This workshop will illustrate the importance of data-driven decision making in creating pathways to academic success. Further it will share insighs as to how to build district leadership buy in and support through integrating academies into a district strategic planning process.
CIDER 2016 - State of the Nation: K-12 e-Learning in CanadaMichael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., & LaBonte, R. (2016, May). State of the nation: K-12 e-learning in Canada. An invited presentation to the Canadian Institute of Distance Education Research. Retrieved from https://athabascau.adobeconnect.com/p8pelg64w2i/
Prepared for the Emerging Harbormaster Network, May 2015, this presentation highlights the needs and strengths of the state's ecosystem for next gen learning and a vision and strategy to support personalized learning schools statewide.
Private Enterprise in Public Education: Cautionary Tales from the U.S. by Hema Ramanathan, Associate Professor, College of Education, University of West Georgia, U.S.A.
The L.A. Compact is an unprecedented commitment by 18 major L.A. institutions that want to see positive change in Los Angeles public schools, and better prepare local students for college and the 21st century workplace.
The L.A. Compact identifies important areas where its partners can work together to address pressing educational issues, better leverage resources and have a measurable impact.
ON MoE 2019: Overview of e-Learning in CanadaMichael Barbour
Barbour, M. K. (2019, April). Overview of e-learning in Canada. An invited presentation to the Education Research & Evaluation Strategy Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Education, Toronto ON.
CIDER 2016 - State of the Nation: K-12 e-Learning in CanadaMichael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., & LaBonte, R. (2016, May). State of the nation: K-12 e-learning in Canada. An invited presentation to the Canadian Institute of Distance Education Research. Retrieved from https://athabascau.adobeconnect.com/p8pelg64w2i/
Prepared for the Emerging Harbormaster Network, May 2015, this presentation highlights the needs and strengths of the state's ecosystem for next gen learning and a vision and strategy to support personalized learning schools statewide.
Private Enterprise in Public Education: Cautionary Tales from the U.S. by Hema Ramanathan, Associate Professor, College of Education, University of West Georgia, U.S.A.
The L.A. Compact is an unprecedented commitment by 18 major L.A. institutions that want to see positive change in Los Angeles public schools, and better prepare local students for college and the 21st century workplace.
The L.A. Compact identifies important areas where its partners can work together to address pressing educational issues, better leverage resources and have a measurable impact.
ON MoE 2019: Overview of e-Learning in CanadaMichael Barbour
Barbour, M. K. (2019, April). Overview of e-learning in Canada. An invited presentation to the Education Research & Evaluation Strategy Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Education, Toronto ON.
SITE 2018 - Cases of Quality: Case Studies of the Approval and Evaluation of ...Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., & Clark, T. (2018, March). Cases of quality: Case Studies of the approval and evaluation of K-12 online and blended providers. A full paper presentation to the annual conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, Washington, DC.
AERA 2016 - Evaluation and Approval Constructs for K-12 Online and Blended Co...Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., & Clark, T. (2016, April). Evaluation and approval constructs for K-12 online and blended courses and providers. A paper presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington, DC.
TESOL Policy Update and Outlook - What's Next? - Dec 14, 2016John Segota
Now that the 2016 election has concluded, where do things stand with the Every Student Succeeds Act and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act? What will happen in terms of comprehensive immigration reform? What else in education policy is impacting ELLs and the TESOL field? This session will present an overview of the current state of affairs in Washington, DC, and provide an update on national education policy.
Presentation delivered December 14, 2016 for Washington Area TESOL (WATESOL) and Maryland TESOL (MDTESOL) on education policy and national initiatives affecting the TESOL Field. Discussion includes elementary, secondary, and adult education policy, federal budget, the transition in leadership in Washington, and immigration policy.
Professional Development: Benchmarking State Implementation of College- and C...SREB
What professional learning opportunities have state departments of education provided to help educators implement their new college- and career-readiness standards?
