A framework to evaluate the readiness for and effectiveness of your implementation of JumpRope and standards-based grading. Making the mo

How do we make proficiency work for all our students? I hear this question a lot. Although I have experience with students who were in SPED, I am not an expert. So, in order to begin to answer this question, I turned to people whose work with those two populations gives them far greater insight than I might have. The ideas you will read below are my attempt to synthesize what I have begun to learn from colleagues here in southern Maine. These people are Hillary Bush, School C

The start of a new year kicks off a fresh cycle of annual teacher-driven professional development events here in Maine. I look forward to this series of weekend conferences spent engaged in dialogue with colleagues from across the state. This is a time to connect “in real life” with members of my valued digital professional learning network (PLN). These face-to-face professional exchanges establish new ties and strengthen pre-existing collaborative relationships. Together, we