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"The ELA Scores are in, and they're through the roof!"
“The ELA scores are in,” Lynne Manouvrier exclaimed, “and they’re
through the roof!” Lynne is the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum
and Instruction in the East Meadow School District and was recently featured in the Herald Newspaper
for her district’s success this school year. Lynne stated that one of
the main contributors to the districts success was their use of AUSSIE
consultants over the past five years. AUSSIE began in the district by
implementing a...
Who’s doing the running in the curriculum?
Imagine a foot race, the starter is ready, pistol in hand, the words ‘on your marks, get set’ are said … trigger is pulled, the sharp cracking noise as the gunpowder explodes and … nothing! The runners are still there, watching, talking amongst themselves idling. Frustrated, the starter picks up a runner, carries him/her down the track, drops them over the finish line, races back up, picks up another, carries them down, etc.
New Possibilities for School Improvement with Dr. Elmore
We are in an interesting time in terms education. Never before have we had so many tools at our fingertips to impact change and use data to drive instruction in our schools. So, why are we hesitant to harness this power – are we not empowered as educators to do so? Or do time constraints hinder our efforts? Does money make us reluctant?
Everyone Has the Right to Dream
Dreamstreet, a musical theater company, empowers people with developmental disabilities who are generally excluded from the arts, allowing them opportunities for maximum self-expression and self-esteem as they entertain and enlighten audiences. The group enables participants and families to...
Formative Assessment or Formative Teaching? You Decide.
I would like to propose a name change and call it 'formative teaching', because that's what it really is. The use of the word 'assessment' next to the word 'formative' can be misleading, given...
Welcome to Our Blog
On behalf of everyone at AUSSIE, we'd like to welcome you to our new website - a dynamic, resource-rich environment that we hope to build into a strong web community that pairs powerful online tools with our considerable experience as providers of educational professional development.
