EPISODE · Apr 24, 2025 · 29 MIN
Episode 11: Instruction
from Talking Tosa · host Wauwatosa School District
Director of Instruction Leann Neese and Chief Academic Officer Dr. Nicole Marble talk with Superintendent Dr. Demond Means about how instructional framework supports student-centered, high-quality instruction and gives the Wauwatosa School District a common language across its system. #TosaProud🎬🍿Fun fact: The conversation even touches on how teaching portrayals in movies compare to real-life instructional processes in Wauwatosa. #RobinWilliams #GoodWillHunting #DeadPoetsSociety #OhCaptainMyCaptain #ButPleaseDontStandOnDesks 🙃“Excellent instruction doesn’t happen by chance. Strong student-centered instruction requires strong student-centered planning.”“It’s really a partnership between students, staff, and families. When there is a strong partnership between all of the stakeholders, then there is a collective commitment and a collective effort to put one’s best foot forward in the learning process.”“We want to prepare students for a future that we don’t even know exists yet.”
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Director of Instruction Leann Neese and Chief Academic Officer Dr. Nicole Marble talk with Superintendent Dr. Demond Means about how instructional framework supports student-centered, high-quality instruction and gives the Wauwatosa School District a common language across its system. #TosaProud🎬🍿Fun fact: The conversation even touches on how teaching portrayals in movies compare to real-life instructional processes in Wauwatosa. #RobinWilliams #GoodWillHunting #DeadPoetsSociety #OhCaptainMyCaptain #ButPleaseDontStandOnDesks 🙃“Excellent instruction doesn’t happen by chance. Strong student-centered instruction requires strong student-centered planning.”“It’s really a partnership between students, staff, and families. When there is a strong partnership between all of the stakeholders, then there is a collective commitment and a collective effort to put one’s best foot forward in the learning process.”“We want to prepare students for a future that we don’t even know exists yet.”
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