Podcast
The Continuing Educator
Secrets & strategies from high growth classrooms, with Chase Nordengren
December 13, 2023

Description
For this episode, we’re once again joined byĀ Dr. Chase Nordengren,Ā principal research lead for Effective Instructional Strategies at NWEA to talk about teacher-led approaches to academic recovery.
Chase works closely with leading scholars from around the globe to turn theory into actionable practices to drive instructional improvement. His latest study, High Growth for All, captured ways teachers in one Chicago-area district are leading the academic recovery effort and producing above average academic growth over multiple years for kids across the achievement spectrum
Chase is also the author ofĀ Step into Student Goal Setting: A Path to Growth, Motivation, and AgencyĀ from Corwin Press.
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