CCRS, ELS, and the Changing Role of the ESL EducatorJohn Segota
How has the transition to college- and career-readiness standards impacted English learners, and the role of ESL/bilingual educators? This presentation will discuss the many issues that unfolded for English learners in this paradigm shift, what has changed for ESL/bilingual educators, and what this means for teacher education.
Presentation delivered November 19, 2016 at the ACTFL Annual Convention in Boston, MA.
Online Education: A Game Changer for International Education AIEA 2015 Michael Waxman-Lenz
How will online education affect international student mobility and opportunities. Representatives from Coursera, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and International Education Advantage (Intead) present trends, facts and discuss the implications.
DLAC 2021 - Using Formative Evaluation to Keep Your Program on TrackMichael Barbour
Clark, T., Barbour, M. K., & Debruler, K. (2021, June). Using formative evaluation to keep your program on track [Panel]. Digital Learning Annual Conference, Austin, TX.
Aligned Teaching Resources: Benchmarking Implementation of College- and Caree...SREB
SREB report: How have state departments of education fostered local educators’ use of high-quality instructional resources that are aligned to their state’s new college- and career-readiness standards?
Nagle, J., Barbour, M. K., & LaBonte, R. (2021, June). Remote teaching – Emergency or not: Examining pandemic pedagogy in Canada [Panel]. Digital Learning Annual Conference, Austin, TX.
CANeLearn Webinar 2021 - Pandemic Pedagogy in Canada: Lessons from the First ...Michael Barbour
LaBonte, R., Barbour, M. K., & Nagle, J. (2021, November). Pandemic pedagogy in Canada: lessons from the first 18 months [Webinar]. Canadian eLearning Network.
As part of National Careers Week 2021, the NCSEHE hosted a virtual event on 21 May, showcasing major NCSEHE-commissioned research on key influencers and careers advice for equity students.
More info: https://www.ncsehe.edu.au/careers-week-webinar-careers-student-equity/
SITE 2018 - Cases of Quality: Case Studies of the Approval and Evaluation of ...Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., & Clark, T. (2018, March). Cases of quality: Case Studies of the approval and evaluation of K-12 online and blended providers. A full paper presentation to the annual conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, Washington, DC.
AERA 2016 - Evaluation and Approval Constructs for K-12 Online and Blended Co...Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., & Clark, T. (2016, April). Evaluation and approval constructs for K-12 online and blended courses and providers. A paper presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington, DC.
TESOL Policy Update and Outlook - What's Next? - Dec 14, 2016John Segota
Now that the 2016 election has concluded, where do things stand with the Every Student Succeeds Act and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act? What will happen in terms of comprehensive immigration reform? What else in education policy is impacting ELLs and the TESOL field? This session will present an overview of the current state of affairs in Washington, DC, and provide an update on national education policy.
Presentation delivered December 14, 2016 for Washington Area TESOL (WATESOL) and Maryland TESOL (MDTESOL) on education policy and national initiatives affecting the TESOL Field. Discussion includes elementary, secondary, and adult education policy, federal budget, the transition in leadership in Washington, and immigration policy.
Professional Development: Benchmarking State Implementation of College- and C...SREB
What professional learning opportunities have state departments of education provided to help educators implement their new college- and career-readiness standards?
CCRS, ELS, and the Changing Role of the ESL EducatorJohn Segota
How has the transition to college- and career-readiness standards impacted English learners, and the role of ESL/bilingual educators? This presentation will discuss the many issues that unfolded for English learners in this paradigm shift, what has changed for ESL/bilingual educators, and what this means for teacher education.
Presentation delivered November 19, 2016 at the ACTFL Annual Convention in Boston, MA.
Online Education: A Game Changer for International Education AIEA 2015 Michael Waxman-Lenz
How will online education affect international student mobility and opportunities. Representatives from Coursera, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and International Education Advantage (Intead) present trends, facts and discuss the implications.
