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Teaching & Learning: Sharing Best Practices for Achieving Academic Growth

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Replication -- to adapt or not to adapt	6/10/04 2:57 PM
Author: Bryan Hassel

I can't really argue that adaptation of a model to a new setting isn't important, but I think we have to recognize that there's a balance to be struck here. If you really want to scale up an idea, there has to be some standardization -- systems that you are going to reuse in the new setting. In fact, standardization of SOME systems is what makes it possible to devote the attention needed to adapting others. If you're inventing everything from scratch in the new setting, you probably won't have time to put into quality development of all the needed systems.

The key is figuring out, for a given model, what to standardize and what to leave loose. I think all the franchisers, from the Edisons to the KIPPs to the EdVisions, are grappling with that.

Posted as a reply to: Replication by Lauren Morando Rhim

Discussion Thread:

Sharing Best Practices for Achieving Academic Growth
Submitted by Bob Montgomery on 6/10/04 5:20 AM
- Sound Instructional Practice
  Submitted by Patricia Bradley on 6/10/04 5:39 AM
  - We do know what works
    Submitted by Mark Sorensen on 6/10/04 7:35 AM
  - Sound Instructional Practice
    Submitted by Fred Crawford on 6/10/04 7:52 AM
  - Clarification regarding assessment
    Submitted by lori porter on 6/10/04 8:21 AM
    - Ideas on assessments
      Submitted by Scott Smith on 6/10/04 8:39 AM
    - Assessing student performance
      Submitted by Joe Nathan on 6/10/04 10:46 AM
      - Other resources on assessment approaches
        Submitted by Bryan Hassel on 6/10/04 11:08 AM
    - Authentic Assessment
      Submitted by Patricia Bradley on 6/10/04 1:00 PM
- Sharing best practices
  Submitted by Carole Mottaz on 6/10/04 6:23 AM
  - Sharing: a skeptical note
    Submitted by Bryan Hassel on 6/10/04 6:34 AM
    - Bryan, you're skeptical and I'm the perennial optimist!
      Submitted by Carole Mottaz on 6/10/04 7:14 AM
      - Sharing and replicating
        Submitted by Lauren Morando Rhim on 6/10/04 9:20 AM
        
        Replicating no, learning & adapting yes
        Submitted by Joe Nathan on 6/10/04 10:42 AM
        
        Replication - yes, if
        Submitted by Bryan Hassel on 6/10/04 11:19 AM
        
        Replication
        Submitted by Lauren Morando Rhim on 6/10/04 2:10 PM
        
        Replication -- to adapt or not to adapt
        Submitted by Bryan Hassel on 6/10/04 2:57 PM
  - When sharing can help
    Submitted by Joe Nathan on 6/10/04 9:41 AM
    - Teachers sharing with teachers
      Submitted by Karen Kennedy on 6/10/04 11:23 AM
- What do you teach?
  Submitted by Cyndi Wells on 6/10/04 6:31 AM
  - How do I decide what to teach?
    Submitted by Carole Mottaz on 6/10/04 7:06 AM
    - Selecting a content-rich curriculum
      Submitted by Cyndi Wells on 6/10/04 7:36 AM
      - What to teach?
        Submitted by Gail Srebnik on 6/10/04 8:01 AM
- Where to find useful information
  Submitted by Doug Carnine on 6/10/04 9:15 AM
  - A Wonderful Resource from educators
    Submitted by Joe Nathan on 6/10/04 10:21 AM
  - Accessibilty to What Works
    Submitted by Mark Sorensen on 6/10/04 10:30 AM
    - Accessibility to what works-data and dessimination
      Submitted by Rebecca Akporiaye on 6/10/04 2:27 PM
- Information, Relationships and Identity
  Submitted by Gregg Sinner on 6/10/04 9:21 AM
  - so true...thank you!
    Submitted by Gail Srebnik on 6/10/04 9:37 AM
    - Downsizing
      Submitted by Lauren Morando Rhim on 6/10/04 11:35 AM
      - The issue of size...
        Submitted by Gail Srebnik on 6/10/04 12:10 PM
- Best Practices Project in San Diego
  Submitted by Ginger Hovenic on 6/10/04 2:08 PM