Just what does it take to be a pilot SMARTER Balance teacher?

1. per·sist·ence

   pərˈsistəns/

   noun

   1. 1.

      firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.

      "companies must have patience and persistence, but the rewards are there"

   
   

   

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Yes, these days as educators are implementing Common Core Curriculum which is definitely a new level of expectations for student learning they are also taking on the challenge of piloting the SMARTER Balance Test because they care about the student's conform level with the technology and types of questions that will be asked.  BUT, this is no easy feat.  The SMARTER Balance Test is still being tweaked and the information is coming out at the last minute.  

While some question the work of our teachers, I can only thank them for their persistence when the test is not ready for the next week and we receive notice the Friday before at noon.  I cannot thank them enough for their flexibility and positivity with students when the text to speech and speech to text features are not working yet.  I can't thank them enough every time they make lemonade with the lemons they are given.

Persistence and courage is all I can think of to describe our awesome teachers.  A big kudos today.