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May 2024
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What Are LEARNING PROGRESSIONS? A Conver...

Tim Cavey
About this episode

🔥 What do we need to know about Depth of Knowledge?

🔥 How can schools build inclusive cultures and improve student behavior?

🔥 What are learning progressions, and how can they support student learning?

Join me for this conversation with JENNIFER MOROZ as she shares her insights.

ABOUT THIS GUEST: Jen is a BC educator who is proud to teach, collaborate with educators across BC, and offer professional development in assessment frameworks. She is a proud member of the new EVOXE Global Consulting as an Indigenous educator (Métis-Cree). 

You can follow Jennifer on X @jenniferlmoroz, on her website at https://www.jenmo.org, and on her YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@assessmentsyndicate.

Tune in for my regular Teachers on Fire interviews, airing LIVE on YouTube every Saturday morning at 8:00am Pacific and 11:00am Eastern! Join the conversation and add your comments to the broadcast.

In This Conversation:

0:26 - Who is Jennifer Moroz?

1:26 - The sheer horror and untenable nature of report cards

3:41 - What Jen's Cree-Metis ancestry means to her

5:39 - What are learning progressions and how can they add clarity?

12:03 - What learning progressions are NOT (proficiency levels)

15:46 - What teachers sometimes miss about Depth of Knowledge

21:27 - BC educators want evidence-based tools to teach the curriculum

24:02 - What is the Assessment Syndicate?

28:05 - How can our schools strengthen their cultures and improve student behavior?

35:32 - A passion outside of education: physical fitness, daily walking

38:44 - A productivity hack: reading on her Kindle

40:03 - A source of inspiration: Thomas Guskey

40:47 - An edtech tool pick: Canva

42:12 - A book recommendation: Implementing Mastery Learning by Thomas Guskey

44:22 - A suggestion for a future guest: Kelsey McDonald

45:22 - What Jen's streaming on her TV these days

46:58 - How to connect with Jennifer Moroz and her resources

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Tropic Fuse by French Fuse

GO! by Neffex

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