Teachers need real feedback - Bill Gates
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everyone needs a coach it doesn't matter
everyone needs a coach it doesn't matter
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whether you're a basketball player a
whether you're a basketball player a
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player my bridge coach Sharon osberg
player my bridge coach Sharon osberg
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says there are more pictures of the back
says there are more pictures of the back
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of her head than anyone else is in the
of her head than anyone else is in the
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world sorry
world sorry
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Sharon here you go we all need people
Sharon here you go we all need people
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who will give us feedback that's how we
who will give us feedback that's how we
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improve unfortunately there's one group
improve unfortunately there's one group
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of people who get almost no systematic
of people who get almost no systematic
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feedback to help them do their jobs
feedback to help them do their jobs
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better and these people have one of the
better and these people have one of the
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most important jobs in the world I'm
most important jobs in the world I'm
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talking about
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teachers when Melinda and I learned how
teachers when Melinda and I learned how
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little useful feedback most teachers get
little useful feedback most teachers get
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we were blown away until recently over
we were blown away until recently over
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98% of teachers just got one word of
98% of teachers just got one word of
feedback
feedback
feedback
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satisfactory if all my bridge coach ever
satisfactory if all my bridge coach ever
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told me was that I was satisfactory I
told me was that I was satisfactory I
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would have no hope of ever getting
would have no hope of ever getting
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better how would I know who is the best
better how would I know who is the best
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how would I know what I was doing
how would I know what I was doing
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differently today districts are
differently today districts are
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revamping the way they evaluate teachers
revamping the way they evaluate teachers
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but we still give them almost no
but we still give them almost no
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feedback that actually helps them
feedback that actually helps them
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improve their practice our teachers
improve their practice our teachers
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deserve
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better the system we have today isn't
better the system we have today isn't
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fair to them it's not fair to students
fair to them it's not fair to students
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and it's putting America's Global
and it's putting America's Global
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Leadership at
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risk so today I want to talk about how
risk so today I want to talk about how
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we can help all teachers get the tools
we can help all teachers get the tools
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for improvement they want and deserve
for improvement they want and deserve
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let's start by asking who's doing well
let's start by asking who's doing well
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well unfortunately there's no
well unfortunately there's no
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international ranking tables for Teacher
international ranking tables for Teacher
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feedback systems so I looked at the
feedback systems so I looked at the
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countries whose students perform well
countries whose students perform well
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academically and looked at what they're
academically and looked at what they're
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doing to help their teachers
doing to help their teachers
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improve consider the rankings for
improve consider the rankings for
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proficiency the US isn't number one
proficiency the US isn't number one
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we're not even in the top 10 we're tied
we're not even in the top 10 we're tied
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for 15th with Iceland and Poland now out
for 15th with Iceland and Poland now out
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of all the places that do better than
of all the places that do better than
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the US in Reading how many of them have
the US in Reading how many of them have
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a formal system for helping teachers
a formal system for helping teachers
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improve 11 out of 14 the US is tied for
improve 11 out of 14 the US is tied for
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15th in reading but we're 23rd in
15th in reading but we're 23rd in
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science and 31st in math so there's
science and 31st in math so there's
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really only one area where we're near
really only one area where we're near
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the top and that's in failing to give
the top and that's in failing to give
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our teachers the help they need to
our teachers the help they need to
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develop their
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skills let's look at the best academic
skills let's look at the best academic
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performer the province of Shanghai China
performer the province of Shanghai China
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now they rank number one across the
now they rank number one across the
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board in reading math and science and
board in reading math and science and
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one of the keys to shanghai's incredible
one of the keys to shanghai's incredible
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success is the way they help teachers
success is the way they help teachers
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keep improving they make sure that
keep improving they make sure that
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younger teachers get a chance to watch
younger teachers get a chance to watch
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Master teachers at work they have weekly
Master teachers at work they have weekly
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study groups where teachers get together
study groups where teachers get together
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and talk about what's working they even
and talk about what's working they even
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require each teacher to observe and give
require each teacher to observe and give
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feedback to their
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colleagues you might ask why is a system
colleagues you might ask why is a system
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like this so important it's because
like this so important it's because
