076 Standards - Based Instruction & Belonging Interventions

12/06/2023 44 min
076 Standards - Based Instruction & Belonging Interventions

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Episode Synopsis

Many schools have adopted new instructional standards in recent years, but some schools have struggled in helping teachers align their instruction. We talk with author Morgan Polikoff about his team’s work studying why flexible specificity is so important for success.

Later, we look at a very large study of a belonging intervention that helps students persist in their first year of college. We consider what that could mean for teachers in both K-12 and higher education settings.