DLAC 2021 - Using Formative Evaluation to Keep Your Program on TrackMichael Barbour
Clark, T., Barbour, M. K., & Debruler, K. (2021, June). Using formative evaluation to keep your program on track [Panel]. Digital Learning Annual Conference, Austin, TX.
Aligned Teaching Resources: Benchmarking Implementation of College- and Caree...SREB
SREB report: How have state departments of education fostered local educators’ use of high-quality instructional resources that are aligned to their state’s new college- and career-readiness standards?
Nagle, J., Barbour, M. K., & LaBonte, R. (2021, June). Remote teaching – Emergency or not: Examining pandemic pedagogy in Canada [Panel]. Digital Learning Annual Conference, Austin, TX.
CANeLearn Webinar 2021 - Pandemic Pedagogy in Canada: Lessons from the First ...Michael Barbour
LaBonte, R., Barbour, M. K., & Nagle, J. (2021, November). Pandemic pedagogy in Canada: lessons from the first 18 months [Webinar]. Canadian eLearning Network.
As part of National Careers Week 2021, the NCSEHE hosted a virtual event on 21 May, showcasing major NCSEHE-commissioned research on key influencers and careers advice for equity students.
More info: https://www.ncsehe.edu.au/careers-week-webinar-careers-student-equity/
Launched in 2005, Liberal Education and America’s Promise (LEAP) is a national initiative that champions the importance of a twenty-first-century liberal education—for individual students and for a nation dependent on economic creativity and democratic vitality.
Extended Local Control Funding Formula presentation by Public Advocatesdistrict5united
Extended Local Control Funding Formula presentation by Public Advocates. In this PowerPoint, Public Advocates outlines the major changes the Local Control Funding Formula makes to school finance in California. They discuss funding and spending based on student needs, the benefits and concerns around local control, the state priorities’ broad definition of school success, Local Control and Accountability Plans and the importance of community involvement under LCFF. Afterwards, they develop talking points for the School Success Express.
At the Spring Expo, you’ll be able to network with school and district leaders; learn the ‘How’ of Partners’ Success; find out more about our school and district partnerships; hear about our national expansion; and get the latest on Common Core State Standards.
Proposal by TAF (Technology Access Foundation) to scale our award winning TAF Academy 6th-12th grade STEM school by partnering with existing public schools in transforming them into schools where students can reach a high level of personal achievement
This presentation outlines the process that Rio Salado College, in partnership with PIRC, Creighton School District, and Helios will be using to enroll Parent Liaisons into the Family and Community Liaison Program.
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NAF launched NAF Track Certified Hiring at NAF Next. The program gives students who earn a NAF certificate a leg up with job opportunities with 10 of the nation's leading companies.
Bridging the gap between poverty and success is a challenge for all academies. This session will highlight the obstacles associated with students who are economically disadvantaged and provide practical solutions for supporting students facing these problems.
What Difference Does it Make-- Reviewing Evidence on School- Employer Partner...NAFCareerAcads
The seminar will present an authoritative overview of recent national and international research into the impact that employer engagement in education has on young people as they move through schooling and ultimately into the work world. Learn how and why employer interventions can have positive impacts on the success of young people.
Teacher externships are a powerful way to revitalize your teaching and see firsthand how classroom skills and knowledge translate to the workplace. Come learn the first steps of planning a successful teacher externship program, hear ideas on where to look for support and sponsorship and view templates and checklists to get you started on setting up a valuable workplace experience.
SCAS Panel Session - Unique Solutions and Practical IdeasNAFCareerAcads
NAF developed a next-generation assessment system designed to model real-world demands, including the integrated application of academic, career-technical and workforce readiness skills. Designed to bridge the gap among high school career-technical programs, post-secondary course articulation, admission policies and workforce readiness, Student Certification Assessment System (SCAS) assesses a broad range of content and skills through rigorous end-of-course exams and evidence-based portfolios combined with supervisor and teacher feedback. This open and interactive panel session will explore benefits and opportunities while providing a problem-oriented approach to implementing and supporting SCAS. Panelists will represent different perspectives, and will be able to offer unique solutions and share practical ideas.
