Testimonials

“The Common Priorities approach is effective because it creates monthly opportunities for practitioners to discuss what is working and not working and what strategies can be used to address student needs. Cambridge Education supported our K-12 vertical team in science as we identified essential standards, ensured that they flow from grade to grade, and developed common assessments to make sure that students understand those standards.”

John Doherty
Superintendent
Reading Public Schools

“The Common Priorities Program has helped us in the PS 37Q school community re-think our methods of planning, teaching and learning. This work has led to an infectious culture of teacher collaboration. I am proud of the progress we have made building our teacher teams.”

Beverly Mitchell
Principal
PS 37Q, Queens, NY

“There are numerous reasons why this professional development offered by David Jacobson stands out as particularly useful. The workshop was on-going, collaborative, and assessment-driven. David is an excellent teacher of teachers. He skillfully and non-threateningly built up and built upon teachers’ background knowledge. And the training was carefully crafted to meet the needs of our school, and specifically of the participating teachers.”

Pete Nelson
Title I Reading Teacher

“Dr. Jacobson strategically motivated and challenged instructional teams to uncover eye-opening cause and effect issues. The outcome was a professional learning community that developed greater focus on planning and assessment, resulting in improved instructional practices. An enormous victory for our students and teachers!”

Frances E. Arena
Former Manager of Curriculum and Professional Development
Worcester Public Schools

“Thanks for the institute. I thought it was one of the most productive professional development experiences I have ever had.”

Librarian
Public Schools of Brookline

“The work that David does with schools really gets at the instructional core. Teachers have become experts on connecting standards, assessment, and instruction, and they have learned to collaborate effectively in order to plan together for student learning.”

Judi Fenton
Instructional Specialist
Empowerment Schools Organization
New York City Department of Education