New Research-August 2018
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1509477617117{padding-top: -100px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] New Research-August 2018 [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Principal Attrition and Mobility Principals are satisfied with their school (94%), but a quarter would leave if they got a higher paying job according to the 2016-2017 Principal Follow-Up Survey (PFS), which surveys a nationally representative sample of K-12 schools and is administered periodically by the National […]
Leadership Moves…Vertical Planning
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Leadership Moves…Vertical Planning [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] To support teachers to introduce content logically and clearly, leaders in high-performing urban schools make time for teachers to work together to identify learning goals, create assignments and discuss if their efforts lead to student learning. By working together, leaders know teachers are better able to identify all steps in […]
Introducing Content Logically, Clearly, and Concisely | Logical Introduction of Content. One Step at a Time
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Introducing Content Logically, Clearly, and Concisely [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Part 2: Logical Introduction of Content, One Step at a Time. [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] In high-performing urban schools, formally or informally, teachers create and follow logical task analyses as the means to help children build a strong understanding of various key concepts and skills. In the math lesson at […]
Research Perspectives: Who gets access to postsecondary education?
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1509477617117{padding-top: -100px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Research Perspectives [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Who gets access to postsecondary education?* [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]A couple of months back, we examined achievement outcomes for urban school students using the latest release of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The data generally revealed slow progress across grades and subjects in the last decade. Improvements for students […]
New Research-July 2018
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1509477617117{padding-top: -100px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] New Research-July 2018 [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Analysis: Students’ interest and enjoyment of reading, mathematics, and science In conjunction with the administration of the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), a nationally representative group of students in grades 4, 8 and 12 are asked their level of interest and enjoyment in core subject areas […]
Leadership Moves…Introducing Content Logically, Clearly, and Concisely
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1509477617117{padding-top: -100px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Leadership Moves… [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Introducing Content Logically, Clearly, and Concisely [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The task of dividing learning goals into logical, clear and concise steps may not be necessary when one is teaching simple concepts with minimal depth. But, in the high-performing urban schools we studied, teachers had learning goals that required substantial utilization […]
Introducing Content Logically, Clearly, and Concisely
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1509477617117{padding-top: -100px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Introducing Content Logically, Clearly, and Concisely [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Part 1 [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] A fifth-grade teacher at Highland Elementary was teaching his students to understand linear equations. In a prior lesson, students had learned about variables. In this lesson, the focus was on mathematic expressions. The teacher succinctly explained to students that an algebraic […]
Research Perspectives: Student-Teacher Relationships
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1509477617117{padding-top: -100px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Research Perspectives [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Student-Teacher Relationships [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Two large-scale, quantitative research studies were recently released and reinforced the importance of student-teacher relationships for academic achievement. This is not surprising news; it makes intuitive sense. All of us can point toward that teacher or teachers who cared and believed in us and made a […]
Focusing on Mastery Pt. 4 – Engaging every student in the learning process
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1509477617117{padding-top: -100px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Focusing on Mastery Pt. 4 [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Engaging every student in the learning process [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Teachers in the high-performing urban schools we studied were not content to see a few or several students master the content they attempted to teach. Rather, they planned and delivered instruction aimed at increasing the likelihood that […]
New Research-June 2018
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1509477617117{padding-top: -100px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] New Research-June 2018 [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Principal Influence on School Decisions New analysis of the 2015-16 National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) examines public school principals’ perceptions of their influence. Public school principals were asked, “How much ACTUAL influence do you think you have as a principal on decisions concerning establishing curriculum at […]
