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Visible Learning Through Goal Setting

This past week has allowed a peek into what our teachers are doing with students to set academic goals.  In addition to our standing district beliefs, vision, mission, and goals, Fort Madison Community School District has identified the following goal for the 2022-2023 school year: “By May 2023, FMCSD will improve ELA and Math proficiency … [Read more…]

Beginning With the End in Mind

Some Background  Recently, I have been a part of many conversations with teacher teams expressing concern about over-assessing our students.  At times, they feel as if the only thing they do is assess, without ever being able to actually teach.  This is a valid concern and one that can be alleviated when we make use … [Read more…]