“I Used to Think . . . and Now I Think . . .”

Reflections on the work of school reform

By Richard F. Elmore

At the end of a course or a professional development session, I frequently ask the learners I work with to reflect on how their thinking has changed as a consequence of our work together. This reflection takes the form of a simple two-column exercise.Continue

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