Welcome back to our Leadership Miniseries! In this fourth and final episode of the miniseries, Ken Tam, Senior Executive Director, Content & Implementation, at Curriculum Associates, joins the conversation. Ken discusses the Council of Great City Schools' strategies for addressing unfinished learning: 1. Stick to grade-level content and instructional, 2. Focus on the depth of instruction, not on the pace, 3. Prioritize content and learning, 4. Ensure inclusion of each and every learner, 5. Identify and address gaps in learning through instruction, avoiding the misuse of standardized testing, and 6. Capitalize on commonalities, not differences.
- i-Ready Assessment: https://www.curriculumassociates.com/products/i-ready
- Council of Great City Schools report: https://www.cgcs.org/CMS/LIB/DC00001581/CENTRICITY/DOMAIN/313/CGCS_UNFINISHED%20LEARNING.PDF
- TNTP's the Opportunity Myth: https://tntp.org/publications/view/student-experiences/the-opportunity-myth
- CA's Unfinished Learning research: https://www.curriculumassociates.com/-/media/mainsite/files/i-ready/iready-understanding-student-needs-paper-winter-results-2021.pdf
- Formative Assessments: https://www.curriculumassociates.com/blog/what-are-formative-assessments
- Ken's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-tam-6024aa2/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/MyiReady
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurriculumAssoc
- Email: ExtraordinaryEducators@cainc.com