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Presentation by Dr. Willard R. Daggett (International Center for Leadership in Education) on April 18, 2007. Discusses the skills gap and the need for secondary schools to keep up with the rate of change (Rigor and Relevance). Emphasizes the need to implement practices that work with students who learn differently because they are growing up in a technologically advanced world. Stresses the importance of teaching content area reading and teaching the writing skills that are needed to communicate in the business world. Discusses preparing students to compete on the global level. Details the challenges schools face and the problems our country must solve in the future. Audio difficulties. | |