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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 use rubrics to communicate success to the students and ensure that all teachers have common expectations in the classroom. The support for the students helps to promote a high level of learning. Also, teachers who collaborate can develop the rubrics to meet the state standards and help the students achieve success.

2. What are strengths of teaching and learning in diverse situations?

Teachers in a diverse situation will develop assessments to motivate the varied learners in the classroom. They can create a mentoring among low level and high level students. The low level learners will learn behavior and study skills from the higher learner model.

3. How can technology be used to support the implementation of this standard?

Technology provides academic support through online resources for studying, remediation, and production. Such programs can offer instant feedback for students who need additional help with a subject. Students can use advanced skills and learn new skills for those who are new to technology. However, a novice user of technology can cause a hindrance in producing and finishing assignments.

4. Do all students in this school or district have access to a rigorous curriculum that asks them to use their minds well?

All students in the case study appear to have a rigorous curriculum through the development and sharing of rubrics. The teachers in the school use the same concept throughout the school. The rubrics show the concrete and measurable expectations for writing throughout the school. Thus, the school has a rigorous curriculum.