One of my favorite phrases from a professional development experience is: “We don’t teach content, we teach kids.” As the years have passed in my teaching career, I’ve grown to value the importance of teachers not just understanding the subject they teach, but understanding that the most significant content is knowing our students. For Teacher... Continue Reading →
Bursting the Bubble Sheet: NC DPI’s Disingenuous Claims on K-12 Testing Data Part 1
Preface: Over a decade ago Rhett Carlson, a high school science teacher, reverse-engineered EVAAS - a K-12 test data translation tool created by NC-based analytics company SAS and used by the NC Department of Public Instruction. This program is modeled after one that was used in agriculture to increase plant growth and cull dairy herds... Continue Reading →