Commitment to a systems perspective. Perhaps the most challenging and yet most fundamental requirement of all, this commitment calls for defining learning outcomes that will serve not only as the basis for curriculum development efforts but also as the decision screen for selecting the most promising Instructional strategies to help students achieve the learning outcomes. However, the return on that Investment can yield significant dividends in terms of student learning. Tremendous opportunities accompany the great challenges. We can make a real difference in student learning by leading our schools through the changes needed to become genuine outcome based systems for teaching and learning.
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