1. STANDARDS, STANDARDS, EVERYWHERE…: DO STANDARDS= “STANDARDS-BASED INSTRUCTION”? Bill Moore, Policy Associate, SBCTC Director, Transition Math Project (TMP) [email_address] 360-704-4346 “ Multiplying the Options” conference Everett Community College June 2010
12. MEANINGFUL STANDARDS-BASED INSTRUCTION Teacher support through professional “communities of practice” We put an enormous amount of energy into changing structures and usually leave instructional practice untouched… Richard Elmore, 2002 “ The standards come alive when teachers study student work, collaborate with other teachers to improve their understanding of subjects and students’ thinking, and develop new approaches to teaching that are relevant and useful for them and their students.” Linda Darling-Hammond, 1997