Scaffolding Your Work-Based Learning Program for Grades 9-12NAFCareerAcads
Do you want to have a concrete action plan for implementing work-based learning into your academy? This session will provide your academy with the scaffolding tools necessary to create a four-year sequenced plan for your students. See how a strong work-based learning plan can include meaningful activities, lesson plans as well as development procedures for utilizing your community and local businesses in the classroom.
SAS Programming for High School - Giving Students the Power to KnowNAFCareerAcads
SAS has created a tremendous opportunity for high school students to learn skills that involve not only programming but critical thinking and problem solving. This workshop will explain SAS, show why it should be taught, explore what it looks like in the classroom and highlight the connection between SAS and the NAF AOIT curriculum.
Providing Students a Quality Internship - Keys to SuccessNAFCareerAcads
Providing a quality internship for every student is one of our main objectives at NAF. This interactive panel discussion will address key steps to ensure the NAF internship is a game-changing experience for every student and will clarify the role everyone – educators, employers, students and parents – needs to play. Best practices will also be shared, enabling participants to draw from their experiences and share their own perspectives.
Lessons Learned on the Journey to Create a Great Intern ProgramNAFCareerAcads
Come hear how to design and implement a successful internship program from a team that's built a great model in Dallas through a partnership between the Dallas Independent School District and Capital One.
This interdisciplinary visual design project brings together topics from government, English, health and digital design for real world analysis. Students study the effects of food choices on personal health, the environment, the economy and the influence of marketing and packaging on those choices. Students learn that what they eat not only affects their health, but the health of the world. Partners from the design and health care field coach students as they develop and design their food package.
With the help of research and district experts, this session will cover how to identify the right data to highlight for specific audiences, how to develop the best formats to present data in various situations and how to access the available tools and documents that NAF provides to assist with results-based marketing.
With the help of research and district experts, this session will cover how to identify the right data to highlight for specific audiences, how to develop the best formats to present data in various situations and how to access the available tools and documents that NAF provides to assist with results-based marketing.
Project Lead The Way - A K-12 STEM Program of StudyNAFCareerAcads
Project Lead The Way (PLTW) offers an engaging K-12 STEM curriculum. This session will discuss PLTW programming at all levels and how it incorporates activity, project and problem-based learning to help students think critically, problem solve and collaborate.
Program Data 101 - From Data Center to Academy Assessment to Action Planning–...NAFCareerAcads
Designed for new academies, this session will focus on ways to meet critical deadlines and use data to inform your academy improvement plan. Academies will share their timelines and strategies for collecting data, meeting with leaders to score the academy assessment and how they use results to create action plans for improvement. The session promises to be informative for new academies looking for help in developing good habits for involving others and creating a plan for their academy development efforts.
Macroeconomics- Movie Location
This will be used as part of your Personal Professional Portfolio once graded.
Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
Embracing GenAI - A Strategic ImperativePeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
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Personal development courses are widely available today, with each one promising life-changing outcomes. Tim Han’s Life Mastery Achievers (LMA) Course has drawn a lot of interest. In addition to offering my frank assessment of Success Insider’s LMA Course, this piece examines the course’s effects via a variety of Tim Han LMA course reviews and Success Insider comments.
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Acetabularia acetabulum is a single-celled green alga that in its vegetative state is morphologically differentiated into a basal rhizoid and an axially elongated stalk, which bears whorls of branching hairs. The single diploid nucleus resides in the rhizoid.
A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
Unit 8 - Information and Communication Technology (Paper I).pdfThiyagu K
This slides describes the basic concepts of ICT, basics of Email, Emerging Technology and Digital Initiatives in Education. This presentations aligns with the UGC Paper I syllabus.
