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Issue #2 October 16, 2018

APs Team Bi-Weekly


Action Items
Submit topics for
problem-solving at 

Have a question or issue that
you’d like us to problem-solve
around during our next APs
meeting on November 8th?
Submit it HERE via this survey
by COB Tuesday, November
6th, and I’ll include it on the
agenda for our next meeting. Shout Outs!
Q2 Initiatives Everyone: For sharing your Interim guided analysis and other resources
so freely!—Sarah G.
Joaquin/Lauryn’s Sarah G: For going H.A.M. on those English classes (huge role
Classroom Visits adjustment)!—Andy
Andy: For always making himself available and offering insights.—Parisa
One of Joaquin and Lauryn’s
Alissa: For charting out a thoughtful sequence of PD topics on best
goals this quarter is to co-
practices for elevating rigor, aka her “Rigor Series.” (Topics and aligned
observe every classroom at
resources can be found HERE)—Joaquin
Ednovate. We will use these co-
Fonda: For being a great host at our September APs meeting. Under
observations as an opportunity
your leadership, Legacy is continuing to run as normal.—Andy
to continue refining our
common language around Parisa: For being one of the strongest women I know. I learn from you
rigorous instruction and to get every day.—Fonda
a more complete snapshot of Morena: First times organizing testing can be crazy difficult, but you are
the great teaching that’s just making it happen!—Andy
happening at schools. These DeRo: I’m excited to see what HH does with grading!—Andy
observations will NOT be Parisa: I can’t imagine your new work load. Yet you always are so at
evaluative, they are merely a peace and bring so much positivity to spaces.—Andy
means for us to learn more Alissa: For always sharing and collaborating. It’s been SUPER helpful to
about your schools so we can me!—Andy
provide even better support.
Andy: For collaborating on what an art space should look and feel like—
Stay tuned for an email with
thank you!—Alissa
details about when we plan to
Brandon: For coming in and taking over so much AP stuff for Brio. Props
visit. For any questions, please
for that. All that coaching and logistic work is crazy.—Andy
reach out to Joaquin at
jhernandez@ednovate.org Batizy: Thank you for pushing our initiatives beyond anything I could
have ever imagined.—Rachael
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Issue #2 October 16, 2018

Resources
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Session Materials TNTP’s Latest Asks the Hard


from October’s NPD
Questions
Click HERE to access resources
from morning and afternoon
sessions at our October TNTP’s newest report, “The Opportunity Myth,” has the education world abuzz,
Network PD. Joaquin will in large part because it poses some hard questions about how school districts
continue adding materials from
are (or aren’t) preparing students for college-level coursework. I especially
subsequent Network PDs to this
page. loved learning from the perspectives and experiences of the 4,000+ students
that researchers interviewed. Here’s an excerpt:
Grading Policies at “Our research shows that while many students do have barriers to
Other CMOs overcome to succeed in school, some of the biggest barriers are
created by decisions very much within our control: whether students
Many of you have expressed an
interesting in learning about the get the opportunity to work on grade-appropriate assignments, or are
guidance that other CMOs give systematically assigned work that is appropriate for kids several years
their teachers. If you’re younger; whether they have teachers who ask them to find the
interested, here are the shared answers to challenging problems, or who think it’s acceptable to assign
grading policies for high school
them the task of copying answers; whether adults ask students and
teachers at Uncommon Schools
and Achievement First. parents about their goals, or assume that because they’re Latinx or
Black or don’t have a lot of money, college is probably unrealistic. And
APs Team Resource then, as a field, we’ve covered up the racist, classist, and just plain
Hub unfair choices we’ve made, by telling parents and students—
particularly students of color—that they are doing fine, when all the
Visit the APs Team Resource
Hub to access hundreds of evidence from their classroom work and their exam scores suggests
instructional videos, ready- that they are not.”
made teacher PDs, and many
other resources for instructional
Read the full report and Dan Weisberg's reflections.
coaches.

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