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Ferguson, M. (2013). When the (Education) Revolution Comes.  Phi Delta Kappan, October 2013; vol. 95, 2: pp. 68-69.

1. Explain how the author outlines needed change for leadership, communication, teachers, and principals.
2. The Common Core State Standards could be a game changer, catapulting American education to the top, what is the game changer?

Ferguson, M. (2014). 3 Hurdles for Common Core Adoption.  Phi Delta Kappan, May 2014; vol. 95, 8: pp. 68-69.

1. Why is issue one holding up implementation of the Common Core?
2. How does the lack of support impact the implementation of the Common Core?
3. Why do people not see the Common Core as positive?

Peters, S., & Gates, J. (2010). The teacher observation form:  revisions and updates. Gifted Child Quarterly  54 (3): 179-188.

http://gcq.sagepub.com/

Questions:

1. Review the teacher evaluation instrument.  Review Bloom’s taxonomy to gain a deeper understanding of the levels.  Use the evaluation instrument and observe a teacher, marking the items during the observation.  Once completed, determine whether the teacher was teaching at the higher levels of Bloom’s taxonomy?  Explain your observation and your findings in an essay.

Konrad, M., Helf, S., & Joseph, L.  (2011) Evidence-based instruction is not enough:  strategies for increasing instructional efficiency.  Intervention in School and Clinic 2011 47 (2): 67-74.

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1. In planning for instruction, teachers must get organized, please describe in detail what the article considers getting organized.  Do you agree with these authors?  Support your answer with examples and details.
2. In planning for instruction, teachers must set the stage for learning and setting the stage in the classroom can entail various components.  Outline the components of setting the stage and then provide examples of what this might look like, sound like, or feel like in the classroom.
3. In planning for instruction, teachers must make strategic decisions about what to teach.  From the article, which components about this decision making do you believe are most strategic and why?

Glasman, N., Cibulka, J., & Ashby, D. (2002). Program self-evaluation for continuous improvement. Educational Administration Quarterly 38 (2): 257-288.

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1. Using the information from the article, compare and contrast the article’s format for conducting program evaluation vs. the Curriculum Leadership book’s format.  How are the alike and how are they different?
2. What differences did you recognize from the cases in the article?  Which do you believe was more effective and why?
3. Using the Growth Scheme for establishing a framework, create the criteria that would be appropriate for one content area