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076 Standards-based Instruction & Belonging Interventions

Release Date:  June 12, 2023 Leave a Comment

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Episode Synopsis

Many schools have adopted new instructional standards in recent years, but some schools have struggled in helping teachers align their instruction. We talk with author Morgan Polikoff about his team’s work studying why flexible specificity is so important for success.

Later, we look at a very large study of a belonging intervention that helps students persist in their first year of college. We consider what that could mean for teachers in both K-12 and higher education settings.

  • First Segment – 01:53 – Evaluating District Implementation of Teaching Standards
  • Second Segment – 31:43 – Large-scale Study of a Belonging Intervention for Undergraduates

Featured Guest

Morgan PolikoffMorgan Polikoff
Associate Professor
USC Rossier School of Education

Primary Citations

  • Stornaiuolo, A., Desimone, L., & Polikoff, M. (2023). “The Good Struggle” of Flexible Specificity: Districts Balancing Specific Guidance With Autonomy to Support Standards-Based Instruction. American Educational Research Journal, 00028312231161037. https://doi.org/10.3102/00028312231161037
  • *Gregory M. Walton et al. (2023). Where and with whom does a brief social-belonging intervention promote progress in college? Science 380(6644),499-505. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ade4420
    • Free link: http://gregorywalton-stanford.weebly.com/uploads/4/9/4/4/49448111/waltonetal2023.pdf

Supplemental Citations

  • The Policy Attributes Theory (C-SAIL)
  • Collaborative Autonomy: Exploring the Professional Freedom of Three Science Teachers (Ralph, 2020)
  • 044 Student Teaching & Scripted Curriculum (Two Pint PLC)
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Featured Beverage

We drink the Chocolate Cinnamon Stout, a tequila barrel aged chocolate cinnamon stout from Empyrean Brewing Co in Lincoln, NE.

Filed Under: Season 6

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