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 * Read the Case Study regarding Equity on page 31 of the NSDC Standards text handed out in class. In your PLC discuss Discussion Questions 1-4. Have a record keeper in your group synthesize your group's responses to these questions. If your group needed more information, describe what you need to know and how you would go about discovering this information.**

1. What support can be accessed to ensure all students achieve at high levels? Teachers need to demonstrate their expectations. They get this information from their school's vision, instructional plan, and meetings. Rubrics aid consistency which also helps reinforce this concept.

2. What are strengths of teaching and learning in diverse situations? Teachers and students learn to appreciate the cultural backgrounds of others. Another strength is peer modeling. This builds a sense of community and trust.

3. How can technology be used to support the implementation of this standard? As an example, Success Maker is a program that adapts its questions from students' correct and incorrect responses. There are also numerous programs for foreign languages. We feel that there are many programs to challenge those who need a challenge and remediate those who need remediation. 4. Do all students in this school or district have access to a rigorous curriculum that asks them to use their minds well? This case study exhibits rigor by developing rubrics through collaboration. A good example of this would be that the students are essentially trained to grade their own work using the rubrics. This increases a collective classroom dialogue and in return this increases expectations for student learning.