In Their Own Words: Teacher Narratives

When students arrive at kindergarten behind, they will likely leave elementary school behind unless teachers find ways to target their individual needs. In this video accompanying the Gates Foundation’s Teachers Know Best: Making Data Work report, educators discuss the importance of finding clear direction in the data they receive.

District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) has been widely heralded in recent years as one of the nation’s fastest-improving urban public school districts. Most coverage has focused on the district’s strong and stable leadership and its sustained focus on educator effectiveness.

As a high social studies teacher, I have the weighty responsibility of introducing the students in my rural school in Kentucky to historical, civic, geographical, and economic issues that are quite often beyond the scope of their day-to-day lives.