Ron Ferguson
Video 1 of 8. Author and Harvard professor Ron Ferguson shares information related to the many settings that children live in every day, and how educators can help students navigate those settings in a way that will lead to social and academic success.
Ron Ferguson
Video 2 of 8. Author and Harvard professor Ron Ferguson discusses the importance of both excellence and equity to ensure the needs of ALL students are met. He shares the concept of group proportional equality. This is achieved when a district’s already high...
Ron Ferguson
Video 3 of 8. Author and Harvard professor Ron Ferguson discusses the movement that is taking hold with increasing urgency to close the achievement gap and ensure excellence with equity for all children throughout the nation. He shares how stakeholders –...
Ron Ferguson
Video 4 of 8. Author and Harvard professor Ron Ferguson discusses how to support students to make their way in the world, build a successful life and care about others. He defines agency as the capacity and propensity to take purposeful initiative. Students effective...
Ron Ferguson
Video 5 of 8. Author and Harvard professor Ron Ferguson talks about the importance of standardized tests, saying they measure the skills for which employers will pay. While he does not defend the current system, he does share that his image for the ideal system...
Ron Ferguson
Video 6 of 8. Author and Harvard professor Ron Ferguson discusses the impact of a teacher on the lives of students. He shares that the purpose of a teacher is to protect and serve children through leadership. He encourages teachers to stand up for students, even at...