How to Make a Field invisible in Odoo 17Celine George
It is possible to hide or invisible some fields in odoo. Commonly using “invisible” attribute in the field definition to invisible the fields. This slide will show how to make a field invisible in odoo 17.
The Importance of School District Leadership and Data Driven Decision Making to Enhance NAF Academies
1. NAF Leadership Summit July 15,2011 San Francisco, CA Lupe Ferran Diaz, Ph.D. Director, School Choice & Parental Options Miami-Dade County Public Schools
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7. General Information-Five Year Trend *Average teacher’s salary excluding fringe benefits (Salary for ten months). Year Schools Pupils Teachers Salary* 2006-07 378 353,283 22,006 47,179 2007-08 392 347,774 22,393 51,561 2008-09 415 345,150 21,260 50,180 2009-10 427 345,458 20,517 50,180 2010-11 435 347,133 20,322 52,440
8. Summary of top ten languages (other than English) Used as primary language by students Source: Assessment, Research, and Data Analysis, Country of Origin and Language Frequencies. Language # students using as home language Spanish 187,481 Haitian Creole 16,789 French 2,011 Portuguese 1,556 Zhongwen (Chinese) 672 Russian 519 Arabic 460 Urdu 409 Vietnamese 310 Hebrew 273
9. High School and Adult-Vocational Enrollment 2010-11 TOTAL Source: High school: Student Data base system; Adult Vocational: Adult ED. Data Systems. High School Adult/Voc.* 101,276 5,656
10. Enrollment In Magnet Programs, 2010-11 Source: School Choice and Parental Options Program Enrollment Career Academies 14,861 International Programs 12,111 Liberal Art 5,063 Math & Science 4,769 Montessori 733 Visual & Performing Arts 5,881 TOTAL 43,418
11. Free/Reduced Price Lunch Source: Assessment, Research, and Analysis. Elementary K-8 Middle Combined Grades* Senior District Average Eligible Students 76.6% 56.4% 75.5% 65.6% 64.7% 70.2%
12. Graduates *Includes regular and exceptional student diplomas, but excludes certificates of completion. Source: High school: Student data base system, October 2010. 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 High School* 17,058 17,918 18,770 19,139 20,056
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29. Common Themes Statement Number of Students Number of Classes Need more hands-on activities and things like field trips. 93 5 Some teachers help more than others, some are just here to get a paycheck. 74 5 The Uniform Policy 110 5 Cell Phones 65 3 What do you like about your school? The academies 98 5 The new principal is too strict about little things 25 6
57. Strategic Alignment for Closing the Achievement Gap Third Grade Promise Middle Years Redesign College Readiness Relevant Curriculum School Design Fidelity Capacity Building Quality Instruction Innovative Leaders College and Career Success CK: 2011-12 Strategic Planning 2011 Family & Community Engagement
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Editor's Notes
A study by the World Institute for Development Economics Research at United Nations University reports that the richest 1% of adults alone owned 40% of global assets in the year 2000. The three richest people possess more financial assets than the poorest 10% of the world's population, combined [5] [ citation needed ] . The combined wealth of the 10 million millionaires grew to nearly $41 trillion in 2008. [88] In 2001, 46.4% of people in sub-Saharan Africa were living in extreme poverty . [89] Nearly half of all Indian children are undernourished. [90] Tiziana Terranova has stated that globalization has brought a culture of "free labour". In a digital sense, it is where the individuals (contributing capital) exploits and eventually "exhausts the means through which labour can sustain itself". For example, in the area of digital media (animations, hosting chat rooms , designing games), where it is often less glamourous than it may sound. In the gaming industry, a Chinese Gold Market has been established. [124]
Participants in Photolanguage enjoy the experience and we have gotten some very important insights on NAF students and academies. There are still challenges & obstacles to collecting data – including Different data points are required for different entities (District, State, NAF requirements) Teachers in general feel that taking time to collect data – takes time away from teaching and learning Teachers are also not trained researchers – leading to questions about what to collect, what is important, how to be systematic & how to record the data Last, there is a fear of retribution from the administration – imagined or not Once the data is collected – there are even more difficulties in what to do with it Lack of comparable data Lack of longitudinal data No user-friendly and integrated data systems. Most of all – is the question of what to do with it next. I’ve had more than one teacher tell me about their data binder – all their students and all their data – and how they carry it around.
