Show NotesFrom one career intention to another (3:50)The pervasive but poorly supported failure narrative (4:00)Working in the standardized testing world and a shift in thinking (4:30)Who is at fault? (4:50)What? No ideas for an alternative? (6:00)Testing and accountability as commensurate with one another (6:35)Test-based accountability is not the source of the problem (6:50)Schools deserve an appropriate accountability system (7:30)Effective organizations use forward-facing accountability mechanisms (8:30)Forward-facing issues fail to be emphasized in schools (9:20)Is backward-facing accountability beneficial? (9:40)Is backward-facing accountability even possible? (10:45)Destined or expected to repeat the past, year after year (11:40)Are schools’ accountability practices truly backward-facing? (12:30)The pitfalls of backward-facing accountability (13:20)The positives embedded in accountability (13:55)Imposed accountability (14:35)Operating in, and ignoring, a context of ongoing change (16:40)Identifying effectiveness as a prerequisite for accountability (17:25)Research and logic do not support A-F grading of schools (18:30)Both effective and ineffective schools do exist (19:30)Student benefit at the center of school practices (21:30)Accomplishment vs. measurement (22:20)Hopes and dreams (23:20)Hopes and dreams and the level of “mission” (24:00)Hopes and dreams for a higher test score? (25:20)Higher test scores or “getting ready for life?” (26:20)Parents need to have meaningful conversations about their children (31:25)Mission vs. mission statement (32:20)For-profits and non-profits have a handful of missions (33:30)Public schools tend have more than two dozen missions (33:55)The biggest issue facing public schools today (35:20)Next steps for TestSense (37:05)True accountability’s potential as a national movement (37:35)Legislative solution or legislative support? (38:00)Mrs. Carlisle – a great teacher (40:25)Growing up with a disability and Mrs. Carlisle’s wisdom (40:35)Accountability processes and frameworks do not need to be unwieldy (42:20)  Episode-specific Links:www.brave-ed.comwww.testsense.com  
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