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Finding root causes effectively: A powerful way to improve schools

Using experience gained by facilitating the determination of root causes in schools and in industrial settings, as well as lessons from research and literature both within and outside of education, this paper provides a recommend process, and detailed protocols and tools for defining problems to be investigated and determining their root causes.

By: Andrew Hegedus

Topics: High-growth schools & practices

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Why Arizona Needs Common Core Standards

This The Arizona Republic article examines the three key areas of mathematics teaching and learning: ways of doing, ways of thinking and habits of thinking.

2009
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Who Moved the Mathematics?: The Need for IMPACT

This American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC) article examines the three key areas of mathematics teaching and learning: ways of doing, ways of thinking and habits of thinking.

Topics: Learning standards & alignment, Academic content

2009
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Progress monitoring measures in mathematics: a review of the literature.

Topics: Measurement & scaling, Academic content, Math & STEM

2007
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