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Tre' Gammage
EP 137 Bridging Excellence Gaps in Education with Jonathan Plucker
39 minutes Posted Mar 9, 2020 at 10:00 am.
An overview of Jonathan's podcast and his favorite episode
Data is important: we all need to learn to interpret it, differentiate between the good and the bad, and stop being scared of it
You may find things you're not looking for when you look at data
What's the difference between performance and potential, and what factors affect them?
Use your privileges and blessings to improve what you can for those who come after you
Barriers to students' development
What are excellence gaps and how are we working to close them?
My journey through education
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"People confuse a student's current performance level with their potential. Those are not the same things."
- Jonathan Plucker
Dr. Jonathan Plucker is not afraid to share information. He talks to me about the importance of interpreting data, looking at good data and bad data, how we're using the information we gather in education to improve our schools. He talks about the importance of nurturing students' potential, and bridging excellence gaps in education. He even asks me about my journey through education at the end of the interview!
You can find Jonathan on Twitter @jonathanplucker and on the Bright Now! podcast