Tag: data driven decision making

Data Notebooks

Posted on Cassandra4 CommentsPosted in Assessment

Assessment experts (e.g. Jan Chappuis, Jon Hattie, Rick Stiggins, and Dylan Wiliam, to name a few) state that student motivation has been disconnected from the assessment process in the past, but must be reconnected if schools are to create high levels of student achievement.  Ultimately, students must be the decision makers regarding their progress while […]

A New Paradigm For Consultants and Schools Engaged in School Improvement Work

Posted on Cassandra1 CommentPosted in Change, Education, Leadership by Design

A co-authored blog by Timothy Anderson, Bloomington Public Schools, and Cassandra Erkens Recently, an educator posted a blog in which he asserted that today’s schools need to be more savvy as they hire educational consultants.  While we agree that the premise of his title is true, we would argue for the school/consultant relationship to be […]