Rapid changes in our society necessitate that schools produce students capable of adapting the rapid changes in their professional and personal lives; they must be capable lifelong learners. Rick holds that this has triggered a fundamental change in the social mission of schools from places that sort students to schools that maximize the learning success of all students.
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Dr. Rick Stiggins was the founder of ATI and the pioneer of the Formative Assessment Method, a forward thinking means of providing students with meaningful feedback on their academic performance that encourages positive growth.
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