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Growing our Irreplaceables Part 5: Targeted Professional Development

November 8, 2013

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One of the best professional development (PD) opportunities I’ve been to was at an NCTM conference in St. Louis.  I walked into a lecture hall and instead of rows upon rows of chairs, we were seated at tables of 8 with numerous mathematical manipulatives on them.  These included marbles, graduated cylinders, chess pieces and even […]

Growing Irreplaceables Pt.3: Incentivize The Best to Teach in High Need Schools

October 30, 2013

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A friend of mine, we will call him Mark, was considering teaching in two different charter schools this past spring.  He had a clear first and second choice.  However, his second choice would pay him significantly more than his top.  After some haggling back and forth, Mark’s preferred choice was able to match the offer […]

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