Students Movement: FAU “en toma” 2011Brief Summary of Research Project:I returned to Santiago for five weeks during the summer of 2012 to learn about how Chilean students have made use of space throughout their movement for free, quality public education. I focused in particular on the five-month long occupation of the University of

can answer polls though their phones, computers, or tablets. For open ended questions, they can type in their answers. The system tells me how many students are attending the poll and how many have cast their vote. The poll results are updated instantly on the class screen.”What are the benefits, for you and your students, of utilizing this tool or strategy?“My experience has been that quality decisions are made through quality information. Plenty of quality information is available to most of us