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1.02 How This Model Came to Be pp. 11-15

Throughout the remainder of this book, Larry showcase educators and leaders from school systems he had the good fortune to assist in redesigning their existing curricula. Larry had developed and piloted the RCD Model through collaborative support from three school districts, Hartford, West Haven, and East Hartford, Connecticut. To provide readers with a background context for this approach to rigorous curriculum design, he provides in Chapter 2 a brief story for how his model came to be.

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Key Elements In brief, summarize in your own thinking the key elements each of the schools completed as Larry developed and validated RCD. Discuss what was essential for one or more these districts to be successful in Larry's engagement with them. How could this apply to Oklahoma districts? Please respond to at least two other posts in this topic.	9	2
Reviewing a RCD Unit West Haven Public Schools have published there RCD Units of Study online allowing free access. You can access them using the attached bookmark resource below. Once on the page, review and identify a particular unit of interest. Understanding that the units are of varying quality, discuss what you like about the unit and what might be improved. Please respond to at least two other posts in this topic.	4	1

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