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November 13, 2014
As all new attempts at curriculum reform, the Common Core has generated its’ share of criticism. Looking back at Whole Language, New Math, Outcome Based Education and other initiatives, the well-intended reforms floundered on the shoals of public misunderstanding, poor implementatio...
August 15, 2014
A continuation of The Research Supporting TESS (part 1)
The second great influence on the development of what we now know as direct instruction was Dr. Madeline Hunter, who published most of her research and theory in the 1980’s. Dr. Hunter believed that the majority of a teacher’s...
August 15, 2014
Often, when doing teacher training in direct instruction, we are asked about the research behind the model. It is an honest question from either teachers or administrators, but in some ways the question is mildly shocking. In fact, the elements, or steps, making up direct instructi...
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