Wendy Sauer

Instructional Design Specialist at Education Development Center | Sauer is an instructional design specialist who has worked at Education Development Center for the past three years on the design, development, and dissemination of Success at the Core. She has a broad base of experience and skills in strategic communications, instructional design and training, and project management in education, non-profit, and corporate environments. She taught high school history and English for a decade and holds a masters degree in curriculum and instruction.

Posts by Wendy Sauer:

• Great Formative Assessment Resources for Educators

  
  January 11 2013 | digital learning | formative assessment

  For many, January rings in a season of self-assessment as we consider habits that we’d like to add (or eliminate) from our daily lives. Such formative assessment is also common in schools this month. As the mid-point of the year draws near, administrators reflect on progress towards district and school improvement goals, …

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• Pairing Common Core Implementation Needs with SaC Tools

  
  November 15 2012 | common core standards | Common Core State Standards | Success at the Core

  Over the past several weeks, Success at the Core Fellows have shared their work around implementing the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) at their schools and the tools – including some from SaC – they’ve found helpful in their efforts.  You can read all CCSS- focused posts here, and …

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• SaC Makes Learning Local

  
  October 8 2012 | Arne Duncan | CCSS | Issues of Practice | SaC Fellows | Success at the Core

  Former Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill once said, “All politics is local.” Recalling this makes me feel a bit better this election season. Even as national debates rage over health care and the economy, I find myself more focused on my state’s gubernatorial race and ballot initiatives. I think …

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• Stories of Use

  
  May 28 2012 | collaboration | online learning | tools | videos

  I’ve spent the last four years partnering with colleagues to develop and share Success at the Core (SaC). Connecting with schools and classrooms that are benefiting from our behind-the-scenes efforts has been one of the most rewarding aspects of this work. I’ve heard stories from educators from all over the …

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