Real World Curriculum and Grading with Chad Lang Transformative Principal 520

<p><span style="font-family: 'Playfair Display';">Chad Lang is an assistant superintendent of HR and school improvement in Glenwood Iowa.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> <span style="font-family: 'Playfair Display';">He is passionate about grading, curriculum, and professional development.</span></p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style= "font-family: 'Playfair Display'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Playfair Display'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Playfair Display';" xml:lang="EN"> </span><span lang="EN" style= "font-family: 'Playfair Display'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Playfair Display'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Playfair Display';" xml:lang="EN">On today’s episode we discuss the importance of curriculum and grading when preparing students for the “real world”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> He clarifies the difference between curriculum and resources, and explains why textbooks and companies should never be the curriculum for our students.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Chad also describes the importance of starting with a common definition of grades, with his definition aligning tightly to what we expect students to know and be able to do in reference to specific standards.</span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style= "font-family: 'Playfair Display'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Playfair Display'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Playfair Display';" xml:lang="EN"> </span><span lang="EN" style= "font-family: 'Playfair Display'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Playfair Display'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Playfair Display';" xml:lang="EN">Chad can be reached on Twitter @chad_mLang or through his personal email</span> <span lang="EN" xml:lang= "EN">chadmichaellang@gmail.com</span></p> <p><h2 id="sponsors">Sponsors</h2></p> <p><h3 id="transformativeprincipalmastermind"><a href="https://transformativeprincipal.com">Transformative Principal Mastermind</a></h3></p> <p><p>Lead a school everyone can be proud of. </p></p> <p><p>Being a principal is tough work. You&#8217;re pul