Comments on: Common curriculum and equity http://ppsequity.org/2008/05/15/common-curriculum-and-equity/ Covering the beat of Portland Public Schools Sat, 27 Mar 2010 00:00:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Alicia Lewis http://ppsequity.org/2008/05/15/common-curriculum-and-equity/comment-page-1/#comment-4933 Alicia Lewis Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:31:48 +0000 http://ppsequity.org/?p=99#comment-4933 Peter, thank you for your powerful comments. I stumbled on this blog while researching for a paper in an Ed. Leadership program which (thankfully) ends soon. I want to be straightforward in saying I work for an educational consulting firm here in Portland which specializes in internet-based tools for curricular transparency and clarity. What you assert mirrors my experiences with other large (urban) districts - a need for districts to allow teachers and teacher leaders to collaborate in defining ESSENTIAL content, skills, and assessments rather than prescribing text book series. My past year with this team has enforced a long-standing belief that meaningful and differentiated professional development is key to ensuring that all students have access to an instructor who can address their academic strengths and needs. I look forward to becoming better acquainted with my new home (SW Portland) to resume those activities which made me feel as thought I was impacting the future through education and educational advocacy. Don't give up the ship! See you on board soon. Peter, thank you for your powerful comments. I stumbled on this blog while researching for a paper in an Ed. Leadership program which (thankfully) ends soon.

I want to be straightforward in saying I work for an educational consulting firm here in Portland which specializes in internet-based tools for curricular transparency and clarity.

What you assert mirrors my experiences with other large (urban) districts – a need for districts to allow teachers and teacher leaders to collaborate in defining ESSENTIAL content, skills, and assessments rather than prescribing text book series. My past year with this team has enforced a long-standing belief that meaningful and differentiated professional development is key to ensuring that all students have access to an instructor who can address their academic strengths and needs.

I look forward to becoming better acquainted with my new home (SW Portland) to resume those activities which made me feel as thought I was impacting the future through education and educational advocacy.

Don’t give up the ship! See you on board soon.

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