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Teachers don't teach the curriculum
Summary
We've adopted a new standards-based curriculum. We've done a lot of professional development. Still many teachers don't teach the lessons in the new curriculum � they seem to look at the topic and teach it the way they always have. What can we do?
Strategies
Balance tests and curriculum
uses the power of high-stakes assessment to show that the goals have changed � their students have to be able to tackle mathematics tasks of new types.
Assessment-led improvement
works by focusing on worthwhile mathematics tasks � teachers ask "How do we prepare our students for these?" Your new curriculum provides much of the answer.