Episode Details

#60
In this episode we discuss building and leading a proficiency-based language department.  Tim Eagan, the 6-12 Department Head of World Languages in Wellesley, MA, joins me to talk about his experience leading his department through the process of embracing proficiency.

Topics in the episode:

• contemporary and emerging research and the shift in approach and expectations.
• what collaboration looks like in a proficiency-based department and how this supports consistency, particularly with assessments.
• the objectives and benefits of using success criteria in a language department.
• the essential role of feedback in a proficiency-based program.
• how we get our department members on board.
• www.visiblelearningmetax.com
• Blog Post in Reflective Practice and Success Criteria

Connect with Tim Eagan

• Twitter: @tjeag

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