34 episodes
Get It Right Learning First Alliance
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- Education
As college- and career-ready standards come on line, teachers, administrators, parents and communities working together to align these standards with curriculum, instruction and assessment. To help those committed to the standards ensure the proper implementation, the Learning First Alliance is spotlighting those communities that are working hard to get Common Core implementation right. This podcast tells their stories.
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JD Bowman
JD Bowman, who was recently named 2015 Arizona Teacher of the Year, shares his perspective on assessment policy and practice. Bowman teaches US history at Westwood High School in Mesa, Arizona.
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Suzanne Mulcahy
Suzanne Mulcahy, Assistant Superintendent of Hawaii's Office of Curriculum Instruction and Student Support, shares the challenges and opportunities of implementing college- and career-ready standards across islands and a huge geographic distribution.
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Sandy Boyd
Sandy Boyd, chief operating officer at Achieve, discusses the organization's research around the "honesty gap" – comparing state test results to NAEP scores to reveal gaps in student proficiency levels.
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Rhea-Claire Richard and Bailey Debardelen
Rhea-Claire Richard and Bailey Debardelen, fourth-grade teachers at SJ Montgomery Elementary School in Lafayette Parish, LA, share how the Common Core has encouraged deeper learning in their classrooms.
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Barbara Haeffner
Barbara Haeffner, director of curriculum and instructional technology at Meriden Public Schools in Meriden, CT, discusses how her district integrates technology into the classroom to prepare more students for college and careers.
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Alan Tenreiro
2016 NASSP Principal of the Year Alan Tenreiro discusses Common Core implementation and the multifaceted process of building a culture of high expectations that emphasizes college and career readiness for all students.