How School Leaders Get Results by Jody Spiro

Author:Jody Spiro [Spiro, Jody]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781118841914
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2015-11-23T00:00:00+00:00

Another elementary school principal had a vision that improving instruction was a shared responsibility between teachers and parents. The school implemented a classroom-based, parental involvement model that links school and home learning in order to increase student achievement. Parents become full partners in their child's education in their child's classrooms. Teachers value the true partnerships that are developing with parents.

A vision being sought by many schools is the use of ongoing assessments of student work via multiple methods to inform how to individualize the way they are taught going forward (formative assessment). This was the singular focus decided on by one school and everyone was devoted to its pursuit. The teachers of each grade level developed standards (learning targets) for student work and provided feedback to them, they used teacher-made tests, observed students working in small groups, and even set aside time to talk with the other grade-level teachers to compare and contrast the work of their respective students to get a broader perspective.

All teachers met midyear to report what they had done, how, and the effect it was having. This meeting was also used to reconfirm the commitment to this approach. Teachers report seeing an improvement in student learning, and the principal is pleased that this vision has resulted in a sharper focus on student learning.

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