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there's so much variation in the
there's so much variation in the
teaching
teaching
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profession some teachers are far more
profession some teachers are far more
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effective than others in fact there are
effective than others in fact there are
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teachers throughout the country who are
teachers throughout the country who are
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helping their students make
helping their students make
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extraordinary gains if today's average
extraordinary gains if today's average
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teacher could become as good as those
teacher could become as good as those
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teachers our students would be blowing
teachers our students would be blowing
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away the rest of the world so we need a
away the rest of the world so we need a
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system that helps all our teachers be as
system that helps all our teachers be as
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good as the best what would that system
good as the best what would that system
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look like well to find out our
look like well to find out our
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foundation has been working with 3,000
foundation has been working with 3,000
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teachers in districts across the country
teachers in districts across the country
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on a project called measures of
on a project called measures of
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effective teaching we had observers
effective teaching we had observers
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watch videos of teachers in the
watch videos of teachers in the
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classroom and rate how they did on a
classroom and rate how they did on a
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range of practices for example did they
range of practices for example did they
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ask their students challenging questions
ask their students challenging questions
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did they find multiple ways to explain
did they find multiple ways to explain
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idea we also had students fill out
idea we also had students fill out
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surveys with questions like does your
surveys with questions like does your
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teacher know when the class understands
teacher know when the class understands
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a lesson do you learn to correct your
a lesson do you learn to correct your
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mistakes and what we we found is very
mistakes and what we we found is very
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exciting first the teachers who did well
exciting first the teachers who did well
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on these observations had far better
on these observations had far better
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student outcomes so it tells us we're
student outcomes so it tells us we're
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asking the right questions and second
asking the right questions and second
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teachers in the program told us that
teachers in the program told us that
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these videos and these surveys from the
these videos and these surveys from the
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students were very helpful diagnostic
students were very helpful diagnostic
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tools because they pointed to specific
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places where they can improve I'm going
places where they can improve I'm going
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to show you what this video component of
to show you what this video component of
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met looks like in
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action good morning everybody let's talk
action good morning everybody let's talk
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about what's going on today to get
about what's going on today to get
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started uh doing a peer review day okay
started uh doing a peer review day okay
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a peer review day and our goal by the
a peer review day and our goal by the
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end of class is for you to be able to
end of class is for you to be able to
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determine whether or not you have moves
determine whether or not you have moves
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to prove in your essays my name is Sarah
to prove in your essays my name is Sarah
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Brown wesling I am a high school English
Brown wesling I am a high school English
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teacher at Johnston High School in
teacher at Johnston High School in
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Johnston Iowa turn to somebody next to
Johnston Iowa turn to somebody next to
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you tell them what you think I mean when
you tell them what you think I mean when
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I talk about moves to prove I've talked
I talk about moves to prove I've talked
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I think that there is a difference for
I think that there is a difference for
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teachers between the abstract of how we
teachers between the abstract of how we
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see our practice and then the concrete
see our practice and then the concrete
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reality of it okay so I would like you
reality of it okay so I would like you
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to please bring up your papers I think
to please bring up your papers I think
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what video offers for us is a a certain
what video offers for us is a a certain
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degree of reality you can't really
degree of reality you can't really
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dispute what you see on the video and
dispute what you see on the video and
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there is a lot to be learned from that
there is a lot to be learned from that
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and there's a lot of ways that we can
and there's a lot of ways that we can
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grow as a profession when we actually
grow as a profession when we actually
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get to see this I just have a flip
get to see this I just have a flip
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camera and a little tripod and invested
camera and a little tripod and invested
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in a tiny little wide angle lens at the
in a tiny little wide angle lens at the
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beginning of class I just perch it in
beginning of class I just perch it in
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the back of the classroom it's not a
the back of the classroom it's not a
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perfect shot it doesn't catch every
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little thing that's going on but I can
little thing that's going on but I can
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hear the sound I can see a lot and I'm
hear the sound I can see a lot and I'm
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able to learn a lot from it so it really
able to learn a lot from it so it really
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has been a a simple but powerful tool in
has been a a simple but powerful tool in
