Dave Nagel is an international educational consultant and researcher. His educational career started as a mid-dle school science and high school biology teacher. His administrative experiences involved being a middle school assistant principal, high school associate princi-pal, and director of extended day and credit recovery programs. In his former district, Dave was instrumental in implementing power standards and performance assessments. He was honored numerous times as a "Senior Choice" winner, with graduating seniors selecting him as someone who dramatically affected their life in a positive way.

His efforts in augmenting and implementing a multifaceted credit recovery model transformed Ben Davis High School (enrollment 3,400, Grades 10-12) from a middle-of-the-road high school in terms of diplo-mas awarded into a graduation factory. By focusing on differentiated goals for students based on specific proficiency measures, Ben Davis was able to improve its graduation rate 14% in just over 4 years.

Dave has been a national and international presenter and consultant to schools for over 10 years. Using his experience and expertise, he has presented and helped schools, from pre-K through Grade 12, implement effective practices leading to gains in student achievement. His main focus when working with schools has revolved around assessment, instruction, leadership, and effective collaboration. He has worked specifically with schools in implementing the following topics: prioritizing standards, com-mon formative assessments, building authentic performance tasks, effec-tive use of scoring guides, data teams, rigorous curriculum design, and effective grading practices.

Publisher: Corwin Publishers

Pub date: 2020-05-07

Length: 176 pages