There is no shortage of educational strategies and innovative tools. There are new ideas sprouting daily. When you find one that speaks to you, you can't wait to bring it to your classroom and school. The energy you get from that new idea can turn the holiday slump, the end-of-year exhaustion, or the summer regeneration into a time of excitement. After all, this is all about the students, right? Anything that gets you excited is bound to get them excited, too.
So, you go to your administrator, and start telling them all about this great new thing. Your excitement is palpable, but not as contagious as you'd expected. And then you hear the dreaded words: "That sounds great, but how does it fit in with the curriculum? What about test scores? Won't that be hard to manage? That doesn't fit with our school/district initiatives."
Your heart plummets. Why can't they see that this can only help those test scores?
An Educational Translator takes those cool, innovative strategies and tools, and puts them in a framework that meets the requirements of your school and district. There's no need to give up on your dreams. We'll help you translate!
