At the end of January, six DataWORKS consultants went “Down Under” again to train teachers and administrators across Australia. The training focused on Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI) and the roll out of the Foundation – Year 6 Australian English curriculum created by DataWORKS in 2015. DataWORKS’ partnership with Good to Great Schools Australia had us first…
Educeri is Here We are proud to report that our new service, Educeri, is officially up and running! What is Educeri, you ask? Educeri (ed-ju-sair-ee) is a subscription-based lesson service that gives users unlimited access to hundreds of digital K-12 resources from any device. Through Educeri, we are committed to providing lessons – awesome ones…
We’re not giving up on you! Witnessing the moment that a light bulb goes on for a struggling student can be awe-inspiring. It’s even more rewarding when that student finds a renewed passion for learning and an excitement for a subject like math. That’s exactly what happened for the middle school and high school students…
A surprising powerhouse In 2012 while working with Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools (NIS) Center of Excellence in Astana, Kazakhstan, as an educational consultant, I started to do reports and work on research, specifically, “Best Practices” methodologies. NIS wanted Kazakhstan to become a leader in education in Asia and the world. My colleagues and I started to…
The Well-Crafted, Well-Taught Lesson gets even better! So what’s new? Explicit Direct Instruction: The Power of the Well-Crafted, Well-Taught Lesson was published in 2009, and since then authors John Hollingsworth and Dr. Silvia Ybarra have forged a path through the Common Core State Standards, visited hundreds more classrooms, and fine-tuned their EDI strategies. Now they are…
Hundreds of Resources, Just a Click Away We Want to Help You Let’s be honest. Teaching is not what it used to be. With the adoption of Common Core State Standards, teachers are now required to do more than ever before. Teachers, did you know Common Core meant you would be sitting on planning committees,…
The Well-Crafted, Well-Taught Lesson gets even better! What’s new? Explicit Direct Instruction: The Power of the Well-Crafted, Well-Taught Lesson was published in 2009, and since then authors John Hollingsworth and Dr. Silvia Ybarra have forged a path through the Common Core State Standards, visited hundreds more classrooms, and fine-tuned their EDI strategies. Now they are…
What makes one teacher’s class a joy and another’s a torture? Were some people simply born to teach? As we remember our favorite teachers, I think we remember a je ne sais quoi, an indefinable quality, about them most. When we ask the world what makes a teacher great, the word “passionate” comes up every time.…
Accelerate Students by Pre-teaching Next Year’s Standards! Now is the time to reserve your preferred dates! For Students: Preparation for next year All materials provided Highly interactive engagement during lessons Students gain confidence For Teachers: Academy training provided Frequent interactive coaching and debriefing during Academy READY TO TEACH (EDI) Lessons provided Academy training transferable to…
Heber School has achieved a milestone that some thought was impossible to achieve. Heber School’s 2013 API is 839. For over one hundred years, Heber School was the only school in the Heber Elementary School District (HESD).
