Stop Grading Compliance: Why Competency is King ๐
๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น'๐ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ ๐๐๐๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐? โพ๏ธ Dr. Chad Lang joins us to explain why "tightening the strike zone" on assessment is the only way to prepare students for a globalized world where competency is king. In this episode of Control+Shift+Lead, hosts Jim Wichman and Adam Busch talk with Dr. Chad Lang about the intersection of leadership, assessment, and the "real world." Dr. Lang shares a powerful analogy comparing Major League Baseball umpires to classroom teachers, showing how evolutionโnot just changeโleads to better outcomes for kids.If youโve ever struggled to lead your staff through grading reform or wondered how to align your school's systems with the modern economy, this conversation provides the roadmap. ๐ช๐๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐ข๐จโ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ก ย ย โข How to use the "Umpire Analogy" to simplify assessment reform. ย ย โข Why the "real world" argument actually supports standards-based practices. ย ย โข How professional development acts as the catalyst for tightening the "strike zone". ย ย โข The importance of "aiming small" to communicate student evidence clearly. ๐ช๐๐๐ง ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐ฆ ย ย โข Struggling to answer parents/staff who say grading reform is "too soft." ย ย โข Trying to modernize assessment without overwhelming your teachers. ย ย โข Bridge the gap between "school work" and "global competency." ๐ฐฬฒ๐ฑฬฒ๐พฬฒ๐ฬฒ๐ฬฒโฬฒ๐ฬฒ๐ทฬฒ๐ดฬฒโฬฒ๐ฟฬฒ๐พฬฒ๐ณฬฒ๐ฒฬฒ๐ฐฬฒ๐ฬฒ๐ฬฒ Control+Shift+Lead is the premier podcast for school leaders and innovators. Hosted by Adam Busch (AWB Education/ForwardEd) and Jim Wichman (Inspired Edification), we explore the shifts in thinking required to lead todayโs schools.