There are some key important aspects that make data in a day different from classroom walk-throughs: 1) teams with representatives of students, teachers and administrators on each time 2) Promotes a dialogue – as the team is walking from class to class & in the de-briefing 3) Sends a message that the school values student input in addition to teacher & administration’s perspectives 4) Most important, this process stimulates critical reflection and discussion about best practices in and out of the classroom. Best practices include Designing user-friendly instruments Participation of the students in data in a day Participation of the administration in data in a day There is a climate of trust There is a receptiveness to student opinion
Questions: How would you calculate positive experience in an academy? For example, in the first class, a required class, the percentage of positive experience could be 100% (6 out of 6) or it could be 32% - 6 out of 19. Which one better reflects the reality in the classroom. Why are the numbers higher for academy classes than for other classes? Why would 50% of students in the NAF Finance Academy @ this particular school willing to leave if external constraints were removed? What is the most important area to improve? Why? How?
Having administrators and teachers participate in this research drives the point home. It is one thing to hear guidance counselors are not accessible from an outside observer, it is a very different thing to hear spontaneous laughter when a question is asked. Uniforms: consistency about the rules Cell phones: especially during lunch is a huge issue and fight with students. Students, when asked, are both serious and thoughtful about good classes, good teachers, what they want to learn. Yes, students mentioned the cafeteria food often, and the strict cell phone rules. But most students, most of the time, focused on academic issues such as learning, hands-on activities, tutoring (such as Saturday school)
Data = way of expressing an idea such as numbers, images but useless unless it’s organized into a meaningful pattern called information, then we need to breakdown this information into knowledge and Michael Fullan in Leading in a Culture of Change says that knowledge emerges through a collaborative process
We identified 10 key performance targets and those data points as our baseline. We compared ourselves to the state average and began to speak to the gap between our students and the students in the rest of the state. We set out to realize improvements in each of our areas by 3 to 4 % points each year so that in the K-12 lifetime of a child who entered Kindergarten in 2006, we would close the achievement gap 12 years later. We used these targets to measure ourselves as a district, but also to set performance gain expectations for each school based on their school’s baseline.
From a bureaucratic, dysfunctional, low performing school system to … … a system of high performing, distinctive schools of choice. The attainment of Hartford students in reading, math, science and college readiness will be reflective of the high educational outcomes of the State of Connecticut. Don McAdams: What School Boards Can Do – Book on Reform, Change Leadership and selecting a Theory of Action
Provide the structure for our work and for significant changes in practice. From a bureaucratic, dysfunctional, low performing school system to … … a system of high performing, distinctive schools of choice. The attainment of Hartford students in reading, math, science and college readiness will be reflective of the high educational outcomes of the State of Connecticut. Don McAdams: What School Boards Can Do – Book on Reform, Change Leadership and selecting a Theory of Action
This is what our matrix looked like this past year. We will continue to look at how each school performs based on expected performance targets.
Portfolio approach was revolutionary in Connecticut – an unknown and little understood approach. So let’s look at how we did relative to each of these areas… design, budgeting, staff selection, SGC, new curriculum as baseline for quality Smaller schools, various designs – such as NAF, school choice within zones, community schools, everyone chooses, SBB Talent Management Office OSI matrix State of Schools; Rising Star Breakfast, Convocation, E-Newsletter, redesing community meetings
High School, Inc. Gains from Weaver to its own Academy
It takes planning, a steady course of action, and a system approach. It also takes innovation and leadership and unpopular decisions. Don’t treat everyone the same!
Sustainability
These 12 years align with the educational lifetime of a Kindergarten student that began with us in 2006
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