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Building a Community of Belonging in Schools: Insights from Dr. Chad Lang
Season 2 ยท Episode 4

Building a Community of Belonging in Schools: Insights from Dr. Chad Lang

Control+Shift+Lead ยท Inspired Edification and AWB Education

April 1, 20261h 2m

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๐—œ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น'๐˜€ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜†? โšพ๏ธ

Dr. Chad Lang joins us to explain why "tightening the strike zone" on assessment is the only way to prepare students for a globalized world where competency is king.

In this episode of Control+Shift+Lead, hosts Jim Wichman and Adam Busch talk with Dr. Chad Lang about the intersection of leadership, assessment, and the "real world." Dr. Lang shares a powerful analogy comparing Major League Baseball umpires to classroom teachers, showing how evolutionโ€”not just changeโ€”leads to better outcomes for kids.If youโ€™ve ever struggled to lead your staff through grading reform or wondered how to align your school's systems with the modern economy, this conversation provides the roadmap.

๐—ช๐—›๐—”๐—ง ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จโ€™๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ก

โ€ข How to use the "Umpire Analogy" to simplify assessment reform.

โ€ข Why the "real world" argument actually supports standards-based practices.

โ€ข How professional development acts as the catalyst for tightening the "strike zone".

โ€ข The importance of "aiming small" to communicate student evidence clearly.

๐—ช๐—›๐—”๐—ง ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐— ๐—ฆ ๐—ง๐—›๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ข๐——๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฆ

โ€ข Struggling to answer parents/staff who say grading reform is "too soft."

โ€ข Trying to modernize assessment without overwhelming your teachers.

โ€ข Bridge the gap between "school work" and "global competency."

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Control+Shift+Lead is the premier podcast for school leaders and innovators. Hosted by Adam Busch (AWB Education/ForwardEd) and Jim Wichman (Inspired Edification), we explore the shifts in thinking required to lead todayโ€™s schools.