Questions to Ponder:

• The importance of sticking to grade-level content and instructional rigor.

• The importance of focusing on depth of instruction , not on pace

• The importance of prioritizing content and learning.

• The importance of ensuring inclusion of each and every learner.

• The importance of identifying and addressing gaps in learning instruction and using benchmarks to guide instruction/ progress montoring.

• The importance of capitalizing on monitoring not differences.