Educators have made tremendous strides in organizing our vision and our practices to include all students in the educational process. We are focusing on effective practices, learning to recognize what works and discarding the rest, and building competencies to meet the needs of increasingly numbers of diverse learners. Yet, while our progress is impressive, we still have not achieved the level of success necessary to ensure excellence and equity in our schools. Just look at the national statistics regarding school attainment of the Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) component of No Child Left Behind legislation as one measure of our continuing challenge. This interactive course introduces eight ‘must have’ skills for educators in order for academic success to be shared across all student groups and for schools to meet the requirements of NCLB and the increasing accountability standards established by states and districts. Learn eight significant ‘non-negotiables’ for success today and in the future.
