As someone else mentioned in a post, I too feel that this chapter was not really new information but rather a "reminder" of how to accomplish solid improvement in the classroom/student achievement.
One thing that did stick out to me was the importance of not only meeting with your grade level team, but the teams of those in front and behind you. It seems as though there is little to no time to communicate with teachers on the sides of your grade level, and I feel like it would be a great resource of information for the different grades to collaborate more often. In the book, it talks about how if we form these vertical grade level teams, the entire school improves. It makes me wonder why we aren't taking the time to collaborate more with our "vertical" team?
The dilemma is that in many cases the teachers are at different places in their pursuit of data. Some rely on it like they do on breathing, while others tend to focus on the activities and only look at data when necessary. That wide spectrum means that we need to have more large group conversations in order to come to a common understanding about the need for this kind of data collection, analysis and subsequent changes in instruction and content...
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