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August 2012

ASD News Monthly Archive

August 30, 2012

The ASD Is Investing In Innovation

By Margo Roen

The Achievement School District (ASD) is uniquely positioned to transform Tennessee’s education landscape, creating a district that moves schools from the bottom 5% to the top 25% in five years. To do so, the ASD must focus on quality: the highly effective principals, teachers, and school operators that positively impact students. The Investing in Innovation ...

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August 29, 2012

Inside the Classroom: Teacher Rachel Kannady's Science Lab

By Achievement School District

Each year, students across Tennessee take a TCAP exam designed to test them in the core subjects that they are taught at school, English, Math, Social Studies and Science.  TCAP scores for science have actually exceeded reading and math for the past three years: http://www.tn.gov/education/tcap_results.shtml, but we still have so much work to do to ...

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August 28, 2012

Three Things I Learned About Great Teaching from Katrina Armor

By Jeremy Jones

I miss the classroom. I taught middle school math for a couple of years and consider it some of the best times I have ever had. I hope to one day be fortunate enough to go back into the classroom and share my love of math with young students again. However, I am heartened to ...

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August 27, 2012

Tennessee Names Top Schools For Achievement and Growth in 2011-12

By Achievement School District

BRENTWOOD – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Education Commissioner Kevin Huffman today announced 169 schools as the 2011-12 Reward Schools, the top 5 percent of schools in the state for annual growth and the top 5 percent for academic achievement. The Reward Schools are spread across 70 districts, located in major cities as well as ...

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August 27, 2012

Meet Our Teachers: Anna Russo (VIDEO)

By Achievement School District

A native Texan,  Anna received her Bachelor of Arts in Government and Women’s and Gender Studies from the University of Texas at Austin in 2010 before moving to Memphis. Through Teach For America she taught 5th, 6th, and 7th grade science and 2nd grade as a founding teacher at OMNI Prep Academy while completing her ...

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