January 6, 2013 Content from presentation taken from Mike Schmoke Ed.D. and his book entitled...

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Which are most effective? (Improving test scores; college and career success) Laptops for all/Smartboards in every classroom Common, content-rich curriculum All commercial math/literacy “program” Differentiated Instruction Small class sizes Cold calling (and other “checks for understanding”) Various small/school-within-a-school “academics” minutes of purposeful reading & writing per day “Turnaround” strategies (new faculty; school design, etc) Cognitive/concept mapping; graphic representations