At CCE, our work is guided by our vision--to create an
equitable world in which every student is college- and career-ready, and prepared to become a thoughtful
citizen.
As this November comes to an end, we are thinking deeply about how we can support all students,
f
rom diverse racial, economic, and cultural backgrounds,
to
participate in today's society
. In a recent article I wrote for
ASCD's Disrupting Inequity issue
, I
discuss
how
public schools are a microcosm of
the larger society around us.
If we
are to prepare
every student
for college, career, and participation in a more socially just world
, we need
to start
by
dismantling the opportunity gaps and cultural barriers to equity
that exist in our schools. I invite you to read the entire article,
Closing Opportunity and Cultural Competency Gaps
.
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MA Personalized Learning Network
Currently,
CCE's
Massachusetts Personalized Learning
Network
(MA PLN) is
in the process of approving
personalized learning school design plans
for our Cohort 1 and 2 schools
.
In a few short months,
these
schools will
begin
to
incorporate personalized learning strategies in their classrooms to better
serve their
students
.
In early 2017, we will be releasing an
official call for applications to join
MA PLN's
Cohort 3! If you
would like more information about
how to join
the network, please contact Stacy Young at
syoung@ccebos.org
.
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Scaling Up PBG School Showcase in RI
On November 9th, the Scaling
Up
PBG network
convened at the Providence Public Library for its second annual School Showcase. Over a dozen schools from acros
s the state came to share about their efforts to
create rich, student
-centered learning experiences and
build the assessment literacy of practitioners. In his lunchtime remarks, Education Commissioner Kenneth Wagner outlined the importance
of creating
design practices and systems
that
allow for innovation and learning
in Rhode Island's schools
. For the 2016-17 school
year
, Scaling Up PBG will
strive to become a space
for this innovative thinking to occur.
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"The worst fear of those of us who opposed the measure-that Question 2 would dismantle public education in MA, district by district, and leave charter schools free from accountability to the communities in which they reside-will not come to pass...With this victory at our backs, supporters of public education cannot rest easy. Those of us who pushed to defeat this measure argued that it was not the right solution to improving public education; now it is incumbent upon us to ensure a just education is provided to every student."
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On Performance Assessment
On Personalized Learning
On Communities of Practice
On Education Research
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