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my own reflection all right let's take a
my own reflection all right let's take a
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look at the long one first okay once I'm
look at the long one first okay once I'm
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finished taping then I put it in my
finished taping then I put it in my
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computer and then I'll scan it and you
computer and then I'll scan it and you
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know take a peek at it
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if I don't write things down I don't
if I don't write things down I don't
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remember them so having the notes is
remember them so having the notes is
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part of my thinking process and I
part of my thinking process and I
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discover what I'm seeing as I'm writing
discover what I'm seeing as I'm writing
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I really have used it for my own
I really have used it for my own
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personal growth and my own personal
personal growth and my own personal
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reflection on teaching strategy and
reflection on teaching strategy and
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methodology and classroom management and
methodology and classroom management and
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just all of those different facets of of
just all of those different facets of of
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the classroom I'm glad that we've
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actually done the process before so we
actually done the process before so we
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can kind of compare what works what
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doesn't so I think that video exposes
doesn't so I think that video exposes
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so much of what's intrinsic to us as
so much of what's intrinsic to us as
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teachers in ways that help us learn and
teachers in ways that help us learn and
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help us understand and then help our
help us understand and then help our
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broader communities understand what this
broader communities understand what this
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complex work is really all
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about I think it is a way to exemplify
about I think it is a way to exemplify
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and illustrate things that we cannot
and illustrate things that we cannot
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convey in a lesson plan things you
convey in a lesson plan things you
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cannot convey in a standard things that
cannot convey in a standard things that
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you cannot even sometimes convey in a in
you cannot even sometimes convey in a in
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a in a book of pedagogy all righty
a in a book of pedagogy all righty
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everybody have a great weekend I'll see
everybody have a great weekend I'll see
you
you
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later one day we'd like every classroom
later one day we'd like every classroom
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in America to look something like
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that but we still have more work to do
that but we still have more work to do
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diagnosing areas where a teacher needs
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to improve is only half the battle we
to improve is only half the battle we
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also have to give them the tools they
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diagnosis if you learn that you need to
diagnosis if you learn that you need to
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improve the way teach fractions you
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should be able to watch a video of the
should be able to watch a video of the
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fractions so building this complete
fractions so building this complete
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teacher feedback and Improvement system
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won't be easy for example I know some
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teachers aren't immediately comfortable
teachers aren't immediately comfortable
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with the idea of a camera in the
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classroom that's understandable but our
classroom that's understandable but our
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experience with met suggest that if
experience with met suggest that if
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teachers manage the process if they
teachers manage the process if they
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collect video in their own classrooms
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and they pick the lessons they want to
and they pick the lessons they want to
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submit a lot of them will be eager to
submit a lot of them will be eager to
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participate building a system will also
participate building a system will also
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require a considerable
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investment our foundation estimates that
investment our foundation estimates that
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it could cost up to5
it could cost up to5
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Billion now that's a big number but to
Billion now that's a big number but to
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put it in perspective it's less than 2%
put it in perspective it's less than 2%
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of what we spend every year on teacher
of what we spend every year on teacher
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salaries the impact for teachers would
salaries the impact for teachers would
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be phenomenal we would finally have a
be phenomenal we would finally have a
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way to give them feedback as well as the
way to give them feedback as well as the
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means to act on it but this system would
means to act on it but this system would
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have an even more important benefit for
have an even more important benefit for
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our country it would put us on a path to
our country it would put us on a path to
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making sure all our students get a great
making sure all our students get a great
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education find a career that's
education find a career that's
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fulfilling and rewarding and have a
fulfilling and rewarding and have a
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chance to live out their
chance to live out their
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dreams this wouldn't just make us a more
dreams this wouldn't just make us a more
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successful country
successful country
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it would also make us a more fair and
it would also make us a more fair and
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just one
just one
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too I'm excited about the opportunity to
too I'm excited about the opportunity to
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give all our teachers the support they
give all our teachers the support they
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want and
want and
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deserve I hope you are too thank
deserve I hope you are too thank
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