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Becoming a Great High School: 6 Strategies and an attitude that make a difference. Presented by Tim Westerfield. The Plan?. Integrate research-based strategies into a UNIFIED program that gives the School’s improvement plan coherence. Promote a “We Expect Success” Attitude. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Becoming a Great High School: 6 Strategies and an attitude that make a differencePresented by Tim Westerfield
The Plan?Integrate research-based strategies into a UNIFIED program that gives the School’s improvement plan coherence.
Promote a “We Expect Success” Attitude
Communicate clear goalsEffective instructionFrequent assessmentProgress monitoringImmediate interventionCelebrate success
3 Critical Messages to all students
What we’re doing here is importantYou CAN do itI will NOT give up on you—even if you give up on yourself
Value Effort-based Learning
Effort-based Learning
We work hard to gain success
People are born smart
Effort-based LearningSay it
What messages are we sending students?
Model itHow are we prepared?How do we use our time?
Organize for it
TrackingGrading policiesHomework policies
Protect itHow do we handle interruptions?
Reward itWhat awards or recognitions are we using?
Be a nagger AND a nurturer
To be a great school…Every adult, policy, practice, and procedure must communicate a “we expect success” attitudeEvery student must be encouraged to “go for the gold”Do our intensive classes reflect the make-up of the student body? Do we “fix” the kids?Is EVERY student in our school pursuing a course of study that will prepare him/her for life in the 21st Century?
Factors that influence achievement
Guaranteed and viable curriculumCoherent expectations
“I speak here of the well researched finding that variations in student achievement are greater across classrooms within a school than across schools.”
Michael Fullan. Turnaround Leadership. Jossey-Bass, 2006, p. 55.
Factors that influence achievement
Guaranteed and viable curriculumCoherent expectationsCoherent curriculum (Vertical Articulation)Clear instructional goals
Unpack the state standardDo not mistake instructional goals for activities
4 Simple QuestionsWhat are you trying to accomplish?How are your kids doing?How do you know?What are you doing about it (for those who aren't succeeding)?
“We have a choice. We can simply defend what we have…or create what we need.”
--Gary Marx